The Royal Scientific Society in cooperation with the UN-environment will launch on the 1 st of April a project to gradually phase out lead in paint. This project is part of a GEF-supported project under the title of Global best
practices on emerging chemicals policy issues of concern Jordan was selected among other countries for the project implementation. A number of international agencies will participate in project implementation, which are in addition to the UN- Environment; SAICM, World Health Organization (WHO), US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and IPEN, which is a Swedish NGO, specialized in paint studies. Since the exposure to lead can cause serious health damage, especially in children, the project aims at providing technical support through, the Cleaner Production Unit of the Royal Scientific Society and experts from the European Union, to paint companies for the production of paint within the targeted limits of lead compounds and at acceptable financial costs that enhance the competitiveness of companies. Four national companies will be selected to provide technical support to them, guided by the technical support manual prepared by paint experts in the European Union.
FINAL Overview of SAICM GEF Porject UNEPLaunching Event Project Overview PPTOverview of Paint IndustryReformulation Mannual Presentation VS_IndustryWho Pb Paint Health Econ Day 2
Agenda:
| Time | Session | الموضوع | الوقت |
| 9:30 – 10:00 | Registration with coffee break | تسجيل مع استراحة قهوة | 9:30 – 10:00 |
| 10:00-10:15 | Welcome Note
RSS Vice prsedent – Eng Rafat Assi UN- Environment Chemicals and Health Branch – Desiree Narvaez Ministry of Environment – Mohammed Khashasneh |
كلمة ترحيبية | 10:00 – 10:15 |
| 10:15-10:30 | Toxicity of lead and its impact on health and economy, and global effort to eliminate lead paint – CEHA office | سمية الرصاص واثرة على الصحة – منظمة الصحة العالمية CEHA | 10:15 – 10:30 |
| 10:30-10:45 | Legal and institutional framwork for regulating lead in paints in Jordan- Ministry of Environment | الاطار المؤسسي والقانوني للدهانات في الاردن- وزارة البيئة | 10:30 – 10:45 |
| 10:45- 11:15 | Coffee break | استراحة قهوة | 10:45-11:15 |
| 11:15-11:30 | Overview of paint industry in Jordan – Husam Alkinaly | الوضع الحالي في الأردن | 11:15 – 11:30 |
| 11:30 – 11:45 | SAICM GEF Project Description and workplan- Desiree Narvaez | وصف المشروع وخطة العمل | 11:30 – 11:45 |
| 11:45- 12:45 | Presentation of paint reformulation guideline for lead eliminations by Vojislavka Satric | عرض لدليل التخلص من الرصاص في الدهان بواسطة فوجكا | 11:45-12:45 |
| 12:45-13:30 | Q&A and next steps | اسئلة واجابات | 12:45-13:30 |
| 13:30-14:30 | Lunch | الغذاء | 13:30-14:30 |