La segunda reunión del Grupo de Trabajo Especial de Composición Abierta se llevó a cabo del 6 al 10 octubre de 2008 en la sede del PNUMA en Nairobi (Kenia).
El Grupo de Trabajo consideró ciertos elementos que deberían abordarse mediante un marco de trabajo sobre el mercurio, el tipo de criterios que deberían utilizarse y el fomento de capacidades necesario, incluidos el apoyo financiero y técnico.
UNEP(DTIE)/Hg/OEWG.2/1 - Provisional agenda
UNEP(DTIE)/Hg/OEWG.2/1/Add.1 - Annotated provisional agenda
UNEP(DTIE)/Hg/OEWG.2/2 - Scenario note for the second meeting of the Ad hoc Open-ended Working Group on Mercury
UNEP(DTIE)/Hg/OEWG.2/3 - Report on financial considerations and possible funding modalities for a legally binding instrumnet or voluntary arrangements on mercury
UNEP(DTIE)/Hg/OEWG.2/4 - Report on implementation options, including legal, procedural and logistical aspects
UNEP(DTIE)/Hg/OEWG.2/5 - Report presenting the costs and benefits for each of the strategic objectives
UNEP(DTIE)/Hg/OEWG.2/5/Add.1 - Report presenting the costs and benefits for each of the strategic objectives - Addendum
UNEP(DTIE)/Hg/OEWG.2/6 - Report on current supply and demand for mercury, including projections considering the phase-out of primary mercury mining
UNEP(DTIE)/Hg/OEWG.2/6/Add.1 - Report on current supply and demand for mercury, including projections considering the phase-out of primary mercury mining - Addendum
UNEP(DTIE)/Hg/OEWG.2/7 - Report on the major mercury-containing products and processes, their substitutes and experience in switching to mercury-free products and processes
UNEP(DTIE)/Hg/OEWG.2/7/Add.1 - Report on the major mercury-containing products and processes, their substitutes and experience in switching to mercury-free products and processes - Addendum
UNEP(DTIE)/Hg/OEWG.2/8 - Common elements of a mercury framework
UNEP(DTIE)/Hg/OEWG.2/9 - Report on progress on strengthening the UNEP Global Mercury Partnership
UNEP(DTIE)/Hg/OEWG.2/10 - Information, based on experience with existing legally binding and voluntary arrangements, on how sustainable technology transfer and support could be facilitated for global mercury control actions
UNEP(DTIE)/Hg/OEWG.2/11 - Report on the organization into clusters and annotation of response measures that were developed at the first meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Mercury
UNEP(DTIE)/Hg/OEWG.2/12 - Information on funding currently available for addressing mercury through international funding arrangements
UNEP(DTIE)/Hg/OEWG.2/13 - Report of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Mercury on the work of its second meeting
INFORMATION DOCUMENTS:
UNEP(DTIE)/Hg/OEWG.2/INF/1 - Report on atmospheric emissions: update on progress
UNEP(DTIE)/Hg/OEWG.2/INF/2 - Report on activities carried out under the partnership programme
UNEP(DTIE)/Hg/OEWG.2/INF/3 - Statement prepared by the Western Asia subregion and the Islamic Republic of Iran at a regional preparatory meeting
UNEP(DTIE)/Hg/OEWG.2/INF/4 - Statement prepared by the African region at a regional preparatory meeting
UNEP(DTIE)/Hg/OEWG.2/INF/5 - Information document on the UNEP Global Mercury Partnership
UNEP(DTIE)/Hg/OEWG.2/INF/6 - Expanded voluntary approach for mercury: information document submitted by the Government of the United States of America
UNEP(DTIE)/Hg/OEWG.2/INF/7 - Social and economic costs of continuing the status quo of mercury pollution
UNEP(DTIE)/Hg/OEWG.2/INF/8 - Provisional meeting flow for the second meeting of the Ad hoc Open-ended Working Group on Mercury
UNEP(DTIE)/Hg/OEWG.2/INF/9 - Development of an action plan to address primary mercury mining in Kyrgyzstan
UNEP(DTIE)/Hg/OEWG.2/INF/10 - Information note by the Secretariat of the Basel Convention
UNEP(DTIE)/Hg/OEWG.2/INF/11 - Report of a consultation meeting on mercury for countries from the Asia-Pacific region
UNEP(DTIE)/Hg/OEWG.2/INF/12 - Issues to be addressed by Asia-Pacific countries on global mercury management
UNEP(DTIE)/Hg/OEWG.2/INF/13 - Draft guidance document on developing a national strategic plan for articanal and small-scale gold mining
UNEP(DTIE)/Hg/OEWG.2/INF/14 - Summary report on UNEP mercury inventory activities
UNEP(DTIE)/Hg/OEWG.2/15 - List of Participants