Funding ASGM Projects in West
Africa
Susan Keane, Natural Resources Defense Council
June 2011, Nigeria
Progress in Francophone West Africa
2009
• UNIDO and
Finland funds
Bamako meeting
2010
• UNIDO submits a
SAICM Quick Start
Project for Mali with
($237,000)
• ARM and UNIDO
meet with FFEM and
propose projects for
Burkina Faso, Mali,
and Senegal
2011
• FFEM approves
further development
with a budget of
€900,000
• Blacksmith, AGC and
ARM submit
proposal to GEF to
fund additional
projects in these
countries for
$1,000,000
Bamako
December 2009
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Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire, Guinea, Mali, Niger, Senegal
Sub-Regional Workshop Goals
Inform stakeholders on environmental and public health risks
Inform stakeholders on regulatory and technical options for increased sustainability
and productivity
Encourage countries to develop national action plans for reducing mercury use,
exposure, and pollution
Develop technical assistance projects to address identified problems.
Francophone West African Country Information
Burkina Faso
Mali
Senegal
Employment
300,000
200,000
50,000
Annual
Production
500-600kg (experts
agree real output is
probably 4x higher
than estimate)
4,000kg (3rd largest 2,500kg (expected
output in Africa, 14th to grow to 4,000kg
largest in world)
in coming years)
National
Regulations
•Mining Code of
2003 covers small
scale mining, and
provision of titles
and permits.
•Mining laws focus
on industrial mining,
do not address
ASGM.
•Regulations do
cover chemical
substances and
wastes.
•Mining laws focus
on industrial mining,
do not address
ASGM.
•Interest in
strengthening
mercury legislation
Progress in Francophone West Africa
2009
• UNIDO and
Finland funds
Bamako meeting
• UNIDO provides
remaining funds to
initiate strategic
planning in each
country.
2010
• UNIDO submits a
SAICM Quick Start
Project for Mali with
($237,000)
• ARM and UNIDO
meet with FFEM and
propose projects for
Burkina Faso, Mali,
and Senegal
2011
• FFEM approves
further development
with a budget of
€900,000
• Blacksmith, AGC and
ARM submit
proposal to GEF to
fund additional
projects in these
countries for
$1,000,000
Senegal – National Strategic Action Plan
December
2011
Assess the state of pollution and health impacts of
mercury use in gold mining
December
2012
Strengthen national legislation on mercury
December
2015
Strengthen miners organizations by establishing 15
EIGs/year and issuing at least 5 operating permits/year
Support the creation of a regional observatory body for
mercury management in gold mining
Reduce risk of mercury poisoning during panning by 80%
Continue to strengthen advocacy on HIV / AIDS
Increase mining productivity and income by 50%
Strengthen support for traditional gold mining at the
Industrial and Mining Technical School Kédougou
Progress in Francophone West Africa
2009
• UNIDO funds
Bamako meeting
and provides
remaining funds to
initiate strategic
planning in each
country.
2010
• UNIDO submits a
SAICM Quick Start
Project for Mali with
($237,000)
• ARM and UNIDO
meet with FFEM and
propose projects for
Burkina Faso, Mali,
and Senegal
2011
• FFEM approves
further development
with a budget of
€900,000
• Blacksmith, AGC and
ARM submit
proposal to GEF to
fund additional
projects in these
countries for
$1,000,000
Progress in Francophone West Africa
2009
• UNIDO funds
Bamako meeting
and provides
remaining funds to
initiate strategic
planning in each
country.
2010
• UNIDO submits a
SAICM Quick Start
Project for Mali with
($237,000)
• ARM and UNIDO
meet with FFEM and
propose projects for
Burkina Faso, Mali,
and Senegal
2011
• FFEM approves
further development
with a budget of
€900,000
• Blacksmith, AGC and
ARM submit
proposal to GEF to
fund additional
projects in these
countries for
$1,000,000
GEF Proposal
Co-Financing
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GEF projects need to be co-financed by host country
Least Developed Countries can count on 1/1.5 cofinancing from the GEF
More developed countries such as Philippines, Indonesia,
Peru, Ecuador are co-financed 1/2.5
Higher income countries would be co-financed at 1/4
Cash financing from countries will get a better co-finance
agreement than in-kind projects
GEF Proposal
Activities Outline
Improve understanding of scope of ASGM
Develop and implement national strategic action plans to promote sound
management of mercury in ASGM
Develop comprehensive health education and technology training programs
Implement mercury reduction/elimination pilot projects
Monitor/Assess changes in overall mercury use, emissions and exposure at pilot sites
Evaluate opportunity for fair trade certification
Reassess and implement national strategy action plans and national policies
based on pilot site outcomes
Previous World Bank Projects with ASM
components
Examples of World Bank Projects with Artisanal and Small Scale Gold Mining
Components
Country
Year
Project Name
Nigeria
2004
Sustainable Management of Mineral
Resources Project
Madagascar
2003
Mineral Resources Governance Project
Uganda
2004
Tanzania
DRC
Total Project ASM Related
US$m
US$m
120
49
38.65
6
Sustainable Management of Mineral
Resources Project
30
5
2009
Sustainable Management of Mineral
Resources Project
50
13
2010
Growth with Governance in the
Mineral Sector
50
3