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Jacqueline Alvarez Chemicals and Health Branch

Global Best Practices on Emerging Chemical Policy Issues of Concern under SAICM Lifecycle management of chemicals present in products – an overview. Jacqueline Alvarez Chemicals and Health Branch. Sandra Averous Resources and Market Branch. Overview of New GEF-SAICM Project.

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Jacqueline Alvarez Chemicals and Health Branch

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  1. Global Best Practices on Emerging Chemical Policy Issues of Concern under SAICMLifecycle management of chemicals present in products – an overview Jacqueline Alvarez Chemicals and Health Branch Sandra Averous Resources and Market Branch .

  2. Overview of New GEF-SAICM Project Project Objective: Accelerate and measure adoption of national activities to control Emerging Policy Issues to achieve the 2020 implementation of SAICM goal and support early planning for chemical management in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development Promoting regulatory and voluntary action by government and industry to phase out lead in paint Lifecycle management of Chemicals present in products Countries legislate and implement legislation to restrict the use of lead in paint Governments and value chain actors in the building products, toys, and electronics sectors track and manage chemicals of concern (COC) in their products Knowledge management and stakeholder engagement A broad group of SAICM stakeholders access information and participate in communities of practice for peer-to-peer learning exchanges

  3. Project Implementation Structure Execution partners Implementing Agency UN Environment GEF unit GEF Sec Executing Agency SAICM Secretariat Project Steering Committee (convening back to back with key meetings) Including Project Execution Team Activity monitoring 2.2 Training and support for CiP 1.1 – BAT/BEP Pilots 3.1 Stakeholder 1.2 – Lead Paint regulation 3.2 KM Platform 2.1Tools and guidance on CiP • UN Environment • Chemicals and Health Branch • Resources &Market Branch • NCPC Colombia • BCRC China • NCPC Sri Lanka UN Environment WHO Roli IPEN ECOWAS USEPA IPPIC • UN Environment • Chemicals and Health Branch • Resources &Market Branch • Financial Initiative • USEtox SAICM Secretariat UN Environment, WHO, FAO, OECD, IISD, UTC, ISC3, IPEN SAICM Secretariat UN Environment ROLI; IPEN; NCPC: Serbia, plus China, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Jordan, CSOs: Nigeria, Indonesia; USEPA; Alternatives vendors / IPPIC Project Steering Committee (PSC): The PSC’s membership includes: IA, EA, UN Environment CHB and RMB, WHO the Chair of the IOMC, USEPA, IPPIC and relevant national government representatives, to be nominated by the SAICM ICCM5 Bureau.

  4. Project Outcomes & Key Outputs Project Outcomes Lead in Paint Chemicals in Products Knowledge Management and stakeholder engagement A broad group of SAICM stakeholders access information and participate in communities of practice for peer-to-peer learning exchanges 40 countries legislate and implement legislation to restrict the use of Lead in Paint Governments and value chain actors in the building products, toys, and electronics sectors track and manage chemicals of concern (CoC) in their products Key Outputs • Demonstration pilots with paint manufacturers in Small and Medium Enterprises • Policy, advocacy and public awareness campaigns to generate support for local phase-out. • New tools and guidance to reduce the use of chemicals of concern (CoC) in the building, electronics and toys sectors • Training and support for government and value chain actors to trial and adopt new guidance and tools • Collaboration and engagement with the SDG and scientific communities to promote EPIs • Knowledge Management Platform provides a repository of information and forum for exchange of scientific and policy information

  5. Root causes and barriers

  6. Project Outputs Breakdown

  7. Output 2.1 – New tools and guidance to reduce the use of CoCs in the building, electronics and toys sectors

  8. Output 2.1 – New tools and guidance to reduce the use of CoCs in the building, electronics and toys sectors

  9. Output 2.1 – New tools and guidance to reduce the use of CoCs in the building, electronics and toys sectors

  10. Output 2.2 – Training and support for government and value chain actors to trial and adopt new guidance and tools

  11. Time Line Project Approved Inception Meeting • Dates : 15-16 January,Geneva • We will send a broad invite out next week to all.  Travel will need to be processed before Christmas

  12. Brainstorming Time

  13. Thank you Jacqueline Alvarez, Head Knowledge and Risk Unit Chemicals and Health Branch www.unep.org

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