This report aims at briefly providing information on the level of implementation of the decisions of the 1st meeting of the Committee on Natural Resources and, Science and Technology (CNRST-1). The report covers the period ...

This paper recommends a number of actions that should be undertaken to address the negative impact of the current global financial crisis and recession on the SADC mining sector, The recommended actions, as summarized ...

La résolution A/58/218 de l'Assemblée générale des Nations Unies donné mandat aux commissions régionales des Nations Unies, en collaboration avec la Commission des Nations Unies sur le développement durable (CSD), les ...

This report presents the outcome of the Ad Hoc Expert Group Meeting (AEGM) which was held in Johannesburg, South Africa, on 4 and 5 may 2009, to review the draft report on the Harmonization of NMPs in the SADC subregion. ...

There are currently no universal definitions of artisanal or small-scale mining. The lack of consensus, as echoed by several researchers, e.g., Priester et al., 1993; Taupitz et al., 1993 and others, is due to the fact ...

This paper focuses on the report on the UNCTAD/ECA joint workshop on the establishment of an Africa Mining Network (AMN). The objective of the workshop was to review existing and emerging policy initiatives, as well as ...

En 2004, l'Afrique détenait prés de 400 milliards de barils de pétrole de réserves prouvées, soit les deuxièmes plus grandes réserves mondiales, après celles du Moyen-Orient. Par ailleurs, l'Afrique sub-saharienne est la ...

The paper argues that poor performance is not an inherent characteristic of minerals-driven economies. It considers mineral endowments a capital that can spur growth and reduce poverty in developing countries if deployed ...

Tanzania’s mineral endowments are considerable. It has large reserves of non-fuel resources like gold, diamonds, coloured gemstones, nickel, tin to name a few. In the wake of the liberalization of the economy, the government ...

Nations richly endowed with minerals should be able to develop these resources for their own benefit, creating opportunities for employment and regional economic development, ultimately facilitating broader national ...