Pesticide Management
Promoting the safe and judicious use of pesticides is a core component of PMI. As a federal agency, USAID is subject to U.S. environmental regulations, which ensure that development programs, such as PMI, are not only economically sustainable, but also protect the host country's residents, malaria control workers, and environment. USAID's environmental regulations are defined in 22 CFR 216.
To support overarching PMI issues, USAID engaged in a Programmatic Environmental Assessment (PEA) for insecticide-treated materials and integrated vector management, including indoor residual spraying. The PEA is used to guide the follow-up country-specific Supplemental Environmental Assessments, which include "safer use action plans" in any country where support includes the use of pesticides. USAID and PMI policies and procedures for improving the safe and judicious use of pesticides are closely aligned with international standards and regulations, which can be found in the Resources section below, particularly the World Health Organization Pesticide Evaluation Scheme.
Resources
USAID Environmental Regulations
- PMI Best Management Practices for Indoor Residual Spraying in Vector Control Interventions, August 2010 [PDF, 2.5MB]
- USAID Environmental Regulations (22 CFR 216)
- USAID Environmental Procedures Training Manual for USAID Environmental Officers and USAID Mission Partners, Africa Edition, March 2005 [PDF, 5.9MB]
Programmatic Environmental Assessments
- Integrated Vector Management Programs for Malaria Vector Control: Programmatic Environmental Assessment - January 2007 [PDF, 2.5MB]
- Programmatic Environmental Assessment for Insecticide-Treated Materials in USAID Activities in Sub-Saharan Africa - January 2002 [PDF, 385KB]
Country-Specific Supplemental Environmental Assessments
Liberia
Madagascar
- PERSUAP for IRS Using Alpha-cypermethrin for Malaria
Control in Madagascar's Central Highlands: SO5 IEE
Amendment [PDF, 1.2MB]
Malawi
- Supplemental Environmental Assessment for Indoor Residual Spraying (IRS) for Malaria Control in Malawi [PDF, 1.1MB]
Mali
Mozambique
- Environmental Assessment for IRS Using Carbamates, Pyrethroids, and DDT for Malaria Control in Mozambique [PDF, 2.6MB]
Rwanda
Uganda
- Malaria Indoor Residual Spraying (IRS): Supplementary Environmental Assessment –
Pyrethroid-based Indoor Residual Spraying and Piloting of DDT-based IRS for Malaria Control in Uganda [PDF, 1.9 MB] - Pesticide Evaluation Report and Safer Use Action Plan (PERSUAP) for Indoor Residual Spraying (IRS) for Malaria Control in Kabale District, Uganda [PDF, 1.5MB)
Zambia
Additional Resources
- ENCAP Tools and References
- USAID Integrated Vector Management (IVM)
- World Health Organization Pesticide Evaluation Scheme (WHOPES)