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Minamata Convention Side Event: Evaluating Mercury’s Impact on the Food Chain Across 6 Mining Regions in Ghana
October 17, 2025 @ 10:30 am - 11:30 am

Join this Minamata Convention Side Event: Evaluating Mercury’s Impact on the Food Chain Across Six Mining Regions in Ghana.
Hosted by Pure Earth with the Environmental Protection Agency of Ghana and the UK’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, this virtual workshop will present findings from a new study on mercury contamination in artisanal and small-scale gold mining communities in Ghana.
Panelists include:
- Alfonso Rodriguez, Technical Director, Pure Earth
- Esmond Quansah, Program Director, Africa, Pure Earth
- Stephan Boese-O’Reilly, Senior Technical Advisor, Pure Earth