MINERAL WEALTH AND HUMAN CAPITAL:
AN INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON
SUSTAINABLE RESOURCE-BASED DEVELOPMENT
Monterrey (Mexico), 27-30 March 2001

 Introduction I Programme I Documents

WORKSHOP PROGRAMME
(Spanish)

(including links to presentations, documentation, 
further readings and related sites. 
See also the download page if any needed tools)  

Day 1 [ Morning / Afternoon ]
Day 2 [ Morning ]
Day 3 [ Morning / Afternoon ]
Day 4 [ Morning ]

  TUESDAY, 27 MARCH

Morning  

Opening of workshop.

Introductory statement from 
Ms Beatrice Labonne, Senior Adviser, UN-DESA, (E)

click here to listen

Welcome remarks from 
Dr Fernando Jaimes, Representative of the ITESM (S) 

click here to listen

Dr Sylvia Pinal, Executive Director, BCSD-LA, (S)

click here to listen                     

            Theme: General Perspectives on Information Technology and Human Capacity Building for Sustainable Mineral-Based Development

Chairperson: Mr Brian Chambers, UNCTAD

(i) Technologies for networking and learning

(Dr. Jose J. Escamilla, ITESM-Virtual University) (S)

(ii) Sustainable mineral-based development

(Mr. Kwabena Mate, UNCTAD consultant) (E)

(iii) Information technology and socio-economic development

(Mr. Scott Robinson, Universidad Metropolitana, Mexico) (E)

(iv) Capacity building for mining regions and communities

(Ms. Cristina Echavarria, IDRC, Latin America) (S)

   [Readings]     [Links] 

Afternoon



Workgroup sessions on information 
and communication technologies, networking and learning  

(i) Geographical Information Systems 

Mr. Joe Porter, Design Workshop, USA

[Readings]     [Links] 

WEDNESDAY, 28 MARCH

Morning
 

Theme - Eco-efficiency and the mineral life cycle

Chairperson: Dr. Sylvia Pinal, Executive Director, BCSDLA

(i) Eco-efficiency in concept and practice

(Dr. S. Pinal, BCSDLA, Mexico) (S)

     

(ii) Planning for sustainability

(Mr. J. Porter, Design Workshop, USA.) (E)   

(iii) Conservation, biodiversity and mining       

a) Ms. Beatrice Labonne, Senior Adviser, UN-DESA (E)

b) Ms. Anida Yupari, Consultant to UNCTAD (S)

     

(iv) New materials, new strategies 

(Mr. R. Villas-Boas, CETEM, Brazil) (S)  

(v) Mining company views

(Mr. Tony Balestrini, Minera Barrick Misquiquilca S.A, Peru) (S)  

[Readings]   [Links]

THURSDAY, 29 MARCH

Morning

Theme - Mineral wealth, social capital and sustainable livelihoods

Chairperson: Ms B. Labonne, Senior Advisor, UNDESA

(i) Development policy in mineral economies  
a) Mr. Brian Chambers, UNCTAD (E)

     

b) Ms. Ana Maria Aranibar, Bolivia (S)

     

[Readings]   [Links]

(ii) Communities and Sustainable Development  
a)  Mr. Camilo León, Peru; (S)

   

b) Mr. Raul Farfan, SCG; (S)

   

c) Mr. Hernan Correa, Colombia; (S)

   

d) Mr. Eduardo Chaparro, ECLAC. (S)

   

[Readings]   [Links]

Afternoon
 

(iii) Planning for closure 
            Mrs. Laura Barreto, Brazil.
            
               

[Readings]   [Links]

(iv) Mining company perspectives on social capital
      a) Mr. Felipe Cantuarias, Antamina, Peru (S)

 b) Mr. Tony Balestrini, Minera Barrick Misquiquilca S.A, Peru (S)

[Readings]   [Links]

FRIDAY, 30 MARCH

Workshop meeting to review results and plan for follow-up activities.

Reunión de Planeación Estratégica
Resultados de la sesión Viernes 30 de Marzo

   

Summary Report 

   

Introduction I Programme I Documents

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