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United Nations Regional Commissions
Five regional commissions have been established under
the administrative direction of the United Nations Headquarters.
These Commissions encompass Africa, Asia and the Pacific, Europe,
Latin America and the Caribbean, and Western Asia. Each has the
mandate to support economic and in some cases social development
within its respective region.
Some of these commissions have active programs that
encompass aspects of the mining sector. Featured documents are organised
according to the relevant regional commission:
•United Nations Economic Commission
for Africa (ECA)
•United Nations Economic Commission
for Europe (ECE)
•United Nations Economic and Social Commission
for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
•United Nations Economic
and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA)
•United Nations Economic Commission
for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC/CEPAL)
| United Nations Economic Commission for
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The UNECE encourages greater economic cooperation among it's
55 member states focusing on economic analysis, environment
and human settlements, statistics, sustainable energy, trade,
industry and enterprise development, timber and transport.
UNECE activities include policy analysis, development of conventions,
regulations and standards, and technical assistance.
In the field of energy, the UNECE has developed its activities
to respond to two major challenges. The first aims to promote
the idea of sustainable development, which means the transition
towards more sustainable production and consumption models,
taking account of external effects. The second challenge consists
in developing or strengthening the links between the member
countries in order to facilitate closer cooperation between
them and their greater integration.
The work of the UN ECE Sustainable Energy Division covers
energy policy, energy efficiency, natural gas, coal and electric
power.
The featured documents are organised as follows:
•Miscellaneous Documents
•UN Framework Classification of
Reserves/Resources - Solid Fuels and Mineral Commodities
•Ad
Hoc Group of Experts on Coal and Thermal Power
•Workshop on Carbon Sequestration
Further information and additional documents are available
on the UN ECE Sustainable Energy Division website:
[http://www.unece.org/energy/nrghome.html]
Miscellaneous Documents
Restructuring
of the Coal Industries in the Economies in Transition: An
Overview of the Last Decade (PowerPoint) - Charlotte
Griffiths, Economic Affairs Officer, UNECE Sustainable Energy
Division. Presented at 9th International Energy Conference:
Energex 2002, Mineral & Energy Economy Research Institute
of the Polish Academy of Sciences and the International
Energy Foundation, Krakow, Poland, 19-24 May 2002.
UN
ECE Initiatives in the Field of Energy (PDF)
- Committee on Sustainable Energy, Twelfth session, 20-21
November 2002. The paper provides an overview of the major
initiatives and activities of the ECE in the field of energy
including solid fuels such as coal and uranium.
Coal
and Sustainable Development: The World Summit on Sustainable
Development and its Implications (PDF) - World
Coal Institute, 2002. This paper has been prepared by the
World Coal Institute (WCI). The objective of this paper
is to focus on coal and sustainable development.
UN Framework Classification of Reserves/Resources
- Solid Fuels and Mineral Commodities
The UN Framework Classification of Reserves/Resources
- Solid Fuels and Mineral Commodities, released in
February 1997, is an international scheme designed to enhance
communication on a national and international level, provide
a framework for evaluating the existing reserves/resources
on a common market-oriented basis and make investment in solid
fuels and mineral commodities safer and more attractive.
Key
for the Classification of Reserves/Resources: United Nations
International Framework Classification for Reserves/Resources
(UNFC) (PDF) - UN ECE Committee on Sustainable
Energy, 16 August 2001. The Classification Key described
here provides the user with an easy to use tool for classifying
reserves/resources according to the UN Framework Classification.
Guidelines
to the United Nations International Framework Classification
for Reserves/Resources - Solid Fuels and Mineral Commodities
(PDF) - UN ECE Committee on Sustainable Energy, Eleventh
session, 21-22 November, 2001. The UN Framework Classification
has been designed and formulated during the last six years
with the participation and assistance of more than fifty
countries and organisations.
Ad Hoc Group of Experts on Coal and
Thermal Power
5th Session, Geneva, 18-19 November
2002
The following were the key issues discussed at the fifth
session of Ad Hoc Group of Experts:
• Coal industry restructuring, with particular emphasis
on economic and social impacts;
• Technological innovations for reducing greenhouse
gases (GHGs) from the use of coal as an energy source, and
• Coal's role in sustainable development in the light
of the World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD)
Selected documents from the session are available:
Provisional
Agenda (PDF)
Presentations:
International
Coal Trade and Price Developments in 2002 (PowerPoint)
- Domenico Maiello, Norfolk Southern, Italy.
Offsetting
Social and Economic Impacts During Major Industrial Restructuring
(PDF) - Simon Walker, IETS/IEA Clean Coal Centre, UK.
