National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) - Uganda
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The Minamata Initial Assessment (MIA) project in Uganda was conducted to strengthen national decision making towards ratification of the Minamata Convention and build capacity towards implementation of future provisions. This report provides the results of the Minamata Initial Assessment in Uganda.
Dr Adam Kiefer, Mercer University,
William Pan, Duke University,
Alexander Pfaff, Duke University ,
Daniel Tobin, Duke University,
Camilo de los Rios Rudea, Duke University
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This manual provides training strategies for people teaching artisanal miners and their families both health-related and technical information and skills. This includes peer-educators, technical experts with little or no teaching experience, as well as those accustomed to teaching in academic settings.
This report provides a cross-programmatic assessment of the first phase (2018-2025) of the planetGOLD programme, which comprised nine country-level projects as well as a global coordination project. The report first examines planetGOLD’s strategies for ASGM development in terms of formalization, technology transfer, financial and market access, and communications, and includes observations and recommendations for activities under each pillar.
Common challenges, divergent approaches, and successful methods are discussed against the background of gender and Indigenous issues. The report then reflects on sustainability of outcomes and concludes
This report has been prepared by the Artisanal Gold Council, the executing agency for the planetGOLD Mongolia project to develop an understanding of the status quo of the artisanal and small-scale mining sector in Mongolia, in particular to assess the current status of prevalent ASGM practices, attitudes and knowledge levels among relevant stakeholder groups in the project sites.
Battelle and The Cadmus Group, Inc.,
USAID
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These guidelines are designed for project managers, project implementers, practitioners, or others working on development or environmental management projects that could impact ASM projects or communities that engage in ASM. This document addresses: (1) impact of development projects on ASM; (2) impacts of ASM on the environment, health, and socio-political systems; (3) best practices on mitigation measures for minimizing impacts of ASM; (4) impact of climate change on ASM; and (5) impact of ASM on climate change.
Jara Bakx, Blanca Racionero Gómez, and Rosanna Tufo - Levin Sources
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Artisanal and small-scale gold mining's predominantly informal nature, regulatory constraints, financial limitations, and difficulties in meeting compliance standards all present challenges for miners to access formal markets. This report assesses the efficacy of planetGOLD ASGM supply chain mechanisms — focusing on experiences from country projects funded during the program's first phase, with the objective of distilling key insights for similar ASGM market access initiatives.
The curriculum has been designed as an introductory level course on basic knowledge, skills and attitudes that will enable artisanal and small-scale miners to run more sustainable, responsible, and profitable enterprises with focus on key safety and health concerns.
This report highlights findings from existing literature on occupational safety and health (OSH) in artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM). A comprehensive literature review confirms the multiplicity of inherent hazards in ASM, compromised OSH and gendered disparities pointing to the urgent need for enhanced OSH measures tailored to gendered OSH needs as well as the unique challenges faced in the sector.
Through analyzing current conditions and identifying gaps in OSH, this report seeks to provide a roadmap and actionable recommendations for improving miners' health and safety outcomes for both men and women across various ASM contexts.
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