Harmonization of national mining policies in the SADC region: report

Abstract

This report on the harmonization of national mining policies in the SADC region is part of the ongoing collaborative programme between the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa, Southern Africa Office (UNECA-SA) and the Southern African Development Community (SADC) to implement the SADC Mining Protocol. The Protocol calls for member States to harmonize and align their mining policies and administrative and regulatory frameworks. This call was reiterated by SADC Mining Ministers at their meeting in Antanarivo, Madagascar, in 2006 when they approved the Framework for the Harmonization of Mining Policies, Standards and Regulatory Regimes in the SADC subregion, and requested swift implementation thereof. The Framework now forms the basis for the SADC-UNECA collaborative programme to harmonize mineral policies in the subregion.