The technical meeting is organized as part of the UNECE Project to strengthen the safety of mining operations, in particular tailings management facilities (TMFs), in Tajikistan and the UNECE Project on supporting countries of Central Asia in strengthening the safety of mine tailings. Both projects are being implemented thanks to financial support from the Swiss Federal Office for the Environment.
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Background information |
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UNECE Safety Guidelines and Good Practices for Tailings Management Facilities |
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Checklist template for assessing the safety level of a TMF |
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Background note explaining the checklist methodology for Tailings Management Facilities (TMFs) and its application |
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Session 1: Opening and setting the scene |
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Preventing accidental water pollution from tailings: Joint Expert Group and UNECE decision 2020/1 on strengthening mine tailings safety - Mr. Bojan Srdic, co-Chair from Serbia of the Joint Expert Group on Water and Industrial Accidents |
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UNECE Projects on improving mine tailings safety in Central Asia, and introduction to the meeting objectives - Ms. Claudia Kamke, Project Manager, UNECE Industrial Accidents Convention |
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Animated video and online toolkit and training on mine tailings safety - Mr. Joseph Orangias, consultant, UNECE Industrial Accidents Convention |
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Application of the UNECE Safety Guidelines and the UBA TMF methodology in the Danube River Basin - Mr. Adam Kovacs, Technical Expert, International Commission for the Protection of the Danube River (ICPDR) |
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Session 2: Preparation for the on-site training in Zarafshon, Tajikistan |
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On-site training: past experience in Kazakhstan and adjustments in view of current global situation with the coronavirus pandemic |
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UNECE Safety Guidelines and Good Practices for Tailings Management Facilities (TMFs). Introduction to the checklist for on-site training, evaluation of results and measure catalogue - Mr. Dmitry Rudakov, Consultant to the UNECE Industrial Accidents Convention |
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Inventory of tailings management facilities in Tajikistan and selection of the on-site training site Zarafshon - Mr. Madzhnun Jumazoda, Focal Point under the UNECE Industrial Accidents Convention, Service for State Supervision of Safe Work in Industry and Mining under the Government of Tajikistan |
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Conduct of the on-site training: groups, practical information and next steps in advance of the evaluation workshop |
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Session 3: Enhancing capacity for governance and policy-making on tailings safety in Central Asia using UNECE’s instruments and tools |
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The bigger picture: Strengthening governance and policy-making for mine tailings safety and disaster risk reduction - Ms. Franziska Hirsch, Secretary, UNECE Industrial Accidents Convention |
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UNECE EPR recommendations on tailings safety for Central Asia and integration of tailings risks into national self-assessment and action plans - Mr. Joseph Orangias, consultant, UNECE Industrial Accidents Convention |
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Inter-institutional Working Groups on Tailings Safety and the Prevention of Accidental Water Pollution in Kazakhstan and Tajikistan – Background, benefits and draft terms of reference - Mr. Talaibek Makeev, expert, Water Initiatives Centre |
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Progress made and next steps to take for the establishment of the Interinstitutional Working Group in Tajikistan - Mr. Madzhnun Jumazoda, Focal Point under the UNECE Industrial Accidents Convention, Service for State Supervision of Safe Work in Industry and Mining under the Government of Tajikistan |
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