Guwahati: Dr. Farishta Yasmin, a distinguished researcher and associate professor at Nowgong College (Autonomous) in Assam, was recently selected to participate in the 16th International Conference on Mercury as a Global Pollutant (ICMGP-2024) held from July 21- 26 in Cape Town, South Africa.
Yasmin presented her current research on electronic waste management and public perceptions at the global conference, emphasizing the challenges associated with e-waste in northeastern India.
In her poster, she passionately addressed urgent environmental challenges and highlighted the vital role of international scientific collaboration in overcoming them.
Her dedication to environmental advocacy has captured the attention of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), which recognized her contributions to the Generation Restoration Movement.
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Dr. Yasmin’s leadership in organizing World Environment Day 2024 events through the Women’s Cell at Nowgong College (Autonomous) has been instrumental in raising awareness and inspiring positive environmental action.
ICMGP started in 1990 as the largest scientific event on mercury and immensely contributed to the development of the Minamata Convention.
The International Mercury Conference, officially entitled the “International Conference on Mercury as a Global Pollutant,” is a major international academic conference at which researchers from a wide range of fields that concern mercury issues meet together to present the latest achievements on mercury research.
It meets once every two years and has been held in varying locations worldwide, including the City of Minamata, which hosted the 6th Conference (International Conference on Mercury as a Global Pollutant 2001) in 2001.
Researchers of the National Institute for Minamata Disease also participate to disseminate information on research activities by various means, including speaking in lecture sessions and giving presentations in booths at the venue.
