International mercury conference
- How to reduce mercury supply and demand
Brussels, 26-27 October 2006
The European Commission has hosted an international conference
on managing international supply and demand of mercury on
26-27 October in Brussels. Policy makers, industry representatives,
Non Governmental Organisations and scientists were invited
to participate in this event. The conference has bring together
experts and stakeholders from around the world to discuss,
in an open dialogue, the way forward to reduce mercury supply
and demand.
The one and a half day conference programme included presentations
from a range of key experts and policy makers and provided
an excellent opportunity for a lively exchange of perspectives,
opinions and scientific expertise. The aim was not to arrive
at a formal set of conclusions, but rather to facilitate an
informal and constructive debate. The Commission encourages
the participation of government representatives, scientists
and other stakeholders.
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Mercury and environment
Mercury is considered a major risk to human health
and the environment and is acknowledged as a serious
global environmental problem. Mercury emissions into
the environment are transported regionally and globally
in the atmosphere.
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EU Mercury Strategy
In January 2005, the European Commission presented
its Community Mercury Strategy, a comprehensive plan addressing
mercury pollution.
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Global consideration in UNEP
The UNEP Governing Council concluded, at its 22nd
session in February 2003, that there is sufficient
evidence of significant
global adverse impacts from mercury to warrant further
international action.
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more…
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