International Development Grant
Improving environmental management of mining and energy activities in Peru
Project Number: CA-3-A034222001
Status: Terminating
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Maximum Contribution: $15,117,533.00
Start Date: January 28, 2013
End Date: March 31, 2024
Duration: 11.2 years
Project Description
This project aims to improve sustainable economic growth for Peruvians including women and vulnerable groups while reducing the environmental impacts of mining and energy activities. Specifically the project intends to consolidate the leadership role of the Ministry of the Environment over environmental issues related to large mining and energy projects. It also aims to strengthen the capacity of regional governments responsible for handling the environmental impact assessments of small and medium-scale mining projects. Project activities include: (1) conducting a participatory diagnostic study of the current framework of Peru’s environmental assessment and management process; (2) providing technical assistance to key stakeholders for the development of an employee training program in environmental management; and (3) providing operational and technological support for environmental management and enforcement.
Expected Results
The expected outcomes of this project include: (1) improved effectiveness of the environmental assessment and management process of mining and energy activities by public institutions and private sector firms in Peru; and (2) strengthened governance for the environmental management of mining and energy activities in Peru with significant input from women and vulnerable groups.
Progress & Results Achieved
Results achieved at the end of the project (March 2024) include: (1) increased by 3138% the number of artisanal miners formalized within the project area from 236 miners in 2016 to 7 405 in 2023; (2) reduced by 10% socio-environmental conflicts related to mining and energy activities in Peru from 126 in 2015 to 113 conflicts by 2023; (3) designed built and transferred the Portal for Environmental Certification called the "EVA Platform" to the Government of Peru. It is now used to manage 100% of Peru's environmental impact assessments and modifications of mining project; (4) 44% of the project stakeholders surveyed reported perceiving improvements in the environmental management of mining activities. This increased by 26% from the baseline of 18% in 2015; (5) trained 558 regional and national civil servants (236 women and 322 men) responsible for implementation of gender policies and relevant women's collectives. This increased their awareness of good environmental management practice and improved their knowledge of environmental assessment and certification; (6) supported 505 additional women to participate in environmental governance. This includes specific governance bodies in target communities regional decision-making environmental agencies at the local regional and national level; (7) supported 223 civil servants (125 women and 98 men) from Peru's 5 targeted regions and various relevant national government bodies to learn about and identify gender gaps in institutional policies and guidelines related to environmental management through training courses and participatory activities; (8) purchased 6 water quality testing units developed training materials and delivered training to targeted regional governments in support of environmental supervision and monitoring of artisanal miners; (9) updated and approved 11 regional regulatory tools for environmental supervision and monitoring; (10) supported 5 regional governments to dedicate budgets to implem
Key Information
Executing Agency:
Consortium CowaterInternational Inc. CRC Sogema Inc. Roche Ltd. Consult
Reporting Organization:
Global Affairs Canada
Program:
NGM Americas
Last Modified:
September 19, 2025
Development Classifications
DAC Sector:
Aid Type: Project-type interventions
Collaboration: Bilateral
Finance Type: Aid grant excluding debt reorganisation
Selection Mechanism:
Pre-APP