Events

The Kyrgyz Republic operates, in the town of Khaidarkan, the last primary mercury mine known to export mercury to the global market-place. It represents approximately 10% of the global mercury market. Generating new primary mercury is considered by the international community as the least preferred source of mercury supply, and action to assist the Kyrgyz Republic to transition away from primary mining has been recognized as a priority.

The meeting was aimed at gaining a better understanding and role clarification on the mercury storage and disposal project objectives, design, outputs and outcome. The project aims to promote the environmentally sound storage and disposal of surplus mercury in Mexico and in Panama. The main outcome of the project is a national action plan on mercury storage and disposal in Mexico and Panama.

The following documents from the PAG 4 are available: 

PAG4 Meeting Report

Meeting Documents

PAG.4/1 - Provisional Agenda 

Bringing together all relevant stakeholders, the workshop assessed the situation and existing challenges to the management of mercury in the region. The purpose was to explore environmentally sound solutions. It provided a forum for knowledge sharing and aimed to inform mercury management authorities and experts.

Conclusions

Regarding the sound environmental management of mercury, the following conclusion were made:

The third meeting of the Partnership Advisory Group was held in Nairobi, Kenya from 5-6 November 2011

PAG3 Meeting Report 

Meeting documents

PAG.3/1 - Provisional Agenda 

The Asia-Pacific Mercury Storage Project Execom Meeting took place in Surabaya, Indonesia from 29 - 30 July, 2011. The objectives were to provide governments and stakeholders a clear set of findings and recommendations that will help form a basis for a decision on a safe mercury storage option from the final draft options analysis study and to identify the next steps.

Meeting documents:

The 10th International Conference on Mercury as a Global Pollutant (ICMGP 2011) was held in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada from 24 to 29 July 2011. Conference website

An inception workshop took place in Montevideo, Uruguay in June 2011.

Concept note and agenda

Regional multi-stakeholder workshop: Anglophone West Africa sub-regional action planning on mercury use in artisanal and small scale gold mining, from 8-10 June 2011 in Nigeria.

Purpose of the meeting

To enhance regional collaboration and coordination through exchange of experiences and lessons learned on a regional level To raise the awareness of governments and stakeholders To build momentum for regional and national action plan

The two focus countries with developed national strategies have highlighted their experiences and a regional action plan with recommendations has been prepared as an outcome of the meeting. The conclusion meeting will continue to strengthen regional collaboration and capacity by inviting representatives from all ASGM countries in the region.

Agenda