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By 2030 achieve universal and equitable access to safe and affordable drinking water
By 2030 improve water quality by reducing pollution, eliminating dumping and minimizing the release of
hazardous chemicals and materials, halving the proportion of untreated wastewater
12.2
12.4
12.6
By 2030 achieve the sustainable management and efficient use of natural resources
By 2020 achieve the sound management of all chemicals and wastes throughout their lifecycle
By 2030 ensure that people everywhere have the relevant information and awareness for sustainable
development
By 2020, integrate ecosystem and biodiversity values into national and local planning and
development processes
Suggested details:
Establish a public data portal and online indexing and mapping system which is both
geographically navigable and searchable using data categories and key words
Machine-readable data to include, but not be limited to:
o Company(s) operating on the concession and their: official company identifier
number, national affiliation, parent companies and subsidiaries, other projects in
Colombia, and beneficial ownership information
o Project Characteristics: type of mine or mining facility, mineral being extracted,
current (and past) stage of the mining process, area of the concession, quantity
extracted to date, total quantity allowed to be extracted, production volumes and
values, payments by year/commodity/revenue type
o Financing: Origin of the projects capital, social or environmental stipulations of the
financing
o Licenses, contracts and other supporting documents: requests for licenses, licenses
granted, duration of license, and the full text of contracts, including any annexes,
addendums and amendments
o Environmental Data: inventory of chemicals and hazardous substances used, map of
potential contamination points, Environmental Impact Assessments (EIAs), processes
used to extract the minerals, assessments of surrounding water and air quality (with
at least one baseline assessment before the projects onset), environmental and
social management plans, reports based on the management plans
o Local Content Data (as required): local content plans and reports
o Spending Data: data on the use of extractives revenues, including subnational
allocations and data visualizations showing extractives revenues compared to public
spending and key sectors (health, education, infrastructure)
Sierra Leone
Commitment # 7 (1st NAP)
Establish an open data portal to improve transparency in fiscal and extractive transactions
a) Open data readiness assessment completed in collaboration with development partners.
b) Experts on the design of an open data portal with development partners and Non-Governmental
Organizations engaged.
c) Source funding to establish a data portal for pilot Government documents such as budget, 70% of
mining and agricultural contracts and 20% of Laws of Sierra Leone that have been gazetted.
Trinidad and Tobago
Commitment # 4.2 (1st NAP)
To make publicly available the cadastre of licenses and contracts for the exploration and
production of oil and gas in Trinidad and Tobago
Ministry of Energy and Energy Affairs
Mongolia
Commitment # 3.3.1.4 (1st NAP)
Develop central information database of minerals and oil license owners, open to the
public
Disclose general information on Special Licenses of minerals, oil and Land tenure ownerships
Ministry of Mining & Mineral resource authority
By 2030 ensure that people everywhere have the relevant information and awareness for sustainable
development and lifestyles in harmony with nature
By 2020, integrate ecosystem and biodiversity values into national and local planning and
development processes
Goal 16: Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development
16.7
Suggested details:
Improve local and regional governments participation in the process of granting
environmental licenses for mining concessions
Set reasonable timelines and mechanisms which allow for broader public participation in
environmental impact assessments (EIA)
Require a license for companies conducting exploration of minerals1
Suggested performance indicators:
Size of multi-stakeholder group consulted prior to the granting of a license
Removal of fast-track licensing procedures which dont give adequate time for meaningful
stakeholder engagement
Number of exploration licenses requested and granted
National Laws:
Environmental Licensing Law Decree 2041 of 2014
Relevant Goverment Agencies:
Ministerio de Ambiente y Desarrollo Sostenible
www.minambiente.gov.co
Ministerio de Minas y Energa
www.minminas.gov.co
Colombian Geological Service
http://www2.sgc.gov.co/
Agencia Nacional de Minera
www.anm.gov.co
Additional References:
Red por la justicia ambiental en Colombia Decreto 2041 of 2014
This recommendation has been made to the Colombian Government by the OECD (2014) which specifically suggested it
"demand environmental licenses for mining exploration" in its evaluation of environmental performance of Colombia.
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