Deadline: 24 January 2019
Sveriges Geologiska Undersökningar (SGU) is organizing the Sida-supported International Training Programme, “Mine water and mine waste management” to develop a sustainable use of natural resources and to secure safe living environments for future generations.
Benefits
Participants will better understand and improve their ability to handle and share information about:
- mineral extraction, society and environment,
- environmental protection and biodiversity,
- waste generation, waste prevention, recycling and waste disposal,
- acid rock drainage, waste characterisation, water treatment,
- waste rock and tailings storage facilities,
- mine closure and rehabilitation,
- transparent and inclusive processes in permitting and inspection.
Programme Structure
The programme comprises an application process followed by preparatory studies, three weeks of training, ten months of project work supported by mentors, and a regional conference where experiences and outcomes are presented and shared.
- Phase 1: Preparatory studies: A study material developed for the training programme is shared with all participants. The material introduces all participants to the background of mining and the environment.
- Phase 2: Training in Sweden 5–27 May, 2019: The SGU offers three weeks of training in Malå, Sweden with experts from Luleå University of Technology and the Swedish EPA. Participants will present their country and agency, mining industry and environmental challenges. The change projects will be developed continuously during this phase in lectures, sitevisits and collaborations.
- Phase 3: Change projects and mentorship: The participants develop and implement change projects. The knowledge and tools from Phase 2 is incorporated at the work place and the change projects are implemented with the support of mentors from Sweden.
- Phase 4: Regional Conference 23–27 March, 2020: All participants present their implemented change projects, outcomes, challenges and possibilities to the group. A wider audience is invited to the conference and the participants are given the opportunity to share experiences from the training programme with industry, civil society and government authorities. The conference is intended as both a regional event on the subject as well as a training component where participants interact with all stakeholders.
Eligibility Criteria
- The programme invites applicants from government authorities involved in permitting and inspecting mines such as environmental protection agencies, mining inspectorates, mine safety departments or equivalents.
- The applicants should have an academic background and work duties that involve participation in permitting or inspection of mines or management of such processes. Engineers, geoscientists and environmental specialists with a bachelor’s degree or higher will be prioritized. Lawyers, project managers, economists or other experts that actively contribute to the agency’s core functions are also encouraged to apply.
- Applicants should propose change projects that have a direct bearing on the management of mine waste and mine water.
- The applicants should preferably propose common change projects where several staff at the authority collaborate.
- Ethiopia, Tanzania and Zambia are prioritized countries. Candidates from other Southern and East African countries may be considered.
- The participants and the change project they propose must be supported by their organisation with a clearly stated commitment for the applicant to participate at all phases of the training and with a stated commitment to support, implement and finalize the change projects.
How to Apply
Interested applicants must download the application form via given website.
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