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SIA Training
SIA and Management: focus on fracking |
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10 November 2016 - 07 November 2016 |
Glasgow,
Europe |
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The training program is designed to have an effective blend of instruction and participatory process. The experiences of the participants are utilised by encouraging personal contribution and discussion. Learning is facilitated through the use of break-out groups and a structured case-study exercise. A range of resources and learning formats are used.
The course provides frameworks and tools to consider issues such social & business risk assessment, social impact management plans, sustainable livelihoods, human rights, gender, free, prior and informed consent, agreement-making, cumulative impacts, benefit-sharing, grievance mechanisms, and highlights emerging trends.
The morning starts by introducing the key principles of SIA and it then provides an SIA process ‘refresher’ or ‘refiner’, with a collective review and shared learning of the SIA process. The afternoon focuses on the real and practical issues facing SIA and practitioners today, in projects that apply fracking techniques.
More info at: http://www.strath.ac.uk/engineering/civilenvironmentalengineering/siam2016/ |
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Human Rights and Impact Assessment |
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09 May 2016 - 10 May 2016 |
Nagoya, Japan,
Asia |
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This two-day, intermediate level master class outlines the human rights issues associated with large projects (with an emphasis on the extractive industries), and provides participants with practical ways to operationalise the corporate responsibility to respect human rights as established in the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, which were developed by Prof John Ruggie (who received the IAIA 2014 Global Environment Award).
Communities living in conflict and post-conflict countries, as well as areas affected or recovering from natural and industrial disasters, are often exposed to violations of their human rights, which affects the magnitude of the impacts received and the possibility of recovering from the crisis and compromises a socially sustainable future. The course seeks to bring human rights issues into the impact assessment field of practice and, by using integrated impact assessment methods, will provide an effective way to identify the human rights issues of projects and the scenarios where projects are developed.
This master class is designed for practitioners involved in the impact assessment of private sector projects who have some understanding and knowledge of social impact assessment methodologies and practice and who want to increase their knowledge of human rights issues. This can include: those individuals within companies or institutions (e.g. financial institutions) who are responsible for commissioning and overseeing impact assessments; and internal and external practitioners that carry out impact assessments. The course has been developed as a partnership between the Danish Institute of Human Rights and the Community Insights Group. |
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Gender Dimensions of Renewable Energy Financing |
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24 February 2016 - 24 February 2016 |
Online,
Other Countries |
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The new Paris Agreement sends a strong message to the world to move towards implementation and achieve effective mitigation actions. With energy production and consumption accounting for two-thirds of global greenhouse gas emissions, its clear that this mitigation would require an increase in renewable energy investments. Moreover, the international community also agreed to double the percentage of renewable energy worldwide as one of the commitments under the Sustainable Development Goals. The transition to low carbon energy systems requires significant investments in capital stocks and infrastructure over the next 10-15 years. Bringing a diversity of perspectives to the investment decision process, including women and men, is important to ensuring the energy pathways finance reflect the priorities and vision of society as a whole.
This webinar will explore the gender perspectives of renewable energy financing and understand where the potential is to influence financial flows for renewable energy in ways that empower women, as well as men, to be part of a clean energy future, and will explore what difference having women at the table could make in designing that future.
The Gender Equality for Climate Change Opportunities (GECCO) initiative is a five-year program launched by USAID and IUCNs Global Gender Office in 2014. GECCOs overall goal is to leverage advancements in womens empowerment and gender equality through, and for, the benefit of climate change and development outcomes. Through its series of webinars, GECCO aims at increasing knowledge and sensitization of key stakeholders in the energy and mitigation sectors as a means to advance womens empowerment.
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Introduction to Impact Investing |
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25 June 2015 - 26 June 2015 |
Bangkok, Thailand,
Asia |
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Introduction
GRM International will be hosting a 2 day training workshop in Bangkok, Thailand from 25-26 June 2015 exploring the subject of Impact Investing at an introductory level for both development and private sector professionals. Facilitators will emphasise how Impact Investing can be harnessed to deliver both financial and social returns, commonly required by investors across developed and emerging markets alike.
The workshop will provide participants with a comprehensive understanding of the broad definition of Impact Investing illustrated with the use of various industry related case studies and also provide practical considerations for making impact investments.
A must for leaders in both the for-profit and not-for-profit sectors, wanting to understand how to access the capital available for compelling investment opportunities that have the potential to deliver important social benefits, and to enhance the value proposition of a financial return to investors.
Overview
The seminar aims to clarify jargon and fundamental financial concepts, commonly encountered by both development practitioners and the private sector working in partnership.
The interest in and commitment to "impact investing" is fast growing, as alluded to in the recent publication of the G8s Report of the Social Impact Investment Task force, Governments, Entrepreneurs, Investors, Philanthropists, alike generally all actively seek to invest capital across the spectrum of players, targeting sustainable investment. Capital available to this sector of investing continues to grow globally annually.
Active players in the investment space encompasses a wide range of investors/actors including Foundations, High Net Worth Individuals (HNWIs), Corporations, Banks, Multilateral and bilateral institutions (i.e. Development Finance Institutions (DFIs)), Philanthropy and CSR initiatives, Private domestic funds, Crowd funding and Institutional investors.
To access this source of finance and capitalise on these investment/social opportunities requires an understanding of the Impact Investing landscape, the financial terms , the products, various assets classes and mechanisms used to unlock this funding for development.
Workshop Outline
The training workshop will cover the following areas:
What is envisaged by the broad definition of Impact Investing?
Discussing the common core characteristics of Impact Investing, namely;
o Intentionality,
o Return Expectations, relative to risk and asset classes; and
o Impact measurement.
What all the hype is about?
What is mean by delivering Impact?
Where Impact Investing fits in comparison to conventional investing and philanthropy?
The linkages to conventional finance?
The types of asset classes or products impact investors invest typically use?
Key sectors/themes in impact investing?
Track record to-date of impact investing?
The training workshop will also include:
Demystification of some financial terminology.
Exploring and understanding the various sources of finance available from different groups of Impact Investors.
Understanding the roles of different Impact Investors and their divergent views.
Impact Investing networks/associations/platforms facilitating Impact Investing
Metrics and measurement of Impact, developing a best practice but understanding the current taxonomies/methodologies in use i.e. IRIS, GIIRSetc.
Payment by Results; expanded for RBA; RBP; SIBs/DIBs; SYNs discussing the merits and challenges of each
Expected Outcomes:
Each participant will leave with the skills and knowledge needed to work closely with various investors/actors to secure funding, with an emphasis on opportunities and cross sector case studies. |
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Social Risk Management Training |
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22 June 2015 - 24 June 2015 |
London,
Europe |
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COURSE OVERVIEW
This training is premised on the notion that stakeholder engagement must take into account risk emanating from and presented to society, as well as from a particular form of business. Social risk can be integrated into operational risk and into reporting. It is primarily about anticipation, and designing efficient strategies. This revolves around the correct identification of actors and drivers, a rigorous planning and evaluation system, and careful reporting.
This intermediate level course would be ideal for: social responsibility and social performance personnel, community relations managers, community liaison, land acquisition, rehabilitation teams, local procurement, HSSE personnel.
LEARNING OUTCOMES
At the end of the course, participants will be able to:
- Highlight social risks and opportunities
- Manage community relations according to the mine project cycle of exploration, permitting, exploitation and closure
- Use stakeholder mapping and conflict mapping
- Engage with communities for outreach project design
- Use the correct grievance procedures
- Apply a range of relevant monitoring and evaluation tools
- Allocate human and financial resources
- Set relevant performance indicators adapted to business and community requirements
COURSE OUTLINE
The three-day workshop contains two broad pillars:
1. Strategic training on the potential risks and opportunities with a focus on engineering and operations, on company conduct, and supply chains.
2. Methodology and implementation of four key tools with easy but powerful implementation: community mapping, human rights impact assessment, intervention design, monitoring & evaluation.
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IAIA Special Symposium Resettlement & Livelihoods |
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20 October 2014 - 24 October 2014 |
Kruger National Park, South Africa,
Africa |
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Across the world, land access for public and private sector projects often causes significant physical and economic displacement of communities. Resettlement is typically fraught with challenges, risks and controversy. Poorly undertaken resettlement can result in a number of impoverishment risks, like landlessness, marginalization, food insecurity and social disarticulation. The symposium will improve understanding of land access and resettlement issues, share lessons learned and discuss opportunities to improve performance.
