Andean forum on Artisanal and Small Scale Gold Mining

Relevant meeting documents and presentations: 

Agenda  

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Final meeting report

Presentations, videos and results of the working groups

Thursday 21 November 2013

Outcome of the Diplomatic Conference and Overview of ASGM in Minamata Convention (SP) (Juan Caicedo, UNEP)

Session 1: National Action Plans

• National Action Plans - overview, including Convention requirements (SP) (Juan Caicedo, UNEP)
• Colombian perspective in the elaboration of its National Action Plan (SP) (William Batista, Government of Colombia)

                        VIDEO: Mercury and its environmental impact in the ASGM in Colombia (SP)

Session 2: Formalization

• Suriname Small Scale Mining Sector (EN) (Gerold Dompig, Government of Suriname)
• ¿Cómo avanzan los rompecabezas de la formalización en la región? (SP) (Lina Villa, Alliance for Responsible Mining)
• Outcome of the working groups (SP) 

Session 3: Cataloguing exercise on interventions on ASGM (Susan Keane, NRDC; Carolina Gonzalez-Castro, UNIDO)

•  Outcome of the working groups: list of projects in the region (SP) 
• GEF and Mercury (EN) (Anil Sookdeo, GEF Secretariat)

 

 Friday 22 November 2013

ASGM and mercury use in the Department of Antioquia, Colombia (SP) (Edgar Velez, CORANTIOQUIA) (document will come soon)

 VIDEO: Proposals to amend the Mining Code (SP) (document will come soon)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Session 4: Baselines and inventories

• Informal gold mining in Colombia: baseline 2012 (SP) (Edwin Goñi, IADB)
• Inventory/baseline development (SP) (Paul Cordy, University of British Columbia; Giorgio de Tomi, University of Sao Paolo)
• Outcome of the practical exercise: Antioquia inventory (SP)

Session 5: Information sharing mechanisms and platforms

• Mechanisms and platforms for sharing information (SP) (Jordi Pon, UNEP)