The Second Meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group (OEWG) to Review and Assess Measures to Address the Global Issue of Mercury convened for its third day on Wednesday, 8 October at UNEP headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya.
During the morning session, delegates continued consideration of common elements of a mercury framework (UNEP (DTIE)/Hg/OEWG.2/8). Delegates focused their attention on specific actions to address the challenges posed by mercury, as well as arrangements related to implementation, policy guidance and administration. The Secretariat agreed to revise the document for consideration on Thursday.
During the afternoon, delegates turned their attention to the contentious issue of modalities for implementation. Views were exchanged on the need and justification for legally-binding and voluntary initiatives.
The Secretariat agreed to prepare a summary for delegates' consideration Thursday afternoon.