International mercury conference
How to reduce mercury supply and demand
Brussels, 26-27 October 2006
Centre de Conférences Albert Borschette –
Rue Froissart 36
SESSION 0 – OPENING SESSION – SETTING THE STAGE
The International Mercury Conference needs to be positioned within
the broader UNEP Framework, the EU’s Mercury Strategy and the
current EU environmental initiatives that are taken forward by the Presidency
and the Commission.
13.30 - 13.50
Mr. Mogens Peter Carl, Director General, DG Environment, European
Commission
Setting the Stage in the light of the EC Mercury Strategy
Ms. Lea Kauppi, Director General, Finnish Environment Institute
Mercury - background for abating
mercury pollution
SESSION 1 – WHY DO WE NEED A GLOBAL EFFORT NOW?
Why are global efforts for reduction of demand and supply of mercury
needed? What are the adverse health and environmental impacts globally
and what are the main sources of the problem? And what do we actually
know about the global demand/supply situation for mercury?
Chair/Moderator: Mr. Stefan Scheuer, EU Policy Director, European
Environmental Bureau
Mrs. Milena Horvat, Jozef Stefan Institute, Slovenia
Global cycling and adverse impacts
of mercury
Mr. Michael T. Bender, Mercury Policy Project/Zero Mercury Working
Group
Key reasons for addressing Mercury
now – through globally coordinated action
Mr. Philippe Grandjean, Professor, University of Southern Denmark
and Harvard University, USA
Newest research findings on
Mercury's health effects
Mr. Liu Chunxin, Environmental Protection, State Environmental Protection
Administration, Beijing, Pop. Rep. of China
Mercury - in a Chinese perspective
Mr. Peter Maxson, Director Concorde East/West, Brussels, Belgium
Taking stock on the global demand
and supply of mercury
Wrap up Session one Chair: Mr Stefan Scheuer, EU Policy Director, European Environmental
Bureau
Conclusions from this session
SESSION 2 – CHALLENGES AND OBSTACLES
What are the key challenges and obstacles when addressing mercury?
What is the socio-economic significance of mercury for producers, recyclers
and suppliers? In particular, what are the challenges in reducing mercury
demand and using substitutes in small scale gold mining and other fields
in the developing world?
Chair/Moderator: Mr. Julian Oliver, Secretary General, EurActiv
09.10 – 09.20
Mr. Stefan Scheuer, EU Policy Director, European Environmental Bureau
Kevin Telmer Mr. Kevin Telmer, Associate Professor, University of
Victoria, Canada, GEF/UNDP/UNIDO Global Mercury Project
Small scale gold mining - magnitude
and challenges worldwide
Sérgia de Souza Oliveira Ms.Sérgia de Souza Oliveira,
Ministry of the Environment, Brazil
Mercury – in a Brazilian
perspective
Satish Sinha Mr. Satish Sinha, Chief Coordinator, Toxics Link, Delhi,
India
Challenges and lessons learned
on Mercury substitution in India
Jaime Alejandre Martínez Mr. Jaime Alejandre Martínez,
Director General of Environmental Quality and Assessment, Ministry
of Environment, Madrid, Spain
Expected socio-economic impacts
for the Almadén mines
11.15 – 11.35
Mr. Kubanychbek Noruzbaev, Head of Division, Nature Management, Department
of Ecology and Nature Kyrgyztan
Social and economic aspects of reductions of mercury mining in
Kyrgyztan
Ms. Maria Doa, Director, National Program Chemicals Division, Office
of Pollution Prevention and Toxics, US Environment Protection Agency
Representative
Challenges and ways forward in addressing
reduction of demand and supply of mercury worldwide
SESSION 3 – STEPS FORWARD IN REDUCING DEMAND AND SUPPLY
How could reduction of demand and supply of mercury be forwarded globally,
in an innovative, socially acceptable, cost-effective and sufficient
manner? What is the time-scale to consider? What are the substitution
and reduction options and solutions to the socio-economic challenges?
And what are the regulatory and management solutions nationally and
internationally?
Chair/Moderator: Mr. Timo Makela Director, Sustainable Development
& Integration, DG Environment, European Commission
13.45 – 14.00
Mr. Julian Oliver, Secretary General, EurActiv
Main Conclusions and Wrap-up from Session 2
Hylander Mr. Lars Hylander, Associate Professor, Uppsala University,
Sweden
Possibilities for substituting
and reducing mercury
Mr. Bardolf Paul, Vice Chairman, Susila Dharma International. Implementing
NGO for GEF/UNDP/UNIDO’s small scale gold mining project
Ways forward at local level in
gold mining communities
Mr. Maged Younes, Director of UNEP Chemicals
Summary of UNEP’s Governing
Council considerations and ongoing/planned activities
16.15 – 16.45
Chair: Mr. Timo Makela /DG Environment
Visions for ways forward in global mercury reductions and Conclusions
of the conference
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