PROGRAMMES
From the very beginning of its establishment, CEPHED has been engaged mainly on research, awareness raising, capacity building, policy influence especially in the area of chemical management, pesticide, obsolete pesticide, healthcare waste, POPs, heavy metals like mercury, lead and cadmium, toxic children toys, lead in paints, lead in household and school dust, lead in artificial jewellery, Lead in Lipsticks, mercury in cosmetic-skin whitening creams, mercury in hospital environment, mercury in aquatic animal(fish), mercury in human bodies (Dental Doctors, Nurses, Fisher folks and Female with child bearing age) etc.Ongoing Projects
- Asia Lead Paint Elimination Project, IPEN/EU SWITCH ASIA project
- Awareness raising and Capacity building on POPs, UNDP GEF SGP
Major Completed Projects
- Production of IEC material on Incineration and launching it through organizing interaction program in 2005 and 2008
- "National Level Awareness and Training Workshop on Pesticide POPs in Nepal" in 2006
- "Bio-Medical Waste and the POPs- Studying Current Practices in Kathmandu, Nepal"
- Study on Mercury Import, Use and Management in Kathmandu Valley
- Study of Electronic Waste in Nepal
- Study on the Polythene Shopping
- Completed Study in developing best Strategy for the Environmental Conflict Settlement of Nepal, UNEP- EPLC, 2008
- "Energy Efficient lighting system and bio-fuel plantation demonstration in Nepal", UNEP-EPLC, 2009
- Participating in regional (South Asia) campaign on Lead-free paints and generating baseline information on mercury from Nepal, Toxics Link, Delhi, India
- Study, Awareness Raising and Capacity building about Electronic Waste in Nepal, IPEN Network
- Developing Mercury Free Health Care Strategy, World Health Organization (WHO)
- Publication and Distribution of "A Community Guide to Environmental Health" in Nepali Language, Hesperian Foundation, USA
- "Public awareness and participation for elimination of POPs and its sources from Nepal", UNDP GEF SGP
- Campaigning for Chemical Safety in Nepal, Toxics Link, New Delhi
- Develop Environmental Sound Management of Health Care Waste Management and Mercury free Health Care Services in Eastern Development Region of Nepal, WHO
- Bio-Monitoring of Mercury Contamination in Nepal, IPEN, Sweden
- Study of Environmental Health Condition of Health Care Facilities of Nepal, WHO
- Developing Chemical Safety Guideline, WHO
- "Research, Capacity Building and Awareness Raising for Heavy Metals (Hg, Pb, Cd) in Nepal", SSNC
- Study of Heavy Metals in Children Toys and Campaign for safe play in Nepal, UNEP-EPLC
Persistent Organic PollutantsAwareness Raising and Capacity Building
Heavy Metal
Asbestos
Lead
Mercury
Poly Chlorinated Biphenyl
Waste
LocalModel Development
District
Regional
National
International
ESM Health Care Waste Management
PCB Free Grill and Steel Workshop
Environment Friendly and Safe School Programs
Mercury Free Health Care Services
Mercury Free Dentistry