The objective of the workshop is to present the final results of the tailings project in Kazakhstan, implemented since 2018 and finishing at the end of the year. The subregional workshop will also provide an opportunity for Tajikistan to share the interim results of the on-going tailings project in Tajikistan (2019-2020) and to exchange experiences with other Central Asian countries which will attend the workshop. Other international organizations and partners, including from the region, will also participate. The subregional workshop will be preceded by a regional consultation for Central Asia on a draft mine tailings standard (Almaty, Kazakhstan, 18-19 November 2019), co-convened by the Global Tailings Review and the secretariat to the UNECE Convention on the Transboundary Effects of Industrial Accidents.
The subregional workshop is implemented as part of the UNECE project on strengthening mining operations, in particular of tailings management facilities (TMFs) in Kazakhstan (2018-2019) and a similar project implemented in Tajikistan (2019-2020). The projects are financed by the Swiss Federal Office for the Environment under the Assistance and Cooperation Programme of the UNECE Industrial Accidents Convention.
Key conclusions from the workshop ENG RUS
UNECE Press Release on the results of the subregional workshop ENG RUS
| Background Information | ENG | RUS |
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| UNECE Safety Guidelines and Good Practices for Tailings Management Facilities | ||
| Methodology for improving tailings management facilities (TMF) | ||
| Flyer/Leaflet on the pilot project to strengthen the safety of mining operations, in particular TMFs, in Kazakhstan and beyond in Central Asia (2018/2019) | ||
| Leaflet on the Project to strengthen the safety of mining operations, in particular TMFs, in Tajikistan and Central Asia |
| Presentations | ENG | RUS |
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| Opening | ||
| Objectives of the workshop and expected results - Ms. F. Hirsch, UNECE Industrial Accidents | ||
| Session 1: Setting the scene: International developments in the area of mine tailings safety and their impact on Central Asia | ||
| 2019 Global Tailings Review to establish an international standard by the International Council on Mining and Metals, UNEP and PRI, and the outcome of the preceding regional consultation in Kazakhstan - Mr. B. Oberle, Chair of the Global Tailings Review, Vice-president of the World Resources Forum Association | ||
| UNECE’s perspectives on mine tailings safety and preventing accidental water pollution – key developments, relevance and links with SDGs - Ms. C. Kamke, UNECE Industrial Accidents | ||
| UNECE Safety Guidelines and Good Practices for Tailings Management Facilities and lessons learned from past tailings accidents in the UNECE region, including in view of NaTech risks - Mr. P. Danihelka, Technical University of Ostrava, Member of the Joint Expert Group on Water and Industrial Accidents, Czechia | ||
| Fostering the safety of mining operations incl. tailings through the United Nations Framework Classification for Resources (UNFC) - Mr. G. Freiman, General Manager, GeoMineProject LLP, Chairman of the Public Society of Independent Experts of the Subsurface Resources (PONEN), Kazakhstan | ||
| Activities by the International Water Assessment Centre related to dam safety in Central Asia - Mr. S. Akhmetov, Director, International Water Assessment Centre | ||
| Session 2 - UNECE guidance and methodologies for improving tailings safety within and beyond the UNECE region: experiences and lessons learned from their application in Central Asia | ||
| TMF methodology: Tailings Hazard Index, TMF checklist and application experience - Mr. D. Rudakov, Consultant to the UNECE Industrial Accidents Convention | ||
| TMF mapping in Central Asia: Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan in the spotlight - Ms. O. Lohunova, Consultant to the UNECE Industrial Accidents Convention | ||
| The application of the TMF methodology in Kazakhstan and Tajikistan – background, milestones and key achievements - Mr. D. Seilchanov, Head of the Department for Intersectoral Supervision, Control in the Field of Energy Saving and Energy Efficiency Improvement, Department of the Committee for Industrial Development and Industrial Safety of the Ministry of Industry and Infrastructure Development of the Republic of Kazakhstan in the Kostanay Region and Mr. A. Kosumbekov, Leading Specialist, Inspection for Supervision of the Turnover of Explosive Materials of the State Oversight Service for the Safe Operation of Industry and Mining Supervision under the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan | PDF
