Heavy Metals
activities to address metals of high density, including cadmium, mercury, lead, and arsenic, all of which appear in the World Health Organisation’s list of 10 chemicals of major public concern; the Minamata Convention is a global legally binding instrument on mercury.
news
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CEE Countries Provide Updates on Progress on SAICM Objectives
CEE Countries Provide Updates on Progress on SAICM...
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policy briefs
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Shipping Partnership Advances Waste Management in Pacific Islands
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Events
SEE MOREMinamata Convention COP-5
28 October - 4 November 2023
Geneva, Geneve, Switzerland
OECD Global Forum on Environment
7-8 November 2022
Paris, Ile-De-France, France
Second Segment of Minamata Convention COP-4
21-25 March 2022
Bali, Jakarta Raya, Indonesia
Minamata Convention COP-4
1-5 November 2021
Bali, Jakarta Raya, Indonesia (virtual)
International Lead Poisoning Prevention Week 2021
24-30 October 2021
worldwide
Fifth Meeting of the International Conference on Chemicals Management (ICCM5) [Postponed]
5-9 July 2021
Bonn, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany