The International Environmental Technology Centre has been implementing the project on Environmentally Sound Management of Mercury since 2015 with funding from the government of Japan. As part of the project results, UN Environment launched the Global Mercury Waste Assessment Report (English) at the Conference of the Parties to the Minamata Convention in September 2017, in Geneva.
Global Mercury Waste Assessment Report: Review of Current National Measures
Topics
- Chemicals & waste
The mandate of IETC, as agreed in Decision 16/34 of UNEP Governing Council, is the transfer of environmentally sound technologies (EST) to developing countries and countries with economies in transition.