IGF's 13th Annual General Meeting: Managing Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining
Government delegates, leading experts and representatives from the mining industry, academia and civil society will gather in Geneva October 16–20, 2017 for the IGF's 13th Annual General Meeting.
Mining offers resource-rich nations the opportunity to pursue poverty reduction, inclusive growth and social development. Achieving these goals while limiting the negative impacts associated with mining requires good governance and environmental stewardship. IISD's work as Secretariat for the Intergovernmental Forum on Mining, Minerals, Metals and Sustainable Development (IGF) is central to this mining for sustainable development agenda.
Government delegates, leading experts and representatives from the mining industry, academia and civil society will gather in Geneva October 16–20, 2017 for the IGF's 13th Annual General Meeting.
The theme of this year’s meeting is Managing Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining (ASM). However, we will also be covering a wide range of other topics such as: tax base erosion and profit shifting; local content policies; mine closure; voluntary sustainability initiatives; and environmental impact assessment. More details are available on the event page.
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Upcoming events
Policy Workshop: Inclusive and Sustainable Growth Beyond GDP in Ghana
Policymakers will explore core concepts, global approaches, and key components of "beyond GDP" and assess their relevance for Ghana.
Student Workshop: Inclusive and Sustainable Growth Beyond GDP in Ghana
Students will confront the limitations of GDP and explore alternative and complementary measures to GDP and their policy implications for Ghana.
Policy Workshop: Inclusive and Sustainable Growth Beyond GDP in Zambia
Policymakers will explore core concepts, global approaches, and key components of "beyond GDP" and assess their relevance for Zambia.
Student Workshop: Inclusive and Sustainable Growth Beyond GDP in Zambia
Students will confront the limitations of GDP and explore alternative and complementary measures to GDP and their policy implications for Zambia.