Summary
INC7 delegates convened in plenary on Friday morning and afternoon, and continued discussions of work related to Article 3 (mercury supply sources and trade) and initiated discussions of work related to Articles 8 (emissions), 13 (financial resources and mechanism), and 23 (Conference of the Parties).
The contact group on technical matters met during the lunch break and in the evening, and the contact group on finance convened in the evening.
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Morning Plenary
Delegates gather for the start of plenary
Fernando Lugris, Uruguay, INC Chair
Christopher Allen, EU
Marianne Bailey, US
Andreas Gössnitzer, Switzerland
Heidar Ali Balouji, Iran
Angela Rivera, Colombia
David Lennett, Zero Mercury Working Group
David Kapindula, Zambia
Abdullah K. Tawlah, Saudi Arabia
Francisca Farías Burgos, Chile
Cristina Briel, Argentina
Akiko Inagoya, Japan
Dhekra Gharbi, Tunisia
John Roberts, UK, Co-Chair of the Best Available Technologies/ Best Environmental Practices (BAT/BEP) Expert Group
Adel Shafei Mohamed Osman, Egypt, Co-Chair of BAT/BEP Expert Group
Contact Groups
Contact Group on Technical Matters
Mary-Anne Pan, Singapore
Contact Group Co-Chairs Leticia Reis de Carvalho, Brazil, and Kateřina Šebková, Czech Republic
Contact Group on Finance
Contact Group Co-Chair Gillian Guthrie, Jamaica
O. O. Dada, Nigeria
Afternoon Plenary
View of the dais during the afternoon plenary
Fernando Lugris, Uruguay, INC Chair
Jacob Duer, interim secretariat of the Minamata Convention
Technical Matters Contact Group Co-Chair Kateřina Šebková, Czech Republic
Rolph Payet, Executive Secretary, Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm (BRS) Conventions
Alexander Romanov, Russian Federation
Mario Mottin, Brazil
Joe DiGangi, IPEN
Around the Venue
Delegates enjoy a view of the Dead Sea before the start of plenary
Jacob Duer, interim secretariat of the
Minamata Convention, speaks with delegates
The US delegation
Rolph Payet, Executive Secretary, BRS Conventions,
speaks with a delegate
Ibrahim Thiaw, UNEP Deputy Executive
Director, speaks with delegates outside plenary
Fernando Lugris, Uruguay, INC Chair (center),
speaks with Agustina Camilli, Uruguay (left),
and Sezaneh Seymour, US (right)
Delegates from Jordan
Staff at the venue
A delegate reads the Earth Negotiations Bulletin (ENB)
Delegates browse through a variety of Jordanian crafts on display
Displays throughout the venue
Jordanian products
Cosmetics containing high levels of mercury
