Å·ÃÀÈÕb´óƬ

The extractives sector¡¯s contribution to countries¡¯ economic growth and environmental and social performance is largely regulated by policies, legal, contractual, and fiscal frameworks set by national authorities. 

EGPS assists governments in their sector reform efforts by assessing the performance of their country¡¯s extractives sector; supporting the development of evidence-based, inclusive, and transparent policies; designing efficient legal frameworks; and strengthening the institutional capacity to enforce these reforms. 

This component is crosscutting and includes activities that relate to the other three EGPS components. It includes assistance for specific reforms such as sector transparency, regulation of shared infrastructure, local benefits, environmental protection, regulation of mine closure, decommissioning of oil rigs, and closing the gender gap. 

Under this component, EGPS supports the following activities:

• In-country targeted assistance to governments and their reform agenda. 
  • o Preparation of country-specific, broad and systematic sector diagnostics for evidence-based decision-making through the Mining Sector Diagnostic tool (MSD).   
  • o Provision of technical advice and institutional capacity building to create evidence-based, inclusive, and transparent policies reflective of a country¡¯s priorities. 
  • o Assistance to reform efforts throughout the legal hierarchy and across the extractives sector.
  • o Strengthening of tax administration. Effective tax administration is critical to ensure the efficient mobilization of domestic resources. Qualifying activities include capacity building to address issues related to transfer pricing and transparency of beneficial ownership, as well as taxpayer portals and tax administration procedures. 
• Global Knowledge work to advance the understanding of current and upcoming challenges (in extractives sector management) and to improve the quality and responsiveness of the World Bank¡¯s support to its client countries. Examples of this work include: ,

This component is designed to support the development of sustainable and resilient local economies in resource-rich countries by promoting innovation, long-term competitiveness, and regional synergies. 

Economic dependence on extractive industries exposes national economies to external price shocks and puts a burden on economic development more broadly. EGPS supports countries in creating local value and tapping opportunities for local development through shared infrastructure and green growth. 

Effective local economic development may require broader structural economic reforms and can only succeed if all relevant stakeholders, including government representatives, major international companies, state-owned enterprises, suppliers, and associations, are brought together. 

Under this component, EGPS supports the following activities:

• Strengthening global knowledge and dialogue on local economic development. 
  • EGPS funds the to support innovative thinking and partnership approaches for the design and implementation of sustainable development policies and projects. The program helps address knowledge gaps in countries¡¯ policies and regulations to improve policy design and implementation, increase awareness, provide a platform for knowledge creation and sharing, and enable sustained professional learning.
• Providing governments and other stakeholders with knowledge on relevant topics such as green growth, economic diversification, shared infrastructure, women¡¯s participation, local employment, and employability.
• Facilitate stakeholder consultations and outreach to promote inclusive participation in the design of sector reforms.

The importance of environmental protection and social inclusion in extractive industries¡¯ operations has grown over the last decades, from being a marginal aspect of operations to becoming decisive preconditions for obtaining the social license to operate. Environmental considerations are continuously evolving and affected stakeholders claim active participation in decision-making. 

EGPS engages in consolidating environmental protection and community benefits while supporting workable solutions and remedies to mitigate the industry¡¯s potentially adverse effects.

This includes supporting Artisanal and Small-scale Mining (ASM) communities to improve their working conditions and economic sustainability, while mitigating risks related to child labor, environmental hazards, and the sector¡¯s proximity to illicit financial flows.  

EGPS also develops cutting-edge approaches related to the sector¡¯s role in the climate-change agenda through Climate Smart Mining and Just Transition, a program designed to supporting countries in their transition out of a coal-based energy matrix

Under this component, EGPS also provides advice to governments for improved assessment and mitigation of adverse social, health, and livelihood effects of extractives industries, including:

• Generating global and regional knowledge on environmental and social challenges in the sector such as deep-sea mining in the Pacific, abandoned mines in Central Asia, impact of lithium mining in Bolivia.
• Engaging in Artisanal and Small-scale Mining (ASM). EGPS finances the , the first global database for ASM data, to provide complete, accurate, and reliable data necessary for any intervention in ASM, such as efforts to formalize the sector, to improve the livelihoods of poor people, or to empower women miners. 
• Responding to social and environmental crises: EGPS created a targeted emergency response to help ASM miners and their communities to better cope with COVID-19 impacts.