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Narrative Report
“Sub-regional Workshop on Enhancing Parties Capacities for Environmentally Sound Management of Mercury
Wastes under the Basel Convention”
Organized by:
the Secretariat of the Basel Convention
and
the Basel Convention Coordinating Centre (BCCC), Stockholm Convention Regional
Centre (SCRC), for Latin America and the Caribbean
Pedro Figari Montevideo Hotel Uruguay
November 17th -19th 2015
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Report Index
1. Summary ................................................................................................................... 2
2. Introduction .............................................................................................................. 3
3. Workshop Objectives ................................................................................................ 4
4. Workshop Development ........................................................................................... 4
5. Conclusions ............................................................................................................... 6
6. Recommendations .................................................................................................... 7
7. Annexes..................................................................................................................... 8
Annex I: Pictures ........................................................................................................... 8
Annex II: List of participants ....................................................................................... 15
Annex III: Agenda ........................................................................................................ 19
1. Summary
The Subregional Workshop on Enhancing Parties Capacities for Environmentally Sound
Management of Mercury Wastes, in the framework of the Basel Convention, has been
organized by the Joint Secretariat of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Convention in
cooperation with the Coordinating and Regional Centre for the Basel and Stockholm
Convention, based in Montevideo, Uruguay. It was attended by 35 participants
representing governments of Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica,
Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru,
Venezuela and Uruguay, as well as several international experts on the subject.
This 3-days workshop, has intended to improve capabilities of the environmentally
sound management of mercury waste through awareness raising.
Participants have also received training in the areas of Environmental Biomonitoring,
Contaminated Sites, Assessment and Risk Communication.
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2. Introduction
In the Basel Convention, elemental mercury and mercury containing or contaminated
wastes are categorized as hazardous wastes. Improper handling, collection,
transportation or disposal of mercury wastes as well as some disposal technologies,
can lead to emissions or releases of mercury, and could affect the human health and
the environment.
Technical guidelines were developed, under the Basel Convention framework, for the
environmentally sound management of waste, falling under its scope. Technical
guidelines provide for the foundation upon which countries can operate at a standard
that is not less environmentally sound than that required by the Basel Convention.
The Convention defines "Environmentally Sound Management" of waste subject to its
control, as taking all practicable steps to ensure that these wastes are managed in a
manner which will protect human health and the environment against the adverse
effects which may result from such waste.
The growing global trend towards phasing out mercury-added products and processes
using mercury will result in the generation of an excess of mercury if mercury supplies
remain at the current level. Therefore, ensuring environmentally sound management
of mercury waste will be a critical issue for most countries. Towards this end, the
Minamata Convention on Mercury, which is a global treaty to protect human health
and the environment from the adverse effects of mercury, was adopted in 2013, and a
this date it has not entered into force.
The workshop will target national officials from selected Parties in the Latin American
and Caribbean region. In addition, representatives of regional centres, of Inter-
Governmental Organizations (IGOs) and the civil society organizations were welcome
to participate in the workshop.
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The training workshop was organized in close cooperation with the Joint Secretariat of
the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions and the Basel Convention
Coordinating Centre, Stockholm Convention Regional Centre, for Latin America and the
Caribbean based in Montevideo, Uruguay. The European Union has kindly provided the
funding for the training activity.
3. Workshop Objectives
• Enhancing Parties’ knowledge and expertise on environmentally sound
management of mercury waste based on the existing Technical Guidelines
developed by the Basel Convention on mercury waste and other existing tools;
• Increasing awareness of Parties on the set of practical manuals on
Environmentally Sound Management (ESM, for its English acronym) developed
by an expert working group, including issues of classification, collection,
storage, packaging and labeling, transportation and disposal operations under
the Basel Convention;
• Pilot testing of the updated existing technical guidelines on mercury waste and
the practical manuals on ESM; and,
• Facilitation the early implementation of the Minamata Convention on Mercury
by strengthening countries capacities to deal with mercury waste.
