Policymaking
Around the world, in order to protect health and the environment, countries need to set in place and enforce effective national legislation, regulations and/or standards regarding chemicals of concern. The documents on this page are intended to help governments and industries create laws or adopt standards to limit the production, import, sale, and use of chemicals of concern.
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Report
Update on the Global Status of Legal Limits on Lead in Paint
As of 30 September 2019, 73 countries have legally binding controls to limit the production, import and sale of lead paints, which is 38% of all...
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Infographic
Interactive visualisation of the status of lead paint laws
The interactive map shows the status of national lead paint laws as provided by governments to UNEP and WHO, Secretariat of the Global...
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Factsheets and brochures
Suggested Steps for Establishing a Lead Paint Law
This fact sheet outlines steps that have been helpful in countries that have adopted lead paint laws. The steps are not necessarily sequential or...
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Policy document
Model Law and Guidance for Regulating Lead Paint
UN Environment, in cooperation with World Health Organization, United States Environment Protection Agency and other partners, has developed a...
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Article
Safer use of chemicals can help protect biodiversity
From the smallest parasitic bacterium living in the bladder of a primate to the blue whale - biodiversity refers to the vast variety of life on...
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Manuals and toolkits
Draft Technical Guidelines on Paint Reformulation
These Technical Guidelines are developed to help address both capacity constraints and technical barriers to the substitution of lead compounds in...
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Website
Lead levels in paint around the world
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...
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Website
Economic Costs of Childhood Lead Exposure in Low- & Middle-Income Countries
This interactive map reflects the results of research by New-York University that estimates the economic costs linked to childhood lead exposure in...
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