Minamata Online: Multimedia modelling of global mercury movement

Minamata Online Virtual 17 - 17 Nov 2020

This online science session, part of the “mercury science” stream, was co-organized by the Minamata Convention Secretariat, UNEP Global Mercury Partnership and ICMGP. It aimed to bridge the scientific community and international policy on the opportunities that multimedia modelling covering air, water, biota and humans provides for assessing the state of the environment and the effectiveness of the Minamata Convention.

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The event saw a virtual attendance of 130 participants and counted with the following panelists:

  • Monika Stankiewicz, Executive Secretary, Minamata Convention on Mercury
  • Teeraporn Wiriwutikorn, Co-chair, Global Mercury Partnership Advisory Group
  • Nicola Pirrone, Research Director, CNR –Institute of Atmospheric Pollution Research, Italy
  • David Evers, Executive Director and Chief Scientist of Biodiversity Research Institute
  • Oleg Travnikov, Senior Scientist, Project Leader, Meteorological Synthesizing Centre -East of EMEP, UNECE/CLRTAP
  • Nkanyiso Mbatha, Doctor, University of Zululand
  • Elsie Sunderland, Gordon McKay Professor of Environmental Chemistry, Harvard University
  • Eisaku Toda, Senior Programme Officer, Minamata Convention on Mercury

 

PRESENTATIONS

Time and place
Takes place in
Virtual
Starts on 17 Nov 2020 2:00 PM CET
Ends on 17 Nov 2020 3:30 PM CET
2020-11-17T14:00:00 - 2020-11-17T15:30:00