CASM-AFRICA Chairman’s Report 2006
Report items Recognition of CASM-Africa by the AMP Meetings Projects CASM-Africa Secretariat Plans for 2007 10 November 2006 CASM-Africa
CASM-Africa Meetings Review meeting in Cape Town, Feb 2006 Launch of website Projects Discussed constraints CASM-Africa workshop planned for Nigeria SMAG meeting in Orleans 10 November 2006 CASM-Africa
CASM-Africa Projects CASM-Africa projects AMP –linked projects Identification and prioritisation of project concepts Proposals drafted for funding (to be submitted to CASM-Global, DGF, DFID) AMP –linked projects Development of Financing Strategy appropriate to the needs of ASM (Nigeria); Development of a Sustainable Mining Strategy that addresses Environment, Health and Safety (Mali); Marketing Strategy for ASM (Ethiopia) 10 November 2006 CASM-Africa
CASM-Africa Secretariat Website design completed Assistance in promoting the Annual CASM Conference (Madagascar) (ACC) Participated in the planning (attended meetings in Botswana, and further discussions in Washington DC and London) Participated in coordinating the Technology Fair, & Technology & Capacity Building Parallel Session of the ACC Mobilising attendance of African participants Mobilising funding for our activities 10 November 2006 CASM-Africa
CASM-Africa Plans for 2007 CASM-Africa Workshop in 2007 during AMP in Johannesburg Scoping study to establish interventions to implement Regional Technology demonstrations Training collaboration: Mintek, SEAMIC and SANTREN Establishment of network: nodal points by region, website Support for the secretariat 10 November 2006 CASM-Africa
THANK YOU 10 November 2006 CASM-Africa