A deep dive into the Rotterdam Convention

The course serves as a ‘one-stop-shop’ that provides an overview of the breadth of available resources on the Rotterdam Convention. It covers the methodologies used for listing banned or severely restricted chemicals and severely hazardous pesticides formulations and it explains how these chemicals are traded. In doing so, the course looks at the Resource Kit, the Final Regulatory Action (FRA) Evaluation Toolkit, the Food and Agriculture Organisation’s (FAO) Pesticide Registration Toolkit, the Prior Informed Consent (PIC) procedure, among others, enabling the learner to better navigate and understand the scope and the purpose of these resources.

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Who should take this course? This self-paced online course on the Rotterdam Convention primarily targets the Rotterdam Convention designated national authorities (DNAs) and Official Contact Points (OCPs). It also offers valuable knowledge for other governmental and non-governmental actors with a role in the implementation of the Convention, from custom authorities to chemical importers. The course also offers valuable knowledge and insights for the following audiences: Private sector entities with a role in the import and/or export of chemicals; Civil society organizations with an interest in the functioning of the Rotterdam Convention; and Individuals with an interest in the international trade of chemicals.