Since 2016, the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has been working to promote better mining sector governance through its Canadian Extractive Sector Facility (CANEF), a trust fund financed by Global Affairs Canada. This project closed operations in 2022, after channeling CAD 20 million towards various initiatives aimed at enhancing and fostering accountability, gender … [Read more...] about Better lives, better climate: Latin America and its minerals
Natascha Nunes da Cunha
Natascha Nunes da Cunha, a Brazilian national, is Lead Mining Specialist at the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), where she coordinates multidisciplinary efforts to provide technical and financial assistance to support better natural resource governance in Latin America and the Caribbean. With almost 20 years of professional experience, she has specialized in issues management, stakeholder engagement and sociopolitical risk analysis, focusing on the relation between mining and sustainable development. Prior to joining the IDB in 2016, Natascha was Corporate Affairs manager at Vale, one of the world’s top mining companies. She holds an undergraduate degree in International Relations and a Master’s degree in international Political Economy, both from the London School of Economics (LSE).
Thinking together: the future of the extractive sector in Latin America
In recent years we have witnessed the growing interest of Latin American and Caribbean countries in obtaining support to develop the extractive sector sustainably. … [Read more...] about Thinking together: the future of the extractive sector in Latin America