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| Session 3 - International efforts on improving mine tailings safety in Central Asia and beyond | ||
| UNECE Assistance and Cooperation Programme supporting Central Asia, incl. in strengthening the safety on mining operations, Ms. C. Kamke, UNECE Industrial Accidents | ||
| OECD report on mining, the environment, and green growth in the EECCA region - addressing key needs - Mr. G. Halpern, Policy analyst, Green Growth and Global Relations Division, OECD | ||
| Stakeholder Engagement for Uranium Legacy Remediation in Central Asia (Phase II), implemented by UNDP and OSCE - Mr. S. Kim, Programme Specialist, Recovery, Early Warning Systems and Response, Crisis Bureau, UNDP Istanbul Regional Hub | ||
| Exercising federal state supervision of hydraulic structures at tailing ponds of industrial enterprises - Mr. V. Pimenov, Head of the Hydro-Electric Power Stations and Hydraulic Structures Supervision Division of the Department of State Energy Supervision, Rostechnadzor | ||
| Session 4 - Results from the projects to strengthen the safety of mining operations, in particular TMFs, in Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and beyond in Central Asia | ||
| Objectives, key achievements and benefits of the tailings project implemented by Kazakhstan 2018-2019 - Ms. E. Isinieva Chief specialist, Department of State Supervision of Mining, Exploration, Drilling and Blasting Operations of the Department of the Committee for Industrial Development and Industrial Safety of the Ministry of East Kazakhstan Region | ||
| TMF inventory, hazard ranking and mapping in Kazakhstan - findings, conclusions and next steps - Mr. Y. Duisenbayev, Project Coordinator; Chief Specialist, Industrial Development and Industrial Safety Committee of the Ministry for Industry and Infrastructural Development of Kazakhstan, Mr. D. Rudakov, Consultant to the UNECE Industrial Accidents Convention, Ms. O. Lohunova, Consultant to the UNECE Industrial Accidents Convention | ||
| Update on progress made in the tailings project, being implemented by Tajikistan in 2019-2020, including needs and challenges in Tajikistan - Mr. M. Jumazoda, Focal Point of the Industrial Accidents Convention, Service for State Supervision of Safe Work in Industry and Mining under the Government of Tajikistan | ||
| Session 5 - Tailings needs and challenges in Central Asia: experiences from authorities and operators, and how to scale up joint efforts in view of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development | ||
| Tailings safety and related needs and challenges in Kyrgyzstan - Ms. G. Shabayeva, Focal Point under the UNECE Industrial Accidents Convention, Chief Specialist of the Industrial Safety Regulation Department, State Committee for Industry, Energy and Subsoil Use of Kyrgyzstan, Mr. A. Asanov, Head of the Population and Territory Protection Department, Colonel, Ministry of Emergency Situations of Kyrgyzstan | PDF
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| Tailings safety and related needs and challenges in Uzbekistan - Mr. B. Tolipov, Head of branch of radiation and nuclear safety department, State Committee on Industrial Safety, Uzbekistan | ||
| Needs and challenges in managing by operators in Kazakhstan - Mr. T. Collins, Head of Dams and Tailings Storage Facilities, KAZ Minerals Management | ||
| Needs and challenges in managing by operators in Kyrgyzstan - Mr. A. Umtulov, Chief Engineer of the Kyrgyz Chemical and Metallurgical Plant | ||
| Needs and challenges in managing by operators in Kyrgyzstan - Mr. M. Turdukeev, Senior Hydraulic Engineer, Kumtor Gold Company | ||
| Needs and challenges in managing by operators in Tajikistan - Mr. M. Zulolov, Head of the Production and Technical Department of the TA LLC Anzob Joint Venture | ||
| Needs and challenges in managing by operators in Uzbekistan - Mr. A. Tukhtaev, Head of the Tailings Management Department, Mining Division of GMZ-1, Navoi Mining and Metallurgical Combinat | ||
| Tailing Management - a regional issue - Mr. G. Bonvin, Special Envoy for Water in Central Asia, Ambassador, Swiss Development, Swiss Development Cooperation (SDC) | ||
| UNEP's perspectives on scaling up joint efforts to improve mine tailings safety in view of Agenda 2030 - Ms. A. Kurmanova, Head of the Subregional Office for Central Asia, United Nations Environment | ||