Events

The Sixteenth International Conference On Mercury as a Global Pollutant (ICMGP-16 took place from 21 to 26 July 2024 at the Cape Town International Convention Centre, Cape Town, in South Africa. The meeting was a great opportunity to learn more on existing research and interact with a wide range of scientists and stakeholders on mercury science.

Interested in knowing more about the Minamata Convention and biodiversity, mercury pollution and its impacts on wildlife, or existing approaches to sustainable conservation of biodiversity and ecosystems? Join our virtual event on Thursday 12 October.

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The Mercury air transport and fate research Partnership Area held its annual meeting on Friday 6 October 2023, in an online setting.

Final Agenda

Open meeting (5 minutes)

The Global Mercury Partnership organised an information sharing session on Minamata Initial Assessments (MIAs): latest trends, key findings and data analysis tools, on Tuesday 27 September 2022, from 2:00pm to 3:30pm CEST, in an online setting.

The Mercury air transport and fate research Area of the UNEP Global Mercury Partnership met on Wednesday 29 June 2022, from 9:00 – 11:00 AM (EST) in an online setting

The Partnership Area on Mercury Air Transport and Fate Research together with the Biodiversity Research Institute (BRI) organized on 4 November 2021 a side event on the Guidance on monitoring of mercury and mercury compounds to support the effectiveness evaluation of the Minamata Convention, in the margins of the first segment of the fourth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Minamata Convention (1 to 5 November 2021).

The Mercury air transport and fate research Area of the UNEP Global Mercury Partnership held its annual meeting on Thursday 10 December 2020.

Meeting Agenda

The Global Mercury Partnership, Mercury Air Transport and Fate Partnership Area, and the Secretariat of the Minamata Convention, together with the International Conference on Mercury as a Global Pollutant and the Geneva Environment Network co-organized a webinar on “Multimedia modelling of global mercury movement” as part of Minamata Online Sessions.

The 14th International Conference on Mercury as a Global Pollutant (ICMGP 2019) was held in Krakow, Poland from 8 to 13 September 2019 under the theme: "Bridging knowledge on global mercury with environmental responsibility, human welfare and policy response".