In 2005 the CIMG translated and distributed in China the ICMM's Communiity Development Toolkit (CDT). The CDT - Pioneering New Approaches in Support of Sustainable Development in the Extractive Sector project aims to:
- Foster constructive working relationships and alliances among communities, companies, and governments.
- Build capacity within governments, companies, and communities to address sustainable development issues at the local level.
- Promote the value-adding potential of mine development and operation in support of local and regional social and economic sustainable development efforts.
- Improve opportunities for the sustainable development of mining communities and regions during all phases of the mining cycle.
The Pioneering New Approaches project builds on previous World Bank Group work to strengthen the capacity of governments, private sector, and communities to manage mineral development in ways that will contribute more effectively to the longer-term sustainable development of mining regions. This work includes the International Finance Corporation (IFC) good practice manuals and reports such as “Doing Better Business Through Effective Public Consultation and Disclosure” (1998),“Investing in People: Sustaining Communities through Improved Business Practice” (2000), “Developing Value: The Business Case for Sustainability in Emerging Markets” (SustainAbility and IFC, 2002), World Bank sponsorship of the Business Partners for Development (BPD) initiative(1998–2002), and several World Bank–supported international workshops and conferences including Mining and Community (Quitoin 1997 and Madang in1998), Mining and Sustainable Development (Madangin 2002) and Women in Mining (Madang in 2003 and2005).The project also responds to recommendations in “Breaking New Ground,” the report of the Mining, Minerals, and Sustainable Development (MMSD)project (2002), for new approaches to enable governments, industry, and communities to create country-specific frameworks, including community sustainable development plans, that would ultimately reduce conflict, promote cooperation, and enhance the contribution of mineral-related investment to sustainable development. The result is this Community Development Toolkit, to which there are two main parts:
- 17 Tools intended for use throughout the project cycle and which cover the assessment, planning, management, and evaluation phases of community development as well as stakeholder relationships.
- The Background volume, which contains the background and context to the project as well as an examination of the mineral policies and mining laws necessary for mineral activity to contribute to sustainable development.
Please feel free to download the English or Chinese versions below. Other languages are avaliable by visitiing: http://www.icmm.com/
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