Objectives

Strategies

Activities

Countries / organizations involed

Time frame

1

Having a full database on mining issue in the Mekong region

Fomulating country research / survey group

-A Study on national policy and Master planning up to 2020

Six countries in region

9/2007 - 4/2008

2

Awareness of public  on impacts (social, health, environment ..) of mining will be improved

Information sharing

1.Develop an website on “cross-border issue  in Mekong wacth”
2.Regularly publish articles on mining issue in six languagues

-Six representative organisations

Every 6 months

3

Capacity of community to identify / react / participate in mining issue will be improved

Greater & effective Participation of local people in project planning / policy.

1.Training for effected/potentially affected communities – paralegal (HR, access to justice), communicate to public, media; engaging with govts; advocacy
2.Setting up Mekong –Cordillera Exchange Programme
3.Exposure trips

Members of the workshop group

4

The impact of mining in some pilots are reduced / stopped

1.Case study on "????" in Thailand

2.Case study on "reduce social and environmental impacts in Bauxite mining in border between Laos, Vietnam and Cambodia"

CODE - Vietnam
CHESH - Laos
NGO forum / DPA - Cambodia
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5

A strong network on mining issue is formulated and regularly sharing information

1.Workshop / meeting every year to share and formulate actions

2.Linking with international network on Mining issue