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UNEP APELL Programme

UNEP APELL Programme Results of project activities in Cajamarca and APELL promotion in the Mining Sector Other related UNEP initiatives. Tomas Marques tomas.marques@unep.org UNEP – United Nations Environment Programme Division of Technology, Industry and Economics

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UNEP APELL Programme

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  1. UNEP APELL Programme Results of project activities in Cajamarca and APELL promotion in the Mining Sector Other related UNEP initiatives Tomas Marques tomas.marques@unep.org UNEP – United Nations Environment Programme Division of Technology, Industry and Economics Cajamarca, 18 December 2009

  2. UNEP - DTIE • Promotes the development / implementation of policies, strategies and practices that are: • cleaner and safer • make efficient use of natural resources • ensure environmentally sound management of chemicals • reduce pollution and risks for humans and the environment • Establishes partnerships with: • other international organizations, governmental authorities, business and industry, and nongovernmental organizations

  3. SCP – Sustainable Production and Consumption Branch • Divided in 4 units: • Business and industry • Integrated resources management • Goods and services • Sustainable UN (SUN) • Business and Industry Unit: • Resource Efficiency and Cleaner Production • Safer and Responsible Production (including APELL) • Business and Partnerships

  4. UNEP Programmes on Safer and Responsible Production • APELL Programme • Awareness and Preparedness for Emergencies at Local Level • Responsible Production • Responsible Production Handbook for SMEs • Flexible Framework for Chemical Accident Prevention and Preparedness • Aims at providing guidance for governments wishing to develop, review, strengthen or improve their chemical accident prevention and preparedness programme

  5. Safer and Responsible Production APELL • Local level and preparedness for environmental emergencies • Chemical, transportation, mining, ports, natural hazards, tourism • Prevention of chemical accidents, with APELL and with a business to business approach promoting risk communication along the value chain - aimed primarily at SMEs • Adaptable to any sector dealing with hazardous chemicals • Guidance for national policy development for chemical accident management Responsible Production FlexibleFramework

  6. The APELL Process Integrated Emergency Preparedness Plan APELL Co-ordinating Group APELL Process Industry Local level institutions Community 6

  7. APELL in different sectors • Industrial Accidents • TransAPELL • APELL for Port Areas • APELL for Mining • Training kit onAPELL for multi-hazards • APELL for Tourism Destnations

  8. Sweden Russia Canada Czech Poland Croatia USA Hungary Korea Tunisia China Jordan India Mexico Trinidad & Tobago Bahrain Costa Rica Oman Thailand Philippines Venezuela Qatar Colombia Malaysia UAE Ecuador Indonesia Brazil Peru Australia Chile South Africa Argentina APELL Worldwide and current APELL promotion projects

  9. January 2008 Meeting with CONAM (now MINAM) and the Technical Group of Chemical Substances (which included the MEM, the Energy and Mining Investment Supervising Body (OSINERGMIN), National Society of Mining, Oil and Energy/SNMPE, etc.) Presentation on overall project objectives and conclusions from Needs Assessment Meetings with several mining companies operating in Peru (Antamina, Freeport/ Cerro Verde, Glencore, Doe Run Peru, Newmont, Gold Fields, and Rio Tinto) Visit to 2 mining operations in the Cajamarca region (Newmont/Yanacocha and Gold Fields La Cima) Meetings with regional stakeholders in Cajamarca TransAPELL Project in Cajamarca 9

  10. April 2008 Workshop in Cajamarca 2-day workshop / around 100 participants Dialogue between transporters, mining companies, responders/firemen, National + Regional + Local government representatives Opened by the Vice-Minister of Mines, Regional Government of Cajamarca, CONAM, UNEP and ICMM Presentation on the work of the Technical Group of Chemical Substances and on the new (project) regulation on transport of hazardous materials and wastes (MTC) Presentation from the Regional Directorate of the Ministry of Energy and Mines (DREM) Presentation from the Regional Government of Cajamarca 10

