LINKAGES
AMONG MINERAL RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT, HEALTH, GENDER, AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Key Output and Health Concerns in Mining
Outcomes
Philippine Development
Plan 2017-2022
• Strengthen
environmental and social
safeguards for mineral
resources development.
Compliance of the mining
industry to existing laws,
rules and regulations will
be strictly enforced to
safeguard the integrity of
the environment and
mining-affected
communities. This will be
done by strengthening the
environmental impact
statement system and
Gender Gaps in Mineral Gender “Entry Points” 1.5 degrees Celsius of Global Warming Study
Resources Development (Integrating gender Climate-Responsive Indicators
dimensions into efforts to Output Indicators Outcome Indicators
achieve sustainable
development and
management of mineral
resources objectives)
● Geohazards have 1. Mineral production and Responsible Mining
various implications on mineral supply chains are Sustainable Mineral 1. Number of mining 1. Improved state of safety,
human health and recognized for their potential Resources Development permits/ contracts health, environment, and
welfare. But more so to catalyze economic growth
compliant with the social aspects of mining
often, these hazards and spur development.
become disasters in Extractive industries like tenement safety and 2. Increased disturbed area
populous areas, mining however are also 1. Sustainability of health, environment rehabilitated by mining
causing loss of homes known for their social, extractive industries and social (SHES) companies
and livelihood, minor economic and environmental provisions in RA 7942
could increase
to life-threatening impacts that could differ 2. Number of illegal
significantly by
injuries and worse, dramatically for women and mining activities
death. men. identifying bias and
defining strategies to issued with cease and
○ The health
hazards associated 2. Gender issues to take into ensure equal benefits desist orders
with landslides account: on both men and 3. Disturbed area
and mudslides women. This can be rehabilitated by
include: a. A critical point for mining companies
gender equality is attained by formulating
a Gender Impact 1. Number of localized
balanced gender
guaranteeing a just and ○ Rapidly moving participation in Assessment Framework Geohazard Assessment vulnerability and risk
equitable distribution of water and debris consultations and System for policies, 1. Number of LGUs assessments incorporating
mining benefits. Resource that can lead to decision-making at programs & activities where vulnerability climate change projections
valuation studies (e.g., trauma. the inception of
of the mining industry. and risk assessment available and accessible for
cost-benefit analysis) will ○ Broken electrical, mining projects and
be conducted to identify water, gas and activities, from The framework aims to were conducted integration into CLUP and
the most beneficial and sewage lines that negotiating free, prior deepen understanding 2. Number of LGUs other local development
sustainable use of land in can result in injury and informed consent on: informed of their plans
support of national or illness. in access to land, to a. Women’s and men’s area’s susceptibility to
development. ○ Disrupted weighing the risks roles and the gender climatic impacts and
roadways and and threats involved, division of labor geologic hazards
railways that can and negotiating
b. Differences between 3. Number of LGUs
endanger royalty for access and
motorists and compensation and women’s and men’s where IEC campaigns
disrupt transport remedies for access to and control on geo-hazards were 1. Percentage increase in river
and access to environmental of resources conducted basins and critical areas
health care. damages, including c. Factors that with science-based water
● Flooding can those projects and influence the Groundwater Assessment allocation management
contaminate water, activities -- differences system
which is a vital need of sometimes of mining
1. Number of LGUs
humans. Floods can companies --that are identified in gender (Province/ City/ 2. Availability and
also potentially intended to address roles, division of Municipality) sustainability of surface
increase the the environmental labor, and access to assessed for and groundwater supply
transmission of the threats and damages and control of groundwater resources
following that are aftermaths of resources and other
communicable mining. benefits
diseases:
d. The influencing
○ Water-borne
diseases, such as roles of government,
typhoid fever, b. Gender equality in market and
cholera, accessing and community
leptospirosis and enjoying benefits and organizations and
hepatitis A. The opportunities that
how they may
major risk factor mining could bring
for outbreaks about, from increased perpetuate gender
associated with revenues in resource inequality
flooding is the extraction and e. Women’s, men’s
contamination of development to new and the community’s
drinking-water or additional resources, assets and
facilities. There is opportunities for strengths
also an increased employment and
f. Women’s
risk of infection of satellite businesses.
water-borne participation in
diseases community
contracted management and
through direct ● The structure of decision-making
contact with mining jobs
processes
polluted waters, potentially
discriminates against g. Community well-
such as wound
infections, female hiring. Often, being, including
dermatitis, men have better health, livelihood
conjunctivitis, and access to benefits via and education.
ear, nose and employment while
throat infections. women at best are Indicator:
However, these relegated to the most
diseases are not menial, low-paid Gender impact assessment
epidemic-prone. positions, and are framework formulated
○ Flooding may also subject to other
indirectly lead to discriminations. 2. Conduct by
an increase in government of Gender
vector-borne c. The impacts of Impact Assessment on
diseases through mining operations are all existing policies
the expansion in not gender neutral.
and regulations
the number and Social disruptions
range of vector and build-up of anti- regarding mining
habitats. Standing social activities due industry. This can be a
water caused by to mining directly tool to intervene and
heavy rainfall or burden women. redirect existing
overflow of rivers Environmental policies that promotes
can act as damages meanwhile gender discrimination
breeding sites for pose disproportionate
and exclusion. Gender
mosquitoes, and threats to women:
therefore enhance health and disaster Impact Assessment can
the potential for threats, threats to also be applied on new
exposure of the access to water and policies so that prior to
disaster-affected household food their implementation, a
population and production, and thorough analysis is
emergency threats to livelihoods conducted on the
workers to that depend on
infections such as environmental potential impacts on
dengue and resources. both women and men.
malaria. This will also ensure
that gender equality can
be integrated
throughout all the
 stages of policy
drafting,
implementation,
monitoring and
evaluation

Indicator

Percentage of existing
policies that have undergone
Gender Impact Assessment

Requirement for
policymakers to include
Gender Impact Assessment
in formulating new policies
and plans

3. Conduct of gender
impact assessment by
mining companies to
help assess and avoid
the potential negative
gender impacts of a
mining project. By
undertaking a gender
 impact assessment
mining companies can
ensure that their
activities respect the
rights of women and
men; promote women’s
empowerment and
participation in
community decision
making processes; and
increase the benefits of
mining.

Indicator:

Percentage of existing
mining companies that have
conducted gender impact
assessment and approved by
government
Gender Impact Assessment
as a requirement for all new
mining companies