This document presents the consensus recommendations for the inclusion of a human rights-based approach in environmental impact assessments of mining projects by the mining companies and human rights thematic group of the Ibero-American Federation of Ombudsman (FIO by its Spanish acronym). These recommendations were validated by the group in the meeting that took place on September 2nd and 3rd 2019 in the headquarters of the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), within the framework of the activities of the Regional cooperation for the sustainable mana…
This study investigates the role that information and communication technologies (ICT) and knowledge management (KM) are playing in supporting sustainable development across islands in these countries. Focusing on the areas of health, education and governance, the study uses the multi-island countries of Saint Kitts and Nevis, Trinidad and Tobago, and Turks and Caicos Islands as case studies to explore inter-island differences in ICT and KM capacity and the scope for strengthening this capacity. It concludes with a series of recommendations for governments of Caribbean multi-island countries w…
The Small Island Developing States (SIDS) Accelerated Modalities of Action Pathway (hereafter referred to as the SAMOA Pathway) was adopted in 2014 at the United Nations Third International Conference on SIDS. The SAMOA Pathway builds on the 1994 Barbados Programme of Action for SIDS (BPOA) and the 2005 Mauritius Strategy of Implementation (MSI) for the Further Implementation of the BPOA. This document is a synthesis on the Caribbean Region- SAMOA Pathway Midterm Review Report prepared by ECLAC and in support of United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) Resolution 72/217.…
Esta publicación ilustra el potencial de las compensaciones en biodiversidad usando como caso de estudio el sector minero en la región Andina. Para ello, se revisó el estado actual de la diversidad biológica y el marco normativo en Argentina, Bolivia (Estado Plurinacional de), Chile, Colombia y Perú. De los países de estudio, Colombia, Perú y Chile contienen provisiones para la compensación de biodiversidad, mientras que Bolivia (Estado Plurinacional de) y Argentina se encuentran en estados iniciales de implementar normativa al respecto.…
El objetivo de este documento es identificar, caracterizar y evaluar los Pasivos Ambientales Mineros en el Perú de modo que se permita su priorización y remediación. A su vez, se plantean algunas recomendaciones para llevar a cabo una adecuada gestión sostenible de los recursos mineros, que prevenga la generación de nuevos PAMs, tomando en cuenta la realidad legal, institucional y financiera del Perú.…
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