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Stockholm dialogue

On the Nexus between Human Rights, Environmental Sustainability and Conflict Prevention

By Environmental Governance Programme (EGP)

dialogue report

The Stockholm Dialogue on the Nexus between Human Rights, Environmental Sustainability and Conflict Prevention took place in Stockholm on 12 June 2018.

More than 100 participants from 26 countries joined the Stockholm Dialogue. They represented national governments, the UN, academia, civil society, and the private sector, with a special focus on countries with large mineral reserves, including Argentina, Colombia, Kenya, Mali, Mauritius, Mozambique, Peru, and Venezuela.

The Dialogue participants shared their perspectives and experiences on how to improve the management of natural resources in ways that advance the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and ensure more sustainable and peaceful results across countries and regions.

Download the Dialogue Report here

watch the dialogue recordings on youtube

global guide launched!

At the Stockholm Dialogue, the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency and UNDP co-launched the publication Extracting Good Practices: A Guide for Governments and Partners to Integrate Environment and Human Rights into the Governance of the Mining Sector.

This joint Guide seeks to support governments and other stakeholders to better manage the environmental and social aspects of mining, in a way that rebalances relations in favour of more just and sustainable outcomes for local communities and vulnerable groups, including women and children, now and in the future.

Download the Global Guide:

Full Report (2.3 MB)

Executive Summary (1.2 MB)

The facilitator

The facilitator of the Stockholm Dialogue was Alexander Verbeek.

Alexander is a Dutch environmentalist, public speaker, moderator, diplomat, and former strategic policy advisor at the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Over the past 28 years, he has worked on international security, humanitarian and geopolitical risk issues, and the linkage to the earth's accelerating environmental crisis.

Currently, he works as an expert speaker and advisor on planetary change to academia, global NGOs, private firms, and international organisations. His online following is more than 200,000, mainly through his Twitter site @alex_verbeek. He is an associate at SEI, SIWI and the GCSP and a World Fellow at Yale University.

Agenda and presentations

DOWNLOAD THE PDF VERSION OF THE AGENDA HERE

Welcome and introductory remarks

Alexander Verbeek, Facilitator
Tim Scott, Senior Policy Advisor on Environment, UNDP

Plenary Session I: How do we secure the right to a clean and healthy environment, while preventing conflict?

Objective: This session will provide an overview of challenges and opportunities in applying integrated approaches to promote sustainability and peace. The session will focus on examples of how governments, the private sector and other actors have contributed to conflict prevention and sustainable development by integrating human rights, including procedural rights (access to information, participation, and redress), and environmental sustainability in the governance of the extractive sector.

Panel presentations:

1) Participatory Environmental Monitoring: Environmental issues can exacerbate conflicts, especially at the community level. One of the best ways to mitigate this risk it is to give communities greater control over their resources. For example, communities can monitor water quality and quantity, soil, health and human rights. The presentation will provide an introduction to community-based monitoring and examples from Mexico and Peru.

Presenter: Flaviano Bianchini, Director and Founder of Source international (download presentation here)

2) Peace and Environment: The “Peace and Environment” programme looks to strengthen the capacities of local communities and ex-combatants though environmental training and the development of productive and conservation alternatives. The environment is a key factor in the Colombian peacebuilding process, and if not well managed a possible trigger for new conflicts. The programme intends to incorporate both realities. It will help prevent deforestation and contribute to climate change mitigation and adaptation, also support rural communities that have been affected by the conflict. This experience illustrates peacebuilding and conflict prevention efforts in megadiverse countries.

Presenters: Jimena Puyana, National Manager for Sustainable Development, UNDP Colombia; and César Jerez, leader of Rural Peasant Reserve Zones (download presentation here)

3) Weaving SDG 16 and human rights principles into the post-2020 global biodiversity framework: Like sustainability, human rights are a crosscutting dimension of Agenda 2030, and recognized in SDG 16 which aims to “Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels.” As the text of SDG 16 does not specify social-ecological dimensions, there is a need for dialogue and tools to better understand and act upon the connections between SDG 16 and biodiversity. This presentation will focus on lessons learned on mainstreaming biodiversity, ecosystem services and human rights in the mining sector. It will share insights from the international peer to peer Dialogue on Weaving SDG 16 and human rights law into the post 2020 global biodiversity strategic framework held in Kenya, 28-31 May 2018.

Presenter: Dr Claudia Ituarte-Lima, Environmental lawyer and researcher, Swedbio, Stockholm Resilience Centre

Panel discussion on distilling good practices and opportunities for scaling up and replication:

Hon. Marie Jacobsson, Ambassador, Ministry forForeign Affairs, Sweden
Nora Götzmann, Senior Advisor Human Rights & Business, Danish Institute for Human Rights
Dalia Marquez, Venezuela, UN MCGY as Global Focal Point of Sustainable Consumption and Production, Latin American and Caribbean Engagement Mechanism of Civil Society (LACEMOS)

Plenary Session II: Doing business differently - how can new partnerships and working across silos generate new thinking and solutions for conflict prevention and sustainable management of natural resources?

Objective: Explore how we can provide better integrated support and leverage partnerships, innovations and technology to support countries in accelerating implementation of Agenda 2030.

Panel presentations:

1) How data sharing and innovative technological partnerships can support conflict prevention and sustainable natural resource management:

Inga Petersen, Senior Adviser, UN Environment
Joanne Lebert, Executive Direcor, IMPACT (download presentation here)

2) Lessons from the Oil for development programme

Ingun Kroksnes, Senior Adviser, Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (NORAD)

3) Water, Human Rigts and Mining:

Chris Mc Combe, Manager, International Council of Mining and Minerals (ICMM)

Interactive discussion:

Dr Florian Krampe, Researcher, Swedish International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)
Tove Lexen, Vice-President, PUSH Sweden
Massaran Traoré, Executive Director, International Alert Mali

Parallel Session 1: How can participatory environmental monitoring committees empower citizens to shape decision making?

Objective: Based on examples brought by the panelists from real cases in Argentina, Bolivia, Panama and Peru, the objective of this session is to explore the four core dimensions related to participatory environmental committees (PEMCs) work; internal governance, learning, socio economic and environmental dimension. In parallel, we will discuss how good practices on those dimensions ensure the correct development of PEMCs work, thus enabling them to shape decision making.

Participants attending the workshop will have a better understanding of how PEMCs work in Latin America, what challenges they face and how they can influence decision making processes.

Facilitator: Alexandra Gil Taboas, Project Officer for Extractive Industries, UNDP Regional Hub for Latin America and the Caribbean (download presentation and session overview here)

Presenters:

Flaviano Bianchini, Director and Founder of Source International
Alexis Rodríguez, Research Dean of the Universidad Especializada de las Américas
Nancy Bahamonde, Consultant on social conflict, public policies, gender, and leadership at Lidera Consulting Perú

Parallel Session 2: Measuring rule of law in environmental governance: what does the evidence show and how to ensure rights-based decision-making in the mining sector?

Objective: This session will present findings from the piloting of a new SEPA-UNDP-FBA toolkit that has been applied in Colombia, Mozambique and Mongolia to detect rule of law challenges in the governance of the mining sector. It will primarily focus on:

Gaps between de jure and de facto implementation of basic rule of law principles;
Grievances stemming from the lack of respect for the rule of law in administrative decision-making affecting the rights of individuals and communities in mining areas;
Ways forward to promote the respect and demand for the rule law in environmental governance.

Following its pre-launch on 12 June, the self-assessment tool will be made available through the global Environmental Governance Project to relevant government agencies and donors who are interested in underpinning their interface with local communities and the environment.

This session has the following expected outputs:

Identified rule of law challenges in environmental governance/mining, primarily through the pilot assessment in Colombia;
Identified linkages between environmental governances and peace processes/conflict prevention;
Increased familiarity with existing evidence-based tools in promoting rights-based decision-making in the governance of the mining sector;
Discussed options on how to translate assessment results into action at local/national level.

Facilitator: Tim Scott, UNDP

Presenters:

Parallel Session 3: Strengthening women’s participation in natural resource governance and conflict prevention

Objective: This session will explore ways to use natural resource governance and management for women’s political and economic empowerment, with a focus on conflict prevention and peacebuilding. The discussion will focus on new research and tools for promoting gender-responsive approaches to natural resources and extractive industries in conflict-affected contexts, including artisanal mining. The session will highlight stories from women in the field, and discuss opportunities for enhancing integration of the SDG and Women, Peace and Security agendas through increased investment in natural resource programming.

