Global Efforts to Eliminate Lead in Paint SAICM GEF Project Lead in Paint Component Desiree Montecillo Narvaez Programme Officer Chemicals and Health Branch, Economy Division United Nations Environment Programme 1
SAICM Emerging Policy Issues Lead in Paint Chemicals in Products Endocrine- disrupting chemicals Nanotechnology Lifecycle of electronics Highly hazardous pesticides Pharmaceutical pollutants 2
GLOBAL BEST PRACTICES ON EMERGING CHEMICAL POLICY ISSUES OF CONCERN UNDER THE STRATEGIC APPROACH TO INTERNATIONAL CHEMICALS MANAGEMENT Objectives Accelerate and measure adoption of national activities to control Emerging Policy Issues (ie, lead in paint, chemicals in products) to achieve the 2020 implementation of SAICM goal of sound chemicals management Support early planning for chemical management in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development 3
SAICM GEF Project Lead in Paint Component Project Preparation Workshop EA: SAICM Secretariat Partners: UN Environment, WHO, IPEN, American Bar Association 4
THEORY OF CHANGE What is the overall change? Countries restrict the use of lead in paint [n=40] Preconditions Paint manufacturers phase lead out of processes and pigments Governments introduce legal limits BAT/BEP technologies and processes Market / price aspects Political momentum Legal review and drafting Training Public awareness: Lead Paint Awareness Week Testing of lead in paint Local network, champion, Policy workshops Model Law Regional standards Legal review and expertise in country US Embassy ESTH officer + hub officers Regional centres UNEP toolkit
Lead in Paint Component Outcome: 40 Countries Restrict the use of Lead in Paint Outputs Output 1.1 BAT/BEP demonstration pilots and global technical guidelines for Paint SMEs Output 1.2 Policy advocacy and public awareness campaigns generate support for lead phase-out 6
National Clean Production Centres potential engagement for Output 1.1 Serbia NCPC Peru and Ecuador NCPC Barcelona SPC-RAC Ghana NCPC Jordan NCPC China NCPC Indonesia NCPC 7
Potential Target Countries for Output 1.2 8
AFRICA ASIA-PACIFIC EUROPE LATIN AMERICAN AND THE CARIBBEAN Benin Burkina Faso Burundi Cabo Verde Côte d'ivoire Democratic Republic of the Congo Egypt Ethiopia Gabon Gambia Ghana Guinea Guinea-Bissau Liberia Madagascar Mali Mauritania Mauritius Morocco Mozambique Niger Nigeria Rwanda Senegal Sierra Leone South Sudan Sudan Swaziland Togo Tunisia Uganda Target Countries by Region Bangladesh Cambodia China Fiji Indonesia Lao People's Democratic Republic Malaysia Mongolia Pakistan Palau Singapore Viet Nam Armenia Azerbaijan Belarus Bosnia and Herzegovina Georgia Israel Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan Moldova Tajikistan Ukraine Uzbekistan Antigua and Barbuda Bahamas Barbados Belize Bolivia (Plurinational State of) Colombia Ecuador El Salvador Grenada Guatemala Haiti Honduras Jamaica Paraguay Peru Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Suriname WEST-ASIA Jordan Lebanon 9
Country engaged Framework towards Legislation Growing national concern Initiated work on the ground Law assessment Nonprotective legislation Lead in Paint legislation in process By partners Participated in Intl Lead Poisoning Prevention Week Lead in paint data Law review/gap analysis/ potential place for Lead in paint law Non-protective limit In process By regional groupings Voluntary commitment at UNEA 3 Previous or upcoming workshop participation Lead-related legislation Partial legislation Lead Paint Alliance partner Previous project participation Voluntary standard in process Previous webinar participation Voluntary standard in place ECOWAS ministerial endorsement 10
Project Intervention based on Framework Country engaged Growing national concern Initiated work on the ground Law assess ment Nonprotective legislation Lead in Paint legislation in process Awareness raising activities Regional workshops to raise awareness Consultation on form of assistance required. i.e. interagency meetings, awareness raising Government establish country team. Legal drafting assistance if requested High level advocacy/con sultation to ministries/ to shepherd through Cabinet Support for and liaison with policy makers and leaders through the policy cycle Providing the health arguments for action, materials for local awareness campaigns, which may be done with support of local NGOs Industry advocacy and information 11
Thank you For more information contact: Desirée Montecillo Narvaez Tel : +41 22 917 8865 Fax : +41 22 797 3460 E-mail: Desiree.Narvaez@un.org Economy Division Chemicals and Health Branch International Environment House 1 11-13 Chemin des Anémones CH 1219 Châtelaine Geneva, Switzerland 12