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Title: Global Dialoque: An update


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Global Dialoque An update
  • Denis Lagace, Director General on behalf of
  • Gary Nash, Assistant Deputy Minister
  • Minerals and Metals Sector
  • Natural Resources Canada

2
The Global Dialogue
  • Johannesburg Plan of Implementation
  • Paragraph 46
  • Type II Partnership
  • Enhance contribution of the sector to sustainable
    development
  • Jointly sponsored by South Africa and Canada

3
Participating Countries
Participating Countries
4
Stage 1 Preparatory Process
  • Meeting in Geneva 1-3 October 2003
  • 36 Countries and 4 Multilateral Institutions
  • Rules of Procedure for the Intergovernmental
    Forum
  • Draft Terms of Reference to provide a framework
    to
  • Promote the mining sector
  • Share experiences, consider and provide advice,
    and
  • Respond to challenges and make recommendations.
  • Identification of work programme themes

5
Promoting the political relevance of the Mining
Sector
  • Question of political support
  • Role for countries
  • Convey message to central agencies
  • Work within multilateral institutions

6
Sharing experiences
  • The African Mining Partnership
  • Mines Ministries of the Americas (CAMMA)
  • APEC Group of Experts on Minerals, Energy,
    Exploration and Development

7
Our current major challenge The Extractive
Industries Review
  • Final report submitted to the World Bank
  • The World Bank can continue its role but
  • Many caveats
  • Governance
  • Pro-poor public and private governance
  • Social and environmental policies
  • Human rights guarantees
  • Communities, prior consent and revenue sharing
  • Indigenous, rights
  • Third party audits for companies and governments

8
Work Programme Proposals
  • Within the overarching theme of governance
  • National policy regulations
  • resource management regimes
  • legal frameworks
  • Development of local communities
  • community engagement approaches
  • Small-scale miners
  • Post-closure planning
  • Enhancing life-cycle contribution
  • Market issues and investment policies

9
A leading issue for the Forum
  • Funding
  • Seeking interest from donors
  • Articulating an attractive work programme
  • A survey of projects supported by donors
  • An inventory of what has been done
  • Guidance on proposals for the work programme

10
Next Meeting 17-19 May, 2004
  • Co-Chaired by Canada and South Africa
  • Co-hosted with UNCTAD in Geneva interpretation
  • Finalise Defining Documents
  • Terms of Reference
  • Rules of Procedure
  • Review the proposed Work Programme
  • Seek Notifications Officially Launch the Forum

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For More Information
  • www.globaldialogue.info
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