Minamata Initial Assessment in Turkey project was started on 13 September 2017 and was completed on 30 October 2019. During the project period, Turkey’s first level 1 mercury inventory study and level 2 inventory study were conducted with by national and international experts. In the project, action plan, legal gap analysis and draft legislation were […]
ABU DHABI, 7 November 2019 – The 18th session of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) General Conference concluded today, providing the Organization clear indications under the new Abu Dhabi Declaration, to accelerate inclusive and sustainable industrial development (ISID) for the realization of the 2030 Agenda by strengthening partnerships with the private sector and […]
When world leaders gathered in New York for the 70th session of the General Assembly in 2016, and proclaimed the period 2016-2025 as the Third Industrial Development Decade for Africa (IDDA III), it reaffirmed the importance of industrialization in supporting Africa’s own efforts towards sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth and accelerated development. Since the […]
International Workshop on Mercury Science and Minamata Convention held on 13-15 March, 2019 in Japan. The representatives of related Ministries from Japan, Antigua & Barbuda, Gabon, Mexico Mongolia, Sweden and academicians from University of Connecticut, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Harvard University were participated in the workshop. Zeynep Leloğlu from Ministry of Environment and Urbanization of […]
Minamata Convention: Initial Assessment in Turkey Inventory Training was held in Hilton Garden Inn in Eskişehir, Turkey between 29th – 31st January, 2018. The meeting began with opening speeches of Department of Chemicals Head of Division Ms. Bursev Doğan Artukoğlu and UNIDO International Expert Prof. Ivan Holoubek. There were 12 women, 13 men participants from […]
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