Events

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).

Under the first segment of the fourth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Minamata Convention (COP4 - 1 to 5 November 2021), the UNEP Global Mercury Partnership Area on Artisanal and Small-scale Gold Mining (ASGM) and the Minamata Convention Secretariat co-hosted on 3 November 2021 a side event on the sound management of mercury-containing tailings in artisanal and small-scale gold mining.

The Mercury releases from Coal Combustion Area of the UNEP Global Mercury Partnership held its annual meeting on Tuesday 28 September 2021, in an online setting.

The Mercury waste management Area of the UNEP Global Mercury Partnership met on Thursday 8 July 2021.

Amongst others, the meeting discussed the Partnership Area Activity Plan for the period 2021 – 2023 and the way forward to conduct planned activities. It was also an opportunity to exchange on the development of fact sheets for the environmentally sound management of mercury waste, as well as the development of a list of treatment facilities.

The Mercury in products Area of the UNEP Global Mercury Partnership held its annual meeting on Wednesday 7 July. Participants discussed the following points:

The UNEP Global Mercury Partnership and its Area of work on Artisanal and Small-Scale Gold Mining organized on Thursday 17 June 2021,  an online webinar to discuss gender mainstreaming into National Action Plans (NAPs).

Expert consultations on mercury from oil and gas were organized by the Global Mercury Partnership on Monday 10 May 2021.

The consultations were an opportunity to provide input to the draft study report developed in the context of the Partnership, share additional knowledge, data and best practice, and discuss suggestions for future work. Participants were invited to attend in their expert capacity, to share views and ideas, as well as any useful background information.

Expert consultations on mercury from non-ferrous metals mining and smelting were organized by the Global Mercury Partnership on Friday 30 April 2021.

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The Mercury waste management Area of the UNEP Global Mercury Partnership held its annual meeting on Monday 8 March 2021 in an online setting.

The meeting discussed the needs for mercury waste management technologies and services identified in a recently conducted online survey, and explored opportunities for future work. The meeting also considered the Partnership area's activity plan.