Coal
Mine Sectors Influence on the Regional Economy - with a
view to Restructuring of Coal Sector in Poland
(PowerPoint) - Leon Kurczabinski, Coal Holding Katowice,
Poland.
Restructuring
of the Romanian Coal Industry (PDF) - Ministry
of Industry and Resources, Romania.
Restructuring
of Turkish Coal Enterprises (PowerPoint) - Selahaddin
ANAC, Turkish Coal Enterprises, Turkey.
US
Department of Energy Clean Coal Programs - Vision 21, The
Zero Emissions Power Plant of the Future (PowerPoint)
- Charles Schmidt, National Energy Technology Laboratory,
US DOE, USA.
Coal
and Sustainable Development (PowerPoint) - David Cain,
Rio Tinto Technical Services on behalf of World Coal Institute,
UK.
Euracoal
Overview and Activities (PowerPoint) - Leopold
Janssens, Euracoal, Brussels.
Euracoal
Position on Draft EU Directive on Emissions Trading
(PowerPoint) - Leopold Janssens, Euracoal, Brussels.
International
Energy Agency (IEA) Coal Activities (PowerPoint) - John
Cameron, IEA, Paris.
UNECE Workshop on "Carbon Sequestration
- Pathway to a Sustainable Future for Fossil Fuels in a Carbon
Constrained World"
Salle VII, Palais des Nations, Geneva,
19 November 2002
The following documents are available from the workshop:
Final
Programme (PDF)
Provisional
Agenda (PDF)
Background
paper "Carbon Sequestration: Avoiding CO2 Emissions
from Fossil Fuels - An Overview of Technology Options and
International Initiatives (PDF)
UNECE
Carbon Sequestration Workshop Agrees Urgent Action Needed
Now to Reduce Global Atmospheric CO2 Emissions
(PDF) - UNECE Press Release, 26 November 2002.
Presentations:
Overview
of Techniques and Approaches to CO2 Capture -
Alain Bill, Head - CO2 and Climate Change Program, Technology
Center, Alstom Switzerland Ltd.
Options for Storage of CO2 in Geological
Formations: Overview and Global Capacity Presentation
1 (PDF) / Presentation
Two (PDF) - Tore Torp, Project Manager, Statoil Research
Centre.
An
EU Research Strategy for the Mitigation of CO2 Emissions
- Pierre Dechamps, Programme Manager, Energy Conversion
and Transport Unit, European Commission DG Research.
Carbon
Sequestration: The Path Forward - Charles Schmidt,
Director, Clean Air Technology Division, National Energy
Technology Laboratory, US Department of Energy.
Economic
Considerations: Can We Afford Carbon Sequestration and When
Can We Have it? - Hans-Joachim Ziock, Earth and
Environmental Sciences Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory,
USA.
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| United Nations Economic and Social Commission
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UN ESCAP promotes economic and social development through
regional and subregional cooperation and integration, serves
as the main economic and social development forum within the
UN system for it's 52 member states, and formulates and promotes
development assistance activities. ESCAP
is based in Bangkok, Thailand.
The UN ESCAP Water and Mineral Resources Section (WMRS) is
assisting countries of the Asia/Pacific region in capacity
building in such areas as mineral resources development policies
and economics, assessment of mineral resources and regulatory,
legal, social and environmental aspects of mineral resources
development. It has produced a range of publications, including:
Assessment of Mineral Resources
Atlas of Mineral Resources of the
ESCAP Region - A series of publications evaluating
the geological prospects, mineral resource potential
and mineral development policy of ESCAP member
countries. To date the series includes volumes on:
Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Bhutan, Cambodia, Kyrgyzstan,
Lao PDR, Malaysia, Mongolia, Myanmar, New Zealand,
Nepal, Republic of Korea, Sri Lanka, Solomon Islands,
Thailand, Timor-Leste and Viet Nam. These are largely
available only as hardcopy and may be viewed and
ordered from the UNESCAP website at: [http://www.unescap.org/esd/water/publications/mineral/amrs/].
Mineral Resource Assessment, Development and
Management Series
Policies, Regulatory
Regimes and Management Practices for Investment Promotion
and Sustainable Development of Mineral Resources Sector
in Economies in Transition and Developing Countries of East
and South-East Asia - Vol. 8, 2002.
Management
of Commodity Resources in the Context of Sustainable Development:
Social Impacts of Mining (PDF) - Papers presented at
the Asian/Pacific Workshop on Managing the Social Impacts
of Mining, Bandung, Indonesia, 14-15 October 1996.
