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Extractive Industries and the Sustainable Development Goals

OECD, Paris December 2, 2015

The 2030 Agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals

The 2030 Agenda and the SDGs

Implies that goals and targets are relevant to all governments and actors: integration

Universality does not mean uniformity. It implies differentiation (What can each country contribute? – CBDR principle)

Policy integration means balancing all three SD dimensions: social, economic growth and environmental protection

An integrated approach implies managing trade-offs and maximizing synergies across targets

The principle of ‘no one left behind’ advocates countries to go beyond averages.

The SDGs should benefit all – eradicating poverty and reducing inequalities.

Promotion and use of disaggregated data is key

SDG AGENDA PRINCIPLES

‘NO ONE LEFT BEHIND’ INTEGRATION UNIVERSALITY

Presenter

Presentation Notes

From the analysis conducted in DRC a number of actions emerge along four key areas: FIRST, harmonization around a high impact health package, which includes HIV-AIDS and malaria, and extending its reach to 80% of the country (from a base of 34%), while accelerating the work already under way to modernize the health management information system SECOND: increasing domestic and foreign financing for health, as part of a long term financing strategy; THIRD: ensuring that key inputs are available, while strengthening the supply system and using it! Put in place a long-term financing strategy for renewing the bednets every three years. FOURTH: supporting the implementation of community mobilization strategies in at least half of the country while also supporting groups that address human rights issues for HIV-AIDS. These actions combine the immediate requirements to specifically address the bottlenecks relating to HIV-AIDS and malaria, while at the same time contributing to strengthening the overall health system in DRC to enhance sustainability. Many of these actions can at least be partially addressed by actors (government and development partners) within the country itself. But we would also like to request the following support at the global level: On harmonization: Agencies need to incentivize their staff to work on harmonization; advocacy to additional agencies (e.g. bilateral) to join the partnership around a harmonized package On financing: High-level advocacy to the Government of DRC to increase domestic financing for health; agencies to increase international financing for health in DRC; agencies to sustain their advocacy and support for the implementation of Universal Health Coverage in DRC. In this context, it is noteworthy that DRC is one of the four “front-runner” countries for the Global Financing Facility (GFF) for the health of every woman and every child. On supply systems: Agency commitment to use and strengthen the national drug supply system, additional financial support to provide the required bed nets every three years and to fill the gaps for HIV-AIDS and malaria treatment drugs On community platforms: high-level support on human rights issues for HIV-AIDS; additional resources for community mobilization A FINAL NOTE: The process to prepare for this meeting has been a highly collaborative exercise between several UN agencies and the World Bank and most of the proposed actions are joint initiatives. While we fully realize that this is not a “fundraising” meeting, the poor state of financing of the health sector in DRC and the magnitude of the needs clearly points to a need for additional resources.

Why Extractive Industries & the SDGs?

The Extractive Industries can have major impacts on the SDGs:

Provide critical economic development opportunities & public revenues for sustainable development in resource rich countries

BUT - sometimes also associated with: environmental degradation, lack of economic diversification, worsening inequalities, conflicts, corruption, gender-based violence, displacement, health problems

Major opportunities to align sector policies & practices with the SDGs and national development priorities

The SDGs will matter for the Extractive Industries:

Goals and targets will be incorporated into national plans, regulations & policies

Incorporating SDGs can mean greater efficiencies & cost saving (e.g. local content, energy efficiency, more peaceful societies etc.)

Example - “Mapping Mining to the SDGs”

Purpose: • Understanding • Awareness-raising • Multi-stakeholder dialogue and

collaboration Covers: • Methodologies and frameworks for

integrating the SDGs into the core business

• Collaborate with stakeholders and leverage resources

• Roles and Responsibilities • Existing resources and initiatives

“Mapping Mining to the SDGs” - Examples

What is needed to advance sector’s role in SDGs?

Knowledge

• Deepen understanding about how sector can enhance contribution to specific goals

Capacity

• Capacity building of stakeholders for implementation, monitoring, enforcement

Policies & practices

• Align mining policies & regulations with SDGs and national development priorities

• Integrate sustainability into business practices

Dialogue, partnerships

• Systematize & institutionalize dialogue and partnership in the sector

Enhancing sustainable development outcomes from the extractive industry sector

How? Possible building blocks…

National level dialogue & partnership platforms Align extractive policies and practices with national development plans (SDGs) Define vision - identify SDG priorities - agree on actions and partnerships Assess progress and contribution to national development / SDGs

SDG specific thematic work streams (global) Deepen knowledge & understanding of sector’s role in priority SDGs Link global stakeholders and experts to country action; catalyze partnerships

Virtual knowledge hub Gateway for key resources, tools, expertise by SDG Spaces for country platforms, cross-country exchange and learning Collaborative space, consultations, exchanges

Global dialogue Periodic (high-level) multi-stakeholder forum to assess progress, learn, exchange

POLICIES AND PRACTICES

PARTNERSHIPS

CAPACITY BUILDING

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