Description Ratification and early implementation of the Minamata Convention is facilitated by the use of scientific and technical knowledge and tools by national stakeholders in participating countries Project detail Short Name Pacific Development MIA Objective To assist participating countries for ratification and early implementation of the Minamata Convention on Mercury. SPREP Program Waste Management & Pollution Control Start Date Wednesday, August 3, 2016 End Date Wednesday, December 21, 2022 Project Location Cook Islands Kiribati Marshall Islands Niue Palau Tonga Tuvalu Vanuatu