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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Transparency in the Peruvian Sector Mining – Energy Photo: DAR Photo: Christian Perez / DAR Photo: Ministerio de Defensa del Perú Photo: Carlos Olivares Photo: Gisella Valdivia With support from:

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AuthorAída Mercedes Gamboa Balbín

Special Collaborators

Nilda Máyerlin Vargas Camero in the sections:• Transparency Portals in Public Entities • Access to Public Information in Public Entities

Harlem Siu Mariño Saavedra in the sections:• Transparency for governance in the granting of hydrocarbon rights • Transparency for governance in the evaluation processes of Environmental Impact Assessments for hydrocarbons

Diego Antonio Saavedra Celestino in the sections: • Transparency for governance in the granting of hydrocarbon rights • Transparency for governance in the evaluation processes of Environmental Impact Assessments for hydrocarbons

Astrid Aguilar Vargas Machuca in the sections:• Transparency for governance in the granting of hydrocarbon rights • Transparency for governance in the evaluation processes of Environmental Impact Assessments for hydrocarbons

Luisa Elizabeth Castillo Linares in the sections:• Transparency for governance in the granting of hydroelectric plant rights • Transparency for governance in the evaluation processes of Environmental Impact Assessments for hydroelectric plants

David Álamo García in the sections:• Transparency for governance in the Regional Governments of Loreto and Cusco

General Editing and Review Aída Mercedes Gamboa BalbínVanessa Cueto La Rosa

General CoordinationAnnie Morillo Cano

Cover PhotosDARChristian Pérez / DARMinisterio de DefensaCarlos OlivaresGisella Valdivia

Derecho, Ambiente y Recursos Naturales - DARJr. Coronel Zegarra N° 260, Jesús María, Lima - PerúTelephone numbers: (+511) 2662063 / (+511) 4725357Email address: [email protected]: www.dar.org.pe

Design and PrintingMedia Praxis S.A.C.Jr. Los Jazmines 423, Urb. San Eugenio – Lince.Telephone numbers: (+511) 4411901 / (+511) 4411562Email address: [email protected]: www.mediapraxis.net CitationDiagnosis 2015: Transparency in the Peruvian Energy Sector. Executive Summary. Lima: DAR, 2015. 60 pagesFirst Edition: December 2015, 1000 copies Printed: February 2016.

Legal Deposit at the National Library of Peru N° 2016-01254.ISBN: 978-612-4210-34-1.

Partial or total reproduction of this executive summary is permitted, its processing, transmission by any form or means, be it electronic, mechanical, photocopying or others; with necessary indication of the source.

This publication is made possible by funding from the Open Society Foundations (OSF).

This publication presents the opinion of the author and not necessarily the vision of the Open Society Foundations (OSF).

Printed and made in Peru.

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ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS

ANA National Water Authority

EIA Environmental Impact Assessment

EITI Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative

ELECTROPERÚ ELECTROPERU S.A. Peruvian Electricity Company

FONAM National Environmental Fund

GORECU Regional Government of Cusco

GOREL Regional Government of Loreto

GSP Peruvian Southern Gas Pipeline

IGP Geophysical Institute of Peru

IMARPE Peruvian Institute of the Sea

INGEMMET Geological, Mining and Metallurgy Institute

IWP Institutional Web Portal

MEF Ministry of Economy and Finance

MINAGRI Ministry of Agriculture

MINAM Ministry of Environment

MINCU Ministry of Culture

MINEM Ministry of Energy and Mines

MINSA Ministry of Health

MRE Ministry of Foreign Affairs

MTC Ministry of Transport and Communications

OEFA Agency for Environmental Assessment and Enforcement

Photo: Ottocarotto

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OGP Open Government Partnership

OSINERGMIN Supervision Agency for Investment in Energy and Mining

OSF Open Society Foundations

PCM Presidency of the Council of Ministers

PERUPETRO PERUPETRO S.A.

PETROPERÚ PETROPERÚ S.A. - Petroleum of Peru

PNCP National Program for Forest Conservation

PPC Citizen Participation Plan

PRODUCE Ministry of Production

PROFONANPE Fund for the Promotion of Natural Protected Areas of Peru

PROINVERSIÓN Private Investment Promotion Agency

SENACE National Service of Environmental Certification for Sustainable Investments

SENAMHI National Service for Meteorology and Hydrology of Peru

SERFOR National Service for Forests and Wildlife

SERNANP National Service of Natural Areas Protected by the State

SMV Superintendence of Securities Market

STP Standard Transparency Portal

STR Supporting Technical Reports

ToR Terms of Reference

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1. INTRODUCTION

For the past several years, our country has been fostering several hydrocarbon and hydroelectric investment projects in the Peruvian Amazon, which have brought about socio-environmental conflicts. This situation puts forth the mistrust of the population toward authorities, companies and the implementation of extractive projects.

Therefore, sound government or governance practices are a necessary alternative to improve the current situation, as they promote citizen participation in public decision-making.

These practices are based on principles (DAR 2012; Gamboa 2013, 2014) such as: planning of processes, policies, plans and programs; management capacity, coordination between government and intersectoral levels; public authorities’ accountability toward citizenship; citizen participation, public integrity to promote ethics and prevent corruption; and transparency and access to public information. With regard to this study, transparency and access to public information are crosscutting elements of the governance principles.

Transparency is the capacity of public entities to share information, data, documents, policies and decision-making processes publicly. Moreover, the right of access to public information is a fundamental human right contained in the freedom of thought and expression, established internationally in several instruments.

These two elements can be found in our national regulatory framework, developed in the 1993 Political Constitution of Peru, and, can also be found expressly in the Law for Transparency and Access to Information and its Regulation. Although there has been progress in several sectors in the national and regional arenas, the recent political scenario, with large corruption scandals, shows that there are significant challenges to consolidate a democratic and transparent State.

It is decisive to promote transparency and the exercise of the right to access public information in the mining and energy sectors, specifically, in institutional development and in the governance principles of crucial processes, such as: granting of rights (biddings and contracts) for hydrocarbon use and for the construction of hydroelectric power plants; as well as in the evaluation of environmental impact assessments.

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Transparency in the Mining – Energy Sector

The present study shows a comprehensive analysis and comparison of the results of the indicators developed by DAR in 2013 and applied for the years 2013, 2014 and 2015; this analysis allows us to see positive progress in the implementation of the standard transparency portals and the compliance on responding requests for access to public information.

However, we still need greater efforts to ensure that the information is accessible in an intercultural manner and that the areas of transparency and access to information have a specific budget, in order to better apply the Law of Transparency and Access to Public Information.

It should be noted that in 2015, the analysis of transparency portals and requests for access to information in public institutions has included two important lines of work: mining and climate change. That is to say, 14 new entities have been added to the evaluation. The study continues with the case-by-case analysis of the processes of granting of rights and environmental assessments in hydrocarbons and hydroelectric plants.

This diagnosis shows again the need for the State to prioritize transparency and access to information in the mining and energy sector - according to the Law of Transparency and Access to Public Information and related regulations, the principles of good governance and international initiatives undertaken by Peru on transparency - in order to achieve sustainable development and the adequate exploitation of mining - energy resources, which will also generate greater confidence from the population toward public institutions and reduce socio-environmental conflicts.

At the same time, it is essential that these

two principles are also applied in the

institutions linked to climate change

work. As a result of the COP20 (Lima, 2014)

and our participation in the COP21 (Paris,

2015), Peru has greater prominence

and commitments to fulfil in the reduction

of greenhouse gas emissions, which

need to be acknowledge by the

citizenship and key actors to help achieve

them.

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Transparency refers to the public knowledge of data, documents, information, policy and decision-making processes on the activities of State agencies (Ombudsman’s Office 2010; 2010a; 2012). It is a means for the full exercise of rights such as public participation and access to public information. The latter is a human right contained in the right to freedom of thought and expression, based on international instruments such as the Universal Declaration of Human Rights of 1948, the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights of 1966, the American Declaration on the Rights and Duties of Man of 1948, the American Convention on Human Rights of 1969, among others (Special Rapporteurship on Freedom of Expression 2007: 12-16).

