Progress Report: Action Plan for Regional Cooperation in the Sound Management of Chemicals and Waste. Latin America and the Caribbean Biennium 2019-2020

The main objective of this Action Plan is to identify the priority areas for cooperation and actions at the sub-regional and regional levels to enhance implementation of the chemicals and waste management agenda in Latin America and Caribbean and to contribute to the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the SAMOA Pathway. The Action Plan includes 33 specific actions, within 19 priority sub-topics and 6 priority topics or work areas for the Network, namely: 1. Governance, coordination mechanisms and international presence 2. Knowledge, information and monitoring 3. Priority topics under the SAICM Global Plan of Action 4. Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions 5. Mercury and Lead 6. Waste management