[OEWG‑15 Side Event] Advancing and Scaling-up Solutions to Reduce Pollution and Exposure from Used Lead-Acid Batteries

Opening Remarks

Setting the Scene: Global Action on Lead Pollution

• Speaker: Abiola Olanipekun, Chief of Science and Technical Assistance Branch

• Affiliation: BRS Secretariat

• Speaker: Jacqueline Alvarez, Chief

• Affiliation: UNEP

Policy in Action

A Snapshot of Policy Solutions to Reduce Lead Contamination Across Sectors

• Speaker: Mihaela Paun

• Affiliation: UNEP Chemicals and Health Branch

Understanding the Landscape

Insights from Country Scoping Studies

• Speaker: Beth Anderson, Programme Manager

• Affiliation: LABRI

From Risk to Action

Introducing the Battery Index and Country Pilots

• Speakers: Jessica Fullerton, Interim Executive Director and Dr Ben Savonen, Senior Manager (Online)

• Affiliation: Partnership for Battery Action, Chief Solutions Officer

Tracking Progress

Digital Battery Passport: Pilot Experience from Argentina

• Speaker: Leila Devia, Legal Advisor BCRC Argentina

• Speaker: Alberto Santos Capra, Director

• Affiliation: BCRC Argentina

Monitoring for Impact

Highly Polluted Plastics and Informal Lead Pollution from ULAB Management

• Speaker: Dr Lilian Corra, Senior Advisor

• Affiliation: Global Alliance on Health and Pollution (GAHP)