REPUBLIC OF MOZAMBIQUE

MINISTRY OF MINERAL RESOUCES AND ENERGY

DIRECTORATE OF PLANING AND COOPERATION

Workshop on Environmental Governance of the Mining Sector

May 15 – 17, 2018

Stakeholder engagement in
the mining sector in Mozambique
 Benefits of Stakeholder engagement
• The public hearing of all stakeholders will enable decision-
makers to make a decision that reflects the interests of all.

• Will respect all activities that occur in the area of

implementation of the project

• It helps to see things in all its angles for the right decision
towards to inclusive and sustainable development.

• It will provide all necessary measures to ensure the inclusion

of all interests and ensure that there are no conflicts of
interest in the implementation process of the project.
The approach of including all stakeholders in the decision-
making allows a broader view of the process for sustainable
development.
 There are 10 principles to consider

• Communicate
• Consult, early and often
• Remember, they are human
• Plan
• Relationships
• Simply but not easy
• Just part of managing risks
• Compromise
• Understand what success is
• Take responsability
Through public hearings we avoid potential risks of:

• Conflicts of interest
• Destruction of cultural heritage and habits
• Recognition of local values
• Destruction of natural resources and arquaeological
phanorama
 Example of Stakeholder engagement in Mozambique
Policy to practise
Governed by specific legislation

The Public Consultation (CP) is a procedure that aims to involve the

interested parties and affected by a given activity in the decision
making process on this activity.

It is a required procedure in the national legislation on Environmental

Impact Assessment, Decree 54/2015 and Ministerial Diploma for the
Public Participation Process in Environmental Impact Studies,
Ministerial Diploma 130/2006. It is also required by the World Bank
Group, including IFC (International Financial Corporation).
• Resettlement Policy
• Public consultation directive
• Regulation on resettlement process (under review)
 Decree No. 26/2004 of 20 August - Environmental regulation
for mining activity

• Local communities should be consulted regarding the allocation of

rights of use of land for mining purposes, under the terms
established in land legislation and mining legislation

• The public will have access to project summaries, environmental

reports and any other documentation relating to the environmental
and social management of the project

• The public will be approached in good time of any presentations or

public hearings regarding the project, and the tenderer shall
facilitate the presence of the latter in those meetings

• Public presentations and audits at the project site will be done in

Portuguese and in the local language of the region.
 Results achieved with Stakeholders engagement

• They allowed the inclusion of their interests

• Improvement of project management
• Improves the quality of life of populations on an
ongoing basis
• People feel included and feel part of the project
• Reduces conflicts of interest
 Gaps in the stakeholder involvement process in Moz.

• Sometimes giving greater consideration to the views of the

private sector and local governments instead of local
community leaders.

• The poor representativeness of local communities

• Poor representativeness of gender

• The management of expectations (often caused by the

slowness of the process)

• The non-compliance of tenderers with compensation

models
•Transparency in the redistribution of revenues to
local communities (2.75%)

•Lack or poor psychological and social monitoring

of resettled persons

•High level of illiteracy and unawareness of rights

in the community

•Need for temporary allocation of a service

provider to guide in the execution of local projects
and reconstruction.
 Some pictures of Public Consultation in Moz.

Public organizations
local government
Private Sector,
Civil Society,
Local Community
Community leaders,
Gender
International Organizations
 Case study
Cateme Resetlement/ Tete Province

• The resettlement process of Vale Mozambique coal mining

project had many flaws.

• It was a very controversial process between the voucher,

the government and the communities.

• The opinion of the communities was not given attention.

• About 750 families were withdrawn from their areas of

origin to other areas without proper agreements.
• The communities claimed to have been
resettled to an area without means of
subsistence and with very little agricultural
potential;

• A great discord for the removal of the graves of

their loved ones.

There was a need for another round of

negotiations with the communities to find out a
point of consensus.
Thank you

SIVE, Antonio