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Official CEJAD account | Promoting sound management of chemicals and waste to protect human health, ecosystems, and vulnerable communities.

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CEJAD deeply values the partnerships and collaborations that have made the past year impactful. Let's make 2026 another year of Impact
#toxicsfreefuture #zerowaste #environmentjustice
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The world is awash in tens of thousands of chemicals.

Some save lives. Others cost them.

See how the Global Framework on Chemicals is working to #BeatChemicalPollution and protect people and planet: https://unep.org/news-and-stories/story/how-global-agreement-aiming-tame-chemical-pollution
January 19, 2026 at 6:55 PM
In Kenya, #paraquat still threatens farmers’ health, food systems & the environment. We call on our Kenyan pesticide regulator to learn from Tanzania and Accelerate action on #HighlyHazardousPesticides

#ToxicHarvest #ToxicTrade #EnvironmentJustice #DidYouKnowFacts
January 19, 2026 at 11:16 AM
Our research in Tanzania identified paraquat & profenofos as pesticides of concern.

💡 With CEJAD & CPSP support, the Tanzania Plant Health & Pesticides Authority convened an expert group to assess and propose policy recommendations. Result: paraquat withdrawn nationwide ✅ #EvidenceBasedPolicy!
January 19, 2026 at 10:57 AM
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Ozone protection efforts have contributed significantly to slowing climate change by avoiding an estimated 135 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide (CO2) equivalent emissions from 1990 to 2010.

Explore more facts from Montreal Protocol Ozone Secretariat on ozone protection: https://ow.ly/ghRx50XWyY5
January 14, 2026 at 1:15 PM
Our study found that 98% of farmers/farm workers either used pesticides directly or worked on farms where pesticides were applied, demonstrating an overwhelming reliance on chemical pest control by both men and women #toxictrade

Check out the full Report: cejadkenya.org/resources/re...
January 14, 2026 at 5:05 AM
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Pollution is a major driver of disease. Harmful chemicals travel far beyond where they are released, contaminating air, water & food systems and contributing to millions of premature deaths a year.

That’s why we must #BeatChemicalPollution at its source, using a #OneHealth approach: bit.ly/3Nxmjyl
January 13, 2026 at 12:32 PM
Our study reveals that 42.9 % of the #HHPs are reproductive toxicants, capable of causing infertility in adults and developmental defects in children, while 40 % are classified as human carcinogens. #toxictrade #toxicfreefuture

READ MORE #onthenews today @DailyNation :
nation.africa/kenya/health...
January 13, 2026 at 8:34 AM
CEJAD deeply values the partnerships and collaborations that have made the past year impactful. Let's make 2026 another year of Impact
#toxicsfreefuture #zerowaste #environmentjustice
January 12, 2026 at 5:27 AM