Events

The Global Mercury Partnership and its Area of work on mercury in products organized, in cooperation with World Health Organization (WHO), on 13 October 2020 a webinar on mercury-containing medical devices. 

Moderated by the Global Mercury Partnership Secretariat, this webinar had the following objectives:

The Mercury in Products partnership area is meeting face-to-face in Nairobi on 26 May aimed to provide   information on the viability and availability of Minamata Convention compliant products that can and are used in place of mercury-added products; to share information on the common steps countries have often taken toward successfully phasing out/down listed mercury-added products; and to better understand the economies of scale, key drivers and other steps involved in transitioning from mercury-added products to convention compliant alternatives, including the critical role product manuf

The project was undertaken under the umbrella of the UNEP Mercury in Products Partnership. It was one of the projects prioritized by the products partnership based on criteria set. The project supported the Government of Bangladesh in its effort towards the ratification and early implementation of the Minamata Convention on Mercury.

Presentations

Practical Sourcebook on Mercury Waste Storage and Disposal

At the invitation of the UNEP Chemicals Branch DTIE, and the UNEP Regional Office of Africa, the Inception Workshop on the Phase II of the East Africa Dental Amalgam Phase down Project was held on 23rd March 2015 at United Nations Office in Gigiri, Nairobi. The various participants presented their respective contributions to the project and the national project coordinators presented their respective project work plans. 

The project results workshop took place on 5-6 November 2013 in Dar es salaam, Tanzania.

Concept note and draft agenda Report of the workshop

Presentations  (available upon request)

Phasing Down Dental Amalgam: Country Case Studies Michael T. Bender - Zero Mercury Working Group

Hosted by the Government of Kenya, the project inception workshop was held on 18-19 December 2012 and attended by all stakeholders. The meeting provided participants with a better understanding and role clarification of the project objectives, methodology, outputs and outcomes. The various participants presented their respective contributions to the project and the national project coordinators presented their respective project workplans.