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High Altitude Mining and Cooper Mining in Southern Peru

RESEARCH AND THE POLICY PROCESS. High Altitude Mining and Cooper Mining in Southern Peru. IDRC - Ottawa June 21 , 2004. Fernando Loayza . Andean Investment S.A. Case Studies. High Altitude and Mining (Peru) Approval: December 1989 Completion: March 1993

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High Altitude Mining and Cooper Mining in Southern Peru

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  1. RESEARCH AND THE POLICY PROCESS High Altitude Mining and Cooper Mining in Southern Peru IDRC - Ottawa June 21, 2004 Fernando Loayza Andean Investment S.A

  2. Case Studies

  3. High Altitude and Mining (Peru) • Approval: December 1989 • Completion: March 1993 • Copper Mining and Water Resources in Southern Peru • Approval: May 1991 • Completion: October 1993

  4. High Altitude and Mining

  5. Background • Mid 80s: concerns on impact of high altitude on health (Cerro de Pasco) • Initial study: Not only were health problems related to high altitude but also working and living habits

  6. Stakeholders • Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia • ADEC – ATC (NGO) • Mining Labor Unions

  7. Objectives • To assess the health status of the Cerro de Pasco’s mining population, with emphasis on physiological disturbances associated with high altitudes • Policy intent: Chronic Mountain Sickness (CMS) be recognized as an occupational illness

  8. Main Finding • Chronic Mountain Sickness is more widespread in the miners population of Cerro de Pasco physically exhausting activities of miners

  9. Policy/political adverse context • Privatization, social security and labor market reforms priorities of unions changed • International aid priorities changed • Threat of the Shining Path forced researchers to keep a low profile

  10. Strategy for influencing policy was absent • Poor dissemination of results • Project’s outcome disconnected from the mining reform • Lack of context monitoring to adjust policy influence activities

  11. Failure to influence policy • The project has not had impact on the knowledge or agenda of policy makers and mining stakeholders • Loss of incipient policy capacity built around the issue

  12. Copper Mining and Water Resources

  13. Background • SPCC’s pollution and freshwater management affected Ilo city and valleys of Locumba and Moquegua • Adjustments were identified but implementation was postponed • IWT made possible to denounce internationally SPCC’s environmental damages

  14. Stakeholders • LABOR (NGO) • The Municipality of Ilo • Farmers of the Ilo and Moquegua valleys Regional coalition

  15. Objectives • To assess the impact of mining on water and present the results to the IWT-II • Policy intent: Change lenient attitude of the Peruvian goverment and SPCC’s water use and management

  16. Research Findings • SPCC polluted and depleted water resources • SPCC affected farmers’ livelihoods with enormous SO2 emissions • SPCC took advantage of lack of environmental regulations

  17. Favorable policy context • Environment was moving upwards in the policy agenda • The field was open to the development of new ideas • Evidence to support the environmental imperative was welcomed

  18. Effective strategy for influencing policy • Research was instrumental for influencing policy • LABOR got the support of key national stakeholders: the Peruvian General Inspector and a group of congressmen • Dissemination of results called the attention of national and international media

  19. Successful policy influence • The IWT-II verdict condemned SPCC’s environmental behavior • Policy influence: • SPCC adopted a proactive environmental policy • Highlighted the need for establishing mining environmental regulations • Enlightened policy makers

  20. Factors Explaining Policy Influence

  21. Context and strategy • Policy context and a project’s strategy to influence policy are both important • Policy influence is not a spontaneous by-product of good quality research • Emerging policy regimes are open to the development of ideas • Policy influence activities should be incorporated into all the stages of the project cycle

  22. Knowledge generation Policy Influence Stakeholders management Research team’s capabilities +

  23. …Dissemination is key for influencing policy… • Academic oriented dissemination is insufficient • Effective dissemination begins with engaging stakeholders in the research problem • The media and policy practitioners can be effective means to influence policy makers Research team’s links and contacts with the associated policy community are important

  24. Thanks for your attention

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