INCEPTION WORKSHOP ON THE

PRTR IMPLEMENTATION PROJECT AS

A TOOL FOR REPORTING,

DISSEMINATION AND AWARENESS

RAISING ABOUT POLLUTANTS IN

PERU EVENT REPORT

February 15, 2017 Location: Hotel Meliá Lima

Table of contents

INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................................... 2

OBJETIVES ............................................................................................................................................ 2

GENERAL OBJECTIVE ....................................................................................................................... 2

SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES ....................................................................................................................... 2

BACKGROUND ..................................................................................................................................... 3

EVENT DEVELOPMENT ........................................................................................................................ 3

STAKEHOLDERS ................................................................................................................................... 4

APPENDIX ............................................................................................................................................ 5

APPENDIX 1: EVENT PROGRAM....................................................................................................... 5

APPENDIX 2: REGISTRATION LIST .................................................................................................... 6

APPENDIX 3: PRESS RELEASE ......................................................................................................... 14

APPENDIX 4: SURVEY ..................................................................................................................... 16

APPENDIX 5: RESULTS SURVEY ...................................................................................................... 18

APPENDIX 6: PHOTOGRAPHS EVENT ............................................................................................. 21

INTRODUCTION In August 2005, Peru ratified the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs),

which stipulates in Article 7 elaboration of the National Plan for the Implementation of the

Stockholm Convention (PNI - COP Peru). One of the strategies of this plan, contemplates the need

to design a mechanism for the Pollutant Releases and Transfer Register (PRTR), the same that

must be conducted by the Ministry of the Environment - MINAM as administrator of the National

Environmental Information System (SINIA ). From 2009 MINAM (with the support of PMUNA, GEF,

UNITAR and CATRTA) has been able to evaluate, analyse and design a National Register of

Pollutant Releases and Transfer, which has started its activities in 2016.

In that sense, by 2016, MINAM and the United Nations Institute for Training and Research

(UNITAR) signed the Charter of Agreement for the implementation of the third phase of the

national PRTR implementation process, as a fully operational platform with access to accurate

environmental data on POPs and other priority chemicals, increasingly promoting citizen

participation in environmental issues.

In this context, on February 15, MINAM, through the General Direction of Environmental Research

Information, developed the Inception Workshop of the "PRTR Implementation Project, as a tool

for reporting, disseminating and raising awareness about pollutants in Peru", an event that also

revealed the scope, stages and procedures of the new PRTR reporting cycle to the various public

and private actors, academia, companies and civil society.

OBJETIVES

GENERAL OBJECTIVE The general objective of the inception workshop was to present and explain the scope and goals of

the “PRTR Implementation Project as a tool for reporting, dissemination and awareness raising

about pollutants in Peru’’ to public and private actors.

SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES To inform the actors involved about the scope, stages and procedures of the new PRTR

reporting cycle, period 2016.

To present the results obtained during the PRTR development and designing process.

To strengthen competencies in order to report to PRTR.

BACKGROUND On December 22, 2016, the Ministry of the Environment (MINAM) and the Institute of the

United Nations for Training and Research (UNITAR), signed the Charter of Agreement for

the implementation of the third phase of the Implementation of the Pollutant Releases

and Transfer Register (PRTR) for Peru. The project has US $ 190,000 of funding over a two-

year period and is part of the overall PRTR implementation project in 5 other countries.

On February 14, 2017, the National Steering Committee of the "PRTR Implementation

Project as a tool for reporting, dissemination and awareness raising about pollutants in

Peru’’ was installed, chaired by the Ministry of Environmental Management of MINAM

and integrated by the directors of the General Direction of Environmental Quality, General

Direction of Policies, Norms and Instruments of Environmental Management, the General

Direction of Education, Culture and Environmental Citizenship and the General Direction

of Investigation and Environmental Information, who act as technical secretariat.

In Annex I of the specifications of the aforementioned Letter of Agreement, reference is

made to the official presentation of the project at national level with the development of

the inception workshop held no later than January 2017; In this context, it should be noted

that through logistical coordination, the start-up workshop was held in the second week of

February, when the goals, objectives and work program for the project were in place.

