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Regional Reviews and Strategies

 

•Cross-Regional
•Africa
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•Western Asia


 

Cross-Regional

The Regional Perspectives (PDF) - Chapter 15. Mining, Minerals and Sustainable Development (MMSD) Final Report, 2002.

World Bank Group Assistance for Minerals Sector Development and Reform in Member Countries (PDF) - William Onorato, Peter Fox, and John Strongman. World Bank Technical Paper No. 405, 1998.

 

Africa

Enhancing Africa's Competitiveness: Policy Issues in Natural Resources and Science and Technology (PDF) - United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA).

Issue Paper: Science and Technology and Competitiveness of Natural Resources in Africa (PDF) - United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA).

Mineral Resources: Issues Associated with Their Management for Sustainable Development in Zambia (PDF) - S. Simukanga. Africa's Natural Resources Conservation and Management Surveys: Summary Proceedings of the UNU/INRA Regional Workshop Accra, Ghana - Ed. J.J. Baidu-Forson, March 1998.

Mineral Resources: Issues Associated with Their Management for Sustainable Development in Lesotho, Swaziland, and Zimbabwe (PDF) - H. Munyanyiwa. Africa's Natural Resources Conservation and Management Surveys: Summary Proceedings of the UNU/INRA Regional Workshop Accra, Ghana - Ed. J.J. Baidu-Forson, March 1998.

Mineral Resources: Issues Associated with Their Management for Sustainable Development in Guinea (PDF) - S. Coulibaly. Africa's Natural Resources Conservation and Management Surveys: Summary Proceedings of the UNU/INRA Regional Workshop Accra, Ghana - Ed. J.J. Baidu-Forson, March 1998.

Strategy for African Mining (Executive Summary) - World Bank Technical Paper Number 181, 1992.

Yaoundé Vision Statement (Word) - Recommendations from the UNECA/UNDESA seminar on "Artisanal and Small-scale Mining in Africa: Identifying Best Practices and Building the Sustainable Livelihoods of Communities", Yaoundé, Cameroon, 19-22 November 2002.

 

Asia and the Pacific

Atlas of Mineral Resources of the UNESCAP 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, and Viet Nam. These are available for order in hardcopy only from the UNESCAP website at: [http://www.unescap.org/enrd/water_mineral/wmrs-order.htm].

Baseline Assessment Australia (PDF) - Peter Hancock and Michael Roarty, May 2002.

Baseline Study and Gap Analysis on Mining in Indonesia (PDF) - Rachman Wiriosudarmo. Prepared for the MMSD Project.

Facing the Future (PDF) - MMSD Australia Final Report, 2002.

Mining and the Environment in Indonesia: Long-Term Trends and Repercussions of the Asian Economic Crisis (PDF) - Gary McMahon, Elly Rasdiani Subdibjo, Jean Aden, Aziz Bouzaher, Giovanna Dore, Ramanie Kunanayagam. Discussion Paper. Environment and Social Development Unit (EASES) / East Asia and Pacific Region of the World Bank, 2000.

Papua New Guinea Baseline Study (PDF) - Glenn Banks. Prepared for the MMSD Project.

The Philippine Minerals Industry: A Baseline Study (PDF) - M.V. Cabalda, M.A. Banaag, P.N.T. Tidalgo and R.B. Garces. Prepared for the MMSD Project.

Overview of Mining and Mineral Industry in India (PDF) - Tata Energy Research Institute. Prepared for the MMSD Project.

UNESCAP Completes Natural and Mineral Resources Survey in East Timor (PDF) - Environment and Natural Resources News, Vol.2, No. 3, September 2002.

 

Europe

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.

Cyanide Spill at Baia Mare Romania: Report of UNEP/OCHA Assessment Mission (PDF) - UNEP/OCHA, 2000.

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.

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.

 

Latin America and the Caribbean

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

Capítulo 4: Minería, Minerales y Desarrollo Sustentable en Bolivia (PDF) - Minería y Minerales de América del Sur en la Transición al Desarrollo Sustentable, 2002.

Capítulo 5: Minería, Minerales y Desarrollo Sustentable en Brasil (PDF) - Minería y Minerales de América del Sur en la Transición al Desarrollo Sustentable, 2002.

Capitulo 5: Mineração, Minerais e Desenvolvimento Sustentável: Desafios para o Brasil (PDF) - Minería y Minerales de América del Sur en la Transición al Desarrollo Sustentable, 2002.

Capítulo 6: Minería, Minerales y Desarrollo Sustentable en Chile (PDF) - Minería y Minerales de América del Sur en la Transición al Desarrollo Sustentable, 2002.

Capítulo 7: Minería, Minerales y Desarrollo Sustentable en Ecuador (PDF) - Minería y Minerales de América del Sur en la Transición al Desarrollo Sustentable, 2002.

Capítulo 8: Minería, Minerales y Desarrollo Sustentable en Perú
(PDF) - Minería y Minerales de América del Sur en la Transición al Desarrollo Sustentable, 2002.

Characteristics of Successful Mining Legal and Investment Regimes in Latin America and the Caribbean Region (PDF) - IENIM Staff Working Paper, The World Bank Group, 1995.

Desarrollo Basado En Los Recursos Naturales No Renovables: Estructura Legal, Administrativa y Financiera para el Desarrollo Descentralizado en El Perú - Anida Yupari, UNCTAD, 2001.

Resume (PDF)
Parte 1 (PDF)
Parte 2 (PDF)
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A Mining Strategy for Latin America and the Caribbean (PDF) - World Bank, January 1997.

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.

 

North America

Industry in Transition: A Profile of the North American Mining Sector - Alistair MacDonald (PDF) - MMSD North America Working Group Final Report.

Learning from the Future: Alternative Scenarios for the North American Mining and Minerals Industry (PDF) - MMSD North America Working Group Final Report.

Towards Change: The Work and Results of MMSD North America (PDF) - MMSD North America Working Group Final Report.

 

Western Asia

Kazakhstan: Strategic Review of the Mining and Metallurgy Sector (PDF) - The World Bank Group, Report No. 24708- K?, September 2002.

Kyrgyz Republic: Update on the Mining Sector (PDF) - The World Bank Group, Report No. 24709- KY, September 2002.

Mining Industry and Sustainable Development in the Kyrgyz Republic (PDF) - Valentin Bogdetsky (editor). Prepared for the MMSD Project.

Republic of Khakassia Baseline Study (English PDF | Russian PDF) - Chazy Ecofund - Strana Zapovednaya. Prepared for the MMSD Project.

 

 

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