The seminar was attended by leaders of active associations, such as the "Generation", "Source", sociological center, as well as representatives of mining companies and producers of building materials. Department of State Environmental Control Semey was represented by the Assistant Inspector.
"The seminar is held at the Aarhus Center developed ASD analysis technique reporting Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative - said trainer and consultant, director of the Foundation "Center for Development of Local Self-Government ", the chairman of the Aarhus Centre EKR Hope Safonov. - The task of Aarhus Centres in Kazakhstan is to promote the implementation of the Aarhus Convention in our country regarding the right of citizens to access to environmental information, decision-making on environmental issues and access to justice. Today's seminar, the question of access to information, because the purpose of his talk about how mining companies have an impact on the environment, what to pay this tax, and that we have this. "
Ongoing project aims to increase public interest in EITI reporting and promote broad discussion of balancing the interests of the mining companies and the local population, as well as informed choice appropriate and realistic options for sustainable development.
The idea of the project is to develop and promote convenient for the public methods of analysis of the national EITI reporting. On the example of the East Kazakhstan region will show how you can use these reports to develop management solutions to reduce environmental risks arising from the extraction of natural resources.
East Kazakhstan region is an important region in the Republic of advanced mining and metallurgical industry. And today there is no doubt that environmental changes have a negative impact on a person. So now actively developing ideas for monitoring social programs carried out by the executive, the growth of corporate social responsibility for the environmental condition of the region.
To protect the environmental human rights developed various national and international mechanisms.
One of the mechanisms of involvement in the management of revenues from natural resources of civil society is EITI (EITI) - the international standard of transparency of revenues from extractive industries.
At its core, Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative is a new global standard that supports improving governance in countries rich in minerals. The basic principle of the standard is careful reconciliation and publication of company payments and government revenues from oil, gas and minerals.
