Sustainable and Strategic Decision Making in Mining and Enhancing Environmental and Social Sustainability of Mining : Executive Summary

This paper aims to inform Armenia's policy dialogue on environmental and social issues in the mining sector. The paper is based on the premise that for the mining sector to have positive, long-term impacts in Armenia, it is necessary to take into consideration the short- and long-term environmental and social impacts of the sector and to promote strategic planning and efficient management of natural resources. The mining sector in Armenia has yet to adopt global best practices in this sector, and this paper aims to provide guidance on some of the mechanisms that can be adopted to improve the governance and overall impact of mining in the country. The document is structured as follows: chapter one presents an introduction to this thematic paper. Chapter two provides an overview of the mining sector in Armenia, including its underpinning institutional and regulatory framework. It also singles out policy gaps and regulatory inconsistencies that need to be addressed. Chapter three presents some useful lessons of the application of Strategic Environmental and Social Assessment (SESA) as a tool for sustainable planning of mining development in the country. This chapter also compares uses of an SESA versus Environmental Impact Assessments and defines the need and use of Cumulative Impact Assessment (CIA). Chapter four describes the principles of valuation of natural capital as a means to complement traditional cost-benefit analysis and comparisons of development alternatives in the decision-making process. Chapter five looks at the design and implementation of benefit-sharing mechanisms to ensure that the mining activities lead to positive social impacts across the country. Chapter six looks at the process of determining and dealing with the social costs of mining in Armenia. Chapter seven provides a series of conclusions and recommendations as well as implementation challenges that will summarize the application of such recommendations in present-day Armenia and its mining sector.

Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	World Bank
Format:	Mining/Oil and Gas biblioteca
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC 2014-06
Subjects:	ACCESS TO INFORMATION, ACID MINE DRAINAGE, ACID ROCK DRAINAGE, AIR QUALITY, ARD, BENTONITE, BIODIVERSITY, CHILD CARE, CITIZENS, CLOSURE, CLOSURE PLANNING, COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS, COPPER, CYANIDE, DECISION MAKING, DEVELOPMENT POLICY, DIATOMITE, EARLY IDENTIFICATION, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, ECONOMIC GROWTH, ECONOMIC VALUE, ECOSYSTEM, EITI, ENFORCEMENT MECHANISMS, ENVIRONMENTAL, ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT, ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE, ENVIRONMENTAL DAMAGE, ENVIRONMENTAL DAMAGES, ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT, ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT, ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS, ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES, ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT, ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE, ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, ENVIRONMENTS, EXTRACTIVE INDUSTRIES, EXTRACTIVE INDUSTRIES TRANSPARENCY INITIATIVE, FUTURE GENERATIONS, GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT, GOLD, GOOD GOVERNANCE, GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, GOVERNMENT POLICIES, GRANITE, GROUNDWATER, GYPSUM, HEALTH CARE, HEALTH RISKS, HEAVY METALS, HUMAN CAPITAL, IMPACT ASSESSMENTS, INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, INFORMED CHOICES, INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY, INTERNATIONAL MINING, LACK OF INFORMATION, LAND USE, LEACHATE, LEACHING, LIMESTONE, LOCAL CAPACITY, LOCAL COMMUNITIES, LOCAL DEVELOPMENT, MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS, MARBLE, METALS, MINE CLOSURE, MINE CLOSURE PLANNING, MINE OPERATIONS, MINE OPERATOR, MINE OPERATORS, MINE TAILINGS, MINERAL RESOURCE, MINERAL RESOURCES, MINES, MINING ACTIVITIES, MINING ACTIVITY, MINING AREAS, MINING COMMUNITIES, MINING COMPANIES, MINING DEVELOPMENT, MINING FACILITIES, MINING INDUSTRY, MINING LEGISLATION, MINING OPERATIONS, MINING OPERATOR, MINING OPERATORS, MINING PROCESSES, MINING PRODUCTS, MINING RIGHTS, MINING SECTOR, MOLYBDENUM, NATURAL RESOURCES, OLD MINES, OXYGEN, PARTICIPATION IN DECISION, PARTICIPATION OF COMMUNITIES, PAYMENT OF FEES, PERLITE, POLICY DIALOGUE, POLICY MAKERS, POLITICAL INSTABILITY, POLLUTION, PONDS, POPULATION INCREASES, POST-CLOSURE, POTASSIUM, PRECIOUS METALS, PRIVATE MINING, PRIVATE MINING COMPANIES, PRODUCTION PROCESSES, PUBLIC AWARENESS, PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT, PUBLIC PARTICIPATION, RESIDUES, RESOURCE CURSE, RESOURCE REVENUES, REVENUE MANAGEMENT, RHENIUM, SAFETY AND HEALTH, SALT, SCREENING, SEMIPRECIOUS STONES, SILVER, SKILLS DEVELOPMENT, SOCIAL COSTS, SOCIAL IMPACT, SOCIAL ISSUES, SOCIAL REHABILITATION, SOCIAL SERVICES, SOCIALLY SUSTAINABLE MINING, SOCIOECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, SUSTAINABILITY, SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC GROWTH, SUSTAINABLE GROWTH, TAILINGS, TAILINGS FACILITIES, TAILINGS MANAGEMENT, TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY, TRANSPARENCY OF PAYMENTS, WASTE, WASTE ROCK, WATER RESOURCES, ZEOLITES, ZINC,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/06/20184125/second-thematic-paper-enhancing-environmental-social-sustainability-mining-armenia-vol-2-2-environmentally-socially-sound-management-mine-tailings http://hdl.handle.net/10986/20409
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