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Home > Developments at EU level
International Conference - “Towards a Mercury –free world”
Friday 22 April 2005
Madrid , Spain
VENUE: Hotel Emperador, Gran Via, 53, 28013 Madrid, Spain,
Tel: +34 91 547 28 00/547 60 00
Agenda
Conference “Towards a Mercury-free world” (open to public)
The conference will take place in English and Spanish.
| 9:00 |
Registration |
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| 9:30 |
Welcome |
Theo Oberhuber, Ecologistas en Acción John Hontelez, EEB |
| 9:40 |
Introduction – Zero Mercury –a global campaign |
Elena Lymberidi, EEB |
| 10:00 |
Health effects of mercury |
Genon Jensen, EEN-EPHA |
| 10:30 |
Mercury uses, releases and trade |
Peter Maxson, Concorde East/West |
| 11:15 |
Coffee break |
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| 11:45 |
Mercury - a global problem Uses/releases in the Developing World
Artisanal Gold-mining - Mercury in the Amazon |
Ravi Agarwal, Toxics Link, India Karen Suassuna, ACPO, Brazil |
| 12:15 |
Experiences from Slovenia, Idrija. |
Milena Horvat, Jozef Stefan Institute |
| 12:35 |
Progressive steps from National Governments - The Swedish strategy |
Petra Hagström, Ministry of Sustainable Development, Sweden. |
| 13:00 |
The global dimension - UNEP Governing Council decision on Mercury |
Michael Bender, MPP, Ban Hg WG |
| 13:30 |
Lunch |
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| 15:00 |
Community strategy on Mercury |
Timo Makela, DG ENV EC |
| 15:30 |
Panel discussion on the EU Strategy and the future steps to be taken - mining, trade, chlor-alkali, assistance to developing countries, etc Moderator: John Hontelez |
Timo Makela, DG ENV, EC Arturo G. Aizpiri, Min. Env. Spain Petra Hagstr ö m, Swedish Min. Env. Arseen Seys, Eurochlor Eduardo Martinez , MAYASA Milena Horvat, Josef Stefan Institute Hana Kuncova, Arnika Ravi Agarwal, Toxics Link, India Peter Maxson, Concorde East/West |
| 18:00 |
Conclusions |
John Hontelez, EEB |
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Participants list
The Report from the International Conference is available in English(approx. 9.8 Mb) and in Spanish(approx. 15.4Mb)
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