4. Workshop Development
Day 1
The workshop was opened with the participation of the Director of the National
Environment Directorate of Uruguay (DINAMA, by its Spanish acronym), Mr. Alejandro
Nario, the Director of the Basel Convention Coordinating Centre, Stockholm
Convention Regional Centre, for Latin America and the Caribbean based in Uruguay,
Ms. Gabriela Medina and the Representative of the Joint Secretariat of the Basel,
Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions, Ms. Francesca Cenni, who welcomed the
participants.
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It was made an introduction to the objectives of the Workshop and then it was done a
round of presentation of the workshop participants, both local and foreign ones.
Later, the Joint Secretariat presented on the Transboundary Movement and
Environmentally Sound Management of mercury waste and was performed a group
exercise in this regard.
Finally invited experts explained on Assessment and Risk Communication and
Environmental Biomonitoring in the context of mercury waste.
Day 2
During the morning were made presentations on Prevention and Waste Minimization
and the Capabilities of National Laboratories in Latin America and the Caribbean, made
to carry out sampling and analysis of mercury in the Region.
To continue, several presentations on sampling and analysis by representatives of
Uruguay were performed.
The Secretariat also presented a brief review of labeling of mercury waste according to
the revised technical guidelines.
During the afternoon were visited the laboratories of the National Environment
Directorate of Uruguay (DINAMA, for its Spanish acronym), and the Technological
Laboratory of Uruguay (LATU, for its Spanish acronym), there, on each laboratory, was
possible to observe how to perform the analysis of samples with mercury and the
operation of the equipment required.
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Day 3
To begin, the experts exposed about the collection, storage, recovery, recycling and
disposal of mercury waste and then on the Remediation of Contaminated Sites.
After that, were presented topics that addressed the issue of the Legislative and
Regulatory Framework globally and some countries presented their national situation
on these regard.
An update on what has been done by the Working Group of Experts on
Environmentally Sound Management (ESM) and it was addressed the challenges and
opportunities for the environmentally sound management of mercury waste and its
coordination with the Minamata Initial Assessment (MIAs, by its English acronym).
To close the afternoon, participants worked in groups on prevention and waste
minimization and presentations of the results was performed.
After that, the Workshop evaluation was fulfilled, the delivery of certificates was done
and the closure of the meeting was executed with the participation of the Director of
the Basel Convention Coordinating Centre, Stockholm Convention Regional Centre, for
Latin America and the Caribbean, Ms. Gabriela Medina and the Representative of the
Joint Secretariat of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions, Ms. Francesca
Cenni.
5. Conclusions
The workshop from the logistical point of view it was done successfully, transfers,
lunches, technical visits, hotel services, materials, etc.
In the returns obtained by the attendees, it was noted:
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- The importance of being able to perform practical exercises on the direct
application of the Basel Convention.
- There were clarified various technical aspects for carrying out inventories of
dioxins and furans.
- It was highlighted the importance of exchanging experiences with countries in the
region, essential information for planning future actions on each country.
- Interpretation details were clarified of the Basel Convention and its relationship
with the Minamata Convention.
6. Recommendations
The recommendations came out of the returns obtained by the participants, of these is
possible to highlight:
- It should go deeper in the legal framework of the Convention, so it was suggested
that Regional Centers performs trainings that incorporates the legal aspects of this.
- The need to perform more practical exercises and share concrete case of studies.
- To have more technical support and to plan more training activities and exchange
of experiences.
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7. Annexes
Annex I: Pictures
Photography 1: Opening of the Workshop.
Photography 2: Plenary.
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Photography 3: Francesca Cenni, Joint Secretariat of Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions.
Photography 4: Iris Fernandes, CETESB.
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Photography 5: David Bellinger, Harvard University.
Photography 6: Gabriela Medina, Director BCCC-SCRC.
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Photography 7: Working groups.
Photography 8: Working groups.
Photography 9: Working groups.
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Photography 10: Visit to laboratories.
Photography 11: Visit to laboratories.
Photography 12: Visit to laboratories.
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Photography 13: Visit to laboratories.
Photography 14: Visit to laboratories.
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Photography 15: Group Image.
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Annex II: List of participants
Name Surname Contact Institution
1 Gloria León [email protected] Secretariat of Envirnonmet
Paraguay
2 Gilda Torres [email protected] Secretariat of Envirnonmet
Paraguay
3 Alexander Moreta [email protected]
Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources
Dominican Rep.
