Environmental Assessment
Volume B-5.1
Mine
Socioeconomics
Ambatovy Project
310
January 2006
Table 5.1-1 Impact Mitigation and Benefit Enhancement Measures
Impact
Impact Mitigation and Benefit Enhancement Measures
Overall Project
Employment
Local Resource Development Initiative (LRDI). Will include employment
targets over time by job type and level, and training (in house and through
Madagascar institutions) to increase a) number of Malagasy employees over
time and b) level of jobs taken by Malagasy employees over time. Will
differentiate between mine and plant, Moramanga and Toamasina contexts,
and construction and operations. Will take into account training required to
ensure that project operations do not use too many skilled persons in
Toamasina to the detriment of other local businesses. Will include an element
of support to local educational institutions such that employees are available to
respond to potential for indirect and induced economic effects of the project.
Offshore construction and operations contractors will be obligated to
participate in LRDI as part of the terms of their contracts.
Procurement of goods and
services
A Procurement Plan (PP) will identify Madagascar sources of supply for
construction and operations goods and services. Will include measures to
develop over time the capacity of Madagascar suppliers of goods and
services. This could include, for example, breaking down procurement
packages so that what can be supplied from Madagascar, or through
Madagascar middlemen, is tendered locally. Or, for example, assisting
potential Madagascar suppliers to joint venture with offshore suppliers.
Offshore construction and operations contractors need also be obligated to
participate in the PP.
Capacity building of labour force
and businesses
None required additional to LRDI and PP, as above. As this is a longer-term
objective, emphasis can be placed on those elements of construction phase
that have longer term applicability to operations phase, and on operations
phase.
National economic growth,
including indirect and induced
effects
None required additional to the PP, as above.
Fiscal benefits to governments
None required.
Strengthening of the mining sector None required.
Improvements to national
infrastructure
Planned interventions by the project in Madarail operations (construction,
supply of capital equipment, management, etc). Planned interventions by
proponent in access road construction. Potential provision of electricity to
national grid.
Demonstration effect on potential
for foreign investment
None required.
Mine Site
Employment
LRDI, as above, with sections specific to mine operations and Moramanga
context.
Procurement of local goods and
services
PP, as above, with sections specific to mine construction and operations and
Moramanga context.
Indirect and induced economic
effects (on labour forces and
businesses) of direct project
employment and procurement
None required additional to LRDI and PP, as above.
Training and capacity building of
workforces, businesses, local
governments
None required additional to LRDI and PP, as above. Project involvement in
regional planning initiatives as described below should have a positive effect
on local government capacity.
