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Based on needs identified by UNEP Governing
Council and suggestions made by countries, UNEP has drafted a
proposed
business plan for a Mercury Supply and Storage partnership area. The
proposed business plan has been drafted in consultation with stakeholders
during the first meeting of the mercury ad hoc Open-ended Working Group,
the Meeting of Partners that took place from 1-3 April 2008 and publicly
through the UNEP mercury web-page.
At
the 31 March
-2 April 2009 UNEP Global Mercury Partnership Advisory Group meeting,
the Zero Mercury Working Group was identified as the interim lead for
this proposed partnership area. The
partnership is open for government and stakeholder participation.
Mercury Supply
Activities.
With the support of
the Government of Switzerland and the USA, UNITAR in cooperation with
UNEP is working with the Government of Kyrgyzstan to assist with
assessing and taking action regarding the world’s last remaining primary
mercury mine exporting mercury. Information about the project is
available here.
Mercury Storage
Activities.
With the support of
the government of Norway, UNEP Chemicals is implementing a “Mercury
Storage Project” entitled
“Reduce Mercury Supply and Investigate
Mercury Storage Solutions”. The project is
currently being implemented in the Asia Pacific Region and in the Latin
America and Caribbean Region: Information about the projects is available here. |