4 Héctor Urbaez [email protected]
Ministry of Environment And Natural Resources
Dominican Rep.
5 Maria
Gabriela Abarca [email protected]
Ministry of Environment And Natural Resources
Nicaragua
6 Ingrid Villatoro [email protected]
Ministry of Environment And Natural Resources
Guatemala
7 Lady Dominguez [email protected]
Ministry of Health and
Social Protection Colombia
8 Alberto Capra [email protected]
Secretary of Environment
and Sustentable Development
Argentina
9 Leila Devia [email protected] Secretary of
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Environment and Sustentable
Development Argentina
10 Sonia Aranibar [email protected]
Ministry of Environment
Peru
11 Elmer Quichiz [email protected]
Ministry of Health
Peru
12 Francisca Farias [email protected]
Ministry of Environment
Chile
13 Paulina Villamar [email protected]
Ministry of Environment
Ecuador
14 Miroslava Castellon [email protected]
Ministry of Environment
and Water
Bolivia
15 Tamara Perez [email protected]
Ministry of Environment
and Water
Bolivia
16 Gresmer Laya [email protected]
Ministry of Popular Power
for the Environment
Venezuela
17 Erik Pereira [email protected]
Ministry of Popular Power
for the Environment
Venezuela
18 Yoaní González [email protected]
Ministry of Health
Panama
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19 Jaime Velez [email protected]
Ministry of Health
Panama
20 Marco Tulio
Lobo [email protected]
Ministry of Health
Costa Rica
21 Juan
Carlos Oreamuno [email protected]
Ministry of Health
Costa Rica
22 Iris Fernandes [email protected] CETESB
23 Rubia Kuno [email protected] CETESB
24 David Bellinger [email protected] Havard University
25 Francesca Cenni [email protected] BRS Secretariat
26 Mario Yarto [email protected] BRS Secretariat
27 Judith Torres [email protected]
Ministry of Housing, Land Planning and Environment
Uruguay
28 Carlos Hernandez [email protected] UNDP
29 Magdalena Preve [email protected] UNDP
30 Gabriela Medina [email protected] BCCC-SCRC
31 Alejandra Torre [email protected] BCCC-SCRC
32 Natalia Maciel [email protected] BCCC-SCRC
33 Virginia Santana [email protected] BCCC-SCRC
34 Vivian Muñoz [email protected]
Ministry of Housing, Land Planning and Environment
Uruguay
35 Guadalupe Exposito [email protected] Ministry of
Housing, Land Planning and
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Environment Uruguay
36 Carlos Saizar [email protected] LATU
37 Raquel Huertas [email protected] LATU
38 Anahir Cenoz [email protected] Uru/13/632
Project
39 Griselda Castagnino [email protected] Uru/13/632
Project
40 Natalia Barboza [email protected]
Ministry of Housing, Land Planning and Environment
Uruguay
41 Alejandro Mangarelli [email protected]
Ministry of Housing, Land Planning and Environment
Uruguay
42 Estefanía Geymonat [email protected]
Ministry of Housing, Land Planning and Environment
Uruguay
43 Alberto Villarroel [email protected]
Dominican Republic
Embassy in Uruguay
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Annex III: Agenda
Día 1 - Martes, 17 de Noviembre
08:30 - 09:00 Registro de participantes
Mañana: 9:00-
12:30
Apertura
Alejandro Nario,
Director Nacional de Medio Ambiente,
Ministerio de Vivienda, Ordenamiento
Territorial y Medio Ambiente
Gabriela Medina, Directora, Centro
Coordinador del Convenio de Basilea, Centro
Regional del Convenio de Estocolmo, para
América Latina y el Caribe, con sede en Uruguay
(BCCC-SCRC-Uruguay)
Francesca Cenni, Secretaría de los Convenios de
Basilea, Rotterdam y Estocolmo (BRS)
Objetivos del Taller Mario Yarto, Secretaría de los Convenios de
Basilea, Rotterdam y Estocolmo (BRS)
