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Paint Reformulation in SMEs Launching Workshop: CPU Jordan

The event aims to share and discuss information related to lead paint both in the global

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Paint Reformulation in SMEs Launching Workshop: NCPCs Peru, Ecuador and Colombia

The workshop provided an overview of the Lead Paint Alliance recommended actions and available advice to

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Policy support and awareness raising generate support for lead phase out: CEE regional workshop

This workshop represents the initiation of project activities in the Central and Eastern Europe region. The

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Policy support and awareness raising generate support for lead phase out: Africa regional workshop

This workshop represents the initiation of project activities in the Africa region. The participants are the

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Policy support and awareness raising generate support for lead phase out: Latin America and the Caribbean regional workshop

This workshop represents the initiation of project activities in Latin America and the Caribbean region. The

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Policy support and awareness raising generate support for lead phase out: Asia Pacific regional workshop

This workshop provides an overview of the Lead Paint Alliance recommended actions and available advice to

Newsletter

Lead Paint Alliance Newsletter

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Lead Paint Alliance ,

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June 2022

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The Global Alliance to Eliminate Lead Paint is working to achieve the phase-out of the manufacture, sale and import of paints containing lead through the establishment of laws. The Lead Paint Alliance publishes a regular newsletter to inform its partners and interested stakeholders on the latest achievements and progress towards its goal.In the newsletter, you will find news articles on lead paint, updates about global efforts to address the issue, progress towards law, and update about our partners.

Emerging Policy Issues: Lead in paint

Topics: Awareness-raising

Video

4 things you should know about lead

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World Health Organization

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November 2019

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Video animation explaining why lead and, in particular, lead paint is harmful to children and the need for countries to take action to stop this source of exposure.

Emerging Policy Issues: Lead in paint

Topics: Awareness-raising

Policy document

Challenges for a Sustainable Chemicals and Materials Policy: The Need for Transformation in the Global Context

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BUND

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December 2019

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Over the past few years the use of natural resources and the production of chemicals have increased dramatically – and a further increase is forecast. Whereas earlier the main focus was on local effects on health and the environment, in the meantime it has become clear that current ways of dealing with natural resources, chemicals and products manufactured from chemicals are threatening the biosphere as a whole.In 2009 and 2015 scientists introduced the concept of planetary boundaries. As part of

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Academic article

Preventing disease through healthy environments: exposure to lead: a major public health concern

November 2019

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This WHO policy brief presents the consequences of lead exposure on human health and details its toxicity in the body system explaining why it is important to reduce the use and releases of lead, and to reduce environmental and occupational exposures, particularly for children and women of childbearing age.The policy brief also lists the sources of lead releases and contamination in industrial process, drinking water and domestic sources. The brief also gives guidelines for tolerable intake levels of lead and

Emerging Policy Issues: Lead in paint

Topics: Awareness-raising