Summary
Delegates conferring with Iran regarding the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the GEF
The second meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP2) to the Minamata Convention on Mercury met for a second day on Tuesday, 20 November 2018. Delegates met in plenary and in contact groups, and discussed:
- technical matters, specifically mercury waste, interim storage, releases and contaminated sites;
- institutional issues regarding the secretariat;
- budget and programme of work;
- effectiveness evaluation;
- open burning; and
- financial rules.
For more details on the day’s events and to hear what delegates said in the corridors, see our daily Earth Negotiations Bulletin (ENB).
IISD Reporting Services, through its Earth Negotiations Bulletin (ENB) Meeting Coverage, has provided daily web coverage, daily reports, and a summary and analysis report from COP2.
Photos by IISD/ENB | Sean Wu
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The dais during the morning plenary
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Reginald Hernaus, the Netherlands
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Silvija Kalniņš, Latvia
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Delegates from Luxembourg
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Delegates from Mexico
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Karel Blaha, Czech Republic
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Charles Kanu Ikeah, Nigeria
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Susanna Tiansuwan, Thailand
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President of COP2, Marc Chardonnens, Switzerland
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Michael Bender, Zero Mercury Working Group
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Fiasosoitamalii Siaosi, Samoa
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Delegates during plenary
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The dais in informal discussions
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Imelda Dossou Etui, UN Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR), and Toī Pagnibam Meba, Togo
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Dhammika Kumari Wijaysinghe, Sri Lanka
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Helga Schrott, the EU
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Paul Almodóvar, US
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Heidar Ali Balouji, Iran
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Eyad Ibrahim, Syria
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Michel Tschirren, Switzerland
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The dais during the afternoon plenary
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Enrique Moret Hernández, Cuba
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Vladimir Lenev, Russian Federation
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Mohamed Elmi Obsieh, Djibouti
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Francis Kihumba, Kenya
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Nigeria delegation
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Franz Perrez, Switzerland, consulting with US and the EU
Contact Groups
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Contact Group on Budget
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Contact Group on Institutional Issues
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Contact Group on Technical Issues Including Waste
Around the Venue
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