In opening statements at COP1, Marc Chardonnens, Vice-Minister of Environment, Switzerland, emphasized his country’s commitment to reducing mercury pollution and urged integrating the Minamata Convention into the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm (BRS) Conventions “family.” Ibrahim Thiaw, Deputy Executive Director, UN Environment, said the Convention is a building block for the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, and highlighted that it would help countries protect human rights and the environment by improving waste management and switching to cleaner energy and smarter chemicals.
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