World Bank2017-08-152017-08-152010-08https://hdl.handle.net/10986/27844Obsolete pesticide stocks have accumulated in most of the world's developing countries and economies in transition in recent decades. International organizations estimate that some 500,000 tons are stockpiled worldwide, about half of which are located in countries of the former Soviet Union. Across the African continent, obsolete stocks total about 50,000 tons, while Latin America has at least 30,000 tons. This report includes the following sections: section one includes overview, section two include risk assessment method for priority-setting. Section three includes setting cleanup priorities in Tunisia. Section four includes cleanup and safeguarding highlights in Africa. Finally, section five includes reducing the risk.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOACTIVE INGREDIENTACTIVE INGREDIENTSAGRICULTUREARSENICBACTERIABIODIVERSITYCACANCERCAPACITY BUILDINGCHEMICAL CLASSESCHILD-BEARINGCHILDBEARINGCHRONIC TOXICITYCONTAINERSCROP PROTECTIONDECISION MAKINGDEVELOPED COUNTRIESDEVELOPING COUNTRIESDISSEMINATIONEDIBLE CROPSEMISSION SOURCESENDANGERED SPECIESENVIRONMENTALENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATIONENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTSENVIRONMENTAL RISKENVIRONMENTAL RISKSEVALUATION CRITERIAEXPIRATION DATEFAMILIESFINANCIAL RESOURCESFISHFOOD CHAINFUNGICIDESGAUGEGLOBAL ENVIRONMENTGROUNDWATERHAZARDHAZARDOUS WASTEHAZARDSHEALTH EFFECTSHEALTH RISKSHOSPITALHUMAN COMMUNITIESHUMAN HEALTHHYDROCARBONSINDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENTINFORMATION SYSTEMINSECTICIDESINTERNATIONAL ACTIONINTERNATIONAL COMMUNITYINTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONSINTERVENTIONLABELINGLEGAL STATUSLIVESTOCK GRAZINGMULTILATERAL ORGANIZATIONSNATIONAL LEGISLATIONNITROGENPACKAGINGPEST MANAGEMENTPESTICIDEPESTICIDE FORMULATIONPESTICIDE FORMULATIONSPESTICIDE MANAGEMENTPESTICIDE PRODUCTSPESTICIDE STORAGEPESTICIDESPOLICY MAKERSPOLICY RESEARCHPOLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPERPOLLUTANTSPOPULATION DATAPOPULATION DENSITYPREVENTION ACTIVITIESPUBLIC HEALTHSOLID WASTESOLID WASTE MANAGEMENTSPATIAL DISTRIBUTIONSPATIAL PATTERNSSURFACE WATERSSUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENTTECHNICAL ASSISTANCETOXIC CHEMICALSTOXIC PESTICIDESTOXIC SUBSTANCESTOXICITYTREATYURBAN COMMUNITIESUREAVULNERABILITYVULNERABLE GROUPSVULNERABLE POPULATIONSWASTEWASTE MANAGEMENTWASTE PILESWASTESWOMEN OF CHILD-BEARING AGEWOMEN OF CHILDBEARING AGEWORKERSWORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATIONYOUNG CHILDRENWorking PaperWorld Bank10.1596/27844