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Understanding What is at Stake
At a Glance
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Understanding the relative amounts of water needed for different kinds of extractive operations will help governments make decisions regarding the shared use of water infrastructure.
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An important first step for mining and oil and gas project operators is to thoroughly assess existing water resources (in terms of both availability and renewability) and infrastructure where a proposed project will be located.
Key Resources
- A Framework to Approach Shared Use of Mining-Related Infrastructure (Nicolas Maennling, Alpa Shah, Sophie Thomashausen, Perrine Toledano)
- Mapping the Oil and Gas Industry to the Sustainable Development Goals: An Atlas (International Petroleum Industry Environmental Conservation Association, International Finance Corporation, United Nations Development Programme)
Topic Briefing
Water is of critical importance in mining—and in some forms of oil and gas extraction—and understanding the relative amounts needed for different kinds of extractive projects will help governments understand the potential for sharing the use of water infrastructure.