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As International Technical Experts, BRI assisted several small island developing states of the Caribbean, including Saint Lucia, as part of a regional Minamata Initial Assessment. The Basel Convention Regional Center for the Caribbean, based in Trinidad and Tobago, implemented the regional MIA project and BRI provided expertise to assist with the development of national mercury inventories for each participating country using UN Environment's Toolkit for Identification and Quantification of Mercury Releases. The results of this regional MIA will assist Saint Lucia with meeting requirements outlined by the Minamata Convention to reduce mercury in the environment and exposure of mercury to humans.
Formal Capacity: International Technical Expert
Project Lead: David Evers
Funding/Implementing Agency: GEF/UN Environment
Executing Agency: Basel Convention Regional Center for the Caribbean
Under the Minamata Convention, individual countries are charged with protecting 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.
In order to assist with preparations for the ratification and implementation of the Convention, the Government of St. Lucia conducted a Minamata Initial Assessment (MIA).
Check out the album below to see more pictures from our visit to Saint Lucia, where we visited fishing ports and sites that may be sources of mercury contamination.
Download the following brochures to learn how you can participate in regional and global efforts to monitor mercury in cosmetics, humans, and seafood in your country. Each brochure outlines the sampling process and highlights how participation will help countries meet the requirements of the Minamata Convention on Mercury.
Monitoring Mercury-added Products in the Caribbean Region: Skin Lightening Creams and Cosmetics
Mercury Biomonitoring in the Caribbean Region: People
