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.
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policy briefs
SEE MOREShipping Partnership Advances Waste Management in Pacific Islands
Monthly Forecast November 2019: New Places and New Faces
Monthly Forecast November 2018: Biennial UN Conference Reviewing Progress on 2020 Aichi Targets, Considering 2050 Vision for Biodiversity
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Events
SEE MOREMinamata Convention COP4
1-5 November 2021
Bali, Jakarta Raya, Indonesia
Fifth Meeting of the International Conference on Chemicals Management (ICCM5) [Postponed]
5 July 2021
Bonn, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
16th Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Intergovernmental Forum on Mining, Minerals, Metals and Sustainable Development (IGF)
20-22 October 2020
virtual
Steps Toward Adoption of National Lead Paint Laws
9 July 2020
virtual
Workshop on Governance in the Sound Management of Chemicals and Waste Beyond 2020
14-16 January 2020
Frankfurt, Hessen, Germany
Third Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Minamata Convention on Mercury
25-29 November 2019
Geneva, Geneve, Switzerland