CURRENT PROJECTS
Development of Risk Assessment and Follow-Up Committees of multiple stakeholders in the artisanal production zones in the Member States of Liptako-Gourma
Date: July to November 2022
Countries: Burkina Faso, Mali and Níger
Donors: OECD
Implementing partners: Alliance for Responsible Mining
Objective :
To improve application of the OECD Due Diligence Guidance for minerals from Conflict-Affected and High-Risk Areas in the three Member States of Liptako-Gourma: Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso, through the development of risk assessment and follow-up pilots and multiple-stakeholder committees.
Project Summary:
This project comes from the need of strengthening a binding traceability scheme for minerals with the creation of groups with multiple stakeholders to identify and monitor risks in the mining sector in the countries of Liptako-Gourma (Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger). Previous experiences and studies show the need to create streamlining, multiple-stakeholder structures to identify and manage risks in the gold supply chain. ARM will implement a consultation stage for the stakeholders, create a risk assessment and follow-up committee in each country, and support their development towards the autonomous operation.
Beneficiaries:
Artisanal and Small-Scale (ASM) actors, (public entities, private sector, representatives of international organizations, representatives of artisanal miners, civil society organizations).ARM actors, (public entities, private sector, representatives of international organizations, representatives of artisanal miners, civil society organizations).
Some expected results:
- Three risk assessment and follow-up committees with multiple stakeholders were created in every country, with the participation of public entities, private actors, and civil society.
- Develop the risk assessment and follow-up committees and test them nationwide.