Intergovernmental Forum on Mining/Minerals/Metals and Sustainable Development

Andre BourassaSecretariat of the Forum

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Mining State of Play Circa 2000

The WB Extractive Industries ReviewNGOs campaign for WB to get out of EI

GMI and MMSD• The industry response to growing sector

issues

The UN systemMining always identified as problem in UN documents

Where are national governments in these debates? Concerns expressed to Canada

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Mining State of Play Circa 2000Development needed for poverty alleviation

Priority for developing countriesDevelopment needs to be sustainable

Must be competitiveComparative advantage: mineral endowmentNeed to maximize benefits

Lessons learned on miningMining can be sustainable

• Canada, Australia, Chile, Botswana, etc.If it is done right, i.e. good governance by national governments

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Responding to National Governments

Why?Owners of the mineral resourceManagers of the resourceElected and mandated by their citizensAccountable for the way resources used

HowGiving a voice to gvt views and interestsWorking and learning togetherParticipating actively in policy debates, and showing progress

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The World Summit StrategyIntroduce positive yet balanced mining focused text in the Johannesburg Plan of Implementation (JPOI)

Confirm that mining can contribute to SDRaise key issues that need to be addressed

Develop a Forum for gvts to work together

Global Dialogue on mining/metals• Reflecting on the best way to work together• Decision to establish the Intergovernmental

Forum

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The Intergovernmental ForumInaugurated in 2005Nature: voluntary, advisory and consultativeObjective: promote contribution of MMM to SD

Respond to priorities of the mining section of JPOIHow? By enhancing capacity for governance

Sharing lessons learnedIdentifying opportunities and responding to challengesProviding recommendations on best practices to address issues (social, environmental and economic issues)Working with other regional intergovernmental organizations

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The Intergovernmental ForumMembership: National governments

Ministries responsible for mining (42 members)Always looking for new members

ObserversMultilateral and international agenciesNon-member governments

National delegationsCan include stakeholders: industry, NGOs, etc.

Canada provides secretariat for first five yearsSunset clause

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Expected Results of the ForumEnhanced national governance of the sectorBetter distribution of short and long-term benefits More policy influence by ministries for minesMore international support for capacity buildingMore effective and timely government responses to sector challengesMore positive investment climate

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Work of the Forum to Date

The national mining policy framework: priorities, data collection and management Template for a mineral policy frameworkFramework on investor’s perception of country risksCountry perceptions of investors risksEnvironmental impact assessment: elements and process

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Work of the Forum to datePolicies that best assure equitable local, regional and national distribution of benefitsFinancial surety and environmental protection: mine rehabilitation and closureGenerating benefits from mining investmentsCommunities and miningTo come in 2008: fiscal frameworks and

Investment and revenue sharingMine closure and abandoned mines

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A UNCSD strategy

From the Johannesburg World Summit Johannesburg Plan of Implementation: Paragraph 46 on mining/metals Forum is an outcome of the Summit, recognized by ECOSOC; must report

To the UNCSD Review 2010-112010: progress achieved2011: the way forward

Set the way forward for whole UN system

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Forum UNCSD objectives

Demonstrate the value of the Forum In responding to Para 46 and sector priorities

Active participation by governmentsDocument progress/ needs at national level

Enhance influence of governments on global policy development and debates

National governments are policy leadersPropose a way forward to the UN system

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Role for Governments

Include a report on mining in UNCSD national report for 2010 and 2011 Identify and promote national outcomes and views in national reportParticipate in development of policy framework and express support at UNCSD 2011Number of gvts is critical for influence

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Working with Others

Other intergovernmental organizations, e.g. Africa Mining Partnership. ECLAC, UNECA, CASM, etc.Other national governments not members of the ForumMultilateral organizations, e.g. World Bank, UNCTAD, UNDESAOther stakeholders on their delegation: contribution and support

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Policy FrameworkCover entire sector life cycle

• Exploration to metals, waste, recyclingAddress all sector issues

Economic, social, environmental, health, etc.

Two components

List of policy elementsDiscussion of individual policy elements

A Forum or national governments document?

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Parallel Events at UNCSD

Events on the margins of the main meetingWorkshops to document progress or issues

Economic, social, environmental, CASM, etc.Case studies, etc.Lessons learnedStrategies in place for continuing progress

Cover the whole life cycleAll interested parties contribute

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Next Forum Meeting

Geneva November 24-26, 2008Preparing for UNCSD is one of the three major themes of the meetingNeed to agree on who does what for UNCSDWelcome to participate

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