The ASEAN Dissemination Workshop on the Substitution and the ESM of Mercury-containing Medical Measuring Devices
The ASEAN Dissemination Workshop on the Substitution and the ESM of Mercury-containing Medical Measuring Devices was convened on 28 September 2021 by the Waste and Resource Management Cluster of RRC.AP. The workshop was a wrap up project activity of the Japan-ASEAN Integration Fund (JAIF) project titled Development of Capacity for the Substitution and the Environmentally Sound Management (ESM) of Mercury-containing Medical Measuring Devices implemented in the Philippines and Indonesia. The project contributes to the prevention of adverse impacts of mercury on human health and the environment in the ASEAN region.
The ASEAN dissemination workshop aims to disseminate outcomes and key findings from the project, and experiences of international organizations to 10 ASEAN Member States (AMSs), lessons learned and discussed the way forward. The ASEAN Dissemination workshop was well attended by 47 participants from AMS and other international organisations. Information on the activities on related mercury management projects in the region along with mercury waste management technology and experiences of Japan were presented by EXRI, Nohmura Kohsan UNEP ROAP, and UNEP GMP, respectively.