Presentación de los participantes Todos los participantes
Café
Desechos de mercurio en el Convenio de
Basilea: movimientos transfronterizos y gestión
ambientalmente racional de los desechos con
mercurio, vínculos con el Convenio de
Rotterdam
Francesca Cenni, Secretaría BRS
Desechos de mercurio y el Convenio de
Minamata, Asociación Mundial sobre el
mercurio (participación a distancia)
Desiree Narvaez, PNUMA Rama Químicos y
Desechos
Desechos de mercurio y el Convenio de
Minamata, Asociación Mundial sobre el
mercurio
Judith Torres, Ministerio de Vivienda,
Ordenamiento Territorial y Medio Ambiente
Discusión Todos los participantes
12:30-14:00 Almuerzo
Tarde: 14:00-18:00
Ejercicio grupal en movimiento transfronterizo Trabajo en grupos
Café
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Presentación de resultados de los trabajos en grupo y discusión
general Todos los participantes
Evaluación de Riesgo y Comunicación del Riesgo para la gestión
racional de los desechos con mercurio
Rubia Kuno y Iris Regina
Fernandes Poffo, Companhia
de Tecnologia de Ambiental do
Estado de Sao Paulo (CETESB)
(Stockholm Convention
Regional Centre in Brazil)
Monitoreo ambiental y biomonitoreo en el contexto de desechos
con mercurio
Rubia Kuno, CETESB
David Bellinger, Universidad
de Harvard
Oportunidades para financiado de los proyectos de mercurio por
el Fondo para el Medio Ambiente Mundial
Evelyn Swain, Especialista
ambiental, Clima y Productos
Químicos, el Fondo para el
Medio Ambiente Mundial
(FMAM)
Resumen del primer día Secretaría BRS/BCCC-SCRC-
Uruguay
19:00 Recepción
Día 2 - Miércoles, 18 de Noviembre
Mañana: 9:00-12:30
Prevención y minimización de desechos and
capacidades de los laboratorios nacionales en
América Latina para llevar a cabo el muestreo y
análisis de mercurio en Latinoamérica
Mario Yarto, Secretaría BRS
Muestreo y Análisis
Gabriela Medina, Directora,
BCCC-SCRC-Uruguay
Raquel Huertas, Laboratorio
Tecnológico del Uruguay
(LATU)
Natalia Barboza, Dirección
nacional de medio ambiente de
Uruguay (DINAMA)
Café
Breve reseña sobre etiquetado de los desechos
con mercurio de acuerdo con las directrices
técnicas revisadas
Francesca Cenni, Secretaría
BRS
Ejercicio grupal en prevención y minimización de
desechos Trabajo en grupos
12:30-14:00 Almuerzo
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Tarde: 14:00-18:00
Presentación de resultados de los trabajos en
grupo y discusión general Todos los participantes
Visita: Laboratorios de LATU y DINAMA
Todos los participantes
Día 3 - Jueves, 19 de Noviembre
Mañana: 9:00-12:30
Gestión ambientalmente racional de los desechos
con mercurio: recolección, almacenamiento,
recuperación de recursos, reciclado y disposición final
Mario Yarto y Francesca
Cenni, Secretaría BRS
Remediación de Sitios Contaminados Gabriela Medina, Directora,
BCCC-SCRC-Uruguay
Café
Ejercicio grupal en gestión ambientalmente
racional de los desechos con mercurio Trabajo en grupos
Presentación de resultados de los trabajos en
grupo y discusión general Todos los participantes
12:30-14:00 Almuerzo
Tarde: 14:00-18:00
Marco legislativo y normativo para la gestión
ambientalmente racional de los desechos con mercurio
Francesca Cenni, Secretaría
BRS
Marcos legales nacionales para el manejo
ambientalmente racional de los desechos con
mercurio: estudio de casos Gobiernos de Perú y Ecuador
Café
Desafíos y oportunidades para el manejo
ambientalmente racional de los desechos con mercurio y la coordinación con MIAs
Trabajo en grupos
Conclusiones y entrega de certificados Secretaría BRS
Evaluación y ceremonia de clausura Secretaría BRS/BCCC-SCRC-
Uruguay