The following volumes in the series are available in hardcopy
only and may be ordered from the UNESCAP website at: [http://www.unescap.org/esd/water/publications/mineral/mradms/]
Application of Geographic Information
Systems (GIS) for Integrated Assessment and Management of
Mineral Resources in North-East Asia - Vol.7, 2001.
Review of Policies, Strategies and
Activities in Sustainable Development of Land and Mineral
Resources in Asia and the Pacific - Vol. 6, 2000.
Sustainable Development of Land and
Mineral Resources in Asia and the Pacific: National Policy
Initiative and Trends in Mining Taxation - Vol. 5,
1999.
Minerals and Metals Development and
Trade for Sustainable Supply in Asia and the Pacific
- Vol. 4, 1999.
Towards Sustainable Minerals Supply
in the Asian and the Pacific Region: Review of Emerging
Mineral Policies and Development Activities - Vol.3,
1997.
Environmental Policies, Regulations
and Management Practices in Mineral Resources Development
in Asia and the Pacific - Vol. 2, 1997.
Mineral Recovery, Recycling, Waste
Prevention and Confinement for Sustainable Development in
Asia and the Pacific Region - Vol. 1, 1995.
Mineral Concentrations and Hydrocarbon Accumulations
The following volumes in the series are available in hardcopy
only and may be ordered from the UNESCAP website at: [http://www.unescap.org/esd/water/publications/mineral/mchas/]
Guidelines and Practices in Evaluation
and Development of Industrial Minerals and Offshore Aggregates
in Asia - Vol. 12, No. 2119. 2001.
Integrated Assessment and Development
of Mineral Resources in the Greater Mekong Subregion
- Vol. 11, No. 2013. 1999.
Oil and Natural Gas Resources and
Potential in Northeast Asia - Vol. 10, p. 159. 1999.
General
UNESCAP
Completes Natural and Mineral Resources Survey in East Timor
(PDF) - Environment and Natural Resources News, Vol.2, No.
3, September 2002.
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| United Nations Economic and Social Commission
for Western Asia (ESCWA) |
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 ESCWA
promotes economic and social development through regional
and subregional cooperation and integration and acts as the
main economic and social development forum within the United
Nations system for the 15 member states of the region.
It formulates and promotes development assistance activities
and projects commensurate with the needs and priorities of
the region and acts as an executing agency for relevant operational
projects.
ESCWA is not presently working in the mining sector (as
of December 2002). However, its Sustainable Development and
Productivity Division is active in related fields. Further
information is available from the ESCWA website:
[http://www.escwa.org.lb/divisions/sdpd/main.htm]
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| United Nations Economic Commission for
Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) / Comisión Económica
para América Latina (CEPAL) |
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ECLAC contributes to the economic and social development of
Latin America through coordination of actions and reinforcement
of economic relationships among the 41 member states and other
nations of the world.
The UN ECLAC Natural Resources and Infrastructure Division
(NRID) is contributing to strengthening the capacities of
the Latin American countries for formulating and implementing
policies geared to rational and efficient use of mineral resources
and sustainable development of mineral sector. In this regard,
UN ECLAC provides technical assistance and produces a range
of publication, including:
Características
de la inversión y del mercado de la minería
a principios de la década de 2000 (PDF)
- Humberto Campodónico and Georgina Ortiz, Octubre
2002.
Panorama
minero de América Latina a fines de los años
noventa / (Mining in Latin America in the Late 1990's)
(PDF) - Fernando Sánchez Albavera, Georgina Ortiz,
Nicole Moussa, Serie Recursos Naturales e Infraestructura,
Nro. 1, Septiembre de 1999.
Actualización de la compilación
de leyes mineras de catorce países de América
Latina y el Caribe (Tomo
I (PDF), Tomo
II (PDF)) - Eduardo
Chaparro Ávila, Serie Recursos Naturales e Infraestructura,
Nro. 43, Junio 2002.
Minería
en la zona internacional de Los fondos marinos. Situación
actual de una compleja negociación (PDF)
- Carmen Artigas, Serie Recursos Naturales e Infraestructura,
Nro. 37, Diciembre de 2001.
La
llamada pequeña minería: un renovado enfoque
empresarial (PDF) - Eduardo Chaparro Ávila, Serie
Recursos Naturales e Infraestructura, Nro. 09, Julio de
2000.
El
desarrollo de la minería del cobre en la segunda
mitad del Siglo XX (PDF) - Nicole Moussa, Serie
Recursos Naturales e Infraestructura, Nro. 04, Noviembre
de 1999.
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The
UN ECA supports the economic and social development of its
53 member states by fostering regional integration and promoting
international cooperation for Africa’s development. ECA
is based in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.