Rotterdam Convention process brought to stand still?
More than 500 non-governmental organizations come with joint declaration for the protection against harmful chemicals by the Rotterdam Convention
15.10.2008 |Johanna Hausmann
Before the Conference of the Parties to the Rotterdam Convention in late October in Rome, the organizations warned earlier that the process of Rotterdam trade restriction of hazardous chemicals by the economic calculus of individual States could be brought to a stand still. WECF - Women in Europe for a Common Future - is a member of the network and supports the rescue of the Rotterdam Convention.
Enclosed you will find the press release issued by WECF Germany and the press release issued by WECF France and the German positionpaper
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