7237-01. Mining, Environmental and Social Assessment - Burkina Faso

Environmental and social impact assessment in Burkina Faso: focus on mining and improving the assessment system.     

Advisory reports and other documents

Significant details

Social impacts are very important in the mining sector, but ESIAs for mining tend to focus primarily on environmental issues. Together with the Ministry of Energy, Mines and Quarries (MEMC) in Burkina Faso, the NCEA organised a workshop to address this gap. Participants included representatives of ministries, mining companies and civil society. They underlined the importance of dialogue and respecting agreements made during the ESIA process to prevent conflict in the mining sector.

The workshop was a follow-up to the 'ESIA for mining MAP' held in July 2022. The July workshop assessed strengths and weakness of environmental assessment in relation to mining. Participants concluded that environmental and social impact assessments for mining need to pay more attention to closure and rehabilitation and to social impacts. The National Office for Environmental Assessments (ANEVE), MEMC and NCEA are now discussing possible ways forwards, involving other actors where adding value.

Parties involved

Members of the working group

Technical secretary: Joyce Kortlandt

Further details

Country: Burkina Faso

Last modified: 03 Apr 2023