  11. April 2008 Workshop in Cajamarca (contd.) Presentations on emergency preparedness and community relations from Gold Fields, Yanacocha, and Antamina Roberto Villas-Boas from CETEM (Brazil) – delivered presentations on sustainable mining, and emergency preparedness in transport operations 11

  12. Presentation on Gold Fields experience in the response to recent incident with a contractor/ transporter that did not respect GFLC procedures for road transport of hazmat GFLC assumed all responsibilities, assured information of the local community and the authorities, cleanup and aquatic ecosystem recovery (trouts) GFLC implemented an ongoing monitoring programme with the participation of the communities 12

  13. Main conclusions and outcomes of the April workshop GoldFields, Newmont mining, and Antamina agreed to cooperate with UNEP in the project by sharing their best practices for inclusion in the TransAPELL Toolkit Possibility of creating a working group (like an APELL Coordinating Group, possibly linked with Civil Defense Committees, but involving mining companies and local authorities was discussed and welcomed by the audience 13

  14. Main conclusions and outcomes of the April workshop • Experience of Antamina/RAPID with APELL and community engagement for emergency preparedness created a strong impression. Its replication in the Cajamarca region was encouraged by participants.

  15. November 2008 3-Day training workshop in Cajamarca • 3-day workshop / around 120 participants (including mining companies, transport companies, industrial associations, regional and local authorities, universities/academia and representatives of civil society) • Engagement of Barrick and Rio Tinto • Workshop opened by the Regional Governor of Cajamarca, MINAM, MEM and UNEP • MTC: presentation on the implications of the newly approved National Regulation for the Road Transport of Hazardous Materials and Wastes • INDECI : presentation on Regional Systems for Emergency Preparedness.

  16. November 2008 3-Day training workshop in Cajamarca APELL and TransAPELL training delivered in a way that encouraged strong participation and discussion among workshop participants • .

  17. November 2008 3-Day training workshop in Cajamarca • Participants were presented – and guided through – a new (draft) tool developed by UNEP for hazard road mapping and emergency preparedness in the transport of hazmat • The tool and approach presented was very successful, paving the way for a strong uptake by the stakeholders.

  18. November 2008 3-Day training workshop in Cajamarca • Private sector and NGOs were also given time slots for presenting best practices related to the training theme. • RAPID LatinoAmericadelivered a presentation on its programmes on APELL and on building capacity of local authorities for the creation of community emergency teams (with the support of mining company Antamina)

  19. November 2008 3-Day training workshop in Cajamarca • Consolidada de Hualgayoc – an exploration company – made a presentation on community engagement and environmental restoration in the exploration phase which was welcomed as extremely innovative • There was also a presentation and discussion concerning APELL activities and experience in the Camisea gas pipeline project.

  20. November 2008 3-Day training workshop in Cajamarca • Companies operating large mining operations delivered presentations on their emergency response systems and community engagement programmes: Gold Fields, Newmont, Barrick and Antamina

  21. Main conclusions and outcomes of the November workshop • Road transport of hazardous chemicalscontinues to be high on the agenda for mining companies, local authorities and mining communities in Peru • ‘TransAPELL Toolkit’ / Google Earth can be a very powerful communication and stakeholder engagement tool • In order for TransAPELL to work, all relevant stakeholders need to part of the process, and to feel that their inputs matter • Interest from companies and authorities (several contacts for assistance in implementation of APELL and TransAPELL in other parts of Peru)

  22. Main conclusions and outcomes of the November workshop • National level: representatives from MTC, MINAM, SNI, and SNMPE formed a technical group to provide inputs on the draft tool and approach presented by UNEP’s • Local and regional levels (Cajamarca): working group was formed (‘GrupoImpulsor APELL’) involving representatives from civil society, transport companies, local and regional authorities, and the larger mining companies (Yanacocha and Gold Fields La Cima) • Agreement on the need to develop a proposal to the regional government for the implementation of a formal APELL Coordinating Group and APELL Strategy in the Cajamarca region

