Sector Programme
Extractives and Development
Mining Indaba Side Event

10.03.2023 BGR factsheet: Just transition - the environmental justice aspects of coal mine closure Internal link

Global climate protection is linked to a transition from fossil fuels to renewable energies, which means coal mines will eventually be closed. Our new factsheet provides information about typical environmental risks and governance challenges of coal mine closure from a development perspective. It also addresses the question of how to support their minimization.

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03.02.2023 BGR side event at Africa Mining Indaba trade fair: “Energy Transition. Securing local value addition in Africa’s supply chains” Internal link

The Sector Project “Extractives and Development” at the Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources (BGR) together with the Intergovernmental Forum on Mining, Minerals, Metals and Sustainable Development (IGF) is organizing a side event at the Africa Mining Indaba trade fair on the topic of local value creation within the global energy transition. The event will take place on February 7, 2023 from 1:30 - 3:00 p.m. in the conference room of the Southern Sun Hotel in Cape Town.

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08.12.2022 Virtual event on “Sustainability Due Diligence in Mineral Supply Chains” Internal link

On November 24, GIZ sector programme Extractives for Development (X4D) together with the China Chamber of Commerce of Metals, Minerals & Chemicals Importers & Exporters (CCCMC) and the Sino-German Center for Sustainable Development (CSD), organised a webinar on development cooperation perspectives regarding sustainability due diligence in mineral supply chains.

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29.11.2022 What does the future hold? China's role in supplying key minerals for the global energy transition Internal link

The study “China's role in supplying critical minerals for the global energy transition: what could the future hold?” by the Brookings Institute and Results for Development was presented and discussed at an event hosted by the GIZ Sector Programme Extractives and Development on November 2, 2022.

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18.11.2022 “Certification systems and standards in the gold sector” – 8th workshop in the event series on “Responsible Gold” took place
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The eight workshop of the series “Responsible Gold” took place on November 8, 2022. The workshop focused on certification systems and standards in the gold sector. On behalf of the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), the Sector Programme “Extractives and Development” of Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources (BGR) organizes the event series since 2018.

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11.11.2022 New BGR report: “Building responsible construction material sectors. Insight from a global review” Internal link

The BGR's Sector Programme “Extractives and Development” published a new report on enhancing a responsible construction raw materials sector. Based on best practice examples and interviews with experts, the report shares insights on governance and formalisation possibilities of the sector.

Events in the Extractives Sector

  1. Completed event
    23.03.2023, 6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. (CET), online
    SDSN: Climate Change Impacts on Mining Webinar

    The webinar of the Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) of the UN will present and discuss climate projections and solutions to adapt to future scenarios, and how addressing risks early can maintain competitiveness on March 23. For further information, please click here (External link).

  2. Completed event
    28.-29.03.2023, in person
    Safe Summit 2023

    The Safe Summit will take place in Washington D.C. on March 28 and 29. The summit convenes government officials, business leaders, and other international stakeholders to address the challenges to achieving secure and reliable supply chains in the transportation and energy sectors. For further information, please click here (External link).

  3. Completed event
    25.-28.04.2023, in person and online
    OECD Forum on Responsible Mineral Supply Chains

    The 2023 edition of the OECD Forum on Responsible Mineral Supply Chains will take place at the OECD Headquarters in Paris between April 25 and 28. The Forum will reflect longstanding and emerging priorities in fostering responsible mineral supply chains. For further information, please click here (External link).

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Who are we?

On behalf of the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), the Sector Programme “Extractives and Development” is jointly implemented by the Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources (BGR) and the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ).

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The Sector Programme “Extractives and Development” Internal link

The Sector Programme “Extractives and Development” supports the BMZ in shaping the national and international development policy agenda in the extractive sector through its own impulses and innovations, and advises the BMZ continuously and comprehensively on economic and policy issues related to extractives.


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Newest Publications

Factsheet - Just Transition -EN

BGR factsheet: Just Transition - the environmental justice aspects of coal mine closure

File type PDF | Date of status 03/2023 | File size 403 KB, Pages 4 Pages | Accessibility Accessible
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BGR report: Building responsible construction material sectors. Insights from a global review

File type PDF | Date of status 11/2022 | File size 2 MB, Pages 32 Pages | Accessibility Accessible
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The implementation of due diligence in 3TG supply chains - The cases of Burkina Faso, Mozambique and Nigeria

File type PDF | Date of status 06/2022 | File size 9 MB, Pages 117 Pages
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Sustainable Lithium-Ion Batteries for E-Mobility

File type PDF | Date of status 03/2022 | File size 5 MB, Pages 9 Pages
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BGR Study on environmental and socio-economic issues arising from the improper disposal of drill cuttings

File type PDF | Date of status 12/2021 | File size 3 MB, Pages 62 Pages | Accessibility Accessible
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Verhandlungen im Ministerium in Nairobi, Kenia

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Local Value Addition Internal link

ASM Arbeiter in eine Kobaltmine in der DRC

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