Events

The 13th International Conference on Mercury as a Global Pollutant (ICMGP) held in Providence, Rhode Island from 16 to 21 July 2017. Theme: “Integrating Mercury Research and Policy in a Changing World”.

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

As part of UN Environment Global Mercury Partnership support to the countries developing National Action Plans (NAPs) to reduce mercury use in Artisanal and Small Scale Gold Mining (ASGM); a regional African workshop on “Developing Baseline Estimates for the Artisanal and Small Scale Gold Mining sector: Introduction to the UN Environment toolkit” took place on 22 May 2017 in Nairobi, Kenya. The workshop introduced a comprehensive and scalable methodology on how to generate ASGM baseline estimates for NAPs.

The Annual Meeting of the Coal Combustion Partnership Area took place on the final day of  the 12th Multi-pollutant Emissions from Coal (MEC 12) workshop, held in Kruger, South Africa.

The joint meeting took place as an online conference call on 3 February 2017 with the objective to share ideas on enhancing collaboration and synergies in order to meet the common Global Mercury Partnership goal and objectives amongst the three partnership areas:

The meeting was organized by the Government of Spain (Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Environment, MAGRAMA), with the collaboration of the Government of Uruguay (National Environmental Directorate). The meeting was held in Madrid (Spain), 25-26 October 2016, at the MAGRAMA.

Workshop Objectives:

The Expert Group Meeting (EGM) on the Elimination of the Use of Mercury in Chlor Alkali Chemical Processes took place on 28-29 June 2016, at the Vienna International Centre (VIC), Vienna, Austria.

Relevant meeting documents and presentations:

28 June 2016

Global Mercury Partnership stands ready to support implementation of the Minamata Convention: more than 50 participants representing governments, civil societies, industries, and academia gathered at the Dead Sea in Jordan to take stock of the Global Mercury Partnership and identify opportunities for supporting the implementation of the Minamata Convention on Mercury.

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

The project’s inception workshop took place on 12-13 August 2015 in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago.Concept note and draft agendaReport of the inception workshop