When: Monday 25 November 2024
Where: Online
Target Audience: Participants are expected to be Ministries/agencies responsible for mercury, National Focal Points of the Minamata Convention, universities, research institutes, and other interested stakeholders and individuals.
Background and Objectives
Minamata Convention on Mercury is one of the newest multilateral environmental agreements aiming at protecting human health and environment from anthropogenic emissions and release of mercury and mercury compounds. United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is implementing since 2019 a Japan-funded project called “Project for promoting the Minamata Convention on Mercury by making the most of Japan's knowledge and experiences” to support its member states for the implementation of the Convention.
Agenda Concept Note and Programme
- Opening remarks.
- Project profile and progress.
- Key result 1: Assessment of mercury exposure level for citizens due to high-level fish consumption in daily diet.
- Key result 2: Traditional amalgam gold plating for small-scale handicraft industry in Nepal.
- Key result 3: Control of mercury trade in compliance with the Minamata Convention.
- Key result 4: Laboratory proficiency testing on mercury analysis for generating comparable data.
