Description: Community Development in the Lao Mining Sector

Community Development in the Lao Mining Sector

The purpose of this Briefing Note is to provide background information and analysis on the new legal requirement and relevant information and experience pertaining to community development funds in the mining sector internationally and in Lao PDR....

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Main Author:	World Bank
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC 2013
Subjects:	ACCESS TO RESOURCES ACCESS TO SERVICES AGRICULTURE BASIC INFRASTRUCTURE BENEFIT STREAMS BUDGETARY ALLOCATIONS BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES CAP CAPACITY BUILDING CD CHAMBER OF COMMERCE CLINICS COMMUNITIES COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATIONS COMMUNITY CONTRIBUTIONS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS COMMUNITY DRIVEN DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT COMMUNITY HEALTH COMMUNITY INDICATORS COMMUNITY INFRASTRUCTURE COMMUNITY INVESTMENT COMMUNITY MEMBERS COMMUNITY OWNERSHIP COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION COMMUNITY RELATIONS CONFLICT RESOLUTION CONSULTATION CONSUMERS DECISION MAKING DECISION MAKING POWER DECISION-MAKING DECISION-MAKING PROCESS DEGREE OF GOVERNMENT INTERVENTION DESCRIPTION DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROCESSES DISTRIBUTION OF WEALTH DISTRICT OFFICIALS DISTRICTS DIVERSIFIED INCOME DIVIDENDS DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT ECONOMIC GROWTH EMPLOYEE ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION EQUALITY ETHNIC GROUPS ETHNIC MINORITIES EXCLUSIVE RIGHTS EXECUTING AGENCIES EXPENDITURE EXPENDITURES EXPLOITATION EXPORT EARNINGS EXTERNAL FINANCE FACILITATION FACILITATORS FAMILIES FINANCES FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTIONS FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT FINANCIAL OBLIGATIONS FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT FOREIGN EXCHANGE GDP GENDER GOVERNMENT AGENCIES GOVERNMENT AUTHORITIES GOVERNMENT INTERVENTION GOVERNMENT LEVEL GOVERNMENT POLICY GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVES GOVERNMENT REVENUES GOVERNMENT SERVICES HOUSEHOLDS HOUSING HUMAN CAPITAL HUMAN RESOURCE HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT HUMAN RESOURCES IMPLEMENTATION MODELS INCOME TAXES INDIGENOUS GROUPS INDIGENOUS PEOPLES INDUSTRIALIZATION INEQUALITIES INEQUALITY INFORMATION DISSEMINATION INITIAL INVESTMENT INTEGRATED DEVELOPMENT INTERNATIONAL FINANCE INTERVENTION INTERVENTIONS JOB CREATION KEY CHALLENGE KEY CHALLENGES LACK OF AWARENESS LACK OF OWNERSHIP LEGAL REQUIREMENT LEGAL REQUIREMENTS LEGAL STRUCTURE LIMITED ACCESS LIVING STANDARDS LOCAL ACCOUNTABILITY LOCAL AUTHORITIES LOCAL CAPACITY LOCAL COMMUNITIES LOCAL GOVERNMENT LOCAL GOVERNMENTS MICROFINANCE MICROFINANCE LOANS MINISTRY OF FINANCE MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT MUNICIPALITY NATIONAL LEVEL NATIONS NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT NATURAL RESOURCES NUTRITION PARTICIPATORY PROCESS POOR GOVERNANCE POSITIVE EXTERNALITIES PRIVATE FUNDING PROCUREMENT PROFITABILITY PROJECT APPRAISAL PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION PUBLIC INVESTMENTS RECEIPTS REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT REINVESTMENT REPRESENTATIVES RESETTLEMENT RETURN ON INVESTMENT REVOLUTION ROYALTY RURAL AREAS RURAL DEVELOPMENT SAFETY SAVINGS SCHOLARSHIPS SEED FUNDING SMALL ENTERPRISE SOCIAL CAPITAL SOCIAL CONFLICT SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT SOCIAL MITIGATION SOCIAL PROGRAMS SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY SOCIAL SUSTAINABILITY STAKEHOLDER INVOLVEMENT TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TIME CONSTRAINTS TRANSPARENCY TRANSPARENT SYSTEM TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE TRUSTS VILLAGE VILLAGE DEVELOPMENT VILLAGES VOTING WAGES YOUTH
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2011/09/16434464/briefing-note-1-community-development-lao-mining-sector http://hdl.handle.net/10986/12771

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Summary:	The purpose of this Briefing Note is to provide background information and analysis on the new legal requirement and relevant information and experience pertaining to community development funds in the mining sector internationally and in Lao PDR. This Briefing Note is intended to inform discussion at the Conference on Mining and Community Development in Lao PDR: Community Development Funds to be held in Vientiane and Phu Kham, 19-23 September 2011. The Briefing Note draws heavily on information from a number of existing World Bankpublications including: Lao PDR Development Report - Natural Resource Management for Sustainable Development: Hydropower and Mining and relevant background papers which examine themes of social impact mitigation andbenefit sharing. Mining Foundations, Trusts and Funds A Sourcebook which reviews developing country experience of mining sector foundations, trusts and funds. Sharing Mining Benefits in Developing Countries: the experience with foundations, trusts and funds a publication from the World Bank Oil, Gas, and Mining Policy Division (SEGOM) that summarises developing country experiences.The Briefing Note also draws on a number of interviews conducted with key government agencies including the Department of Mines (DOM), Ministry of Energy and Mines; Department of Environment Impact Assessment (DESIA), Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment; Department of International Cooperation (DOIC), Ministry of Planning and Investment; Department of External Finance, Ministry of Finance; Poverty Reduction Fund (PRF) as well as the two largest mining operators: Phu Bia Mining (PBM) and Lane Xang Minerals Limited(LXML). The intended audience of this note is policy makers, members of the development community and representatives from the private sector (mining companies and consultants).

Community Development in the Lao Mining Sector

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