Welcome to ISLANDS! Our mission is to support Small Island Developing States (SIDS) to safely and sustainably manage hazardous chemicals and waste.
Island nations depend on imported commodities including phones, vehicles, computers and other household products. The countries often lack the infrastructure to recycle or dispose of these products safely. ISLANDS is focused on reducing the amount of toxic chemicals entering SIDS and on the safe and sustainable management of the hazardous waste that accumulates when these products reach the end of life.
ISLANDS is working in 33 SIDS. Globally the Programme is benefitting over 9 million people and will safely dispose of and reduce thousands of tonnes of toxic chemicals and hazardous products. The ISLANDS Programme expected Global Environmental Benefits are outlined below.
ISLANDS has established Communities of Practice where SIDS stakeholders can share experiences, best practices and lessons learned. ISLANDS’ host and moderate groups on end-of-life vehicles, e-waste, gender, mercury, plastics and used oil. Just click on any of the links below to join in the discussions.
The ISLANDS Communities are hosted on the Green Forum, part of the Green Growth Knowledge Partnership, a global community of organisations and experts committed to generating, managing and sharing green knowledge and data for a sustainable future.
