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Infographic

biodiversity in danger from poor management of chemicals and waste

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SAICM
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June 2020
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World Environment Day took place on 5 June 2020 and the theme this year was biodiversity. SAICM celebrated by creating an infographic on how chemicals and waste can impact biodiversity and releasing an article on how we can do more to protect and help our planet's biodiversity flourish.
Emerging Policy Issues: Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals Highly Hazardous Pesticides Perfluorinated Chemicals Chemicals in products
Topics: Awareness-raising Sustainable Development Goals
https://saicmknowledge.org/index%2ephp/articles/interactive-tool-illuminates-status-national-lead-paint-laws

Interactive Tool Illuminates Status of National Lead Paint Laws

The Strategic Approach for International Chemicals Management (SAICM) website features an interactive map that shows the status

Community of practice summary of discussions

Community of Practice on Lead in Paint - 2020 Digest Compliation

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UNEP
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May 2021
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The Secretariat of the Strategic Approach to Chemicals Management (SAICM) and the University of Cape Town (UCT) have established a Community of Practice (CoP) on Lead in Paint to bring representatives from different sectors together and to create a learning network around issues related to the elimination of Lead Paint. This is a compilation of summaries of the discussions, which took place in 2020.
Emerging Policy Issues: Lead in paint
Topics: Knowledge Management
Community of practice summary of discussions

Community of Practice on Highly Hazardous Pesticides - 2020 Digest Compliation

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UNEP
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May 2021
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The Secretariat of the Strategic Approach to Chemicals Management (SAICM) and the University of Cape Town (UCT) have established a Community of Practice (CoP) on Highly Hazardous Pesticides to bring representatives from different sectors together and to create a learning network around issues related to addressing Highly Hazardous Pesticides (HHPs). This is a compilation of summaries of the discussions, which took place in 2020.
Emerging Policy Issues: Highly Hazardous Pesticides
Topics: Knowledge Management

Event

https://saicmknowledge.org/index%2ephp/events/validation-workshop-paint-reformulation-guidelines
Validation Workshop on the Paint Reformulation Guidelines

Background

The GEF-funded Project 9771 Global Best Practices on Emerging Policy Issues of Concern under the

Manuals and toolkits

Brief guide to analytical methods for measuring lead in blood (Second edition)

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World Health Organization GEF
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August 2020
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Lead is a toxic metal whose widespread use has caused extensive environmental contamination and health problems in many parts of the world. Lead is a cumulative toxicant that affects multiple body systems, including the neurological, haematological, gastrointestinal, cardiovascular, musculoskeletal and renal systems. Long-term effects include increased risk of hypertension, ischaemic heart disease and renal disease. Children are particularly vulnerable to the neurotoxic effects of lead, and even low levels of exposure can impair cognitive development and cause behavioural disorders. These
Emerging Policy Issues: Lead in paint
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https://saicmknowledge.org/index%2ephp/articles/rotterdam-convention-committee-recommends-informed-consent-procedure-trade-two-chemicals

Rotterdam Convention Committee Recommends Informed Consent Procedure for Trade in Two Chemicals

During a four-day virtual meeting, the Chemical Review Committee (CRC) of the Rotterdam Convention on the

Factsheets and brochures

Agroecology – a viable option to phase out highly hazardous pesticides in Ethiopia

June 2020
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Agriculture in Ethiopia is the foundation of the country's economy. In an effort to increase production and productivity, the agriculture sector puts the use of inputs like pesticides and fertilizers as driving forces.The use of agricultural inputs, including pesticides, was introduced to smallholder farmers from the 1960s through agricultural extension systems. Since then, pesticide use by smallholder farmers showed a steady growth. This increasing trend in the use of pesticides as part of a development plan poses threats to human
Emerging Policy Issues: Highly Hazardous Pesticides
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