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Second Global Forum on Artisanal and Small Scale Gold Mining (ASGM)Lima, Peru, 3 to 5 September 2013

AN INTRODUCTION TO NATIONAL ACTION PLAN DEVELOPMENT

Session 1: EXPERIENCES IN DEVELOPING NATIONAL ACTION PLANS

Juan Fernando CAICEDO, Programme Officer, UNEP

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Experiences in developingnational action plans

During this session we will discover common elements countries have developed and used while developing

national action plans

Latin America and the Caribean: Peru & BoliviaColombia

Africa: Cote d’Ivoire, Senegal, Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger, Gambia, Nigeria and Guinea.

Asian and the Pacific: Cambodia & PhilippinesIndonesia

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A travel from……to…….

MinamataConvention onMercury:

ASGMNational action plans(Annex C)

GlobalMercuryPartnership’sExperience:

Developing a nationalstrategic plan to reducemercury use in ASGM(July 2011)

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Global Mercury Partnership:

Suggested content for a national strategic plan

Executive summary Introduction and

background National overview Priority goal and

objectives Implementation

strategy Evaluation mechanism

Annexes

A travel from……to…….

Minamata Convention on Mercury:Reference to

ASGM national action plans

Article 7: ASGM

Para. 3:(a) Develop and

implement(b) Submit to the

Secretariat(c) Provide a

review every 3 years.

Annex C: ASGMNational action

plansPlanes nacionales

de acciónPlans d’action

nationaux

1. What the national action plan shall

include

2. What the national action plan may

include

Global Mercury Partnership

Executive summaryIntroduction and backgroundNational overviewPriority goal and objectivesImplementation strategyEvaluation mechanism (*)Annexes

A travel from……to…….Minamata Convention on Mercury

National objectives and reduction targets (a)

Actions to eliminate (b)

Steps to facilitate formalization or regulation (c)

Baseline estimates (d)

Strategies

Schedule for implementation (k)

Promote reduction emissions & releases of, exposure (e)

Manage trade & preventing diversion Hg & Hg compounds from both foreign and domestic sources (f)

Involve stakeholders implementation & continuing development of the national action plan (g)

Public health strategy on the exposure of ASGM miners and their communities (h)

Prevent exposure of vulnerable populations (i)

Provide information to ASGM miners and affected communities (j)

* Art. 7 para 3 (c)

Annex C para. 1

Annex C para. 2

Global Mercury Partnership

National overview (section 3)Baseline analysis:

1. Legal 2. Geographic3. Economics (earnings per capita, mercury supply, use and demand, gold trade and export)4. Mining (ore bodies, processed used, number of people directly/indirectly involved - gender and age).5. Environment ( environmental destruction, contaminated sites, mercury releases in soil, air and water).6. Health information (impacts, mercury exposure through various media).7. Leadership & organization (national & local levels)8. Innovative experiences

Minamata Convention on Mercury

Steps to facilitate formalization or regulation (c)Baseline estimates (d)StrategiesPromote reduction emissions & releases of, exposure (e)

Manage trade & preventing diversion Hg & Hg compounds from both foreign and domestic sources (f)

Involve stakeholders implementation & continuing development of the national action plan (g)

Public health strategy on the exposure of ASGM miners and their communities (h)

Prevent exposure of vulnerable populations (i)

Provide information to ASGM miners and affected communities (j)

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In the way to…

Global Mercury

Partnership

Minamata Convention on

Mercury

A travel of success! and a way to achieve the expected result !

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In the way to… national action plans develop

Step 1: Establishing a coordinatingmechanism

Step 2: Gathering baseline informationand developing the national overview

Step 3: Setting a goal and objectives

Step 4: Formulating the implementation strategy

Step 5: Evaluation mechanism

Step 6: Endorsing the national strategic plan

Global Mercury Partnership

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THANK YOU!

MUCHAS GRACIAS !

MERCI BEAUCOUP !