📋 Tender Overview
Poverty reduction and the achievement of the 2030 Agenda require an unprecedented mobilization of private finance. For mineral-rich developing countries, this requires a fair and equitable sharing of revenues from the extraction, processing, and trade of their mineral resources. This intervention helps strengthen the involvement of mineral-rich developing countries in multilateral forums through analysis and proposed solutions.
Country/region Topic Period Budget
Global
Governance
Employment & economic development
Mineral/mining policy
Tradepolicy & market system
Domestic revenue mobilisation
01.01.2025 - 31.12.2028
CHF 700’000
The project in brief
Background The prevalence of raw materials in the economic dependencies of poor countries presents a dual challenge, at the heart of which lies the question of the tax base and mining revenues. On the one hand, policies relating to ores, minerals and metals have long been negotiated in a context of economic, technological and jurisdictional dominance that has resulted in eroding and, in part, capturing the tax base of resource-rich, but capital- and know-how-poor countries, at the expense of their populations. On the other hand, the explosion in demand as part of the energy transition offers new opportunities for these countries to renegotiate the terms of trade, in order to mobilize the potential additional revenues resulting from the explosion in demand for critical minerals, and thus accelerate development financing. Due to the geopolitics of raw materials, fragmentation, and the limitations of international dialogue, the voice of developing countries is struggling to be heard. This proposal is a unique phase that focuses on the new opportunities offered by international discussions and is part of the SDC's portfolio of actions on policy coherence for sustainable development.
Objectives Facilitate a fair and equitable sharing of revenues from the extraction, processing and trade of mineral resources in order to combat poverty and accelerate sustainable development.
Target groups Policy makers, representatives of authorities, civil society, scientific circles and the private sector from developing countries.
Medium-term outcomes
The dialogue on raw materials is informed by the issues related to the fight against poverty and a fair energy transition,
New knowledge is emerging on mining revenue sharing and inclusive solutions are being put forward,
The voice of developing countries in favour of a just and sustainable transition is strengthened in international forums.
Results Expected results:
Development of approaches focused on the mobilization of mining revenues for sustainable development,
Production and dissemination of analyses on the contribution of mining revenues to the fight against poverty,
Promotion of innovative policy options and multi-stakeholder dialogues on financing for development,
Mobilization of multi-stakeholder coalitions between developing countries,