In Peru, the greatest progress in transparency and access to information after what is stated in the Peruvian Constitution (Article 2, inc. 5), is the promulgation in 2003 of the Law on Transparency and Access to Public Information (Law 27806) and its Regulations (Supreme Decree 072-2003-PCM modified by Supreme Decree 070-2013-PCM). Subsequently, Law N° 27927 adds some articles to the law of transparency and it is adopted as a Consolidated Text through Supreme Decree 043-2003-PCM.

This normative framework develops two mechanisms: the standard transparency portal (STP) and the request for access to public information. Its implementation still means a challenge. This is why the Ombudsman’s Office and Peruvian civil society, for the past 3 years, have been the driving force behind the creation of a Transparency and Access to Public Information national authority capable of directing the policy on transparency that will generate national jurisprudence and develop appropriate standards to consolidate a transparent and corruption-free State.

At the international level, Peru also assumed commitments, since it has incorporated itself to global initiatives that promote transparency, such as the Open Government Partnership (OGP) and the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI).

The Open Government Partnership is formed by 64 countries. Peru is a member since 2012 with the approval of Peru’s Open Government Action Plan 2012-2014 (R. M. N° 085-2012-PCM). In 2013, a Multisectoral Commission was permanently

2. INITIATIVES ON TRANSPARENCY AND ACCESS TO INFORMATION AT THE INTERNATIONAL AND NATIONAL LEVELS

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set up (D. S. N° 003-2013-PCM) for that initiative, assigned to the Presidency of the Council of Ministers (PCM), with the participation of the State, civil society and private sector.1

In 2014 the new Action Plan 2014-2016 was developed, however, due to the numerous changes of staff within the PCM - responsible for directing the Partnership - the document was not approved and the Partnership came to a halt. This gave rise to a warning call from the OGP to the Peruvian government in November 2014. A month later, civil society organizations were forced to suspend indefinitely their participation within the Multisectoral Committee, due to the refusal from the Government to approve the 2014-2016 plan - a document developed and agreed on with civil society - which prioritized the creation of a National Authority for Transparency and Access to Public Information.

Finally, on July 17th 2015, the Plan for open government 2015-2016 was approved (Ministerial Resolution 176-2015-PCM), without participation and validation from civil society, a major stakeholder in public transparency. This plan assigned responsibilities to civil society organizations that are no longer part of the Partnership. In addition, the Plan was given a retroactive nature that did not apply - its validity started in January 2015 -; however, this cannot proceed because this quality only applies to criminal matters according to article 103 of the Political Constitution of Peru.

For civil society, this approval was given because it was one of the requirements to enter the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), the main objective of the current government. Between July and September 2015, more than 30 civil society organizations issued three statements requesting the Government to report on the establishment of the National Authority of Transparency and Access to Information2.

The Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative is an international strategic partnership composed of 48 countries which brings together governments, companies (extractive mining, oil and gas) and civil society. Peru is part of it since 2005; in 2011 the “Permanent Multisectoral Commission for monitoring and supervision of transparency in the use of resources obtained by the State from the development of the Mining and Hydrocarbon Industries” was created (Supreme Decree 028-2011-EM). This initiative was composed in a tripartite manner (with members and alternates) by the private, State and civil society sectors.

In 2012, Peru received the qualification (status) of “responsive country” according to the requirements of the EITI International Secretariat, making it the first country in the American continent to receive this qualification.

From 2004 to 2013, four EITI reports were developed, known as National Conciliation Studies (according to the agreement for transparency information between industries and the State). The fourth study of 2013, drawn up under the new EITI standard, was presented in June 2015 and reveals the payments made by 63 companies: 44 from the mining sector and 19 from the hydrocarbon sector, revealing over 6 billion dollars.

In addition, the EITI has been implemented at subnational levels in the regions of Piura and Moquegua. This was great progress in the global scope, since there is no similar experience in other countries part of the initiative.

On November 30th 2015, civil society agreed on the challenges raised for the EITI VII World Conference, to be held in Lima from February 22nd to 25th 2016. This event is the opportunity to learn about progress and the future agenda regarding transparency in the extractive sector in Latin America and the world, and to also include the civil society proposals.

Furthermore, in December 2015, new representative members and alternates were elected for the National Multisectoral Commission of the EITI for the 2016-2017 period, whom will be the hosts for the Global Conference next February3.

The main demand from the civil society is to incorporate an environmental standard within the EITI, in order to disseminate information on the amount extractive companies spend on:

- The implementation of environmental and social commitments found in environmental impact assessments.- Prevention, mitigation and environmental remediation.

1 The Multisectoral Commission chaired by the Secretary General of the PCM and is composed of two representatives (and alternate) of the Secretariat of Public Management (GSP), the National Office of Electronic Government and Informatics (ONGEl), the Ministry of Justice and Human Rights (MINJUS), the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MRE), the Judiciary Powers (PJ), the National Confederation of Private Business Institutions (CONFIEP), the Lima Chamber of Commerce, Proética; Ciudadanos Al Día (CAD) and of the Peruvian Press Council. The Ombudsman’s Office, the Office of the Comptroller General of the Republic and the Commission for High Level Corruption (CAN) are invited as observers.

2 Refer to first pronouncement from July 27th 2015 in: http://bit.ly/1ZAsHEV. See second pronouncement from October 1st 2015 in: http://bit.ly/1jBtDG2. See third pronouncement from October 1st 2015 (long version of the second pronouncement) in http://bit.ly/1iRj1Ci.3 At present, integrated by the State the Ministry of Energy and Mines (MINEM) and the Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF); by civil society,

Derecho, Ambiente y Recursos Naturales (DAR), Grupo Propuesta Ciudadana (GPC), Centro de Investigación y Promoción del Campesinado (CIPCA) of Piura, Centro de Educación, Organización y Promoción del Desarrollo (CEOP) of Moquegua, the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru (PUCP) and the National University of Santiago Antunez de Mayolo (UNSAM) of Ancash; and by the extractive sector, the National Society of Mining, Oil and Energy Association, SNMPE, Southern Peru Copper Corporation and Repsol Exploration Peru Branch.

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It evaluates the standard transparency portals, the attention to requests to access information and the processes of granting of rights and evaluation of the environmental impact assessments in hydrocarbon activities and hydroelectric plants.

Through this analysis, recommendations are reached for the Peruvian government in the national and regional levels, with the objective that entities from the mining and energy sectors improve their transparency and access to public information.

Diagnosis 2015 analyses three aspects:

• Aspect 1: The standard transparency portals of public entities (which are evaluated on a quarterly basis).

• Aspect 2: The access to public information from public entities (which are evaluated on a semi-annual basis).

• Aspect 3: Transparency for governance in:a) Processes of granting of rights for hydrocarbons and hydroelectric plantsb) Evaluation processes for environmental impact assessments in hydrocarbons

and hydropower plantsc) Management of the Loreto and Cusco regional governments

Public institutions evaluated in the Diagnosis 2015 are part of the mining and energy sectors, because we believe that there is a need for a comprehensive overview of the transparency and access to information on the extractive sector in order to strengthen dialogue channels with the citizenship.

3. METHODOLOGY

Diagnosis 2015: Transparency in the

Peruvian Mining and Energy Sector

shows the level of transparency

and access to public information

in the public agencies with the

management, promotion, use

and evaluation of mining - energy

resources in Peru, as well as those

linked with climate change.

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It also includes agencies involved in the decisions taken in the field of climate change that require monitoring from civil society, with the aim of strengthening their transparency tools regarding the funds they receive to comply with the commitments Peru has in this area.

Institutions and Agencies evaluated in the Diagnosis 2015:

The Mining and Energy analysis

Agencies with direct and indirect competencies in the management, promotion, use and evaluation of mining - energy resources:

- Private Investment Promotion Agency (PROINVERSIÓN)- National Water Authority (ANA)- Electricity Company of Peru (ELECTROPERÚ S. A.)- Regional Government of Cusco (GORECU)- Regional Government of Loreto (GOREL)- Geological, Mining and Metallurgy Institute (INGEMMET)4

- Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation (MINAGRI)- Ministry of Culture (MINCU)- Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF)- Ministry of Energy and Mines (MINEM)- Ministry of the Environment (MINAM)- Agency for Environmental Assessment and Enforcement (OEFA)- Supervision Agency for Investment in Energy and Mining (OSINERGMIN)- PERUPETRO S. A.- Petroleum of Peru - PETROPERÚ S. A.- Presidency of the Council of Ministers (PCM)- National Service of Natural Areas Protected by the State (SERNANP)- National Service of Environmental Certification for Sustainable Investments (SENACE)5

- Superintendence of Securities Market (SMV)6

During 2015, the regional governments of Loreto and Cusco were also analysed as large and important investment projects were to be developed under their jurisdiction. In addition, the transfer of functions in the field of energy and mining from the Executive branch to these Regional Governments ended in 2008, as stated by Ministerial Resolution 046-2008-EM-DM (published on February 2nd 2008) and Ministerial Resolution 009-2008-MEM/DM (published on January 16th 2008).

4 Institution evaluated since Diagnosis 2014.5 Is evaluated since Diagnosis 2015.6 Is evaluated since Diagnosis 2015.

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The Analysis on Climate Change

Agencies part of the National Commission on Climate Change:

- National Water Authority (ANA)- Peruvian Institute of the Sea (IMARPE)- Geophysical Institute of Peru (IGP)- Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation (MINAGRI)- Ministry of Culture (MINCU)- Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF)- Ministry of Energy and Mines (MINEM)- Ministry of Production (PRODUCE)- Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MRE)- Ministry of Health (MINSA)- Ministry of Transport and Communications (MTC)- Ministry of the Environment (MINAM)- Supervision Agency for Investment in Energy and Mining (OSINERGMIN)- Presidency of the Council of Ministers (PCM)- National Program for Forest Conservation (PNCB)- National Service of Natural Areas Protected by the State (SERNANP)- National Service of Meteorology and Hydrology of Peru (SENAMHI)- National Service Forestry and Wildlife (SERFOR)

The analysis also includes the review of the institutional web portal (PWI), under the transparency indicators of STP for the Fund for the promotion of the Natural Protected Areas of Peru (PROFONANPE) and the National Environment Fund (FONAM), private organizations that are members of the National Commission on Climate Change (Supreme Decree 006-2009-MINAM modified by Supreme Decree 015-2013-MINAM).

While these institutions are private and do not have the obligation to publish information or have a transparency portal, it is recommended that these organizations publish relevant information on their management, as well as the data of their personnel, budget information, investment projects, recruitment and procurement of goods and services. In this manner, it will generate transparency in management and handling of funds related to climate change - important for the government - because it is a subje ct that concerns Peruvians and would contribute toward strengthening the country´s governance.

Diagnosis 2015 is composed of matrixes which contain a set of indicators and means of verification that allowed to monitor the situation of the transparency and access to information in the year 2015, in comparison to the assessments carried out in 2013 and 2014.

The evaluation of transparency portals is intended to obtain an unbiased reading of the updating of the STP of public agencies during the first half of 2015, in comparison with the results obtained in 2013 and 2014. The compilation of information has been carried out on a quarterly basis to identify in which period there is greater availability of information from public entities.

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The indicators used in Diagnosis 2013 and 2014 were developed in the framework of the Law of Transparency and Access to Public Information (Supreme Decree 043-2003-PCM), a Ministerial Resolution approving the “Guidelines for the Implementation of the Standard Transparency Portal in Public Administration Entities” (Directive 001-2010-PCM/SGP), Ministerial Resolution 203-2012-PCM amending article 10 of Directive N° 01-2010-PCM/GSP and Supreme Decree 070-2013-PCM amending the regulation of the Law of Transparency and Access to Public Information (Supreme Decree 072-2003-PCM).

The evaluation of the access to public information is intended to obtain an objective reading on the compliance of indicators created on the basis of legislation on access to information held by public agencies and others, which were developed in order to raise the standard in the institutions, during the first half of 2015, in comparison with the results obtained in 2013 and 2014.

The indicators have been designed on the basis of the Law of Transparency and Access to Public Information (Supreme Decree 043-2003-PCM) and its Regulations (Supreme Decree 072-2003-PCM, amended by Supreme Decree 070-2013-PCM). The indicator of the effectiveness of the information refers to how long it takes for the entity to respond to access to information requests, while the indicator of the quality of the information is to verify whether the responses of the entity satisfy what was requested by the citizens.

The assessment of the transparency for governance has the purpose of analysing transparency as a cross-cutting issue of the governance criteria: planning, management capacity, coordination, participation, accountability and integrity to the public on the important processes within the mining – energy sector.

In the case of the granting of rights and environmental assessment for hydrocarbons and hydroelectric plants, the standards related to the hydrocarbons and electricity subsectors were used as a reference, which took into consideration recent changes in environmental management from 2013. We have analysed the cases of a hydroelectric plant in Veracruz and the Peruvian Southern Gas Pipeline (GSP).

Before the elaboration of the Diagnosis 2015, we underwent a process to validate the indicators and results obtained through meetings with officials of the entities monitored and with civil society organizations at the national and regional levels.

In this regard, between the months of July and December meetings were scheduled with the aim of presenting the indicators, evaluations and results obtained from the 2015 Diagnosis, in order to gather the contributions and reply to their observations. After the completion of these activities, changes were made and new recommendations incorporated.

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On the transparency portals of public entities in the mining - energy sector:

• ThequarterlyupdateontheSTPoftheevaluatedinstitutionshasimprovedin comparison to 2013 and 2014. It has reached an average of 81% of compliance in the institutions with direct competencies and 86% in institutions with indirect powers in the management, promotion, use and evaluation of mining - energy resources, during the second quarter of 2015.

• It is seen that from 2013 to the second quarter of 2015, institutionswithdirect powers have increased the compliance of their STP by 25%, since in the first evaluation in2013 there was a compliance of only 56% on average. The institutions with indirect powers had an increase in compliance of 21%, and in the first evaluation of 2013 compliance only reached an average 65%.

• For the second quarter of 2015, the MINAM, MINEM, MEF, Electroperúand the MINAGRI achieved 100% of compliance in the STP. While the lowest percentage was SENACE, situation that should change as it will be the authority responsible for reviewing environmental management instruments, such as the environmental impact assessments (EIA), supporting technical reports (STR), among others.

4. MAIN FINDINGS

The main findings of the study show that, while

there are improvements in the implementation

of the standard transparency portals and in the responses

to requests for access to information in the

public institutions at the national and regional

levels, there is still a need to strengthen the implementation of the

Transparency Law and its Regulations, as well as to disseminate information

on the initiatives the government has taken in

this field.

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Quarterly comparison of results in standard transparency portals (STP)Mining and energy sectors 2013-2015

• RegardingtheresultsonSTPsinformationaccessibility,thenumberofclicksacitizenperformstosearchfortheinformation for each item inside the STP was evaluated. The SERNANP was the institution with less difficulty to access the information, while the OSINERGMIN was the one of greater difficulty, in the second quarter of 2015.

Elaboration: Gamboa and Vargas.

AGENCy STP 2013-2 STP 2013-3 STP 2014-1 STP 2014-2 STP 2014-3 STP 2014-4 STP 2015-1 STP 2015-2

MINEM 93% 76% 98% 98% 100% 100% 100% 100%

MINAM 80% 95% 97% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%

ELECTROPERÚ 81% 87% 84% 98% 97% 100% 98% 100%

OSINERGMIN 47% 63% 60% 97% 95% 88% 83% 97%

OEFA 59% 38% 60% 76% 81% 86% 91% 98%

PERUPETRO 7% 41% 81% 90% 86% 69% 97% 93%

PETROPERÚ 5% 43% 10% 52% 59% 55% 59% 64%

PROINVERSIÓN 47% 68% 53% 57% 62% 69% 81% 84%

INGEMMET - - - 64% 69% 83% 90% 86%

SENACE - - - - - - 52% 53%

GOREL 77% 86% 90% 75% 90% 57% 89% 84%

GORECU 60% 58% 80% 87% 84% 87% 98% 97%

MINAGRI 71% 92% 97% 98% 100% 100% 100% 100%

SERNANP 49% 73% 76% 90% 88% 93% 93% 79%

MINCU 68% 98% 96% 97% 100% 97% 98% 97%

ANA 53% 29% 48% 53% 66% 74% 69% 72%

MEF 75% 75% 74% 83% 90% 88% 93% 100%

PCM 71% 86% 78% 93% 98% 97% 100% 90%

SMV - - - - - - 84% 88%

AVERAGE 60,5% 71% 74,5% 83,5% 87% 86,5% 89% 88,5%

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Quarterly results on information accessibility Mining and energy sector 2013 - 2015

(*) Although SENACE is the organization with fewer clicks it is not necessarily easiest, since its STP has disabled items, so it does not have all the required information.

KEy Greatest Difficulty Less Difficulty

On the transparency portals of public entities linked with climate change management:

• ThequarterlyupdatetotheSTPoftheevaluatedinstitutionsinthesecondquarterof2015hadageneralaverageof compliance of 73%. The institutions that stand out were the MINEM, MINAM, MINAGRI and the MEF with 100% compliance. While the lowest percentage was the SERFOR with 40% compliance, because it only implemented its STP in 2015.

• Thetwoevaluationsconducted in2015 (Quarter1and2)verify that themajorityof the institutionshavenotbeen able to stay in their results and many of them decreased their level of compliance. The percentage of decline in the average compliance was of 2%, because in the first quarter of 2015 the average compliance was 75%; while in the second quarter of 2015 the average was 73%.

AGENCy CLICKS2013-2

CLICKS 2013-3

CLICKS 2014-1

CLICKS 2014-2

CLICKS 2014-3

CLICKS 2014-4

CLICKS 2015-1

CLICKS 2015-2

MINEM 3,8 3,6 3,4 3,3 2,9 2,6 3,1 3,2

MINAM 3,6 3,5 3,2 2,7 2,7 2,7 2,9 3,0

ELECTROPERÚ 3,2 2,9 3,6 3,1 3,1 2,8 3,1 3,1

OSINERGMIN 3,1 3,3 3,5 3,2 3,2 3,2 2,7 3,5

OEFA 2,9 3,3 3,5 2,9 2,8 2,7 2,7 2,9

PERUPETRO 2,8 2,9 3,2 3,1 2,9 2,7 3,2 3,0

PETROPERÚ 1,8 2,7 2,2 2,8 2,6 2,6 2,7 2,7

PROINVERSIÓN 3,0 3,3 3,1 3,0 2,6 2,9 3,0 2,9

INGEMMET - - - 2,9 2,7 2,8 3,1 2,8

SENACE (*) - - - - - - 2,6 2,6

GOREL 3,0 3,4 3,2 3,1 2,9 2,8 3,3 3,0

GORECU 2,7 3,1 3,0 3,4 2,7 3,0 3,0 3,0

MINAGRI 3,2 3,4 3,0 3,3 2,9 3,2 3,7 2,8

SERNANP 2,9 3,5 3,3 3,5 3,0 3,6 3,4 2,7

MINCU 3,4 3,5 3,2 3,3 2,9 3,4 3,3 2,8

ANA 3,1 3,2 2,8 2,9 2,7 3,6 3,4 2,8

MEF 3,3 3,0 3,2 3,5 2,8 2,8 3,6 3,0

PCM 3,5 3,4 3,4 3,5 3,0 2,9 3,7 2,9

SMV - - - - - - 2,9 2,8

AVERAGE 3,1 3,25 3,2 3,15 2,85 3 3,2 2,9

Elaboration: Vargas.

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Quarterly comparison of results in standard transparency portals (STP)Climate change 2015

Elaboration: Gamboa and Vargas.

• Regardingtheaccessibilityof informationofSTPs, thenumberofclicksthatthecitizenperformedtosearchforthe information for each item in the STP was evaluated. In the second quarter of 2015, the SERNANP was the institution with less difficulty to find the information, while the IGP website presented the greatest difficulty to find information.

AGENCy STP 2015 - 1

STP2015 - 2

MINEM 100% 100%

MINAM 100% 100%

MINAGRI 100% 100%

MEF 79% 100%

MRE 98% 88%

PRODUCE 100% 71%

MTC 93% 90%

MINSA 100% 88%

MINCU 98% 97%

PCM 100% 90%

SERNANP 93% 79%

ANA 69% 72%

PNBC 72% 78%

SENAMHI 81% 71%

IGP 90% 76%

IMARPE 79% 69%

SERFOR 34% 40%

OSINERGMIN 83% 97%

AVERAGE 75% 73%

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Quarterly results on information accessibility Climate change 2015

• TheinstitutionalwebportalsforFONAMandPROFONANPEwereconsideredforreview,bothprivateorganizationsthat comprise the National Commission on Climate Change. While such organizations are not obliged to publish information, nor have a transparency portal, it is considered necessary that such organizations publish relevant information required by the STP, to generate transparency in its management and in the management of funds that are related to climate change, and thus contribute to governance.

KEy Greatest Difficulty Less Difficulty

Elaboration: Gamboa and Vargas.

AGENCy Clicks 2015 -1

Clicks2015 - 2

MINEM 3,1 3,2

MINAM 2,9 3,0

MINAGRI 3,7 2,8

MEF 3,6 3,0

MRE 3,1 4,0

PRODUCE 3,1 3,6

MTC 2,8 4,0

MINSA 2,6 3,1

MINCU 3,3 2,8

PCM 2,7 2,9

SERNANP 3,4 2,7

ANA 3,4 2,8

PNBC 2,8 3,7

SENAMHI 2,6 3,5

IGP 2,4 4,1

IMARPE 2,3 3,6

SERFOR 2,0 3,5

OSINERGMIN 2,6 3,5

AVERAGE 2,7 3,4

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Key:

» Yes: When the information sought is complete and available in its integrity. » NO: when the information sought is not available. » Partial: when the information sought is unfinished, incomplete, outdated or displays the document only partially.

• InthecomparisonoftheinstitutionalportalsofPROFONANPEandFONAM,usingindicatorsofstandardtransparencyportals, it has been verified that PROFONANPE would have 3% of compliance and FONAM, 12%.

Elaboration: Vargas.

Comparison of institutional portals with STP indicators Second Quarter 2015

AGENCy yES NO PARTIAL

PROFONANPE 3% 97% 0%

FONAM 12% 88% 0%

AVERAGE 5% 95% 0%

On the attention to requests for access to public information in the mining and energy sector institutions:

• In some cases the attention to requests for access to public information have delays in regard to the timeestablished by law, which is mainly due to the fact that the information systematized or digitalized. However, in comparison to 2013 and 2014, during 2015 the response time to requests for access to information improved.

• Onaverage,theentitieswithdirectcompetenciesinmanagement,promotion,useandevaluationofmining-energyresources took six days to respond to the information requests from users in the first half of 2015.

Elaboration: Vargas.

Half-year comparison of the average number of days to obtain information from institutions with direct powers in the mining sector and energy 2013 - 2015

2013SI-2015 SI-2014SII-2014

9 9

20

16

30

8 87

20

7

15

22

46 6

13

7

13

21

7 75

7

3

911

45

6

15

4

9

5

12

6 7

1518

56 6

0

7

GORECUGOREL

SENACE

INGEMMET

ELECTROPERÚ

PROINVERSIÓNMINAM

OEFA

OSINERGMIN

PETROPERÚ

PERUPETROMINEM

25

20

15

10

5

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• Onaverage,theentitieswithindirectpowersinthemanagement,promotion,useandevaluationofmining-energyresources needed five (5) days to respond and deliver the information that the user requested in the first half of 2015.

• Themajorityofinstitutionsstillhaveproblemstoimplementmechanismsforaccesstoinformationdifferentiatedfor the diversity of stakeholders in the country, takin into consideration indigenous populations own characteristics such as language, interests and access to technology. In the case of entities with direct powers, only 67% have alternative mechanisms for vulnerable populations; while 57% of the entities with indirect powers have these mechanisms.

• Forthefourthconsecutiveperiod,theMINAMistheentitythathasansweredinlesstime,astheyhavewell-trainedpersonnel and an efficient follow-up system to attend information requests.

• TheGORECU,theGORELandPERUPETROaretheinstitutionswhichtooklongertorespondduringthefirsthalfof2015. The GORECU needed nine (9) days on average; the GOREL, eight (8) days on average and Perupetro, nine (9) days.

Elaboration: Vargas.

Half-year comparison of the average number of days to obtain information from institutions with indirect powers in the mining and energy sectors 2013 - 2015

2013SI-2015 SI-2014SII-2014

9

4 47

11

7 9

15

10

3 35

8

3

17

22

28

4 5

25

20

64

75

SMVPCM MEF

MINAGRIANA

MINCU

SERNANP

30

25

20

15

10

5

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Resu

lts of

the i

nfor

mat

ion c

olle

cted

by ac

cess

to pu

blic

info

rmat

ion

Mini

ng an

d Ene

rgy s

ecto

r - Fi

rst H

alf o

f 201

5Cr

iteri

onin

diCa

tor

Unit

of M

easU

reM

ent

Mine

MPe

rUPe

tro

Petr

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iner

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MPr

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reL

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PMi

nCU

ana

Mina

Gri

Mef

sMV

PCM

I. Exi

sten

ce o

f an

inst

itutio

nal

trans

pare

ncy

polic

y

Has

a sp

ecifi

c in

stitu

tiona

l pol

icy

for t

rans

pare

ncy

and

acce

ss to

info

rmat

ion

(doc

umen

t or

dire

ctiv

es th

at im

plem

ent t

his p

olic

y).

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

NO

Yes

II. Im

plem

enta

tion

of m

echa

nism

s fo

r acc

ess t

o in

form

atio

n

Has

an

inqu

iry m

echa

nism

via

web

por

tal

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Has

a m

echa

nism

for u

ser g

uida

nce

to

resp

ond

to q

uerie

s or r

eque

sts f

or in

form

atio

n N

Ot p

ublis

hed

(Gui

danc

e offi

ce o

r oth

er)

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Has

a c

itize

n pa

rtic

ipat

ion

mec

hani

sm

impl

emen

ted

in 2

015.

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

NO

NO

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Has

alte

rnat

ive

care

mec

hani

sms f

or v

ulne

rabl

e po

pula

tions

impl

emen

ted

by th

e in

stitu

tion.

Yes

Yes

Yes

NO

Yes

Yes

Yes

NO

NO

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

NO

NO

Yes

III. Im

plem

enta

tion

of a

follo

w-u

p an

d m

onito

ring

syst

em f

or a

cces

s to

info

rmat

ion

requ

ests

Iden

tifies

the

type

of i

nfor

mat

ion

requ

ired

by u

sers

thro

ugh

requ

ests

for a

cces

s to

clas

sroo

ms a

nd v

irtua

l inf

orm

atio

n (h

as

data

base

with

this

info

rmat

ion)

.

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Iden

tifies

ons

ite, e

lect

roni

c an

d on

-the-

web

re

ques

ts (n

umbe

r) su

bmitt

ed a

nd a

ttend

ed

durin

g 20

15. In

dica

tes h

ow m

any

have

be

en a

nsw

ered

with

in th

e de

adlin

e, h

ow

man

y ou

tsid

e th

e de

adlin

e, h

ow m

any

have

N

Ot b

een

answ

ered

and

on

how

man

y op

port

uniti

es th

e en

tity

has r

eque

sted

an

exte

nsio

n of

the

dead

line.

Yes

Yes

Yes

NO

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

NO

Yes

Yes

NO

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Has

a sy

stem

for t

he m

onito

ring

and

eval

uatio

n of

requ

ests

for i

nfor

mat

ion

via

coun

ter a

nd

emai

l. Ye

sYe

sYe

sYe

sYe

sYe

sYe

sYe

sYe

sYe

sYe

sYe

sYe

sYe

sYe

sYe

sYe

sYe

sYe

s

Has

a sy

stem

of c

ompu

ter s

ecur

ity

man

agem

ent o

f pub

lic in

form

atio

n fo

r con

trol

and

prop

er u

se o

r a d

irect

ive.

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

NO

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Reco

gnize

s the

adm

inist

rativ

e pr

oces

ses

to c

halle

nge

or p

erfo

rm ju

dici

al p

roce

sses

in

itiat

ed b

y la

ck o

f res

pons

e in

201

5.Ye

sYe

sYe

sYe

sYe

sYe

sYe

sYe

sYe

sYe

sYe

sYe

sYe

sYe

sYe

sYe

sYe

sYe

sYe

s

IV. P

erso

nnel

and

tra

inin

g of

staff

fo

r tra

nspa

renc

y an

d ac

cess

to

info

rmat

ion

Has

staff

resp

onsib

le fo

r del

iver

ing

info

rmat

ion

acce

ssib

le to

the

publ

ic.

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Has

trai

ning

mec

hani

sms a

nd in

cent

ives

fo

r the

staff

resp

onsib

le fo

r tra

nspa

renc

y an

d ac

cess

to p

ublic

info

rmat

ion.

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

NO

Yes

V. B

udge

t Ite

mH

as in

form

atio

n on

the

annu

al b

udge

t for

th

e sy

stem

of t

rans

pare

ncy

and

acce

ss to

in

form

atio

n.

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

NO

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT CAPACITY IN THE ATTENTION TO ACCESS TO PUBLIC INFORMATION

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rioin

diCa

dor

Unid

ad de

Med

ida

Mine

MPe

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iner

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nCU

ana

Mina

Gri

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I. Im

plem

enta

tion

of a

n ev

alua

tion

syst

em fo

r the

in

stitu

tiona

l tr

ansp

aren

cy p

olic

y

Has

a m

echa

nism

to d

eter

min

e th

e le

vel o

f tra

nspa

renc

y pe

rcep

tion

for e

ntiti

es.

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Has

a m

echa

nism

for t

he o

vera

ll ra

ting

of th

e se

rvic

e of

tran

spar

ency

and

acc

ess t

o pu

blic

in

form

atio

n it

prov

ides

.Ye

sYe

sYe

sYe

sYe

sYe

sYe

sYe

sYe

sYe

sYe

sYe

sYe

sYe

sYe

sYe

sYe

sYe

sYe

s

II. Im

plem

enta

tion

of m

onito

ring

for

the

func

tioni

ng

of m

echa

nism

s fo

r acc

ess t

o in

form

atio

n

Iden

tifies

the

mea

ns b

y w

hich

mos

t of t

he

info

rmat

ion

is re

ques

ted

(web

page

requ

ests

, pu

blic

atio

ns, o

ther

s), a

nd o

ther

type

s of

info

rmat

ion

requ

ired.

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Has

a m

echa

nism

on

the

qual

ifica

tion

of

alte

rnat

ive

care

mec

hani

sms f

or v

ulne

rabl

e po

pula

tions

.Ye

sYe

sYe

sYe

sN

OYe

sYe

sYe

sYe

sN

ON

ON

OYe

sYe

sYe

sYe

sYe

sYe

sYe

s

III. E

valu

atio

n of

th

e sy

stem

for

the

mon

itorin

g an

d ev

alua

tion

of re

ques

ts fo

r ac

cess

to p

ublic

in

form

atio

n

Has

a st

udy

on th

e es

timat

ed ti

me

in w

hich

the

entit

y se

nds r

espo

nses

to re

ques

ts fo

r acc

ess t

o pu

blic

info

rmat

ion.

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

NO

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

The

entit

y ha

s im

plem

ente

d a

mec

hani

sm to

im

prov

e th

e at

tent

ion

to re

ques

ts fo

r acc

ess

to in

form

atio

n an

d m

odifi

es d

elay

s and

NO

re

spon

ses f

rom

this

asse

ssm

ent.

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

IV. C

ontin

uity

in th

e tr

aini

ng o

f the

staff

fo

r Tra

nspa

renc

y

Cond

ucts

an

ongo

ing

eval

uatio

n of

trai

ning

st

aff. In

dica

tes t

he n

umbe

r of a

nnua

l tra

inin

g se

ssio

ns.

Yes

Yes

IPYe

sYe

sYe

sYe

sYe

sYe

sN

ON

ON

OYe

sYe

sYe

sYe

sYe

sN

OYe

s

V. B

udge

t Ite

m

Perfo

rms a

n ev

alua

tion

on th

e bu

dget

and

w

heth

er it

is su

ffici

ent.

Indi

cate

s whe

ther

or

not t

here

is a

n in

crea

se o

n th

e ba

sis o

f the

as

sess

men

t.

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

NO

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

IPYe

s

Elab

orat

ion:

Gam

boa

and

Varg

as.

»Ye

s: If

the

info

rmat

ion

requ

este

d is

del

iver

ed a

nd th

e do

cum

ent s

ent f

or a

ppro

val o

r if t

he in

form

atio

n re

ques

ted

is in

the

proc

ess

of im

plem

enta

tion,

pro

vidi

ng th

ere

is a

dra

ft d

ocum

ent a

ttac

hed.

»N

O: I

f the

inst

itutio

n do

es n

ot h

ave

the

requ

este

d in

form

atio

n. »

Part

ial (

IP):

If th

e in

stitu

tion

send

s in

com

plet

e in

form

atio

n. »

Non

-app

licab

le (N

COR)

: If t

he in

form

atio

n se

nt is

diff

eren

t fro

m w

hat w

as re

ques

ted.

»N

ot R

espo

nsiv

e (N

RSP)

: If th

ere

is n

o re

spon

se fr

om th

e in

stitu

tion

to th

e re

ques

ted

info

rmat

ion.

Thi

s pos

sibl

e sc

enar

io is

par

t of t

he a

ssum

ptio

n th

at th

e in

stitu

tion

has a

nsw

ered

the

othe

r req

uire

men

ts.

»D

oes

not a

nsw

er (N

SOC

): If

past

the

wai

ting

time

and

addi

tiona

l leg

al g

iven

tim

e, th

ere

is n

o re

ply

from

the

inst

itutio

n.

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In 2015, with regard to 2013 and 2014, the entities with direct competencies in management, promotion, use and evaluation of mining - energy resources have improved in the implementation of mechanisms for the attention of information access requests, among the main results are:

• The first half of 2015, these institutionshave implemented a computer security system, amechanism for userorientation and a document or a directive on the institutional policy on transparency and access to information.

• Inall,82%oftheseinstitutionsidentifiestheinformationmorefrequentlyrequestedbytheuser.Upto92%havea follow-up or monitoring system for requests and has conducted training sessions on transparency and access to information for their staff.

Also, with regard to 2013 and 2014, entities with indirect powers in the management, promotion, use and evaluation of mining - energy resources have improved in the implementation of mechanisms for the attention of information access:

• Thefirsthalfof2015,theseinstitutionsimplementedasystemoffollow-upormonitoringtorequestsforaccesstoinformation, a computer security system, a mechanism for user orientation and identification of the information most required by users.

• Inall,86%oftheseinstitutionscarriesouttrainingintransparencytostaffandhaveadocumentoradirectiveonthe institutional policy on transparency and access to information.

On the attention to requests for access to public information in the institutions linked to climate change, in the first half of 2015:

• Onaverage, theministries involvedwith climate changehave taken six (6)days to respond to the informationrequested by users.

• 90%oftheentitiesrespondedwithintime,while10%didsooutsideofthis,ashappenedwithPRODUCE.

Number of days to obtain information from ministriesClimate change - First half of 2015

6

4

5

6

6

21

5

7

2

1

7

AVERAGE

MINCU

PCM

MINSA

MTC

PRODUCE

MRE

MEF

MINAGRI

MINAM

MINEM

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Number of days to obtain information from technical agencies Climate change - First half of 2015

• On average the technical agencies linked to climate change have taken six days to respond and deliver theinformation requested from users in the first half of 2015. Of the total number of requests, 86% of the monitored entities responded to them within the period established by law and 14% outside of this, as is the case of SENAMHI, which took 11 days to respond to a request (when the term is seven days, plus five if the institution requires an extension, which was not the case).

• Inthemajorityofinstitutionsthereisanurgencytoimplementdifferentiatedmechanismstoaccessinformationfor vulnerable populations such as indigenous peoples. In the case of Ministries, 90% of them have alternative mechanisms for these populations, but in the case of the technical agencies, only 38% of the entities have them.

6

3

6

7

6

11

8

3

6

AVERAGE

OSINERGMIN

SERFOR

IMARPE

IGO

SENAMHI

PNBC

ANA

SERNANP

0 2 6 10 124 8

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Resu

lts of

info

rmat

ion c

olle

cted

rega

rdin

g acc

ess t

o pub

lic in

form

atio

nCl

imat

e Cha

nge -

Firs

t Hal

f 201

5

Crite

rion

indi

Cato

rUn

it of

Mea

sUre

Men

tMi

neM

Mina

MMi

naGr

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fMr

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odUC

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CMi

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PCM

MinC

Use

rnan

P an

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CBse

naMH

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PiM

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serf

oros

iner

GMin

I. Exi

sten

ce o

f an

inst

itutio

nal

trans

pare

ncy

polic

y

Has

a sp

ecifi

c in

stitu

tiona

l pol

icy

for t

rans

pare

ncy

and

acce

ss to

info

rmat

ion

(doc

umen

t or d

irect

ives

th

at im

plem

ent t

his p

olic

y).

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

II. Im

plem

enta

tion

of m

echa

nism

s fo

r acc

ess t

o in

form

atio

n

Has

an

inqu

iry m

echa

nism

via

web

por

tal

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Has

a m

echa

nism

for u

ser g

uida

nce

to re

spon

d to

qu

erie

s or r

eque

sts f

or in

form

atio

n no

t pub

lishe

d (G

uida

nce

office

or o

ther

).Ye

sYe

sYe

sYe

sYe

sYe

sYe

sYe

sYe

sYe

sYe

sYe

sYe

sYe

sIP

Yes

Yes

Yes

Has

a c

itize

n pa

rtic

ipat

ion

mec

hani

sm im

plem

ente

d in

201

5.Ye

sYe

sYe

sYe

sYe

sYe

sYe

sYe

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ON

OYe

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s

Has

alte

rnat

ive

care

mec

hani

sms f

or v

ulne

rabl

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pula

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impl

emen

ted

by th

e in

stitu

tion.

Yes

Yes

Yes

NO

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

NO

Yes

Yes

NO

Yes

NO

NO

Yes

Yes

III. Im

plem

enta

tion

of a

follo

w-u

p an

d m

onito

ring

syst

em fo

r acc

ess

to in

form

atio

n re

ques

ts

Iden

tifies

the

type

of i

nfor

mat

ion

requ

ired

by u

sers

th

roug

h re

ques

ts fo

r acc

ess t

o cl

assr

oom

and

virt

ual

info

rmat

ion

(has

dat

abas

e w

ith th

is in

form

atio

n).

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Iden

tifies

ons

ite, e

lect

roni

c an

d on

-the-

web

requ

ests

(n

umbe

r) su

bmitt

ed a

nd a

ttend

ed d

urin

g 20

15.

Indi

cate

s how

man

y ha

ve b

een

answ

ered

with

in th

e te

rm, h

ow m

any

outs

ide

the

dead

line,

how

man

y ha

ve n

ot b

een

answ

ered

and

how

man

y tim

es th

e en

tity

has r

eque

sted

an

exte

nsio

n of

the

dead

line.

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

NO

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

NO

Has

a sy

stem

for t

he m

onito

ring

and

eval

uatio

n of

requ

ests

for i

nfor

mat

ion

via

coun

ter a

nd

emai

l. Ye

sYe

sYe

sYe

sYe

sYe

sYe

sYe

sYe

sYe

sYe

sYe

sYe

sYe

sYe

sYe

sYe

sYe

s

Has

a sy

stem

of c

ompu

ter s

ecur

ity fo

r m

anag

emen

t of p

ublic

info

rmat

ion

for c

ontr

ol

and

prop

er u

se o

r dire

ctiv

es.

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

NO

Yes

Yes

Yes

Reco

gnize

s adm

inist

rativ

e pr

oces

ses f

or th

e im

pugn

atio

n or

judi

cial

pro

cess

es u

nder

way

due

to

lack

of r

espo

nse

in 2

015.

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

IV. P

erso

nnel

and

tra

inin

g th

e st

aff

of tr

ansp

aren

cy

and

acce

ss to

in

form

atio

n

Has

staff

resp

onsib

le fo

r del

iver

ing

info

rmat

ion

acce

ssib

le to

the

publ

ic.

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Has

trai

ning

mec

hani

sms a

nd in

cent

ives

for t

he

staff

resp

onsib

le fo

r tra

nspa

renc

y an

d ac

cess

to

publ

ic in

form

atio

n.Ye

sYe

sYe

sYe

sYe

sYe

sYe

sYe

sYe

sYe

sYe

sYe

sYe

sYe

sYe

sYe

sYe

sYe

s

V. B

udge

t Ite

mH

as in

form

atio

n on

the

annu

al b

udge

t for

th

e sy

stem

of t

rans

pare

ncy

and

acce

ss to

in

form

atio

n.

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT CAPACITY IN THE ATTENTION TO ACCESS TO PUBLIC INFORMATION

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Crite

rion

indi

Cato

rUn

it of

Mea

sUre

Men

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Mina

MMi

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Use

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oros

iner

GMin

I. Im

plem

enta

tion

of a

syst

em o

f ev

alua

tion

of th

e in

stitu

tiona

l pol

icy

of tr

ansp

aren

cy

Has

a m

echa

nism

to d

eter

min

e th

e le

vel o

f tr

ansp

aren

cy p

erce

ptio

n fo

r ent

ities

.Ye

sYe

sYe

sYe

sYe

sYe

sYe

sYe

sYe

sYe

sYe

sYe

sYe

sYe

sYe

sN

OYe

sYe

s

Has

a m

echa

nism

for t

he o

vera

ll ra

ting

of th

e se

rvic

e of

tran

spar

ency

and

acc

ess t

o pu

blic

in

form

atio

n it

prov

ides

.Ye

sYe

sYe

sYe

sYe

sYe

sYe

sYe

sYe

sYe

sYe

sYe

sYe

sYe

sYe

sYe

sYe

sYe

s

II. Im

plem

enta

tion

of a

mon

itorin

g of

th

e fu

nctio

ning

of

the

mec

hani

sms

for a

cces

s to

info

rmat

ion

Iden

tifies

the

mea

ns b

y w

hich

mos

t of t

he

info

rmat

ion

is re

ques

ted

(web

page

requ

ests

, pu

blic

atio

ns, o

ther

s), a

nd o

ther

type

s of

info

rmat

ion

requ

ired.

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Has

a m

echa

nism

on

the

qual

ifica

tion

of

alte

rnat

ive

care

mec

hani

sms f

or v

ulne

rabl

e po

pula

tions

.Ye

sYe

sYe

sYe

sYe

sYe

sYe

sYe

sYe

sYe

sYe

sYe

sYe

sYe

sYe

sYe

sYe

sYe

s

III. E

valu

atio

n of

th

e sy

stem

for

the

mon

itorin

g an

d ev

alua

tion

of re

ques

ts fo

r ac

cess

to p

ublic

in

form

atio

n

Has

a st

udy

on th

e es

timat

ed ti

me

in w

hich

the

entit

y se

nds r

espo

nses

to re

ques

ts fo

r acc

ess t

o pu

blic

info

rmat

ion.

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

The

entit

y ha

s im

plem

ente

d a

mec

hani

sm to

im

prov

e th

e at

tent

ion

to re

ques

ts fo

r acc

ess

to i

nfor

mat

ion

and

mod

ifies

del

ays a

nd n

o re

spon

ses f

rom

this

asse

ssm

ent.

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

IV. C

ontin

uity

in

the

train

ing

of

the

staff

of t

he

Tran

spar

ency

Cond

ucts

an

ongo

ing

eval

uatio

n of

trai

ning

st

aff. I

ndic

ates

the

num

ber o

f ann

ual t

rain

ing

sess

ions

.Ye

sYe

sYe

sYe

sYe

sYe

sYe

sYe

sYe

sYe

sYe

sYe

sYe

sYe

sYe

sYe

sYe

sYe

s

V. B

udge

t Ite

m

Perfo

rms a

n ev

alua

tion

on th

e bu

dget

and

w

heth

er it

is su

ffici

ent.

Indi

cate

s whe

ther

or

not t

here

is a

n in

crea

se o

n th

e ba

sis o

f the

as

sess

men

t.

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

EVALUATION OF THE SERVICE AND ATTENTION TO CITIZENS IN THE PROCESSES OF ACCESS TO PUBLIC INFORMATION

Elab

orat

ion:

Gam

boa

and

Varg

as.

»Ye

s: If

the

info

rmat

ion

requ

este

d is

del

iver

ed a

nd th

e do

cum

ent s

ent f

or a

ppro

val o

r if t

he in

form

atio

n re

ques

ted

is in

the

proc

ess

of im

plem

enta

tion,

pro

vidi

ng th

ere

is a

dra

ft d

ocum

ent a

ttac

hed.

»N

O: I

f the

inst

itutio

n do

es n

ot h

ave

the

requ

este

d in

form

atio

n. »

Part

ial (

IP):

If th

e in

stitu

tion

send

s in

com

plet

e in

form

atio

n. »

Non

-app

licab

le (N

COR)

: If t

he in

form

atio

n se

nt is

diff

eren

t fro

m w

hat w

as re

ques

ted.

»N

ot R

espo

nsiv

e (N

RSP)

: If th

ere

is n

o re

spon

se fr

om th

e in

stitu

tion

to th

e re

ques

ted

info

rmat

ion.

Thi

s pos

sibl

e sc

enar

io is

par

t of t

he a

ssum

ptio

n th

at th

e in

stitu

tion

has a

nsw

ered

the

othe

r req

uire

men

ts.

»D

oes

not a

nsw

er (N

SOC

): If

past

the

wai

ting

time

and

addi

tiona

l leg

al g

iven

tim

e, th

ere

is n

o re

ply

from

the

inst

itutio

n.

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• The institutions linked to climate change are implementing various instruments to respond to requests forinformation access. However, in the first half of 2015, among the technical agencies related to climate change, only 88% have a computer security system.

On the processes of granting of rights for hydrocarbons and for hydroelectric plants:

• Inthe2015analysisithasbeenobservedthat,forbothprocessesofgrantingofrights,publishedinformationexistsin the web portals of the competent entities, but not all the documents of the processes are public. The published documents are found only in Spanish, not in other languages. There are also difficulties in the coordination between other sectors and with regional governments; a similar situation occurs in the implementation of accountability mechanisms toward citizenship and citizen participation.

• Inthesubsectorofhydrocarbons,thecaseofthePeruvianSouthernGasPipeline(GSP)showsthatthemethodologyused and the current processes of citizen participation are not sufficient to reduce social unrest. In addition, it has been found that the population has no clear information on the project and its impacts, as well as the budget to mitigate social impacts, and the prevention plans against these impacts, among others. This happens because there is an environmental management tool adopted prior to 2015.

• Inthecaseoftheelectricitysubsector,anypriorconsultationprocesshasyettobeimplemented.Thisshouldnotlimit the ability of the MINEM to prepare for this process. However, it has not developed instruments to allow the realization of future processes of prior consultation, a basic reliable graphic on indigenous communities and their relationship with electrical projects. This is due to the difficult community relations in these regions and the constant social conflicts in the area.

On the evaluation processes of Environmental Impact Assessments in hydrocarbons and hydroelectric plants:

• Forbothprocessesforthegrantingofrights,thereareimportantdocumentssuchasTermsofReference(TdR)ortheCitizen Participation Plan (PPC), but these are not published on the MINEM website or are not updated in a timely manner and can only be found in Spanish. Nor is it possible to access, through the web portal, documents generated in participatory workshops and public hearings. In addition, the mechanisms for intersectoral and intergovernmental coordination, accountability and population participation to avoid social conflicts are insufficient.

• RegardingtheevaluationprocessesforEIAinhydrocarbons,thestudyoftheGSPhasverifiedthatcitizenparticipationprocesses do not comply with their objectives to incorporate people’s views or the project’s impacts, or verifies the fundamental information in the project to reach the population, a task carried out by the competent authority. As is the case with the approval of the STR which modifies important parts of the project but do so without citizen participation.

• Regarding theprocessesof evaluationof the EIA inhydroelectric installations, through the studyof the caseofVeracruz, it has been found that the current system for access to public information in the review of physical files from the MINEM, is only accessible to those who have the possibility to review the dossiers in Lima, either because they are residents or can move there. This also makes it difficult for citizen participation, supporting the claims of both the population and the regional governments within the evaluation process of the EIA.

