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On Environmental Governance of the Mining Sector: Putting Policies into Practice

By Environmental Governance Programme (EGP)

MAY 15-17, 2018 - kWALE, KENYA

The Workshop on Environmental Governance of the Mining Sector - Putting Policies into Practice was held in Kwale, Kenya on May 15-17, 2018.

The workshop was a joint initiative of the National Environment Management Authority of Kenya (NEMA), the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency (Swedish EPA), and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).

It focused on the recent assessments for the mining sector conducted by the Environmental Governance Programme, namely: the Strategic Environmental and Social Assessment (SESA) for the Mining Sector in Kenya and the Rule of Law in Public Administration (ROLPA) in Mozambique.

Kwale workshop Report

The workshop brought together key stakeholders from the government, civil society and the private sector who have a delegated role in the environmental governance of the mining sector in Kenya and Mozambique.

Download the workshop report here

Participants represented the following countries and organizations:

Kenya: National Environment Management Authority; Ministry of Mining; Ministry of Environment & Natural Resources; Council of Governors; Office of the Attorney General and Department of Justice; Kwale County Government; Kenyan National Treasury; National Commission on Human Rights; Department of Occupational Safety and Health; Human Rights Agenda Nairobi; Base Titanium; Kenya Chamber of Mines; UNDP Country Office

Mozambique: Mining National Institute; Ministry of Mineral Resources and Energy; Ministry of Land, Environment and Rural Development; Environmental Quality Agency; National Human Rights Commission; UNDP Country Office

Sweden: Swedish Environmental Protection Agency; Lund University; Swedish Geological AB; SwedBio/Stockholm Resilience Centre

UNDP Bureau for Policy and Programme Support, New York

Presentations

Key findings and recommendations from SESA in Kenya, by Maureen Njeri, NEMA
Key findings and recommendations from RoLPA in Mozambique, by Janeiro Avelio, UNDP Mozambique
Workshop overview, by Zephaniah Ouma, Deputy Director of Compliance, NEMA
Overview of stakeholder engagement tools and processes, by Casper Sonesson, UNDP
Meaningful stakeholder engagement in the extractive sector – from policy to practice, by Mats Kullberg, Swedish EPA
Community guide to large-scale mining in Kenya, by Gregory Kituku, Kenyan Ministry of Mining
Community engagement in the extractives sector in Kenya: The experiences of Amkeni waKenya, by Wambua Kituku, UNDP Kenya
Stakeholder engagement in the mining sector in Mozambique, by António Sive, Ministry of Mineral Resources and Energy
Swedish examples of self- and community-based monitoring, by Tove Lundeberg, Swedish EPA
Mainstreaming biodiversity protection in the mining sector, by Per Strömberg, Swedish EPA, and Claudia Ituarte-Lima, SwedBio/Stockholm Resilience Centre
Kilimapesa gold mine: Case presentation by NEMA
Summary of group discussions in country teams

AGENDA

Download the detailed agenda here

DAY 1 - TUESDAY, MAY 15, 2018

Introduction by facilitators

Official opening of the workshop

Amanda Serumaga, Country Director, UNDP Kenya
Geoffrey Wahungu, Director General, Kenyan National Environment Management Agency (NEMA)

Introduction and Welcome

Zephaniah Ouma, NEMA (presentation)
Elsa Alfai, Mozambiquean National Mining Institute
Casper Sonesson, UNDP Bureau for Policy and Programme Support

Presentation of the Environmental Governance Programme

Sanna Due, UNDP and Swedish Environmental Protection Agency (Swedish EPA)

Results from the assessments of the mining sector in Kenya AND MOZAMBIQUE

Key Findings and Recommendations from SESA in Kenya, by Maureen Njeri, NEMA
Key Findings and Recommendations from RoLPA in Mozambique, by Janeiro Avelio, UNDP Mozambique

Meaningful Stakeholder Engagement: From Policy to Practice

Presentation of the session and a short review of achievements so far with regards to stakeholder engagement, by Mats Kullberg, Swedish EPA
Overview of different stakeholder engagement tools and processes, by Casper Sonesson, UNDP
Strategic Communication Planning – presentation of a planning tool-box (a step-by-step approach), by Mats Kullberg, Swedish EPA
Presentation of the Community Guide to Large-Scale Mining in Kenya that has been developed as a part of the EGP, by Gregory Kituku, Kenyan Ministry of Mining
Presentation of an example of stakeholder engagement in the mining sector in Mozambique, by António Sive, Ministry of Mineral Resources and Energy (MIREME), National Directorate for Planning and Cooperation (DPC)
Presentation on community engagement in the extractives sector, by Wambua Kituku, UNDP Kenya
Group discussions in country teams

Environmental rehabilitation and design for closure

The role of and need for the regulator, by Håkan Tarras-Wahlberg
Mainstreaming biodiversity protection, by Per Strömberg, Swedish EPA
Swedish experiences of mine site closure & rehabilitation, by Ann-Marie Fällman, Swedish EPA
Interactive session on rehabilitation and design for closure, moderated by Håkan Tarras-Wahlberg

Exhbition - Photos from the extractive sector in Kenya

DAY 2 - WEDNESDAY, MAY 16, 2018

social opening of the day and reflections from the first day

Oceanic Sakwa, NEMA and Casper Sonesson, UNDP

Debate: Mine community revenue allocation models, and the challenges of environmental performance control of state owned mines

Håkan Tarras-Wahlberg, Per Strömberg and Elsa Alfai

Environmental Monitoring and access to information

The work of community-based environmental monitoring committees, their roles in decision making on mining, and their implementation as a tool to prevent conflict from escalating, by Flaviano Bianchini, Director of SOURCE International
A Case Study of Base Titanium in Kwale with focus on environmental monitoring, by Georgina Jones, Environmental Manager, Base Titanium
Environmental monitoring in Mozambique, by Josimar Biosse, Ministry of Land, Environment and Rural Development (MITADER), Environmental Quality Agency (AQUA)
Swedish examples of self- and community-based monitoring, by Tove Lundeberg, Swedish EPA

Group discussions in country teams

preparation of Work Action Plans

Group discussions: Outcome/change harvesting

Jenny Iao-Jörgensen, Lund University (facilitator)

End of workshop evaluation and closing remarks

David Githaiga, UNDP Kenya

DAY 3 - THURSDAY, MAY 17, 2018

Study Visit to Base Titanium

background readings for workshop participants

Webinars and summary reports from the Environmental Governance Programme:

Webinar 1: Mainstreaming Biodiversity, Ecosystem Services and Human Rights into the Mining Sector - Case Study from Colombia
Interview with the speaker (part I and part II)
Video recordings (for the general introduction to biodiversity, ecosystem services and human rights, see minutes 08.37-31.30)
Webinar 2: Management of Mining Waste and Design for Closure
Interview with the speaker
Video recordings
Webinar 3: Environmental Monitoring Part I: The fundamentals and access to information
Interview with the speaker
Video recordings
Webinar 4: Meaningful Stakeholder Involvement in Decision-making Processes
Summary
Video recordings
Webinar 5: Environmental Monitoring, Part II: Can participatory environmental monitoring committees empower citizens to shape decision making?
Interview with the speaker
Video recordings
Webinar 6: The Role of Government in Preventing or Enabling Conflict in the extractive sector
Interview with the speaker
Video recordings
Webinar 7: Grievance Mechanisms as Tools to Manage Conflict in the Extractive Sector
Interview with the speaker
Video recordings

community guide to large-scale mining in kenya

Strategic Environmental and Social Assessment for the Mining Sector in Kenya

Briefing Paper on Community Engagement in Extractive Industries in Kenya: From Theory to Practice, by Wambua Kituku

How can participatory environmental monitoring help prevent conflict?

