Consultation Meeting on Mercury Waste and Storage

The consultation meeting was opened by Mr. Per Bakken, Head of UNEP Chemicals, who welcomed the participants and reminded them on the objectives of this consultation workshop. He mentioned that presently, there are several activities underway on storage of elemental mercury and on the environmentally sound management (ESM) of mercury waste. These include two projects coordinated by UNEP Chemicals and funded by the Norwegian government and one programme coordinated by the Secretariat of the Basel Convention. The Basel Convention programme is currently being funded by the USEPA.