Facilitator: Silja Halle, Coordinator, Joint Programme on Women, Natural Resources & Peace, UN Enviroment
Introductory remarks: Hon. Marie Jacobsson, Ambassador, Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Sweden

Discussants:

Joanne Lebert, Executive Director, IMPACT
Nora Götzmann, Senior Advisor Human Rights & Business, Danish Institute for Human Rights
Massaran Traoré, Executive Director, International Alert Mali

Parallel Session 4: Investing in meaningful participation of the youth in natural resource governance to sustain peace

Objective: This session will discuss ways to recognize, promote and support the agency and resilience of young people to ensure effective and inclusive natural resource governance in the context of efforts to prevent violence and conflict and advance peacebuilding. It will feature young people’s stories from the field, include a presentation on Youth, Peace and Security and the role of Youth in SDG implementation. and links to environmental governance. It will help identify relevant youth-friendly and youth-inclusive knowledge platforms and tools and discuss existing and new entry points for policy, programming and partnerships.

Facilitator: Noella Richard, UNDP Youth Focal Point, UNDP headquarters (click here for download)

Presenters:

Tania Daniela Martínez Roa, Graduate Teaching Assistant, University of the Andes, Colombia
Kaluki Mutuku, Environmental conservation & natural resources manager, University of Nairobi, Kenya
Aumeer Rookayah, Educator, Ministry of Education and Human Resources, Tertiary Education and Scientific Research, Mauritius
Maria Bang, project manager - EGP, Swedish Environmental Protection Agency

Concluding remarks: Going forward together

Martin Eriksson, Director, Swedish Environmental Protection Agency
Facilitator: Carl Bruch, Director, Environmental Law Institute

The Speakers

BANG, Maria

Maria Bang works at the International Unit at the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency (SEPA) where she manages the Sida funded Global Programme on Sustainable Natural Resource Management 2014-2019, of which the Environmental Governance Programme, implemented jointly with UNDP, is one of the sub programmes. Maria has several years of experience of working with Multilateral Environmental Agreements at SEPA and has worked with UNDP in New York as a staff on loan. Prior to this Maria has worked in the private sector with research and development in the waste management sector. Maria holds a MSc in Environmental Chemistry from Umeå University. Despite the technical background, Maria’s passion is in global development, governance and human rights and she is one of the creators of the Swedish government agencies Network for Learning – Capacity Development in Practice (N4L).

BIANCHINI, Flaviano

Flaviano Bianchini is an environmentalist and human rights activist. He hold a master degree in Human Rights and Conflict Prevention and one in Management and Valorization of Natural Resources. He is the founder and the director of Source International, an NGO who focus on impacts caused by extractive industries currently working in 17 countries over 4 continents. He was awarded with The Impact Tech Award in 2016 for the use of Technology to Benefit Humanity and he believes that community monitoring is the best way to avoid and resolve conflicts.

BRETT, Damian

Damian is a Senior Mining Specialist with the World Bank, where he provides support on operational work and policy dialogue with countries and internally; contributes to revenue management and related economic and mining sector analytic work; develops effective partnerships and joint initiatives with industry, government and civil society to extend the reach and impact of the Bank’s mineral sector programs. His key country engagements are Afghanistan, Serbia and Zimbabwe as well as working on the Mining Sector Diagnostic tool. Prior to joining the Bank, Damian worked as a geologist, mineral economist and government official across the mining sector.

AUMEER, Rookayah

Rookayah Aumeer, is a young educator from the Ministry of Education and Human Resources, Tertiary Education and Scientific Research, Mauritius. Rookayah has been promoting quality education with environmental awareness to students in Mauritius.

BRUCH, Carl

Carl Bruch is an international environmental lawyer with more than 20 years of experience. He is the Director of International Programs at the Environmental Law Institute and President of the Environmental Peacebuilding Association. He has conducted research, provided technical and legal assistance, and built capacity across Africa, the Americas, Asia and the Pacific, and Eastern Europe, including many conflict-affected countries. His research and technical assistance are primarily in the areas of environmental governance, environmental peacebuilding, and environmental rule of law. He holds a Juris Doctoris from the Northwestern School of Environmental Law of Lewis & Clark College, an MA in physics from the University of Texas-Austin, and a BS in physics (with additional majors in mathematics and anthropology) from Michigan State University.

