AMDC Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining Study Expert Group Meeting

Validation Workshop and Expert Group Meeting: AMDC Artisanal and Small-scale Mining Study and Country Profiles

Venue: ECA Conference Center, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Date: 7 to 8 April 2016

Organized by the Special Initiatives Division

Objective:

The main objective of the EGM is to conduct a review and validation exercise for the ASM study[1] that was carried out by AMDC. The primary focus of this study was to profile various African countries with a view to assessing the extent to which their ASM sector can support implementation of the AMV tenets.

In addition to reviewing the study, feedback from the EGM will help AMDC to determine priority area(s) for targeted ASM initiative(s) to advance AMV implementation in areas relating to ASM.

Participants:

The EGM participants will consist of individual and institutional experts from academia, government, civil society and United Nations or other regional and international bodies.

French version:

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Background documents: