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Improving well-being standards in economic, social and environmental dimensions for regions and cities specialised in mining and extractive industries
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Activities
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What's the issue?
The energy transition will increase the demand for minerals, but mining must also adjust to green and digital shifts. As mining is concentrated in specific territories, this activity and its adaptation to global changes shape regional development. Addressing the challenges and opportunities of mining specialisation requires a subnational policy approach.
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What can the OECD offer? The OECD's Mining Cities and Regions Initiative serves as a platform for exchanging good practices and promoting international standards aimed at improving well-being outcomes in mining regions. The initiative also includes:
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+ Case studies & discussion papers
+ Toolkit to measure well-being in mining regions
2024 OECD Conference of Mining Regions and Cities - Greater Sudbury, Canada The 2024 OECD Conference of Mining Regions and Cities Conference will take place on 8-11 October 2024 in Greater Sudbury, Canada. This year’s conference will gather stakeholders from across the public and private sectors, academia, civil society organisations, and Indigenous representatives to discuss well-being in mining regions, focusing on two pillars:
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4th - Karratha, Australia, 20-23 June 2023 The OECD and the City of Karratha hosted the 4th OECD Meeting of Mining Regions and Cities on 20-23 June 2023. A diverse representation of policy makers, industry representatives, academics, and civil society organisations gathered to discuss the challenges and opportunities of mining and regional development. Attendance was high with 245 participants from 12 countries. The two-day conference focused on two pillars: 1. Diversification and green value chains 2. Liveable and sustainable mining communities |
3rd - Skellefteå, Sweden, 2019 The 3rd OECD Meeting of Mining Regions and Cities was held in Skellefteä, Sweden in June 2019. The event in Skelleftea focused on how mining can be a driver of improved regional well-being and also contribute to environmentally sustainable regions for future and current generations.
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2nd - Darwin, Northern Territory Australia, 2018 The 2nd OECD Meeting of Mining Regions and Cities was held in Darwin, Australia on 21-22 November. The event included a special focus on Indigenous peoples, and mining, resources and regional development in the context of Southeast Asia and helped define the forward plan for the OECD Mining Regions and Cities initiative.
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1st - Antofagasta, Chile, 2017 The first OECD Mining Regions event was held in Antofagasta, Chile in October 2017 and was attended by 275 participants across 14 countries.
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Enhancing EU Mining Regional Ecosystems to Support the Green Transition and Secure Mineral Raw Materials Supply On 23-24 May 2024 in Chalkia, Central Greece, the OECD, in collaboration with DG reform, presented the main takeaways from the regional visits for the project “Enhancing EU Mining Regional Ecosystems to Support the Green Transition and Secure Mineral Raw Materials Supply.” The meeting was attended by people in person and online with representation from the 10 regions represented in the project. The event presented the main findings of the ten field visits carried out during the last 8 months across all regions with common themes including skills and attraction, social perception and environmental considerations, natural resource governance, innovation and circularity, and infrastructure. Agenda | Main takeaways | Presentation
Webinar: ESG to deliver well-being in resource-rich regions: the role of the private sector This event brought together a wide range of participants – from the mining and forestry sector to municipal representatives and Indigenous leaders - to hear how the alignment of private sector’s ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) initiatives with regional development policies and community-led initiatives can support sustainable growth and resilience at the subnational level. Presentations:
EU Mining Regions Kick-off Meeting The kick-off meeting of the OECD-DG Reform TSI project Enhancing EU mining regional ecosystems to support the green transition and secure mineral raw materials supply gathered representatives from the ten participating regions in the project, the OECD and the EU Commission, as well as experts to discuss the scope of this project and relevance to support EU mining regions in attaining a sustainable development for the EU.
The ten participating regions are:
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Launch: Toolkit to measure well-being in mining regions Read the paperPresentations
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Kick-off event - Towards a Regional Mining Strategy in Antofagasta, Chile
Description: Between 24-28 October, the OECD conducted the first mission of the OECD mining regions and cities supporting Antofagasta, Chile to develop the first regional mining strategy. The mission promoted several spaces of dialogue among mining companies (big and small), providers, academia and communities (e.g. Indigenous representatives), including:
For more information visit the website of the project |
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The virtual discussion was organised on 23 June 2020 jointly with MIREU to explore the impacts of the coronavirus pandemic on mining regions and cities and the responses and opportunities emerging from this crisis in the short and long term. This virtual discussion served as a platform to exchange experiences and best practices from OECD mining regions and cities in the context of the COVID-19 crisis.
For more information visit the MIREU website.
OECD Mining Regions and Cities Workshop Seville, Andalucía, Spain
In October 2019 the OECD Mining Regions and Cities Initiative held a workshop on: fostering local innovation and developing value chains in a mining context. The workshop was the first step in developing an OECD Mining Regions and Cities Case Study of Andalucía.
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