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Learning Report: 2019 EGP Annual Global Workshop

By Environmental Governance Programme (EGP)

workshop report

The 2019 Annual Global Workshop of the Environmental Governance Programme (EGP) was held on October 10-11, 2019 in Geneva, Switzerland. The workshop was organized in parallel with the 15th Annual General Meeting of the Intergovernmental Forum on Mining, Minerals, Metals and Sustainable Development (IGF-AGM), which took place from October 8-11.

Around 30 representatives from ministries of mining and environment, environmental protection agencies, human rights commissions, civil society and development practitioners from Mongolia, Kenya, Mozambique and Colombia, Sweden and New York, met to exchange knowledge and experiences on responsible and human rights based environmental governance of the mining sector.

The EGP workshop, which was designed to enable remote participation to reduce the ecological footprint, included: a video message from the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Human Rights and Environment, David Boyd that highlighted the strategic importance of the programme.

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Learning Report: 2019 EGP Annual Global Workshop

WORKSHOP EVALUATION

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objectives

Learning and reflection with a forward-looking view to inform the next phase of the programme: are we doing the right things and are we doing things right?
Sharing experiences and updates from the EGP implementation in countries and globally.

background

In 2018, the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency and UNDP, through the joint Environmental Governance Programme (EGP) for Sustainable Natural Resource Management, continued to support governments to integrate environment and human rights into the governance of the mining sector.
Aiming to have a lasting effect on how countries govern the mining sector for more sustainable development outcomes, the EGP continued to advance activities at the national, regional and global level across all outcome areas. This included targeted support to Colombia, Kenya, Mongolia and Mozambique, the production and sharing of new guides, training courses, and webinars, as well as the strengthening of a global community of practice and broader South-South Triangular learning through the convening of global and regional fora.
The EGP’s work has focused on strengthening the abilities of all stakeholders—governments, civil society, independent human rights and ombudsman institutions and the private sector—to understand and address the linkages between the environment and human rights for more sustainable and equitable development outcomes for all, and especially for people living in poverty.

agenda

Day 1: Tuesday, October 8

Venue: Palais des Nations, Geneva, Switzerland (Conference Rooms XXV-XXVI, New Building/Nouveau Batiment)

10:00 - 18:00 EGP GROUP ATTENDANCE AT THE 15TH ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF THE INTERGOVERNMENTAL FORUM ON MINING, MINERALS, METALS AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT (IGF-AGM)

Objective: The IGF is a voluntary initiative with over 70 nations committed to leveraging mining for sustainable development to ensure negative impacts are limited and financial benefits are shared. The IGF is devoted to optimizing the benefits of mining to achieve poverty reduction, inclusive growth, social development and environmental stewardship. The IGF Annual General Meeting (AGM) provides a global forum to engage with top experts in the field and to learn about the latest developments in efforts to leverage mining for sustainable development. This year’s AGM will focus on Mining in a Changing Climate.

18:00 - 19:30 Reception hosted by the IGF

Day 2: Wednesday, October 9

Venue: Palais des Nations, Geneva, Switzerland (Conference Rooms XXV-XXVI, New Building/Nouveau Batiment)

10:00 - 18:00 EGP GROUP ATTENDANCE AT the 15TH IGF-AGM

11:45 - 13:00 EGP-IGF JOINT SESSION ON “GENDER TRANSFORMATIVE TOOLS: EMPOWERING EQUALITY THROUGH RESOURCES”

Objective: Overwhelming evidence shows that gender equality in mining is crucial, to maximize benefits, minimize harm and reach the Sustainable Development Goals. This session presents the need for governments to use existing guidance and tools to sensitize and train their officials, and plan and implement changes to achieve gender equality and women’s empowerment in mining.

Day 3: Thursday, October 10

Venue: Lausanne-Genève Meeting Rooms, Institut Oecuménique Château de Bossey (Chemin Chenevière 2, Bogis-Bossey, Switzerland)

Session 1: Welcome, opening and introductions

8:30 - 9:00 REGISTRATION AND COFFEE

9:00 - 10:05 oPENING REMARKS and introduction of participants

Objectives and desired outcomes for the workshop, by Ann Pedersen, Project Manager, UNDP, and Sanna Due, Policy Advisor, UNDP/Swedish Environmental Protection Agency
Welcoming remarks: Working within a system with transformation in mind, and update on the proposal to Sida and Phase 2 (2020-2023), by Maria Bang, Global Programme Manager, Swedish Environmental Protection Agency
Schedule and methodology, safety in the room, and mapping the group, by Gillian Martin Mehers, Workshop Facilitator/Director, Bright Green Learning
Introduction of the participants
Plenary highlights from participants' expectations

Session 2: 2018 in Review: Inspirational talks - Updates from global and country level implementation of activities and results

10:05 - 10:15 Presentation of the EGP activities and results in 2018 and 2019 - focus on progress and change

Ann Pedersen, UNDP
Sanna Due, UNDP/Swedish Environmental Protection Agency

10:15 - 11:10 Paired interviews (Colombia-Mongolia; Kenya-Mozambique) and preparation for country presentations

Objective: Share updates from countries on activities and results that can inform later group work and discussions on ongoing monitoring and outcome impacts.

11:10 - 11:30 Coffee break

Session 2: 2018 in Review: Inspirational talks (Cont.)

11:30 - 12:30 Plenary Presentations by Country Partners

12:30 - 13:30 Lunch

Session 3: Setting the Stage: Why integrate human rights and environment in the mining sector?

