Mercury waste management Partnership Area - February 2022 Meeting

The Mercury waste management Area of the UNEP Global Mercury Partnership  met on Tuesday 1 February 2022.The meeting, amongst others, discussed progress of activities undertaken since the July 2021 Partnership Area meeting, including in the context of the newly established working groups - namely on "Resource Development", "Capacity Building" and "Solution Exchange" - as well as possible upcoming events. It featured an introduction of new partners as well as updates by partners and by the Global Mercury Partnership Secretariat.

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Agenda:

Opening          

• Opening remarks
• Introduction of new partners
• Adoption of the agenda

Session 1: Progress since the previous WMA meeting 

• Activity Plan 2022-2024
• Introduction of the three Working Groups

Session 2: Reporting from Working Groups

• Working Group 1: Resource development
• Working Group 2: Capacity-building and awareness-raising
• Working Group 3: Solution exchange
• Synergies and coordination

Session 3: Upcoming events

• Partnership Information Session on Mercury Waste Management
• Partnership related key events in 2022

Session 4: Update from Partners

• Information-sharing, call for assistance, and/or technical questions for knowledge sharing  

Closing