The TA aims to analyse across the Africa region environmental health, economic and social risks associated with chemical waste management, particularly due to use of mercury in Artisanal Gold mining; and use and disposal of PCBs and chemicals in unregulated waste dump sites in large cities; and develop a regional collaborative program to address the environmental health risks. The project will support analytical studies and regional strategies to address the risks associated with chemical waste management. This will include stock-taking exercise of regulatory framework and institutional mechanisms that are currently used to identify, regulate and monitor environmental health risks associated with harmful chemicals and substances, such as mercury and PCBs; including analyses effectiveness of current system and identify entry points for immediate and long term interventions to address these risks. The TA will also involve assessing economics of available and innovative options for minimizing and controlling the use of hazardous chemicals and support awareness raising program on Environmental health and socio-economic consequence of unregulated hazardous chemicals and waste; Build Partnership within the Africa region for elimination and reduction of harmful chemicals and waste; and develop a regional program using various sources of funding such as IDA funding, GEF, other donors funding and commitments