Jordan Minimata Report
Jordan Minimata Report
February 10, 2019
The Minamata Convention on Mercury is the first global legally binding
agreement specifically designed to address contamination from a heavy
metal. The Convention’s main thrust is for countries to ban new Mercury
mines and carry out a systematic phase-out of existing ones. It also provides
for the phase-out of Mercury containing products and reducing Mer-
cury supply and trade, to make a significant reduction in Mercury releases
to air, water and land. The Convention also addresses: interim storage of
Mercury and its disposal once it becomes waste; sites contaminated by
Mercury; as well as human and environmental health issues related to
exposure to Mercury.Under the Minimata Convention, individual countries
seek to protect human health and the environment from the risks of Mercury
exposure by systematically controlling Mercury emissions and releases,
including phasing out the use of Mercury in certain products and processes.