collaboration for responsible development of port and mining facilities in southern madagascar

1 Presentation title October 2007

Collaboration for responsibledevelopment of port and mining facilities

in Southern Madagascar

World Bank, WashingtonOctober 9th, 2007


Discussion Points

1. Background

2. Construction of infrastructure, mine & port

3. Social IssuesLand acquisition, Community, HIV/AIDS/STDs, Collaboration with PIC

4. Environmental Issues


Discussion Points

1. Background2. Construction of infrastructure, mine &

port




Anosy Region and Project LocationAnosy Region and Project Location


Mine Flowsheet

750 000

Tpy

25 000 Tpy

~ 1 110 000 Tpy

MSP

RutileRutile

15 000 Tpy


AIRPORT

AIRPORT

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5. Quarry Haul Road5. Quarry Haul Road

6. Port6. Port

7. MSP Haul Road7. MSP Haul Road

8. MSP8. MSP

9. Conservation Area9. Conservation Area

10. Weir10. Weir

4. Quarry4. Quarry

3. Villages3. Villages

2. Project Office2. Project Office

1. Existing Harbor1. Existing Harbor

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Discussion Points

1. Background





Primary focus areas1. Resources / Partnerships

2. Health1. QMM, Community & HIV/AIDS/STDs

3. Land Acquisition & DUP Process

4. Employment1. Testing, training & local recruitment

5. Local procurement & SMEs

6. Migration & Inflation Management

7. PIC/Government Cooperation


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Communities affected by the Rio Tinto/QMM project


Resources / Partnerships• Partnerships:

Education – Clairefontaine, CISCO, UNDP, UNICEF

Health – USAID, PSI, Local Communes

HIV/AIDS/STDs – USAID, GTZ, CNLS, PSI, Int’l HIV/AIDS Alliance

Malaria – PMI, USAID, CNLP

Training – UNDP, PIC, Min. of Education, USAID

SMEs & Micro-Financing – USAID, ICAR, BNI, Région

Urban Sanitation – CARE, PIC, World Bank, Région

Power, Potable Water, Solid waste – PIC, World Bank, Min. of Energy

& Mines


Health

• QMM:

Health within the QMM organisation

Recruitment of Int’l SOS and establishment of a clinic for

employees and their dependents at the permanent camp

Protocol, procedures and partnerships for the reduction and

prevention of malaria, as well as common intestinal ailments

Partnership with GTZ and CNLS for the prevention of

HIV/AIDS/STDs within QMM and contractor organisations


Health

• Community:

Community Health Objectives 2006 though 2008

Ensure the effectiveness of prevention programmes for relatively

frequent ailments and diseases in FtD (e.g. malaria and

mosquito-borne diseases, dysentery, infantile diarrhea, et al)

Contribute to regional public health support (building capacity)

Direct community investments (community clinics)

Continue to promote public health in neighboring communities

(direct community investment)


Health

• HIV/AIDS/STDs:

Follow-up action on HIV/AIDS/STD prevention:

In partnership with: Int’l HIV/AIDS Alliance, GTZ, PSI, UNDP

Training of peer educators: 14 employees trained to date, with refreshers and more

in-depth training planned.

HIV/AIDS/STD training consultant: Peter Adams

Implementation of the CLLS plan (Local HIV/AIDS awareness and prevention council)

Capacity building for CSW Association

Direct community investments (VCT clinics: 3 in place and 1 pending)

Voluntary testing campaign, including QMM management in October 2007


Main Community Health Partners

Ministry of Health

USAID/PMI/PSI

Top Réseau/ASOS

Int’l HIV/AIDS AllianceCNLS

Region

GTZ

w/ Region w/ PIC support


Land Acquisition & the DUP Process

• DUP (Déclaration d’Utilité Publique):

In the context of the resettlement process

payment of financial offsets for land and crops to 492 Fort-Dauphin area residents

affected by port and road construction

Process fully compliant with World Bank guidelines

Disbursements of US$ 4 million (MGA 8.2 billion) in 2007

implementation of the resettlement action plan (RAP): construction of homes,

implementation of related social programmes and accompanying measures.

establishment of an objective settlement and claims settlement committee (CRL)


• Claims follow-up system:

Objectives:

For QMM to be keenly aware of local community expectations

To implement a fair and equitable resettlement plan for PAPs

during the construction period

Process following receipt of claim:

DataCollection

Verification

CorrectiveMeasures

(incl. Payment,title to land)

2-WayFeedback

Cases closed and archived

Land Acquisition & the DUP Process (cont’d)


Employment

• Maximisation of local employment:

Aptitude testing of residents to establish and draw from a pool of local labor

Establishment of procedures and protocols for QMM and contractors to hire local

skilled and unskilled labor wherever possible

Job creation to date:

QMM – 265, of which 235 Malagasy and 30 expat positions

Contractors – 3 050 positions, of which 1 875 locals, 800 nationals, 375 expats

Establishment of a local training centre and trades school (CFPTA)

Support for local employment initiatives: training of local tourism guides,

handicrafts training, …


Local Procurement & SMEsInventory of local suppliers of goods and services capable of working to RT/QMM

standards

Policy of favoring local supply wherever possible

Funding of a micro-credit scheme for the local population

Information sessions with local entrepreneurs on business opportunities generated by

the ilmenite project

Local supply and service contracts for construction, cleaning services, security services,

housing, food & beverage (total of roughly 20 companies thus far)

Promotion and training of local SMEs

Direct contribution to the local economy (2006 & 2007): ≈ US$ 12 million

Incl. labour, food and accommodation, materials, services, vehicle hires, Land rental, etc.