  23. APELL PROJECT In CHINA • Since 2009 – APELL pilot project in Zhangjiagang, in cooperation with DOW and Chinese Ministry of Environmental Protection (MEP) • UNEP expert seminar on accident prevention and preparedness and lessons learned from accidents - Bejing, 2-3 March 2009 • APELL workshop, including presentations from Dow Bahia Blanca (Argentina), Dow Chemicals (Zhangjiagang), and Dow Corning (Zhangjiagang) – Zhangjiagang, 20-21 August 2009

  24. What is Responsible Production? • It is a systematic and continuous improvement approach aimed at SMEs for : • Chemical safety along the value-chain; • Understanding hazards; • Controlling chemical exposure; • Reducing accident risks; • Engaging stakeholders; and • Promoting chemical product stewardship through risk communication aimed at preventing exposure and accidents with hazardous substances along the value chain. • Aligned with ICCA Global Product Strategy (GPS) 24

  25. Responsible Production products • Toolkit • Training Package • Booklet with case-studies and key performance indicators

  26. Flexible Framework • At the end of 2007 UNEP-DTIE established a new initiative to promote the development of a Flexible Framework for addressing major Chemical Accidents prevention and preparedness. • The Guidance provides comprehensive information for establishing or improving a chemical accident prevention and preparedness programme by: • describing the steps that are needed • setting out the possible elements of such instruments; and • providing resource materials

  27. Table IV: SIX STEP PROCESS STEP ONE: Initial Phase: Commit-ments and Coordination STEP TWO: Assess Accident Potential (self-screening) STEP THREE: Assess Legal Context and Available Resources STEP FOUR: Define Priorities STEP FIVE: Choose/ Adapt Elements of a CAP STEP SIX: Create/ Adapt Admin- istrative Structures SIX-STEP PROCESS

  28. It is an integrated program; Industries Competent Authorities SCOPE Notification General Duty Clause Inspection Safety Management System Hazard & Risk Assessment Safety Reports Off-site Emergency Planning Onsite Emergency Planning Risk Information Community at Risk

  29. UNEP Chemicals/SCP/ROAP ILO UNECE UNIDO WHO UNITAR UNEP/OCHA – JEU International Council of Chemical Associations (ICCA) EC (DG Environment) EC - JRC – MAHB OECD WGCA US-EPA CYTED ADPC Experts THAILAND THE NETHERLANDS Expert Working Group UNEP established an expert working group to develop the Flexible Framework

  30. Status of the initiative • Expert Working Group of the Flexible Framework has already met 5 times. Last meeting took place on the 6th October 2009 in Paris office • Two countries are already implementing the guidance (with emphasis on the assessment phase) – Cambodia and Philippines (with ADPC) • Two countries were granted QSP funds for implementation: Mali and Senegal • Guidance available in English and Spanish

  31. What we plan to do in 2010-2011 • APELL • APELL promotion and demonstration and capacity building projects in 6 countries. Initial country selection points to Thailand and India – chemical sector and tourism sector; China – chemical sector; Argentina and Chile – chemical and mining sectors, and Peru – mining sector • Responsible Production • Responsible Production promotion and capacity building in 6 countries, in 3 regions (Africa, Asia and Latin America). Initial country selections points to Egypt and South Africa, Vietnam and India, and Brazil and Chile/Mexico

  32. What we plan to do in 2010-2011 • Flexible Framework • Capacity building activities for the implementation of frameworks for major chemicals accident prevention and preparedness • Initial region and country selection points to: • Asia Pacific • Cambodia, Philippines, Thailand, and Sri Lanka • Africa • Senegal, and Mali • Latin America and Caribbean • West Asia

  33. Thank you for your attention! Questions?

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