EVENT DEVELOPMENT 1. BEGINNING

The event began with a welcome by Engineer Marcos Alegre Chang, vice Minister of

Environmental Management from the Ministry of Environment, who emphasized the

importance of the country having this type of registers which contributes to the

improvement of national capacities to achieve adequate management of products,

materials and substances as a result of extractive and productive activities.

2. DEVELOPMENT

The PRTR video was presented as well as the video presentation of Andrea Cararo,

representative of UNITAR, who made reference to the international context in the

implementation of emission records.

The workshop also included presentations by specialists from MINAM and the PRTR

project, who highlighted the relevant aspects and key characteristics of the PRTR for Peru

and gave the technical and methodological scope for the reporting process.

The panel of questions was given by specialists Daniel Núñez Ato and Christopher

Ynocente La Valle, who responded to the doubts and concerns of the participants.

3. CLOSURE

Economist Xavier Gordillo Carrillo, General Director of the General Direction of

Environmental Research and Information - DGIIA and National Director of the Pollutant

Releases and Transfer Register (PRTR), closed the event with some remarks,

acknowledging and thanking the participation of those companies that, on a voluntary

basis, culminated in the process of reporting their emissions for the period 2015.

Finally, the participants went to the hall of the Sala Caral, where a snacks and

refreshments could be enjoyed, and where the respective photos of closure were taken.

STAKEHOLDERS A total of 64 people attended, including representatives of civil society and trade unions, such as

the Chamber of Commerce of Lima, the National Fisheries Society (SNP), the Peruvian Automotive

Association, the National Society of Industries, National Society of Mining, Petroleum and Energy

(SNMPE) and the Peruvian Society of Hydrocarbons.

Besides, representatives of the governmental sector also participated, including: The Ministry of

Transport and Telecommunications (MTC), the Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation (MINAGRI),

the Ministry of Housing and Construction (VIVIENDA), the Ministry of Production (PRODUCE) and

line bodies of the Ministry of Environment such as the General Direction of Environmental Quality

and the General Direction of Education, Culture and Citizenship.

Among the companies invited were the companies that successfully completed the reporting

process for the period 2015 and new companies whose objective was to inform themselves and to

know more about the nature and scope of the PRTR.

Finally, the workshop counted with teachers and graduates of the National University of San

Marcos

Elaboration: RETC – MINAM.

As graph 1 shows, 56% of the total amount of participants were women and 44% were men.

Masculino44%

Femenino 56%

Graph 1: Participants by gender

APPENDIX

APPENDIX 1: EVENT PROGRAM PROGRAMA

TALLER DE INICIO

“Proyecto de implementación del RETC como herramienta para el reporte, difusión y

sensibilización sobre contaminantes en el Perú’’

(15 de febrero de 2017, Sala Caral del Hotel Meliá Lima)

09:30 - 10:00 Registro de Participantes y entrega de materiales

10:00 - 10:15 Palabras de Bienvenida Marcos Alegre Chang Viceministro de Gestión Ambiental – MINAM

10:15 - 10:25 Presentación del video informativo RETC

10:25 - 10:40 Contexto Internacional y Nacional entorno a la implementación de Registros de Emisiones. United Nations Institute for Training and Research – UNITAR

10:40 – 11:10

Aspectos relevantes y características claves del RETC para el Perú. Daniel Nuñez Ato Especialista de Información Ambiental de la Dirección General de Investigación e Información Ambiental – DGIIA

11:10 - 11:40

Aspectos técnicos – operacionales del reporte al RETC, periodo 2016. Christopher Ynocente La Valle Consultor RETC

11:40 - 12:10 Ronda de Preguntas

12:10 - 12:20

Palabras de clausura Xavier Gordillo Carrillo Director General de la Dirección General de Investigación e Información Ambiental – DGIIA Director Nacional del Registro de Emisiones y Transferencias de Contaminantes (RETC)

12:20 - 13:00 Coffee

APPENDIX 2: REGISTRATION LIST

APPENDIX 3: PRESS RELEASE

Access to ink:http://www.minam.gob.pe/notas-de-prensa/minam-inicia-proyecto-para-el-registro-

de-emisiones-y-transferencias-de-contaminantes-en-el-pais/

Access to link: http://retc.minam.gob.pe/novedades/ministerio-ambiente-da-inicio-al-nuevo-ciclo-

reporte-2016-retc

APPENDIX 4: SURVEY

Encuesta de Proyecto de Implementación del RETC como herramienta para el reporte, difusión y sensibilización sobre los contaminantes en el Perú.

