Objective
The main human pressure on arid and humid ecosystems in developing countries where mining is or has been an important socio-economic activity is the degradation of water resources by pollution from active and abandoned mines. In many countries of the south ern hemisphere poorly-managed active mines and unrestored abandoned mine sites are damaging the welfare of arid and humid ecosystems and their users. In South America, these impacts are most severe in the many arid and semi-arid areas where water resources are in any case scarce. This project has the general aim of contributing to the establishment of policies, management systems and technologies aimed at the prevention and remediation of impacts on (aquatic) ecosytems by mining activities in South America, using Peru as a demonstration country. This aim will be achieved through the following objectives: 1. Produce a summary evaluation of existing mine water management measures in Peru (relating to active and abandoned mines) from the regulatory, technical a nd social perspectives. 2. Disseminate, as an element for regional dialogue, the results of three European projects: FP5 ERMITE: Environmental Regulation of Mine Waters in the EU, FP5 PIRAMID Passive In-situ Remediation of Acidic Mine/Industrial Drainage, FP6 Access to Research Infrastructure CoSTaR 3. Establish a multi-sector (industry, regulators, NGOs) forum for dialogue on ecosystems and mine water management, including representatives from other countries in the region. 4. Support the development of f uture Community RTD activities on this topic in South America with the aim of promoting the local development of appropriate "whole-catchment" approaches to water management, including the use of relevant passive remediation technologies. The project partn ers are the University of Newcastle (UK), coordinator or technical coordinator of the key FP5/6 projects, and the Asociación Civil Labor (Peru), a leading NGO with experience on public dialogue on this topic.
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- natural sciences earth and related environmental sciences environmental sciences pollution
- natural sciences earth and related environmental sciences hydrology limnology
- engineering and technology environmental engineering natural resources management water management
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FP6-2002-INCO-DEV/SSA-1
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Coordinator
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE
United Kingdom
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