CEBAN, Ludmila

Ludmila Ceban is project officer at the Rule of Law Programme at Folke Bernadotte Academy, Swedish agency for peace, security and development. Ludmila has background in political science and European public affairs and has previously worked for the Swedish Institute for Public Administration. Ludmila has worked extensively with governance and rule of law programmes addressing service delivery as the main interface between citizens and the state. Over the past years, Ludmila has been engaged in promoting the respect for rule of law principles in local governance in Ukraine and has also been supporting the UNDP-SEPA global programme on strengthening human rights and the rule of law in environmental governance.

GIL, Alexandra

Alexandra Gil is project officer for extractive industries in the UNDP Regional Hub for Latin America and the Caribbean, based in Panama. She provides support and coordinates the research activity on community based participatory environmental monitoring committees in Argentina, Bolivia, Panama, and Peru, in the framework of the UNDP-SEPA project Strengthening Environmental Governance for Sustainable Natural Resource Management. Prior to this assignment, she has worked for the UNDP, UNESCO and the Embassy of Spain in Senegal, Cuba, and Egypt. Alexandra holds a Master’s Degree in Diplomacy and International Relations of the European Union, College of Europe (Bruges, Belgium).

GOTZMANN, Nora

Nora works as Senior Adviser at the Danish Institute for Human Rights, focusing on business and human rights. She is also an Adjunct Researcher at the Centre for Social Responsibility in Mining of the Sustainable Minerals Institute at the University of Queensland, Australia. She has 10 years of experience of working with multinational companies to improve their understanding of human rights risks and impacts and to develop ways of integrating human rights into business practice. Nora's current project and research work focuses on: human rights and impact assessment; capacity building of national human rights institutions on business and human rights; access to remedy; gender; and investment and human rights. Prior to joining DIHR, Nora worked at the Centre for Social Responsibility in Mining, where her work focused on human rights due diligence and community-company grievance resolution. She also contributed to the work of the former Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General on Business and Human Rights Prof. John Ruggie on several topics, including the Corporate Law Tools Project.

HALLE, Silja

Silja Halle is the Coordinator of the Joint UN Environment, UNDP, UN Women and PBSO Programme on Women, Natural Resources and Peace, a programme focused on using natural resource interventions to strengthen the political and economic empowerment of women in conflict prevention and peacebuilding. The programme has projects in Colombia and Sudan. Silja joined UN Environment in 2006 and was previously the organization’s Subprogramme Coordinator for Disasters and Conflicts. In this role she oversaw and guided programme and policy development, designed and oversaw the implementation of monitoring frameworks and worked to build partnerships within and outside the UN system. She is also the co-editor of the UN Environment policy series on the environmental dimensions of conflict & peacebuilding.

ITUARTE-LIMA, Claudia

Dr. Claudia Ituarte-Lima is international environmental law adviser at SwedBio and researcher at Stockholm Resilience Center. Dr. Ituarte-Lima holds a PhD (University College London), MPhil (University of Cambridge), and a Law Degree (Iberoamericana University). For more than 15 years, she has specialized in the human rights, biodiversity, climate law nexus both in theory and practice. Her focus is on law and governance for sustainability and environmental justice and the transformation of international law into new governance forms at the national and local scales. Her methodology ranges from extensive on-the ground fieldwork especially in Africa and Latin America, to studies examining the interactions of international regimes on human rights and environmental law. Claudia acts as expert advisor for the Convention on Biological Diversity, the Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES), and the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Human Rights and Environment.

JACOBSSON, Marie

Marie Jacobsson is the Principal Legal Adviser on International Law at the Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs. She is a Member of the Swedish Women’s Mediation Network and appointed Special Representative for Inclusive Peace Processes. Marie served as a Member of the United Nations International Law Commission (ILC) between 2007-2016. She was appointed Special Rapporteur for the topic Protection of the Environment in Relation to Armed Conflicts in 2013 and presented three subsequent reports to the Commission (2014, 2015 and 2016).The focus of her work at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs is on international peace and security matters and regional security affairs. She takes an interest in matters relating to peaceful settlement of disputes. She is Member of the Permanent Court of Arbitration, arbitrator under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, arbitrator under the Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty, and Alternate Arbitrator, Court of Conciliation and Arbitration within the OSCE. Alongside her work at the MFA, Marie has maintained a deep and ongoing commitment to academic issues. She is also Associate Professor of International Law at Lund University, Sweden.