1. ¿A qué rubro pertenece usted? (Ej. Fundición, minería, pesquero, textil)

………………………………………………………………………………………………............................................................

2. ¿Está usted familiarizado con el RETC? Se necesita marcar solo una respuesta

a) Si, la empresa que represento ha brindado sus datos al RETC. b) Si, conozco el concepto del RETC y quisiera saber más. c) No, vine a informarme acerca de RETC.

3. ¿Cuáles son los posibles usos que puede tener el RETC? Usted puede rellenar más de una respuesta.

a) Promover una base de información confiable y actualizada sobre la emisión y transferencia de contaminantes a los diferentes medios (aire, agua y suelo), que ayude en la toma de decisiones y a la formulación de políticas ambientales en el país.

b) Es un mecanismo para el seguimiento y control de las emisiones en el país. c) Es una herramienta que permite contar con información para establecer Límites Máximos

Permisibles (LMP) y Estándares de Calidad Ambiental (ECA). d) Es un elemento que apoye la toma de decisiones de los establecimientos industriales,

complementando sus sistemas de monitoreo ambiental.

e) Permitir el seguimiento y cuantificación de los avances en la reducción de emisiones y descargas contaminantes a los distintos medio (agua, aire y suelo).

f) Generar un servicio de información sobre emisiones y transferencias de contaminantes que sirva para la elaboración de reportes con información disponible al público en general.

g) Todos. h) Ninguna.

4. ¿Qué oportunidades encuentra usted en un RETC? Usted puede rellenar más de una respuesta.

a) Conociendo las emisiones, se podrá identificar los puntos de mejora en los procesos

industriales para lograr una mayor eficiencia.

b) Elevar la competitividad de la empresa.

c) Acceder a mercados internacionales con altos estándares ambientales.

d) Fomentar la innovación hacia el uso de nuevas tecnologías ecoambientales.

e) Mejorar la imagen corporativa frente la sociedad.

f) Todos.

g) Ninguna.

5. ¿Qué expectativas tiene usted para el TALLER DE INICIO? Usted puede rellenar más de una respuesta.

a) Informarme sobre el RETC para reportar b) conocer los alcances de un RETC, y evaluar el reportar. c) Acceder a la capacitación y asistencia técnica del MINAM para calcular y reportar

emisiones. d) Conocer los alcances de un RETC, para mejorar mis conocimientos sobre el tema. e) Encontrar sinergias con otros actores.

6. Por favor anotar algún comentario adicional.

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APPENDIX 5: RESULTS SURVEY

Figure 1. Are you familiar with PRTR?

Figure 1 shows that most participants were already familiar with the concept of PRTR, before the

workshop began.

Figure 2. What are the possible uses that a PRTR could have?

As figure 2 shows, 38 out of the 39 participants felt that “Promoting a base of information about

pollutant releases and transfers to the air, water and soil, which supports environmental policy

formulation in the country”, was the most important use of a PRTR.

Figure 3. Which opportunities do you find in a PRTR?

Figure 3 shows that both the participants who provided their data to the PRTR as well as the

participants who didn’t, felt that “Knowing the emissions, points of improvement in the industrial

processes could be identified in order to achieve a greater efficiency”, was the most important

opportunity for a company to provide its data to PRTR.

APPENDIX 6: PHOTOGRAPHS EVENT

Photograph 1. Marcos Alegre Chang, Vice Minister of Environmental Management MINAM.

Photograph 2. Daniel Núñez Ato, specialist in environmental information of MINAM.

Photograph 3. Christopher Ynocente La Valle, PRTR specialist.

Photograph 4. Questions panel.

Photograph 5. Closure photo of the event.

To view more photos of the event, please visit the following link:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/147790253@N04/