The Minamata Convention on Mercury (the Convention) is one of the newest multilateral environmental agreements aiming at protecting human health and environment from anthropogenic emissions and release of mercury and mercury compounds. The Parties to the Convention are obliged to inform the Convention about the national situation and implementation status. For the effective implementation of the Convention, it is crucial to identify the priority areas from available data concerning the status of use, emission/release, and disposal of mercury at national level and to interpret them into domestic policy.
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is implementing a Japan-funded project called “Project for promoting the Minamata Convention on Mercury by making the most of Japan's knowledge and experiences” to support its member states for the implementation of the Convention. The Project has been implementing since 2019 and will be completed in June 2025. Towards the completion of the project, project partner countries and stakeholders are invited to review the project results and discuss the post-project aspect for the partner countries based on their remaining needs and priorities, possible opportunities and other ongoing programmes.
