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ArticleGlobalization and health2017

Harnessing opportunities for good governance of health impacts of mining projects in Mongolia: results of a global partnership.

Michaela Pfeiffer, Delgermaa Vanya, Colleen Davison, Oyunaa Lkhagvasuren, Lesley Johnston, Craig R Janes

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Article in Globalization and health, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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  1. Implementation of Health Impact Assessment in the Healthcare System of the Republic of Kazakhstan.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023
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6 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Michaela PfeifferInterventions for Healthy Environments, Department of Public Health, Environmental and Social Determinants of Health, World Health Organization, Av Appia 20, CH-1211, Geneva 27, Switzerland.
Delgermaa VanyaEnvironmental Health, WHO Country Office, Government building VIII, Olympic Street- 2, Sukhbaatar District, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.
Colleen DavisonDepartment of Public Health Sciences, Queens University, Ontario, Kingston, Canada.
Oyunaa LkhagvasurenLeading Researchers, NGO, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.
Lesley JohnstonSchool of Public Health and Health Systems, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, N2L3G1, Canada.
Craig R JanesSchool of Public Health and Health Systems, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, N2L3G1, Canada. cjanes@uwaterloo.ca.
University of Waterloo · CAQueen's University · CAWorld Health Organization · CH

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe Sustainable Development Goals call for the effective governance of shared natural resources in ways that support inclusive growth, safeguard the integrity of the natural and physical environment, and promote health and well-being for all. For large-scale resource extraction projects -- e.g. in the mining sector -- environmental regulations and in particular environmental impact assessments (EIA) provide an important but insufficiently developed avenue to ensure that wider sustainable development issues, such as health, have been considered prior to the permitting of projects.

methodsIn recognition of the opportunity provided in EIA to influence the extent to which health issues would be addressed in the design and delivery of mining projects, an international and intersectoral partnership, with the support of WHO and public funds from Canadian sources, engaged over a period of six years in a series of capacity development activities and knowledge translation/dissemination events aimed at influencing policy change in the extractives sector so as to include consideration of human health impacts.

resultsEarly efforts significantly increased awareness of the need to include health considerations in EIAs. Coupling effective knowledge translation about health in EIA with the development of networks that fostered good intersectoral partnerships, this awareness supported the development and implementation of key pieces of legislation. These results show that intersectoral collaboration is essential, and must be supported by an effective conceptual understanding about which methods and models of impact assessment, particularly for health, lend themselves to integration within EIA.

conclusionsThe results of our partnership demonstrate that when specific conditions are met, integrating health into the EIA system represents a promising avenue to ensure that mining activities contribute to wider sustainable development goals and objectives.

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Conservation of Natural ResourcesMiningPublic HealthCanadaHealth Impact AssessmentHealth PolicyHealth Services ResearchHumansMongoliaCapacity developmentEnvironmental impact assessmentHealth impact assessmentIntersectoral partnershipsMiningMongoliaPolicy changeSustainable development goals

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