Workshop on “Developing Baseline Estimates for the ASGM sector: Introduction to the UN Environment toolkit”

As part of UN Environment Global Mercury Partnership support to the countries developing National Action Plans (NAPs) to reduce mercury use in Artisanal and Small Scale Gold Mining (ASGM); a regional African workshop on “Developing Baseline Estimates for the Artisanal and Small Scale Gold Mining sector: Introduction to the UN Environment toolkit” took place on 22 May 2017 in Nairobi, Kenya. The workshop introduced a comprehensive and scalable methodology on how to generate ASGM baseline estimates for NAPs. Moreover, the hands-on session familiarized participants with the complexity of setting country specific strategy for the data collection and management. 

This workshop was followed  (23-24 May 2017) by the ASGM African Regional Forum on Practical Considerations for the Development of National Action Plans for ASGM, presented by the European Environmental Bureau / Zero Mercury Working Group in cooperation with the Global Mercury Partnership and UN Environment.

The concept note and agenda are available here:  English   French