Lead country
Suriname
Participating countries
Suriname
Project status
Under implementation
Implementing period
From December 20, 2017 to December 30, 2020
SDGs addressed by this project
SDG targets
- 12.2 Sustainably manage, efficiently use natural resources
- 12.4 Achieve environmentally sound chemical, waste management
- 15.9 Integrate ecosystem values into national planning
Project ID: 5725
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Technical team
- Chemicals and Waste Programme
Technical area(s)
- Heavy metals
- Waste management
Sub-area(s)
- Mercury
- Source from ASGM
- Source from Industrial processes
- Hazardous chemical waste (e.g. legacy waste)
Landscape(s)
- Human altered areas
Sub-landscape(s)
- Mining sites
Transformed sector(s)
- Materials and manufacturing
- Metals and Mining
- ASGM
UNDP role(s)
- Capacity development / Technical assistance
- Convening / Partnerships / Knowledge Sharing
- Data collection and analysis
Strategy
- Technology innovation
- Governance
- Management operation
Sub-strategy
- Transition to safer alternatives
- Laws/ Policy/ Plan formulation
- Partnerships
- Waste management
Social inclusion
- Artisanal miners
Gender equality
N/A
Gender result effectiveness scale
N/A
Pathway(s)
- Systems pathway
- Sci-tech pathway
Risk reduction target(s)
- Hazard control/mitigation
- Reduce exposure
SDG target(s)
- 12.2 Sustainably manage, efficiently use natural resources
- 12.4 Achieve environmentally sound chemical, waste management
- 15.9 Integrate ecosystem values into national planning
Conventions and protocols
- National Action Plan
Private sector(s)
N/A
Hot topic
N/A
Project description
The projectÂs objective is to undertake a National Action Plan to enable the Government to determine the national requirements, needs, goals, targets and schedules to reduce/phase-out the use of Mercury (Hg) in the Artisanal Small-Scale Gold Mining (ASGM) sector and processing.
USD $500,000
Grant amount
1
Source(s) of fund
Sources of fund
- Global Environment Facility – Trust Fund ($500,000)
Implementing partner(s)
- National Institute for Environment and Development
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