Presentation of Antamina at the 4th National Meeting of Participatory Monitoring and Environmental Surveillance Committees.

It brought together more than 150 participants belonging to more than 30 Environmental Committees from the mining, energy and hydrocarbon sectors, as well as State institutions, NGOs and private companies.

In its commitment to dialogue and environmental protection, Antamina joined the organizing committee of the 4th National Meeting of Participatory Committees for Environmental Monitoring and Surveillance.

The event, which sought to recapture the space for discussion and reflection generated since 2008, focused on two main themes: governance and climate change.

The meeting took place from April 27 to 29 in Arequipa.

The event was organized by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) and focused on environmental governance and climate change. Other public and private institutions also participated in the preparation of the meeting, such as the Environmental Assessment and Control Agency (OEFA), the Dialogue, Mines and Sustainable Development Group (GDMDS), the NGO Futuro Sostenible, NGO Labour, Bartolomé de Las Casas Center, a Canadian Catalyster+ organization, Huarmey Environmental Monitoring, Surveillance and Enforcement Committee (CMVFAH), Swedish Environmental Protection Agency (SEPA) and Compañía Minera Antamina.

More than 150 people attended the event, representing 30 monitoring committees from 11 regions of the country, including the environmental committees with which Antamina has a joint working relationship:

• The unified committee of JUPROG.
• The Environmental Committee of the Ayash Huamaní Sector.
• The Environmental Committee of the Ayash Huaripampa sector.
• Water users of the Carash River hydraulic sub-sector.
• The Aquia Participatory Environmental Monitoring Committee (in formation).
• The Huarmey Environmental Monitoring, Surveillance and Enforcement Committee.

More details about the meeting

El encuentro contó con la presencia de experts y autoridades de various entidades del Estado, como OEFA, ANA, MINEM, PCM, WIN-Perú, Defensoría del Pueblo y Gobierno Regional de Arequipa, nacional and international NGOs, compañías mineras, de hidrocarburos y energéticas , among others.

The topics covered were:

• Water and climate change – RIMAY.
• Role of the Committees in the prevention of social conflicts in the context of mines and climate change.
• The role of women and climate change.
• Why a women’s agenda in mining and environmental monitoring? (worktable).
• International experiences in participatory environmental monitoring and surveillance.
• SWOT report of the Commissions (work table).
• Assessment and roadmap of the draft regulation.
• Committee management indicators.
• Experiences in environmental information systems.
• Collective mapping of the Committees.
• Networking experience and thinking towards a NATIONAL NETWORK.
• Creation of a regional/national network of Committees (working table).
• Collective construction: Roadmap and main conclusions (work table).
• Commitments and next steps.

Conclusions of the meeting

Lines of action and opportunities for improvement have been established for the Environmental Committees, as well as workshops and exchanges of experiences with their peers at the national level.

The public institutions have collected the concerns and proposals for improvement of the Environmental Commissions, as well as the latent demand to be recognized by the State.

The National Committees Network Driving Group has been formed, which through sub-working groups will promote key achievements or lessons that are framed within the following four agreed themes:

• Capacity Building.
• Strengthening and participation of women.
• Identification of allies.
• Regulatory system and public policies.

Active, committed and organized citizens, through the State-Business-Civil Society synergy, are drivers of positive changes in environmental and social matters, based on dialogue and transparency in the process.

More information

To learn more about the mining sector in Peru and other countries, you can participate with free registration in the MINPRO 2023 conferences at this link: https://bit.ly/3V5OGn6

And here you can download the program of the VIII Meeting of Miners and Suppliers – June 27 and 28: https://bit.ly/3LVXyaD

Please note that places are limited.