2010
MAY
Industry Training on Grievance Mechanisms and Participatory Monitoring, University of Queensland, May 19-21, 2010
April 2010 - CAO and the Centre for Social Responsibility in Mining (CSRM) sponsored a workshop, "Opening the Gate to Improved Community Relations in Mining", at The University of Queensland inMay 2010. The training transferred practical knowledge from CAO's Advisory Notes to extractive industry managers and practioners working with communities to prevent and manage conflict. For more information, please see the course brochure.
april
World Bank/IMF Spring Meetings, April 22-25, 2010
April 2010 - The CAO hosted two sessions during the Civil Society Policy Forum at the World Bank/IMF Spring Meetings in Washington, April 22-25. For more information, view the Schedule of Events.
March
Uruguay - Orion Pulp MilI
March 19, 2010 - CAO Compliance released its appraisal of the Orion case concluding that the case did not merit an audit of IFC. The case is closed. The appraisal report is available in English and Spanish.
Cambodia - Sihanoukville International Airport
March 18, 2010 - CAO media statement regarding the complaint received on IFC's involvement in the Sihanoukville International Airport development in Cambodia.
2009
CAO in the Philippines: Turnaround of a 60 year old conflict
May 29, 2009 - After 6 decades of bitter land conflict in Ambuklao and Binga, a breakthrough was achieved that starts to “heal the wounds of the past” with the historic signing of a memorandum of agreement (MoA) between community leaders, government representatives and SN Aboitiz Power (SNAP) – an IFC client. Read more
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