Regarding the management of the Loreto and Cusco Regional Governments:

• TheRegionalGovernmentsofLoretoandCuscohavenotimplemented,toalargeextent,theLawofTransparencyand Access to Information regarding transparency portals and requests for access to information in an appropriate manner; there have been delays in the update of information and in responding to requests for information access.

• ThenationalprocessesdirectedbythePCMontransparencyandaccesstopublicinformationarenotlinkedandhave limitations in their training of staff on issues of transparency, access to information, energy and environmental governance. Therefore, greater inclusion is needed in the process of granting of rights and environmental assessment in hydrocarbons and hydropower projects.

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• Tocomplywiththecommitmentsontransparencyandaccesstoinformationthatthegovernmenthasassumedat the international and national levels, the following is needed:

(I) To adopt a new Action Plan for Open Government Peru, with the PCM as the key actor to be recognized. The approved plan for the 2015-2016 period was done retroactively and without including the commitment to create the National Authority of Transparency and Access to Information, which was proposed by the civil society. This authority will contribute to implement the transparency policy, homogenizing procedures for the attention of requests for information access and generating national jurisprudence.

(ii) To promote the EITI initiative at the regional and national levels, for more regional governments to implement it in their jurisdictions, and to generate a link between the population, government and companies, where accountability on payments and income product of extractive activities enable a better, sustainable development. For this to be possible, the support of key stakeholders is fundamental.

(iii) To insert in the public agenda the proposal from the civil society to include environmental information within the conciliation studies of EITI Peru, as payments made by firms for the implementation of socio-environmental commitments that are found in the environmental impact assessments, as well as the expenses for prevention, mitigation and environmental remediation. This proposal has a chance of being taken into account in February 2016, when the EITI Global Conference takes place in Lima.

(iv) To promote the training of citizenship and among vulnerable populations, by the Peruvian government on issues of transparency, access to public information, as well as report on the international initiatives on transparency, through institutional arrangements or strategic partnerships between the MINCU, PCM, MIDIS and MINEM.

5. RECOMMENDATIONS

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(v) To promote processes of approval for national environmental legislation, appropriately accompanied by channels of transparency, access to information and citizen participation in order to prevent social conflict.

• TocomplyappropriatelywiththeprovisionsfromtheLawofTransparencyandAccesstoPublicInformationandtoimprove service delivery to citizens, the following is needed:

(i) The internal verification of compliance with the deadlines in the publication of information in standard transparency portals, as well as the government issuing the respective sanctions when needed.

(ii) The allocation of a specific budget for transparency and access to information in government institution.

(iii) The creation of an area or office of Transparency and Access to Public Information within public entities of the Mining and Energy Sector and other public entities related to climate change.

(iv) Implement computer equipment or increase the number of professionals dedicated to transparency and access to information within the entities being evaluated.

(v) Increase the number of training staff on transparency and access to information.

(vi) Implement alternative mechanisms for vulnerable populations, which minimize the barriers of distance and accessibility to information by these users.

(vii) Agencies with low compliance levels in the standard transparency portal as SENACE and SERFOR have to improve their levels of compliance through the strengthening of their institutional capacities and of professionals responsible in these matters, as they are new entities that have important information about mining - energy resources and climate change for citizenship.

(viii) Institutions such as the PROFONANPE and the FONAM should provide information according to the indicators of transparency of STP in their institutional portals.

• Intheprocessofgrantingofrightsinhydrocarbonsandforhydroelectricplants,thefollowingisrecommended:

(i) That information, especially for the potentially affected population, of the definition of hydrocarbon blocks and the areas to be put into concession for hydroelectric plants is accessible, intercultural, virtual or physical.

(ii) That procedures are developed so that the population can influence the decisions made prior to the adoption of the hydrocarbon blocks and hydroelectric plants are tendered, i.e. in the preparation of the concession contracts and the bases for tenders.

(iii) Greater coordination between the regional governments and MINCU in these processes to ensure a better dialogue with the population and an adequate management of natural resources.

(iv) Have information plans which adapted both contextually and interculturally for areas where there are indigenous peoples and rural population, as well as the possibility that these populations are able to access more information during the bidding processes.

(v) Systematize information in plain language and in other languages on the generated information about the process for granting rights to hydrocarbons and hydropower, as there is valuable information generated from different spaces, but that is not published in the relevant entities’ web portals.

(vi) Train the staff of the MINEM on citizen participation, consultation and interculturality, to ensure intercultural processes and standards that enable people to assimilate as much information as possible about the projects.

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(vii) Strengthen the mechanisms to ensure prior consultation in the electrical sub sector since, until now there has been no consultation process in the case of hydroelectric plants.

• Intheevaluationprocessforenvironmentalimpactassessmentsinhydrocarbonsandhydroelectricplants,the

following is recommended:

(i) Develop a policy to ensure the certification processes of citizen participation, whose mechanisms influence in the decision-making process prior to the approval of the EIA.

(ii) Create coordination spaces between the Vice-Ministry of interculturality of MINCU and SENACE in participatory processes of evaluation of the EIA where indigenous population, in order that these processes have adequate intercultural standards.

(iii) Strengthen the spaces of transparency and citizen participation, given that all the information generated in the informative workshops and public hearings is not accessible through the portal of the competent entity.

(iv) Guarantee the citizens living outside of Lima the accessibility to the physical files of the EIAs so that they can include its recommendations and strengthen citizen participation.

(v) Promote coordination spaces between MINEM, SENACE, regional governments, civil society and the population

involved, in order to generate greater confidence among the citizens in the extraction processes of mining – energy resources.

• InthemanagementoftheRegionalGovernmentsofLoretoandCusco,thefollowingisrecommended:

(i) Strengthening the enforcement of the Law on Transparency and Access to Information to improve responses to requests for access to information with a team of professionals to perform these tasks.

(ii) Train the staff of the regional governments in the principles of good governance, transparency, access to information, institutional planning processes, energy and environmental issues, with the aim of achieving a good governance at the regional level and that the officials perform their functions efficiently.

(iii) Strengthen the relationship between the national and regional levels for the processes and activities that are used in transparency and access to information, as well as for the fulfilment of the international initiatives.

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DEFENSORÍA DEL PUEBLO (OMBUDSMAN’S OFFICE)2010. Documento Defensorial N° 12. Ética Pública y Prevención de la Corrupción. Lima: Defensoría del Pueblo. (Defence document no. 12. Public ethics and corruption prevention)2010a. Informe Defensorial N° 151. La Política Forestal y la Amazonía Peruana: Avances y obstáculos en el camino hacia la sostenibilidad. Lima: Defensoría del Pueblo. (Report N° 151. The Forestry Policy and the Peruvian Amazon: progress and obstacles in the path toward sustainability)2012. Documento Defensorial N° 17. Diagnóstico sobre la realización de las audiencias públicas de rendición de cuentas en seis gobiernos regionales. Lima: Defensoría del Pueblo. (Defence document no. 17. Diagnosis on the public hearings of accountability in six regional governments)

DERECHO, AMBIENTE y RECURSOS NATURALES (DAR)2012. Informe anual 2011: Transparencia en el sector forestal peruano. Lima: Derecho, Ambiente y Recursos Naturales (DAR). (Annual Report 2011: Transparency in the Peruvian Forest Sector)

GAMBOA, Aída2013. Diagnóstico 2013: Transparencia en el sector energético peruano. Lima: Derecho, Ambiente y Recursos Naturales (DAR). (Diagnosis 2013: Transparency in the Energy Sector in Peru)2014. Diagnóstico 2014: Transparencia en el sector energético peruano. Lima: Derecho, Ambiente y Recursos Naturales (DAR). (Diagnosis 2014: Transparency in the Energy Sector in Peru)

OFFICE OF THE SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR FOR FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION 2007. Special Study on the Right of Access to Information. Washington D.C.: Inter-American Commission on Human Rights - Organization of American States (OAS). (Estudio Especial sobre el Derecho de Acceso a la Información. Washington D. C.: Comisión Interamericana de Derechos Humanos – Organización de los Estados Americanos (OEA)

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