The project will launch a regional mercury monitoring hub through the establishment of a central laboratory in Gabon for mercury analyses and other environmental assessments. Through this project, mercury data specific for the Central Africa Region will be collected and used for mercury management policy development. In addition, by filling a key gap in the global dataset, the project will contribute to global mercury assessments. Focal Points from Sao Tome and Principe, Equatorial Guinea, Republic of the Congo and Cameroon will collaborate with Gabon to consolidate expertise within the Central Africa Region and to provide a forum for communication, networking and collaboration of laboratory personnel, relevant field personnel responsible for sample collection, and policymakers.
To establish the Central Africa Region Mercury Monitoring and Evaluation Network (CARMEN), led by Gabon in association with four other Parties to the Minamata Convention in the region (Sao Tome and Principe, Equatorial Guinea, Republic of the Congo and Cameroon
- OUTPUT 1 Central laboratory in Gabon to serve as a regional hub for analysis of mercury within the Central Africa Region developed
- OUTPUT 2 Regional mercury monitoring program that meets national interests and obligations to the Minamata Convention developed
- OUTPUT 3 National dialogues with public health officials about mercury in the air and biota initiated and experiences of regional mercury hub shared