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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

Policy document

Model Law and Guidance for Regulating Lead Paint

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UNEP

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July 2018

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UN Environment, in cooperation with World Health Organization, United States Environment Protection Agency and other partners, has developed a model law and guidance in order to assist countries in establishing and implementing regulation on lead paint.The purpose of this guidance is to assist countries to enact new laws (or to modify their existing laws) to establish a single regulatory limit on the total lead content in paints. The guidance describes the key elements of effective and enforceable legal requirements. It

Emerging Policy Issues: Lead in paint

Topics: Policymaking

Manuals and toolkits

Lead Paint Reformulation Technical Guidelines

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Lead Paint Alliance , SAICM , UN Environment Programme , World Health Organization

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May 2022

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The Lead Paint Reformulation Technical Guidelines have developed by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and guided by the Global Alliance to Eliminate Lead Paint. The document provide a comprehensive starting point for all stakeholders to learn more about paint reformulation and best practices. They offer general information on processes and provide a step-by-step approach to reformulation, indicating where to find relevant information such as alternative raw materials and additional details such as standards for testing and in-depth case studies.The

Emerging Policy Issues: Lead in paint

Topics: Policymaking

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Economic Costs of Childhood Lead Exposure in Low- & Middle-Income Countries

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New-York University - Division of Environmental Pediatrics

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September 2014

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This interactive map reflects the results of research by New-York University that estimates the economic costs linked to childhood lead exposure in low- and middle-income countries. Information as average lead level, cost for countries and population at risk under the age of five are available for selected countries.Exposure to lead has a permanent negative impact on children's developing brains. One impact is a reduction in intelligence quotient (IQ), which can be correlated with decreases in lifetime earning potential. Lead exposure

Emerging Policy Issues: Lead in paint

Topics: Policymaking

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Lead levels in paint around the world

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IPEN ,

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March 2019

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This interactive map provides country-specific data on lead paint levels around the world. Lead in paint is a major source of lead exposure for children globally. Since 2009, more than 100 studies from 59 countries have shown that lead paints are still widely sold in low- and middle-income countries. IPEN-affiliated NGOs conducted the majority of these studies, comprising more than 3,300 solvent-based paints. Many of these paints contained very high levels of lead above 10,000 parts per million (ppm) of

Emerging Policy Issues: Lead in paint

Topics: Policymaking

Project document

Market Analysis of the Coating Industry in China

May 2020

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China is a major producer of paints which supplies a considerable share of paints in the world. Key paint production hot spots were identified as Guangdong, Shanghai, Jiangsu, Hunan and Shandong provinces and cities. The cost of removing existing decorative lead paint from surfaces in homes, schools, and other buildings is significant. By comparison, the cost for eliminating the use of lead compounds in new decorative paints is low and alternatives to lead additives are available for all types of

Emerging Policy Issues: Lead in paint

Topics: Policymaking

Project document

Baseline paint market study in Ecuador (English / Spanish)

May 2020

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The World Health Organization (WHO) with the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) has launched the initiative called "Global Alliance to Eliminate Lead Paint" whose goal is to phase-out the manufacture and sale of paintings that contain lead thereby reducing the exposition to this metal and eliminating its risks and effects on the population.In Ecuador, CEER is the technical executor of the project “Lead-free paints”, carried out with the technical support of the Cleaner Production Centre of Serbia, experts from the

Emerging Policy Issues: Lead in paint

Topics: Policymaking

Project document

Market Analysis of the paint industry in Indonesia (English / Bahasa)

December 2019

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Elimination of Lead in Paint in Indonesia - Baseline Information - Indonesia’s paint marketIndonesia holds the first position as the biggest market in paint and coating in South East Asia with the 268 million population and high urbanization rate (57%). Indonesian paint and coating industry growth rate is 6% annually for the past five consecutive years. Paint and coating industry in Indonesia involves six multinational, four domestic, and large numbers of small-scale domestic producers, with the most demand from architectural

Emerging Policy Issues: Lead in paint

Topics: Policymaking