Publications and Reports

UNDP-supported global, regional, and country projects generate knowledge. Check out our thematic publications:

Transitioning To A Circular Economy Through Chemical and Waste Management
Sound Chemicals and Waste Management for Sustainable Development
Past Successes and Future Opportunities: Case studies from UNDP portfolio and innovative approaches to cooling without warming

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Publications

Cleanup, Storage, and Transport of Mercury Waste from Healthcare Facilities

The UNDP GEF project involves demonstrating best practices for the management of mercury waste and promoting mercury-free devices. As health facilities phase out mercury devices, proper methods of storage and transport are needed. This document is intended for project countries where national norms and guidelines for cleanup, storage, and transport of mercury waste do not exist at this time.

Managing Chemicals for Sustainable Development

This publication highlights UNDP's role as a facilitator of sound chemicals management for sustainable development. It focuses on the work that UNDP, with support from different trust funds and donors is undertaking in concert with partner countries to meet the aims of chemicals-related multilateral environmental agreements.

Brazil: Early Retirement for Refrigerators & ODS Banks Management

This country case study presents progress on a pilot project establ

Chemicals and gender

Guidance document describes important linkages between development, gender, and chemicals management. While policymakers are beginning to understand the important role played by the sound management of chemicals in economic and social development, it is also important to recognize the significant linkages between gender and chemicals.

Chemicals Management: The why and how of mainstreaming gender

The publication, part of the Gender Mainstreaming Guidelines Series, provides an approach to mainstreaming gender in chemicals management, together with a discussion of priorities for UNDP support to assist partners with mainstreaming gender considerations at each step of a national process to develop or strengthen a sound management of chemicals regime.

Chemicals and Waste Management for Sustainable Development

The brochure (in English, French and Spanish) summarizes the impact of UNDP-supported activities to implement the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants.