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Intergovernmental Forum on Mining, Minerals, Metals and Sustainable Development
[last updated December 19, 2007 2:24 PM]
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General Information
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Expected Timeframe 2005 - Open Ended |
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Thematic Focus
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Geographic Coverage
Geographic Scope: Global
Country(ies) where the partnership is being implemented: Argentina, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Canada, Dominican Republic, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, India, Jamaica, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mexico, Mongolia, Morocco, Niger, Nigeria, Philippines, Romania, Russian Federation, Senegal, South Africa, Suriname, Swaziland, Uganda, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United Republic of Tanzania |
National Focal Points
This partnership has not made any contact with the national focal points for sustainable development in the countries involved
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Goals and Objectives
Summary of the partnership's goals and objectives
The objective of the Intergovernmental Forum is to enhance and promote the contribution of the mining, minerals and metals sector to sustainable development.
The functions of the Intergovernmental Forum are consultative and advisory based on the principles of voluntary partnership. The Forum provides governments with a framework in which to discuss the opportunities provided by mining, minerals and metals and to respond to the challenges they pose. The Intergovernmental Forum will meet to share experiences and information, to consider and to provide advice and, where appropriate, make recommendations for consideration by governments, intergovernmental bodies and others. The Intergovernmental Forum will meet at high level or officials level, as appropriate.
The functions of the Intergovernmental Forum are consultative and advisory based on the principles of voluntary partnership. The Forum provides governments with a framework in which to discuss the opportunities provided by mining, minerals and metals and to respond to the challenges they pose. The Intergovernmental Forum will meet to share experiences and information, to consider and to provide advice and, where appropriate, make recommendations for consideration by governments, intergovernmental bodies and others. The Intergovernmental Forum will meet at high level or officials level, as appropriate.
Targets and Progress
Partnership targets- Enhanced national capacity for governance in the management of mineral resources;
- More effective generation of development benefits from the production and use of mineral resources; - More equitable distribution of short and long term benefits from the production and use of mineral resources; - More international support for capacity building particularly from multilateral and bilateral development agencies; - More effective and timely government responses to sector challenges, economic, social and environmental; - More positive investment climate for mining; - More policy influence by Mines Ministries in implementing policies that will enhance the contribution of mining to sustainable development. |
Progress against targetsTopics covered to date include
• National mining policy framework: priorities, data collection and management, • Framework on investor’s perception of country risks, • Framework for country perceptions of investors risks, • Environmental impact assessment: elements and process, • Public and private sector policies that can best assure equitable local, regional and national distribution of economic and social benefits, • Financial surety and environmental protection: mine rehabilitation and closure, • Maximizing benefits from mining investments, • Outreach and role of communities and mining. The Forum has established a committee to prepare for the UNCSD 2010-11 review on paragraph 46 of the JPOI on mining/metals. The report of the Forum at the UNCSD will allow to take stock of progress done and identify the way forward. |
Capacity-Building and Technology Transfer
Arrangements for Capacity-Building and Technology Transfer
- Education/building awareness
- Institutional strengthening, including local participation
The functions of the Intergovernmental Forum are consultative and advisory based on the principles of voluntary partnership. The Forum provides governments with a framework in which to discuss the opportunities provided by mining, minerals and metals and to respond to the challenges they pose. The Intergovernmental Forum will meet to share experiences and information, to consider and to provide advice and, where appropriate, make recommendations for consideration by governments, intergovernmental bodies and others.
Several multilateral organizations with an interest and activities in the mining/metal sector are regular participants in the Forum activities such as UNCTAD, UNDESA, UNEP, ILO, World Bank, International Finance Corporation and others. Multilateral and intergovernmental organization have observer status in the Forum.
Relationship to International Agreements on Sustainable Development
How the partnership contributes to the implementation of Agenda 21, the Programme for the Further Implementation of Agenda 21, and the Johannesburg Plan of Implementation
The Forum has been established in response to the priorities identified in paragraph 46 on mining and metals of the Johannesburg Plan of Implementation (JPOI). The Forum aims to play a leading role at the 2010 UNCSD meeting that will review progress on those priorities. A Forum Committee has been established to coordinate the input of the Forum, its members, other countries or groups into the UNCSD review process.
Relevant Sections of Agenda 21
Relevant Sections of Agenda 21
International cooperation to accelerate sustainable development in developing countries and related domestic policies; Combating poverty; Changing consumption patterns; Protecting and promoting human health conditions; Integrating environment and development in decision-making; Protection of the atmosphere; Integrated approach to the planning and management of land resources; Managing fragile ecosystems: combating desertification and drought; Managing fragile ecosystems: sustainable mountain development; Conservation of biological diversity; Protection of the quality and supply of freshwater resources: application of integrated approaches to the development, management and use of water resources; Environmentally sound management of toxic chemicals, including prevention of illegal international traffic in toxic and dangerous products; Environmentally sound management of hazardous wastes, in hazardous wastes; Environmentally sound management of solid wastes and sewage-related issues; Transfer of environmentally sound technology, cooperation and capacity-building; Science for sustainable development; National mechanisms and international cooperation for capacity-building in developing countries; International institutional arrangements; Information for decision-making
Relevant Sections of the Johannesburg Plan of Implementation Poverty eradication ; Changing unsustainable patterns of consumption and production ; Protection and managing the natural resource base of economic and social development ; Sustainable development in a globalizing world ; Sustainable development for Africa ; Sustainable development in Latin America and the Caribbean; Sustainable development in Asia and the Pacific; Sustainable development in the West Asia region; Means of implementation
Coordination and Implementation
Coordination Mechanism of the PartnershipThe highest authority of the Forum is the General Session of the Forum consisting of all Members. At the General Session, the Members elect a Chair and six Vice-Chairs, each from a different region of the world, for a period of two years. They, and the Head of the Secretariat as an ex officio member, constitute the Executive Committee.
The present Executive Committee is composed of: Chair: Mr. Jonathan Hobbs, United Kingdom Vice-Chair (Africa): Mr. Alemayehu Tegenu, Minister of Mines and Energy, Ethiopia Vice-Chair (Asia): Ms. Ajita Pande, India Vice-Chair (Carribean/South America): Mr. Claudio Scliar, Brazil Vice-Chair (Europe) Mr. Stefan Hirsu, Romania Vice-Chair (Former Soviet Republics) Mr. Bulat Sultanovich Uzhkenov, Kazakhstan Vice-Chair (North America) Mr. Stephen Lucas, Canada |
Implementation Mechanism of the PartnershipThe General Session will normally meet annually. The General Session or the Executive Committee may establish subsidiary committees and task forces. Each committee and task force will choose its Chair and report back to the Members. Canada has accepted to host the Secretariat of the Forum for a period of five years. The Secretariat is instructed by the Chair of the Executive Committee. It manages the follow-up to the work program and supports the meetings of the Forum.
The Forum links with other existing intergovernmental organizations or groups with relevant mining/metal sector based activities in order to avoid duplication and share available expertise and knowledge. Several multilateral organizations with an interest and activities in the mining/metal sector are regular participants in the Forum activities such as UNCTAD, UNDESA, UNEP, ILO, World Bank, International Finance Corporation and others. Multilateral and intergovernmental organizations have observer status in the Forum. |
Resources
Funding Currently AvailableAmount in US$:
Source(s): Government - Private sector - IGO
Canada funds the operations of the Secretariat. Donors, such a member governments (United Kingdom and Canada) and multilateral agencies (UNCTAD, UNDESA, World Bank) and industry have provided funding support for meetings of the Forum |
Non-financial resources availableType(s):
Source(s): Government
The Government of Canada has agreed to provide the services of Secretariat to the Forum for the initial five-year period. |
Funding SoughtRequired Amount in US$:
Source(s) already approached: Funding is required to cover the participation of developing country delegates at Forum meetings.
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Additional Information
Additional Relevant Information
Formerly the Global Dialogue on Mining, metals and Sustainable Development, this initiative by national governments was built on the recognition that activities undertaken would benefit from participation by relevant stakeholders, industry, NGOs, labour, indigenous people and others, as well as intergovernmental organizations.
Relevant United Nations bodies and specialized agencies, and governments not members of the Intergovernmental Forum participate as observers. Other groups or stakeholders can participate as part of their respective national delegation.
In recognition of national government sovereignty in the management of natural resources, the Forum is a partnership that is consultative and advisory in nature. It has the ability to articulate recommendations for consideration by national governments, other governments, multilateral organizations and other groups, on issues members decide to address.
Relevant United Nations bodies and specialized agencies, and governments not members of the Intergovernmental Forum participate as observers. Other groups or stakeholders can participate as part of their respective national delegation.
In recognition of national government sovereignty in the management of natural resources, the Forum is a partnership that is consultative and advisory in nature. It has the ability to articulate recommendations for consideration by national governments, other governments, multilateral organizations and other groups, on issues members decide to address.