A Roadmap for Improved Mine Waste Management: Summary Report of the Workshop on Mine Waste

Acknowledgments This report details the outcomes of a 2-day workshop held at the University of British Columbia 5-6th December 2018. The workshop was led by the United Nations Environment Programme Extractives Hub in partnership with CIRDI and GRID-Arendal. The workshop builds on the recommendations contained in the UN Environment’s Rapid Response Assessment Report – Mine Tailings Storage: Safety is No Accident. The workshop participants volunteered their time to kick start the initiative. Thanks go to all participants:

Mrs Tatyana Alexieva, BHP Global practice lead – Tailings, USA Dr Elaine Baker, GRID-Arendal at The University of Sydney, Australia Dr Alex Bastos Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, Brazil Mr Desmond Boahen, Principal Inspector of Mines, Minerals Commission, Ghana Dr Mike Davies, Teck Resources, Canada Dr Kaiser de Sousa, African Mineral Development Centre, Africa Mr Charles Dumaresq, Mining Association of Canada, Canada Mr Skage Hem, FLSmidt, Denmark Ms Amber Johnston-Billings, KPMG Australia Australia Ms Janyl Moldalieva, UN Environment Extractives Hub, Kenya Ms Nalaine Morin, ArrowBlade Consulting, Canada Ms Angela Oblasser, Transparent Tailings Initiative, Fundación Chile, Chile Ms Meghan Riley, CIRDI Program Manager, Canada Mr Charles Roche, Responsible Citizenship and Sustainability, Murdoch University, Australia Ms Olena Soldatova, CIRDI Communications and Learning Assistant, Canada Dr Luca Zorzi, Stava Foundation, Italy Dr Colon Velazquez, CIRDI Programme leader, Ecuador

We are also truly grateful toDrYannick Beaudoin fromthe Suzuki Foundation, whose expert facilitationhelpedus develop a preliminary roadmap for the improvement of mine waste management. And finally, thanks to our two rapporteurs, Luthfi Dhofier and Mikhaela Meznaric from CIRDI for their participation and excellent work.

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