JEREZ, Cesar

César Jerez is a geologist, leader of the movement for the consolidation of rural peasant reserve zones and of the National Association of Peasant Reserve Areas – ANZORC . Since 1998 he has been working with peasants social organizations promoting rural development and the improvement of peasant economies. In 2010 he and his community won in Colombia the National Peace Prize awarded by the UNDP and the Friedrich Ebert Foundation for its efforts for the defense of life and territory, its agricultural vocation, the protection of the environment, and the struggle for decent housing and access to health, education and justice.

KRAMPE, Florian

Dr Florian Krampe is a Researcher in SIPRI’s Climate Change and Risk Programme, specializing in peace and conflict research, environmental and climate security, and international security. His primary academic interest is the foundations of peace and security, especially the processes of building peace after armed conflict. He is currently focusing on climate security and the post-conflict management of natural resources, with a specific interest in the ecological foundations for a socially, economically and politically resilient peace. Dr Krampe is an Affiliated Researcher at the Research School for International Water Cooperation at the Department of Peace and Conflict Research at Uppsala University.

KROKSNES, Ingunn

Ingunn has been a senior advisor at the Oil for Development Program in the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (Norad) since 2015. She has 14 years years of previous experience in the petroleum industry (Norsk Hydro and Statoil), responsibilities within social and environmental risk management, social investments, and business integrity/anti-corruption. Ingunn started her career in UNDP, developing a global civil society program for the policy division at headquarters in New York, thereafter 2 years at the country office in Havana, following up the environment program portfolio. Ingunn is a political scientist with specialisation in international affairs, development studies, environment and climate policies.

LESMES, Felipe

Felipe Lesmes holds a bachelor in economics and a MSc in Social Policy and Development. He is currently working at the UNDP Colombia country office as an Advocacy Specialist for Environmental Policy where he assist the implementation of projects related to the reduction of social-environmental impacts of the extractive industry, a topic that, he believes, is essential to the sustainability of peace in the country.

LEXEN, Tove

Tove Lexén is vice president of PUSH Sweden, the sustainability network for young people in Sweden. Besides her board assignment she is also part of the organisation’s international group and took part of the SB 48 in Bonn this spring. At the SB48 she was primarily involved in YOUNGO’s gender working group. Tove’s involvement in climate and environment dates to 2013 when she was regional president of the youth organisation of Swedish Society for Nature Conservation. The organisation has been deeply involved on the issue of sustainable mining in Sweden. Tove received a Bachelor's Degree in Political Science with a particular focus on International Relations from Uppsala University.

MARQUEZ, Dalia

Dalia Fernanda Márquez Añez is from Táchira state, Venezuela. She is lawyer specialized in environmental law. She is a professor of Environmental Law, Theory of Integration and Globalization, and International Relations and Organizations in the Faculty of Law and Political Sciences of the Catholic University of Tachira. She is the Secretary-General of Youth United in Action, an NGO that she founded in 2013. She is also the Global Focal Point of Sustainable Consumption and Production to the UN MGCY, and Regional Representative from Civil Society to UNEP as part of the Latin American Engagement Mechanism of Civil Society.

MARTINEZ, Tania

Tania Daniela Martínez Roa is a Colombian Civil and Environmental Engineer. She is a graduate teaching assistant at the Engineering and Construction Management Research Group (IN2GECO).

MUTUKU, Kaluki

Kaluki Mutuku is a young environmental conservation and natural resources manager at the University of Nairobi, Kenya. He has a passion for environmental communication; he is a leader at 350 Kenya Power Shift, a climate advocacy & campaign organization. Kaluki is also an environmental writer.