Video recordings from UNDP seminar with Flaviano Bianchini

lIST OF PARTICIPANTS

Brian Muthoka, Council of Government Officer, Nairobi
Mary Mwangi, National Safety Officer, Department of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH), Nairobi
Yusuf Lule Mwatsefu, Chief Executive Officer, Human Rights Agenda (HURIA), Nairobi
George Oyoo, CDE – NEMA, Kwale County
Moses Njeru, Chief Executive Officer, Kenya Chamber of Mines (KCM)
Stellah Wangechi Ngotho, Legal Officer, Kenyan National Commission on Human Rights (KNCHR)
Bernard Mogesa, Chief Executive Officer, Kenyan National Commission on Human Rights (KNCHR)
Ali Mafimbo, CEC- Environment, Kwale County Government
Mohammed Pakia, Chief Officer – Environment, Kwale County Government
Georgina Jones, Environmental Manager, Base Titanium
David Rono, Deputy Director – Policy, Kenyan Ministry of Environment & Natural Resources
Sara Bungei, County Geologist, Kenyan Ministry of Mining – Kwale County
Isabella Joy Ochieng, Economist, Kenyan National Treasury
Gregory Kituku, Principal Geologist, Kenyan Ministry of Mining
Lulu Hayanga, Advocate, Office of the Attorney General and Department of Justice, Nairobi
Edward Wabwoto, Senior Legal Officer, NEMA
Maureen Njeri, Compliance and Enforcement Officer, NEMA
Oceanic Sakwa, Senior Compliance and Enforcement Officer, NEMA
Sellellah Okoth, Principal Compliance and Enforcement Officer, NEMA
David Ong’are, Director of Compliance and Enforcement, NEMA
Zephaniah Ouma, Deputy Director – Compliance, NEMA
Reagan Awino, Compliance and Enforcement Officer, NEMA
Felister Njoki, Secretary, NEMA
Evans Nyabuto, Chief Communications Officer, NEMA
Judy Ngungi, Intern, NEMA
Perterson Mirambo, NEMA
Ann-Marie Fällman, Policy Advisor - Mining Licensing Process, Swedish Environmental Protection Agency (SEPA)
Tove Lundeberg, Policy Advisor - Environmental Monitoring, SEPA
Mats Kullberg, Policy Advisor – Communication, SEPA
Per Strömberg, Policy Advisor - Ecosystem Services, SEPA
Jenny Iao- Jörgensen, Project Coordinator, PhD coordinator, Lund University, Sweden
Flaviano Bianchini, Director and Founder, Source International
Casper Sonesson, Policy Advisor - Extractive Industries, UNDP Bureau for Policy and Programme Support
Sanna Due, Policy Advisor, UNDP BPPS - seconded from SEPA
Håkan Tarras-Wahlberg, International Expert on Extractive Industries, Swedish Geological AB
Amanda Serumaga, Country Director, UNDP Kenya
Geoffrey Omedo, Programme Officer, UNDP Kenya
David Githaiga, Team Leader, UNDP Kenya
Elsa Alfai, Head of Department, Ministry of Mineral Resources and Energy (MIREME) – Mining National Institute (INAMI), Maputo
Josimar Biosse, Technician, Ministry of Land, Environment and Rural Development (MITADER) – Environmental Quality Agency (AQUA), Maputo
Antonio Sive, Technician, Ministry of Mineral Resources and Energy (MIREME) – National Directorate for Planning and Cooperation (DPC), Maputo
Luis Bitone Nahe, Chairman, Mozambiquean National Human Rights Commission (CNDH)
Janeiro Avelino Janeiro, Programme Officer, UNDP Mozambique
Phudoma Lama, PhD candidate, Lund University, Sweden

Environmental governance programme (EGP)

The Environmental Governance Programme (EGP) for Sustainable Natural Resource Management is a joint initiative of the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency and the United Nations Development Programme.