Community-led Development In Relation To The Extractive Industry The experience of Pro-Natura International in the Niger Delta

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Community-led Development In Relation To The
Extractive IndustryThe experience of Pro-Natura
International in the Niger Delta

• Marcelo de Andrade Martyn Collins
• Washington, 19th June 2006

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Problems of the Niger Delta
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Community Development Foundations
Akassa Community Development Foundation
Oro Community Development Trust (OCODET)
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Looking at Root Causesof Problems
Sharing Strategies Solutions
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So What Do People Want?
Preference Ranking Exercises Revealed

• Poverty Alleviation
• Income Generation
• Micro-Credit
• Human Resources Development
• Health
• Education
• Skills
• Improved Natural Resource Management
• Better Infrastructure

.and to live in peace!
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Community-Wide Development Plan
Prioritization Process
LGA -Level Institution Plan
Health Plan
Works Plan
Education Plan
Natural Resources Plan
Area Plan
Natural Resources Consultative Committee PRA
Health Consultative Committee PRA
Works Consultative Committee PRA
Education Consultative Committee PRA
Village PRA
Women
Women
Chiefs
Chiefs
Elders
Elders
Youth
Youth
Others?
Others?
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Participation creates ownership
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Extending the Model
The Guajira Peninsula, Colombia
The Niger Delta Institute for Sustainable
Development
The Elephant Coast, Mozambique
The Northern Slope, Alaska
The High Veldt, South Africa
The Pantanal, Brazil
The Atlantic Rainforest, Brazil
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The Global Institute for Sustainable
Development
Concerned Industries
Governments
Local Communities
NGOs
Academic Institutions
Stakeholder Facilitation
Consulting
Knowledge Networks
Training Development
Project Oversight
Industry Facility
Local Development Agencies
Peace Parks
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The Industry Facility
Goals Helping to raise the bar for Corporate
Social Responsibility
Concerned Stakeholders
GISD
Public Outreach
Grants, Loans Investments
Best Practice Network
Extractive Industries
Infrastructure Development
Banking Finance
Insurance Re-insurance
Process Proactively address community concerns,
and public perception towards the way
international and large national companies
undertake large projects