MMSD SOUTHERN AFRICA

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MMSD SOUTHERN AFRICA

• MULTI-STAKEHOLDER WORKSHOP
• STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT

JOHANNESBURG 18-19 SEPTEMBER 2001
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THE MINING AND MINERALS SECTOR

• ACADEMIA
• ASSOCIATES
• GOVERNMENT
• INDUSTRY
• LABOUR
• NGOs
• SMALL-SCALE MINING

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MULTI-STAKEHOLDER MEETINGS

• SEPTEMBER 2001

Tanzania Zimbabwe Namibia Botswana Zambia
South Africa Malawi DRC Mozambique
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STAKEHOLDERS

• Industry most strongly represented
• More labour
• CBOs
• More government - regional
• More academia - research
• More Chambers of Mines
• Small-scale mining

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Co-operation with other initiatives
Involvement in regional process
Multi stakeholder meetings
Involvement with global mmsd
Newsletters
Researchers
Web site
Case studies
Focus group meetings
Information sharing and networking
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PRINCIPLES OF ENGAGEMENT PROCESS
TRANSPARENCY
ACCESSIBILITY
CONSULTATIVE

• NEUTRALITY

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THE ENGAGEMENT PROCESS (-) FACTORS

• TIME
• INFRASTRUCTURE
• CAPACITY OF STAKEHOLDERS
• LANGUAGE
• SIZE OF REGION
• PERCEPTION OF THE PROCESS AS ALIGNED WITH
  INDUSTRY

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THE ENGAGEMENT PROCESS () FACTORS

• CONTINUOUS FLOW OF INFORMATION
• FOCUS GROUP MEETINGS
• AWARENESS OF STAKEHOLDER ISSUES
• STAKEHOLDER INVOLVEMENT

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POSSIBLE PRIORITISATION CRITERIA

• IMPLEMENTABLE (eg COSTS CAPACITY
• REGIONAL RELEVANCE
• IMPACT MAKES THE BIGGEST CHANGE (1 YR AND 5
  YRS)
• TRANSFERABLE OVER THE SD SPECTRUM
• PROMOTES MULTISTAKEHOLDER PARTNERSHIPS.