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Coordinating NGO for EEB/ZMWG funded projects: Citizens Against Chemicals Pollution (CACP) Contact details: Takeshi Yasuma- This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it 2010 Project title: INC2 NGO Preparatory activities in Japan Project objectives: ð strengthen NGO input in preparation for INC 2 and make the UNEP treaty negotiations known to the Japanese public ð Engage the Minimata victims and their supporters in the INC process to underline the lessons to be learnt from Minamata and appeal to the Japanese government for the adoption of a global treaty on mercury ð Exert pressure towards a Japanese mercury export ban and safe storage of surplus mercury); ð Sensitize the government to the importance of a robust and comprehensive treaty that will control mercury’s full life-cycle by highlighting the Minamata events Project activities:
Recommendation: Need for the Japanese government to put in place a mercury export ban and address safe storage of surplus mercury Status: Completed Outcome All the project activities were successfully carried out during INC 2 in Chiba, Japan Deliverables Statement by Minamata Disease Victims and Supporters "Toward the Global Treaty on Mercury". (2)Report: Minamata and The Global Treaty on Mercury (3)Report from Kumamoto and Minamata Visit from September 12 to 14 (5) ZMWG/CACP NGO side event - Honoring Minamata - 23 January 2011 - Chiba, Japan and in Japanese (6) Report of the Mercury Symposium by CACP - 04 December 2011Report of the Mercury Symposium by CACP - 04 December 2011 - in Japan |