Focus Group Discussion on Challenges and Good Practices for Eradicating Illegal Mercury Trade on 18 July 2023, Jakarta, Indonesia

Focus Group Discussion on Challenges and Good Practices for Eradicating Illegal Mercury Trade on 18 July 2023, Jakarta, Indonesia

The Ministry of Environment and Forestry (KLHK), Japan’s Ministry of Environment (MOEJ), and Basel and the Stockholm Convention Regional Center for Southeast Asia (BSCRC-SEA) teamed up to introduce the “MINAS Program (MOYAI Initiative for Networking, Assessment and Strengthening)” mercury . Following up on the Bali Declaration to Combat Illegal Trade Read more…

Workshop Capacity Building in Indonesia To Reduce Mercury Emissions From The Coal Combustion Sector: Final Phase on 11-12 July 2023 Jakarta, Indonesia

Workshop Capacity Building in Indonesia To Reduce Mercury Emissions From The Coal Combustion Sector: Final Phase on 11-12 July 2023 Jakarta, Indonesia

The Capacity Building in Indonesia Workshop to Reduce Mercury Emissions from the Coal Combustion Sector Final Phase was held on 11-12 July 2023 at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel Jakarta. This workshop is part of the collaborative assistance from the US Department of State through the IEA Clean Coal Center to the Read more…

The Event of Organizing a Local Training Programme on Mercury Mass Flow Development on 16-17 May 2023, Jakarta, Indonesia

The Event of Organizing a Local Training Programme on Mercury Mass Flow Development on 16-17 May 2023, Jakarta, Indonesia

The Event of Organizing a Local Training Programme on Mercury Mass Flow Development for Regional Java was held in Borobudur Hotel in Jakarta, Indonesia on 16-17 May 2023. The local training workshop is hosted by the Director for Hazardous Substances Management, Directorate General for Solid Waste, Hazardous Waste and Hazardous Read more…

Socialization/2nd Kick-off Meeting for the Project on Reducing Uses and Releases of Chemicals of Concern, Including POPs, in The Textile Sector, 28 March 2023, Solo, Indonesia

Second Kick-off Meeting for the Project on Reducing Uses and Releases of Chemicals of Concern, Including POPs, in The Textile Sector, 28 March 2023, Solo, Indonesia

This socialization activity on 28 March 2023 in Alila Hotel, Solo is a follow-up to the Kick-off Meeting which was held in Bandung on February 8 2023 with the main objective being to socialize the implementation of the project to textile companies located around Central Java and East Java regions. Read more…

Workshop Capacity Building in Indonesia To Reduce Mercury Emissions From The Coal Combustion Sector: Phase 2, Jakarta, Indonesia, 25-26 Februari 2023

Workshop Capacity Building in Indonesia To Reduce Mercury Emissions From The Coal Combustion Sector: Phase 2, 25-26 February 2023, Jakarta, Indonesia

The Capacity Building in Indonesia Workshop to Reduce Mercury Emissions from the Coal Combustion Sector Phase 2 was held on 25-26 February 2023 at the JW Marriott Hotel Jakarta. This workshop is part of the collaborative assistance from the US Department of State through the IEA Clean Coal Center to Read more…

The Second Project Steering Committee Meeting for the Project on Reducing Uses and Releases of Chemicals of Concern, Including POPs, in The Textile Sector, 16 February 2023

The Second Project Steering Committee Meeting for the Project on Reducing Uses and Releases of Chemicals of Concern, Including POPs, in The Textile Sector, 16 February 2023

The Second Project Steering Committee Meeting for the Full-Size Project: “Reducing Uses and Releases of Chemicals of Concern, Including POPs, in The Textile Sector” (GEF ID 10523) was held on 16 February 2023 virtually through the Cisco Webex platform. The meeting was co-organized by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Read more…

Kick-off & 1st National Working Group Meeting for the Project on Reducing Uses and Releases of Chemicals of Concern, Including POPs, in The Textile Sector, 8-9 February2023, Bandung, Indonesia

Kick-off & 1st National Working Group Meeting for the Project on Reducing Uses and Releases of Chemicals of Concern, Including POPs, in The Textile Sector, 8-9 February 2023, Bandung, Indonesia

The Kick-off and first NWG meeting for the Project on Reducing Uses and Releases of Chemicals of Concern, Including POPs, in The Textile Sector was held at the Hilton Hotel in Bandung, Indonesia from 8 to 9 February 2023. This Kick-off meeting activity is a follow-up to the results of Read more…

Training to Lebak of health personnel in the context of “Improving Health Risk Control from Mercury Exposure in Small-Scale Gold Mining (ASGM) and Surrounding Areas by Developing a Participatory Approach”, 19-23 December 2022

Training to Lebak of health personnel in the context of “Improving Health Risk Control from Mercury Exposure in Small-Scale Gold Mining (ASGM) and Surrounding Areas by Developing a Participatory Approach”, 19-23 December 2022

The Ministry of Health obtains grants from the Secretariat of the Minamata Convention on Mercury through the Specific International Program (SIP) funding mechanism. This project consists of 4 activity outputs including: (1) availability of basic data on public health conditions and practice of handling cases due to mercury exposure, (2) Read more…

Training to Lombok Barat of health personnel in the context of “Improving Health Risk Control from Mercury Exposure in Small-Scale Gold Mining (ASGM) and Surrounding Areas by Developing a Participatory Approach”, 18-22 December 2022

Training to Lombok Barat of health personnel in the context of “Improving Health Risk Control from Mercury Exposure in Small-Scale Gold Mining (ASGM) and Surrounding Areas by Developing a Participatory Approach”, 18-22 December 2022

The Ministry of Health obtains grants from the Secretariat of the Minamata Convention on Mercury through the Specific International Program (SIP) funding mechanism. This project consists of 4 activity outputs including: (1) availability of basic data on public health conditions and practice of handling cases due to mercury exposure, (2) Read more…