Partner with the UNEP GEF Chemicals and Waste Portfolio to solve the most challenging issues related to chemicals and waste, and raise awareness on their toxic hazards.
To help countries overcome the challenges of controlling and disposing of hazardous chemicals, the Portfolio provides technical knowledge and an international approach to issues at the global/regional level and supports countries to improve normative processes at national level.
The UNEP GEF Chemicals and Waste Portfolio currently implements 103 projects across 131 countries.
Our partners
The UNEP GEF Chemicals and Waste Portfolio works with more than 25 partners around the world to identify, develop and implement innovative global and regional programmes addressing new chemicals and waste challenges. Our partners are Ministries, Technical UN agencies and other organizations and include:
- Africa Institute
- Artisanal Gold Council
- Alliance for Responsible Mining
- BCCC/SCRC Uruguay
- BCRC - Caribbean
- BCRC - Senegal
- BSCRC - South East Asia
- Centre Africain pour la Santé Environnementale
- Central Pollution Control Board
- Food and Agriculture Organization
- Green Growth Knowledge Platform
- IMPACT
- Instituto Nacional de Ecología y Cambio Climático (INECC)
- Instituto para la Protección Ambiental de Nuevo Leon
- Macquarie University
- National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA)
- Natural Resources Defense Council
- RECETOX
- Strategic Approach to International Chemicals Management (SAICM)
- Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
- Tredi
- United Nations Industrial Development Organization
- University of Cape Town
- Veolia
- World Health Organization
For full details on accessing Global Environment Facility funds, visit the GEF Funding page.
To discuss partnering with UNEP on a GEF project or programme, contact:
Kevin Helps, Chemicals and Waste Portfolio Manager
kevin.helps@un.org