Know-How for European Chemicals Focal Points, 2025 – 2027
The project aims to minimise the negative environmental and health impacts of hazardous chemicals by better integrating the needs and expertise of all relevant stakeholders into chemicals management in Europe and promoting their equal cooperation. To this end, the expertise of National Focal Points of the Global Framework on Chemicals and the Integovernmental Science-Policy Panel on Chemicals, Waste and Pollution is to be strengthened through training on multi-stakeholder processes with a human rights focus. In addition to promoting skills for stakeholder participation and cooperation, the project also aims to raise awareness of gender-specific risks and teach skills for taking gender aspects into account in chemicals management. The project focuses on online training and a final workshop and offers the focal points networking and exchange opportunities and supports implementation at national level. Learning successes, implementation experiences and best-practice examples are recorded and made available to all relevant stakeholders in chemicals management for long-term use.
The MSP Institute is supported by the Gender & Chemicals Partnership (G&CP), particularly the G&CP Working Group on ‘Education & Training’, in its various activities aimed at achieving the project outputs.
The project volume is 279.662,39 EUR. The project is financially supported by the European Environmental Initiative (EURENI) of the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Climate Action, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMUKN).
Now open: Registration for Virtual Training Series
We invite all European Chemicals Focal Points to register for the virtual training series here.
The virtual training series consists of six monthly webinars, each focusing on building your skills in multi-stakeholder processes, as well as human rights and gender mainstreaming in chemicals management.
Online Training Dates:
- October 8, 2025, 15.00-16.30 CEST
- November 12, 2025, 15.00-16.30 CET
- December 10, 2025, 15.00-16.30 CET
- January 14, 2026, 15.00-16.30 CET
- February 11, 2026, 15.00-16.30 CET
- March 11, 2026, 15.00-16.30 CET
Webinar Recording: Info Webinar for European Chemicals Focal Points
On the 12th of August MSP Institute organized an information webinar for European Chemicals Focal Points to learn more about the project “Know-How for European Chemicals Focal Points”, its objectives and activities.
We thank all participants and our guest speakers Kay Williams (GFC Secretariat), Tessa Goverse (ISP-CWP Interim Secretariat), and Mariella Noto (ZDHC and G&CP Board Member).
You can watch the recording here.
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