A presentation by IIED researcher Abbi Buxton at the 2014 Mining Indaba in Cape Town, South Africa on February 5, discussing the importance of dialogue between those involved in Artisanal and Small-scale Mining (ASM) and large scale mining. IIED aims to create a policy environment that supports more secure, dignified livelihoods for miners, that helps to empower them, that promotes collaboration within the sector and that addresses other social and environmental challenges. More details on IIED's ASM Knowledge Programme can be found here --> http://www.iied.org/iieds-artisanal-small-scale-mining-asm-knowledge-programme.

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5 February 2014
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The parameters of a
Dialogue
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Abbi Author Buxton
name
Date
5 February 2014
IGF Regional Meeting, Indaba

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5 February 2014
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IIED’s ASM Knowledge
Programme
National Learning
and Leadership
Groups
Sector Dialogues
Global engagement
and virtual network
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Addressing gaps…
Lack of knowledge about ASM sector
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and solutions
Lack of trust and collaboration
between sector stakeholders
Poor representation of voices “on the
ground”

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5 February 2014
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A dialogue on LSM-ASM
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Adapted from The Forest
Dialogue
www.theforestsdialogue.org

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How does this lead to
actual change?
The impact pathway
Dialogue leading
to consensus
and win-win
solutions
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Improved ASM-LSM
relations
and enabling
environment
for ASM
New relations
between
previously
disparate
stakeholders
National
governments
engaged
New practical
initiatives and
collaborations
Governments
acting on new
national targets
Participants
with new
knowledge
Improved policies
and practices in
companies and
organisations

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Who are the “right players”
to achieve change?
Policy connected individuals
Representing all stakeholder groups with an
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impact on the ground
Willing to engage in open and honest
dialogue
Senior enough to effect change with the
organisation

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Session agenda
Part 1: How do we get the
right players to the table?
Part 2: What is the change
you would like to see?
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What next?
LSM-ASM engaging in dialogue – Indaba 2014
• Approaching the “right players”,
progressing on ways to bring them to
the table
• Fundraising for a mid-2014 start
• Preparing a concept note
• Forming a dialogue advisory group
• Engaging with the related and
major international policy processes
(e.g. IGF, OECD…)
Keep in touch!
www.iied.org/asm
abbi.buxton@iied.org

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ANNEX: What does change
look like?
Examples from The Forest Dialogue
Individual
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• New perspectives and insights
• New relationships with stakeholders
International
• Forging global consensus on sensitive and pressing issues in
the sector
• Identifying solutions / innovative approaches to intractable
problems in the sector
• Creating new global alliances
• Influencing legal processes and policies
Institutional
• New projects implementing agreed solutions
• Changes in operational policy
• Opportunities for improving corporate strategies
National
• Changes in national policy
• Creating space for civil society to engage