Intergovernmental Forum on Mining/Minerals/Metals and Sustainable Development

Andre BourassaSecretariat of the Forum

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Mining State of Play Around 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?

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Mining State of Play Around 2000

Development 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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Empowering 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

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The World Summit Strategy

Introduce 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 togetherGlobal 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 (38 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 years

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

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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: 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

To the UNCSD Review 2010-11Progress on priorities in para 462010: progress achieved2011: the way forward

Set the way forward for whole UN system

Bring the scope of relevant issues

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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 Numbers are important

Enhance influence of governments on global policy development and debates

National governments are policy leadersUNCSD: a key entry in the UN system

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Working with others towards UNCSD

Invite other intergovernmental organizations, e.g. Africa Mining Partnership. ECLAC, UNECA, etc.Invite other national ministries not members of the ForumInvite multilateral organizations, e.g. World Bank, UNCTAD, UNDESAInvite members of the Forum to include other stakeholders on their delegation

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Influence of governmentsProposal: policy statement by mines ministries

Cover entire sector life cycle• Exploration to metals, waste, recycling

Address all sector issues• Economic, social, environmental, health,

etc.Two components• List of policy elements• Discussion of individual policy elements

A Forum or mines ministries document?

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Role for governmentsReport on progress in UNCSD national report Identify and promote national sector priorities

Include in 2010 national report to UNCSDPromote inclusion in 2011 global policy statement

Need to be proactiveEngaging in policy debatesAddressing issues nationally: need for progressNumber of gvts is critical

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