PETERSEN, Inga

Inga Petersen works as a Senior Extractives Advisor with UN Environment where she works on the strategy development, programme design and stakeholder engagement for Map-X, an online mapping platform to support the sustainable use of natural resources and improve access to information. Before joining UN Environment, Inga obtained an Executive Master in Global Leadership at the World Economic Forum (WEF), an international organisation for public-private cooperation. As Senior Manager for the Mining & Metals industries, she was responsible for the relationship management of major mining and metals partner companies and the agenda and programming for industry specific events. She also led the implementation of the Responsible Mineral Development Initiative. Prior to this, Inga worked as Senior Manager in the Extractive Industries of Adam Smith International where she worked directly with governments and donors, designing and managing extractive industries governance projects across Africa, including Sierra Leone, South Sudan, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Cameroon.

PUYANA, Jimena

Jimena Puyana is an ecologist and holds master’s degrees in Rural Development and in Strategic Environmental Assessment. Her experience has focused on the management and conservation of biodiversity in rural areas, and has advised the National Government on topics related to biodiversity and climate change. She is currently the National Manager of Sustainable Development at the UNDP Colombia country office, from where she has leaded projects for climate change adaptation and mitigation, biodiversity and ecosystem services management and the implementation of a set of environmental initiatives for peacebuilding and peace sustainability.

QUINN, Shane

Shane Quinn is a senior consultant with over fifteen years of experience working on conflict prevention and the rule of law, covering public administration and justice sector reform in transition and fragile states. He has a multi-disciplinary background and holds a Masters in Peace and Conflict Studies from Uppsala University, Sweden, as well as a Masters in History from the National University of Ireland. He has worked extensively as an NGO advisor supporting civil society participation in peacebuilding processes in Somalia, DR Congo and Sudan and was later based at the Swedish government agency for peace and security, Folke Bernadotte Academy where he designed and led a number of rule of law projects in countries in Eastern Europe and Sub-Saharan Africa. He has conducted research on the importance of taking a more politically smart approach to rule of law programmes and collaborated closely with a number of multilateral actors, such as UNDP, OECD and the EEAS in developing policy and programme tools for supporting rule of law reform processes in transitional contexts. In 2017, he joined the International Legal Assistance Consortium in Stockholm as its Director of Programmes covering Syria and the MENA region.

RICHARD, Noëlla

Noëlla Richard manages Youth Global Programme for Sustainable Development and Peace (Youth-GPS, 2016-2020). She is the co-chair of the Inter-Agency Working Group on Youth & the 2030 Agenda and also represents UNDP in the Working Group on Young People’s Participation in Peacebuilding. She previously served in UNDP’s Democratic Governance Group, focusing on Public Administration, Local Governance, Women’s Leadership and Gender Equality and other Governance issues. Prior to UNDP, she worked with a broad range of entities, including the French Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, UNESCO, Paris Economic Council for Sustainable Development and UNDP in Morocco. She was educated in France, Morocco, Spain and Argentina and is a graduate from Sciences Po Paris and Sorbonne University. Noëlla is interested in exploring how we could more effectively recognise, promote and support young people’s positive contribution to environmental governance and natural resource management and she looks forward to facilitating the discussion on and with youth.

SCOTT, Tim

Tim Scott serves as Senior Policy Advisor on Environment for the Sustainable Development Cluster with the Bureau of Policy and Programme Support for the United Nations Development Programme in New York. He is responsible for ensuring synergies between the work of the Environment and Natural Capital Team, which he leads and other areas of environmental programming and UNDP’s broader work on the social, economic and governance dimensions of sustainable development. In addition to providing policy and programme support to UNDP’s evolving environmental and sustainable development portfolio, Tim oversees UNDP’s inclusive green economy and emerging environmental governance work, and represents UNDP in inter-agency mechanisms including the Environment Management Group. Tim has published on environment and sustainable development themes including climate change, migration, and human security, and served as Assistant Editor for the Journal of Human Development (2006-2009). He received BA and MA degrees with high honors from the Universities of New Hampshire and Virginia.

eNVIRONMENTAL gOVERNANCE pROGRAMME

The Environmental Governance of the Mining Sector Programme (EGP) is a joint global initiative of the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency and UNDP.

Using the nexus between the environment and human rights as a lens, the EGP supports governments to integrate environment and human rights in the governance of the mining sector.

The EGP provides targeted support to four countries: Colombia, Kenya, Mongolia, and Mozambique. The programme also works at the global and regional level to strengthen knowledge sharing and the exchange of innovative policy approaches within and across countries and regions.