Publication

Building Climate Resilience in the Mining Sector

Sep 25, 2024

This note offers guidance to mining companies on strengthening climate resilience both inside and outside the mine fence, guided by the best available scientific literature and tools. It features lessons and examples of real-world experiences from mining companies, as well as resources for further information. The note starts with a comprehensive overview of the type of climate risks mining companies face, underscoring the importance of engaging with local stakeholders to co-develop adaptation responses.

By providing a framework for a climate risk assessment to address the three dimensions of climate risk—hazard, exposure, and vulnerability—the note offers an approach that will help mining companies anticipate, avoid, and respond to the impacts of climate change. It proposes a series of suggested adaptation actions that can be integrated into existing approaches to enterprise risk management. Taken together, these actions can form the building blocks of on-site climate resilience, as well as in frontline communities and ecosystems