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Convention text of the Minamata Convention on Mercury

… that global action to address the problem of mercury pollution was required. A mercury programme to address these … to reduce emissions and releases of mercury to air, water and land and the impact of such emissions and releases … compounds, often expressed as “total mercury”, to land and water from the relevant point sources not addressed in other …
21 Jun 2026 Document in Chemicals and Waste

Waste management for human health and livelihood

… the sustainable development. Did you know? According to UN Water, more than 40 per cent of the world’s population live … elements for consideration in improved sanitation (UN Water, Press Release January 1, 2008) 8. The theme of Waste … including poor sanitation and hygiene; and indoor air pollution due to solid fuel use for cooking. Around the …
21 Jun 2026 Document in Chemicals and Waste

Synergies Success Stories - Enhancing cooperation and coordination among the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions

… MARPOL International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships MEA Multilateral Environmental Agreement … the large-scale monitoring of soil, sediment and surface water will be included in a new version of the GENASIS … the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions Training on water sampling techniques in Côte d’Ivoire. 29 Synergies …
21 Jun 2026 Document in Chemicals and Waste

Overview of key operational articles under the Minamata Convention on Mercury

… those required for existing sources. Releases to land and water are not addressed in Article 8 – they are addressed in … Article 9 deals with their releases to land and water from significant anthropogenic point sources that are … releases of mercury and mercury compounds to land and water from these sources (paragraph 4). For both new and …
21 Jun 2026 Document in Chemicals and Waste

Moving towards effective implementation

… for information purposes only Article 9 – Releases (to water and land)  A Party with relevant sources shall take …
21 Jun 2026 Document in Chemicals and Waste

Illegal Traffic under the Basel Convention

… who live nearby dumping sites, are affected by the pollution of the air, the water and the soil as a result of their contamination by …
21 Jun 2026 Document in Chemicals and Waste

Operational articles of the Minamata Convention - extract from InforMEA e-learning course

… sources listed in Annex D and releases to land and water (Article 9). Parties shall establish an inventory of …
21 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Chemicals and Waste