Review of the Implementation of the Article 7 on ASGM: from guidance to implementation - Minamata COP6 side event

Ahead of the Sixth Conference of the Parties (COP6) of the Minamata Convention, the Global Mercury Partnership together with the GEF and UNIDO are organising an online side-event scheduled on Thursday 16 October 2025 14:45 to 15:45 CEST.

After establishing ASGM mercury baselines in 35+ countries, UNEP and the GEF, with the Minamata Convention Secretariat are now supporting Parties to review their National Action Plans. This side-event will present UNEP’s new guidance on the Review of the Implementation of the Article 7 (RIA) and the first GEF funded project supporting 23 countries to conduct their RIA, hearing from all the teams involved in their development as well as from countries participating in the first round of RIA.

Agenda

14h45-14h50 Housekeeping remarks - UNEP KRU, Thomas Verbaere

14h50-14h55 Opening remarks - GMP ASGM Co-lead, Susan Keane

14h55-15h07 Supplemental Guidance document for the Review of the Implementation of Article 7 of the Convention - Minamata Convention Secretariat, Richard Gutierrez

15h07-15h20 GEF Project to support the Review of the Implementation of Article 7 of the Convention - UNEP GEF C&W, Inaki Rodríguez

15h20-15h35 Country perspective on NAP Implementation and RIA - Tanzania and Uganda

15h35-15h45 Q&A session Facilitator: Thomas Verbaere

15h45 Closure

More information and Registration link: Review of the Implementation of the Article 7 on ASGM: from guidance to implementation