13:30 - 13:45 Human Rights & the Environment: Video presentation by David R. Boyd, UNited nations Special rapporteur on environment and human rights

13:45 - 15:00 Stories from our countries: FEATURING the Young Environmental Journalists

Introduction of the project, by Francisco Filho, Communications Specialist, UNDP
Video introduction by the Young Environmental Journalists
Presentation of the stories prepared by the Young Environmental Journalists:
Colombia: Maria Fernanda Cruz Aguilar and Sarah Whatnall
Kenya: Akinyi Chemutai and Charity Migwi
Mongolia: Undarmaa Ulziibat and Avimukt Verma
Mozambique: Gabriel Montenegro and Sofia Barbeiro
Final comments, by Victor Ramos, Young Environmental Journalist Project Coordinator, and presentation of feature interview videos by the Mongolia group
Questions and discussion with the audience

Objectives: To provide a global picture horizon-scanning – what is happening globally in this field. To feature the Youth Environmental Journalists and reflect on the importance of youth involvement in improving the environmental governance of the mining sector, and hear stories from the different countries from a youth perspective that can inspire action for environmental and human rights protection.

15:00 - 15:15 Coffee-break

Session 4: Reflections and Scoping: Harvesting gains, reflections on challenges and further scoping

15: 15 - 17:20 Interactive session on preliminary findings from the outcomes harvesting evaluation

Facilitator: Phu Doma Lama, Researcher, Lund University, Sweden

Presentation of harvested findings/issues
Country group and global teamwork
Plenary discussion and validation of the evaluation findings
Moving forward to EGP 2020-2023: Scoping conditions for learning

Objective: Learning from the ongoing evaluation group’s work and enhanced validity and foci of the outcome harvesting final report.

17:20 - 17:30 End of the day reflections, followed by mingle reception

Special Session: Systems Transformation

18:00 - 19:30 Presentation BY GUEST SPEAKER

Facilitators: Maria Bang, Swedish Environmental Protection Agency, and Gillian Mehers

Day 4: Friday, October 11

Venue: Lausanne-Genève Meeting Rooms, Institut Oecuménique Château de Bossey (Chemin Chenevière 2, Bogis-Bossey, Switzerland)

9:00 - 9:15 Opening for the day and night thoughts

Session 5: Deep Dive One - Gender and Environmental Impact Assessments (EIAs)

9:15 - 9:30 Introduction to the learning session

Facilitator: Sohinee Mazumdar, Independent Consultant

9:30 - 10:45 Case Study 1 – Process and Participation

Swedish challenges in SEA/EIA and examples on how to improve gender equality outcomes in participation, by Ann Åkerskog, Policy Advisor, Swedish Environmental Protection Agency
Colombia example on how to integrate gender in the governance of the extractive sector, with focus on participation, by Lilia Fernanda Benavides Burbano, Advisor on Gender Issues, Office of Social and Environmental Affairs, Ministry of Mines and Energy
Case study presentation and discussion, by Geoffrey Omedo, Programme Officer, UNDP Kenya
Small group discussion
Plenary report back and discussion

Objectives:

Create champions for integrating gender in mining governance.
Increase the awareness of health impacts on men and women from mining on and how this can be addressed in EIAs.
Understanding the importance of integrating gender into the governance of the extractive/mining sector.

10:45 - 11:00 coffee break

Session 5: Deep Dive One (Cont.)

11:00 - 12:30 Case Study 2 – Gendered Environmental Health Impacts

Health impacts from mining on men and women, by Flaviano Bianchini, Director, SOURCE International
Mongolia’s Steps Without Borders presentation, by Bayarsaikhan Namsrai, head of the NGO Steps without Borders
Case study presentation of a case of environmental contamination that SOURCE has encountered, by Laura Grassi, Project Manager, SOURCE International
Small group discussion
Plenary exchange and reflections on take away messages

12:30 - 13:30 Lunch

Session 6: Deep Dive Two - Participatory Environmental Monitoring

Introduction by the facilitator
Video presentation: Moatize Pilot Project
Experience exchange with Mozambique and Mongolia, with Elsa Alfai, Head of Department, Mining National Institute, Ministry of Mineral Resources and Energy, Mozambique; and Barkhas Losolsuren, Programme Officer, UNDP Mongolia
Responses from Colombia and Kenya
Online presentation, by Andres Xavier, University of British Columbia, Canada
Questions & Answers

Objective: Understand and learn from the experience of promoting participatory approaches to environmental monitoring in EGP countries to inform future programming.

15:00 - 15:45 Coffee Break

Session 6: Deep Dive Two (Cont.)

15:45 - 16:30 Force Field Analysis Exercise

Special Announcement: Kick off of a task group to explore how to create a Community of Practice (CoP) for Participatory Environmental Monitoring, by Viktor Andréen, Policy Advisor, Swedish Environmental Protection Agency

16:30 - 17:00 Plenary exchange

Session 7: Closing

Reflections on the learning event: what worked and what could be different next time? Feedback from the countries
Next steps and updates on timeline and focus for EGP’s next phase 2020-2023, by Maria Bang, Swedish Environmental Protection Agency, and Tim Scott, Policy Advisor – Natural Capital and Environment, UNDP
Closing remarks, by Christian Felipe Lesmes Palacio, Advocacy Specialist for Environmental Policy, UNDP Colombia
Closing words, by Ann-Cathrin Pedersen and Sanna Due