East Africa Sub-Regional Workshop on Lead in Paint Laws co-hosted by Alliance and Africa GEF Project

• Economic Costs of Childhood Lead Exposure in Low- and Middle-Income Countries
• Supplemental material with country-specific estimates

Presentations 2-3 December 2015

OVERVIEW SESSIONS

• Objectives of the Workshop

Mr. Eisaku Toda, Chemicals and Waste Branch, UNEP

• Overview of the Lead Paint Alliance

Mr. Juan Fernando Caicedo, Chemicals and Waste Branch, UNEP

• Overview of the Lead Paint Regulatory Toolkit

Mr. Patrick Huber, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

TECHNICAL SESSIONS: Presentation of toolkit modules

Lead in Paint

• Environment impacts
• Health Impacts
• Economic Impacts

Ms. Angela Bandemehr, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

• Lessons learned from the Partnership for Clean Fuels and Vehicles

Ms. Jane Akumu, PCFV Secretariat

• Guidance on Building Blocks for a Legal Framework and Global/Regional Status of Lead in Paint

Mr. Allan Meso, UNEP-DELC

• Summarised Existing Case Studies in the Toolkit

TECHNICAL SESSIONS: Case studies from Africa

• GROUP 1: Benin, Cameroon, Cote d’Ivoire and Democratic Republic of Congo

Mr. Say Venance Martial

• GROUP 2: Ethiopia, Malawi, Sudan and Zambia

Mr. Tadesse Amera

• GROUP 3: Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Uganda and Tanzania

Dr. Faridah Hussein Were, Kenya Industrial Research and Development Institute

• GROUP 4: South Africa

The South African Paint Manufacturing Association and Training Institute (SAPMA/SAPITI)

• Lead in Paint in South Africa

This presentation although not presented during the workshop was kindly shared by the Government of South Africa (Mrs. Brenda Maphanga)

• Alternatives to Lead in Paint

Dr. Sara Brosché, IPEN

Guidance on Engaging SME Paint Manufacturers 

• Presentation from IPEN, Mr. Jeiel Guarino
• Presentation from UNIDO, Mr. Robin Brunet, Environment Branch

• Analytical Methods and Quality Assurance Strategies for Blood Lead Testing

Mr. Perry Gottesfeld, Occupational Knowledge International

• Sampling and Testing Paint

Mr. Scott Clark, IPEN

• Raising Awareness

Angela Bandemehr, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Discussions: Potential National Implementation Strategies and Next Steps

• Discussion Questions Part I
• Discussion Questions Part II
• LEAD IN PAINT - GROUP 1 & 3 - Part I
• LEAD IN PAINT - GROUP 1 & 3 - Part II
• LEAD IN PAINT - GROUP 2 & 4 - Part I
• LEAD IN PAINT - GROUP 2 & 4 - Part II

CLOSING SESSION

• Summary of the workshop
• Evaluation of the workshop

Presentations 4 December 2015

• Third-Party Certification as support for voluntary actions to eliminate lead paint and national regulations

Perry Gottesfeld, IPEN

• Elements of a successful national lead paint elimination program, and the role of national working groups

Jack Weinberg