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External Events
In addition to the various regional forums, MMSD also attended, and
in some cases organised, a number of other events to facilitate stakeholder
access to the Draft Report. Some of these events are listed below.
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March 5-6
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Sustainable Minerals Roundtable (SMR) Meeting
Washington DC, USA
MMSD attended the SMR meeting in March.
The vision of the Roundtable is a future in which the capacities of mineral
and energy systems meet the demands of current and later generations,
while maintaining or enhancing environmental, social and economic systems.
The SMR is developing national level indicators of sustainability for
mineral resources, including areas such as Environmental, Legal and Institutional,
Socio-Economic and Mineral Availability. This meeting reviewed these indicators
and began to consider others. The Indicators are intended to describe,
display or predict statuses and trends of aspects of sustainable development
in the sector.
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For further information see SMR
website.
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March 7-8
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Lead Industries Association (LIA) Annual Meeting
Washington DC, USA
MMSD made the keynote address at this meeting,
where discussion revolved around a number of topics, including Lead Markets,
Government Actions and Environmental Developments.
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LIA
website.
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March 10-13
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Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) International
Convention &Tradeshow
Toronto, Canada
MMSD presented its preliminary conclusions and findings on 12 March at
the PDAC meeting in Toronto, a meeting that annually attracts not only
a wide range of larger companies, but also a very large attendance from
smaller enterprises.
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For further information see PDAC
website.
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March 11-12
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Non-Ferrous Metals & Their Contribution to Sustainable Development
(NFMSD) Forum
Toronto, Canada
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NFMSD
website.
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March 13-15
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World Mines Ministries Forum (WMMF)
Toronto, Canada
MMSD was part of the Organizing Committee of the World Mines Ministries
Forum (WMMF) in March. The Project chaired a half-day panel during the
Forum on the afternoon of 14 March, under the title 'Governance Issues
and Mining.' Topics to be discussed by this panel included 'Is The Industry
Ready for a Sustainable Development Code' and 'Transparency and Governance
in the Management of Mineral Wealth.' This meeting provided an opportunity
for attendees to comment on, debate, and contribute to MMSD's Consultation
Draft.
Other panels at the forum included those organised around the themes
of 'Mining And People,' 'Creating a Positive Investment Climate' and 'The
Role of Geoscience in Creating Investment.' Among those joining MMSD on
the Organizing Committee were the World Bank, UNEP, PricewaterhouseCoopers
and Natural Resources Canada.
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For more information
see the
MMSD WMMF page
or the
WMMF website.
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March 13
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Mining Association of Canada Board Meeting
Toronto, Canada
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Mining
Association of Canada website.
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March 20-22
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6th SPE International Conference on Health, Safety & Environment
in Oil & Gas Exploration & Production
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Luke Danielson, MMSD Project Director, was one of the keynote speakers
at a Plenary Session on 20 March entitled 'The Next Decade of Challenges
and Opportunities.' MMSD presented the lessons learned from the Project
and how these might inform similar processes in other sectors.
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For further information see
SPE website.
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March 24 - April 5
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World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD)
Prep Com III
New York, USA
MMSD organised a side event at the recent World Summit for Sustainable
Development PrepCom III in New York. This event gave MMSD a chance to
set out some of the preliminary findings of the Draft Report and gave
the audience a chance to question the MMSD participants about these findings
and the MMSD process in general.
MMSD convened a panel for the side event that included Wanda Hoskin from
UNEP, Peter Eggleston from the Global Mining Initiative, MMSD regional
partner Daniel Limpitlaw from University of Witwatersrand, and MMSD Assurance
Group members Namakau Kaingu (SADC Women in Mining Trust) and Manuel Pulgar-Vidal
(Sociedad Peruana de Derecho Ambiental).
MMSD Project Coordinator Richard Sandbrook noted that whilst the initial
implementation goals proposed by the MMSD Draft Report recognised social,
environmental and economic issues, the MMSD process revealed a need to
incorporate governance at a fundamental level.
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For further information see WSSD
website.
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