Migration & Inflation Management• Migration action plans:

Surveillance of population migration in the greater Fort-Dauphin area

Implementation of system of influx measurement established with the Région and communities

Current population of greater Fort-Dauphin area: 55 000 – 60 000.

Estimated 1 500 migrants have settled in the Fort-Dauphin area since 2005 (3% ↑)

Capacity building to offset migration

Contribution to improved hygiene, including installation of hydrants, water fountains, wash basins,

rubbish bins and collection

HIV/AIDS/STD education, in partnership with Int’l HIV/AIDS Alliance, GTZ, PSI, UNDP

Training of peer educators

Implementation of the CLLS’ anti-HIV/AIDS programme

Capacity building for CSW Association


Migration & Inflation Management (cont’d)

• Inflation Action plans:

Consultations in progress to implement an inflation monitoring system

Supported by INSTAT and the Région

Regular tracking reports

Provide support to studies on the alleviation of poverty in the Anosy region

In partnership with: CARE and the Région

Funding provided for studies to establish indices of measurement of local living

conditions

Promotion of local produce growing initiatives, food and rice distribution initiative


PIC / Government Cooperation• Key partners:

PIC = Integrated Growth Poles Project, supported by the Word Bank

US$ 55 million earmarked for Fort-Dauphin Area, of which US$ 35 million for Port d’Ehoala

Other partners: Jirama (Min. of Energy & Mines), Min. of Transport, Min. of the Environment, Min. of Finance

• Synergies:Power – 6th Wartsila generator = 3.8 Mw (current FtD consumption ≈ 1.2 Mw)

Contributions: QMM financing of 6th genset + transmission & PIC US$ 2 million

Water – water treatment and reticulation for the town of Fort-Dauphin

Contributions: QMM US$ 1.0 -1.5 million* & PIC US$ 2 million

Refuse – management of solid waste collection and waste site

Contributions: TBD

* over and above QMM’s own requirements


2007 & Beyond• Social & Communities Management Committee

(SCMC) initiatives and follow-up programmes:Monitoring of 2007 milestones

Communications (information/cultural center)

Sustainable development (including 2006 report)

Community relations

Local content

Resettlement and accompanying programme follow-up

Inflation/migration

HIV/AIDS/STDs

Local government relations and capacity building

NGO & World Bank partnerships


Discussion Points

1. Background





Environmental Context and Issues

• Madagascar is a highly environmentally sensitivite

country

unique biodiversity

primary threat from felling of forests and « slash and burn »

agriculture

• Increased demand for land and fuel for agriculture

and housing

• Accelerated deforestation and loss of biodiversity


Littoral Forest degradation


Primary project-related achievements

1. Biodiversity conservation and monitoring

2. Plant production for rehabilitation and

stabilisation

3. Ecological restoration

4. Sustainable management of natural resources

5. Support for regional environmental initiatives


Biodiversity conservation and monitoring of ecosystems

• 1677 hectares of protected areas created and included into the Système des Aires Protégées de Madagascar (SAPM)

• 70% of Field Guide completed (400 species from littoral forest), with publication in 2008

• Biodiversity Monograph completed : Biodiversity, Ecology and Conservation of Littoral Ecosystems In South-Eastern Madagascar, Tolagnaro (Fort Dauphin)

• Seed conservation: roughly 50 lots seeds sent to Millennium Seed Bank (MSB) at Kew

• Environmental education: Birdwatching Event with BirdLife in Mandena, Ste Luce & Ivorona


Plant production for rehabilitation and stabilisation

• 100 ha planted in 2007. EMP commitment achieved with 600 ha planted ahead of mining (over 650,000 trees, with exceptional 95% survival rate)

• Set up Réserve Foncière de Reboisement with CIREEF to secure and manage plantations (above) in the region

• 300,000 vetiver plants produced for road and dune stabilisation

• 2007 plant production on-going for road and infrastructure rehabilitation, as well as landscaping and community planting


Ecological restoration

• Littoral forest restoration programme on-going :

seed harvesting and treatment / plant production in

nursery

• Forest restoration trials on several degraded land

parcels

• Top soil management and conservation programme

ongoing in collaboration with construction team

• Wetland restoration trials


Sustainable management of natural resources

• Co-management contract (Dina) signed in Ste Luce &

Ambatotsirongorongo (21 000 ha)

• Co-management contract (Dina) in progress in Petriky

& Andrakaraka (done)

• Objective of capacity building for COGE (Comité de

Gestion) management

• Strenghtening of local agriculture, beekeeping,

composting, vegetable production, handicrafts &

ecotourism


Support of regional environmental initiatives

• Signed Phase II of the QMM/USAID partnership

(GDA)

Support regional nursery (120,000 trees/yr) and regional

reforestation

Support regional domestic energy strategy

• Support local Water and Forest CIREEF in various

activities• Partnership with PIC (WB) on environmental offset

(Bay of Ste Luce)


Primary objectives• Set up NPI (Net Positive Impact) strategy in collaboration

with Rio Tinto and the BAP (Biodiversity Action Plan) and

BPM (Biodiversity Performance Measures)

• Publish the Monograph book on Biodiversity

• Establish Conservation Zones on site and as offset

(Petriky, Tsitongambarika, Mahabo)

• On-going rehabilitation of roads and infrastructures

• Implement the Biodiversity Data Base and GIS

• Restructure and upgrade skills of the environmental

team


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collaboration for responsible development of port and mining facilities in southern madagascar

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community health objectives

prevention of hivaidsstds

hivaidsstd prevention

prevention of malaria

unicefhealth usaid

solid waste pic

qmm management

hivaidsstd training