Symposium topics include:
• Government and private sector-led resettlements
• Livelihood restoration and improvement
• Integrated planning, assessment and monitoring
• Security of land tenure
• Alignment between international standards, corporate policies and national legislation
• Engagement and community relations
• Negotiation and consultation
• Project-related employment and procurement opportunities
• In-migration
• Culturally appropriate resettlement housing
• International and Mozambican case studies |
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Implementing Management & Monitoring Intervention |
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05 May 2014 - 09 May 2014 |
Johannesburg, South Africa,
Africa |
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How to implement appropriate management and monitoring interventions by:
-Understanding the trends, standards, and expectations of monitoring and reporting on extractive industry impacts on communities
-Learning how to effectively use the leading tools required to manage these impacts
-Exploring how to mitigate extractive-related impacts on communities, including but not limited to: land take, local employment, security, mine closure, livelihood destruction, water, artisanal small-scale miners, and community safety
-Developing generic social management and monitoring plans
-Understanding the relationship between management responses and an organisation's structure and culture
-Exploring the variety and components of management and monitoring plans for specific extractive-related impacts, such as Resettlement Action Plan, Local Employment Plan, Grievance Management Plan/Procedure
-Monitoring indicators, data collection, and data analysis
-Reporting and acountability
-Strategies to sustain personal well-being in the management and monitoring of complex community issues. |
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Context, Situation and Community Profiling |
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20 May 2013 - 24 May 2013 |
Johannesburg, South Africa,
Africa |
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This intensive 5-day course focuses on a highly practical understanding of the local area and the key influences and impacts in the extractive industry.
Course Content:
Introduction to community relations within the Extractive Industry, Factors influencing community relations and social issues, Standards and guidelines applicable to community relations and social issues, The mining process in relation to social and community issues, Relationships between labour, community, government and industry, The Operation, local and regional context, Information analysis and interpretation of data, Stakeholder and institutional capacity analysis, Social and economic impacts in the Extractive Industry, Managing and using socio-economic data. |
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Society, Regional Development & Resources |
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25 September 2012 - 27 September 2012 |
Perth, Australia,
Oceania |
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Social impact assessment in the resources sector is a process by which the social and economic implications of resource developments are identified, evaluated, and acted upon. Sometimes conducted as a compliance process for government approvals, many resource developers are today voluntarily undertaking social impact assessment to understand better their social footprint and respond to increasingly complex project and regional development landscapes, escalating government and societal scrutiny, and expectations associated with social licence to operate.
Moving beyond static, point-in-time evaluations, lead organisations increasingly see the potential of social impact assessment as a knowledge platform, one that supports and complements a suite of adaptive management responses such as mitigation and development plans, reporting and social return on investment frameworks, and project inception to closure life-cycle planning. Outside of the organisational setting, impact assessment and associated systems also hold the potential to add value to the multiplicity of stakeholders with an interest and responsibility in regional development through increased clarity and transparency of decision-making and planning, and supporting capacity to evaluate beyond single development outcomes within cumulative impact settings.
This three day program provides a forum for practitioners, organisations, and government to discuss and debate the
current state-of-play of social impact and assessment. The workshop will include case studies and panel discussions drawing on national and international trends in impact assessment and evaluation. Taking a modularised approach,
the program will be structured as:
• Day 1: Social impact in Western Australia – the state of play
• Day 2: Social impact national and international trends and case studies
• Day 3: Thinking about regional development – the potential implications of social impact and assessment practice. |
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Latin American Resettlement Training Program |
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16 July 2012 - 27 April 2012 |
Bogota, Colombia ,
South America |
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Fortalecer las competencias prácticas de gestión de procesos de reasentamiento y profundizar la comprensión de los desafíos que presenta, los marcos legales nacionales y estándares internacionales (ej. Banco Mundial, IFC, Principios del Ecuador) que lo rigen y el manejo de las múltiples herramientas que emplea. Esto con la finalidad de contribuir a que los procesos de reasentamiento resulten en oportunidades para mejorar las condiciones de vida de la población involucrada en ellos y promover un ordenamiento territorial construido sobre los principios de sostenibilidad y equidad.
Desarrollado y dictado por: Una alianza institucional integrada por el Banco Mundial, la Corporación Financiera Internacional y cinco universidades latinoamericanas: la Universidad de Los Andes de Colombia, la Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, la Pontificia Universidad Católica de Perú, la Universidad de Costa Rica, y la Universidad de Buenos Aires, con la participación de profesores invitados.
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SIA Practitioners |
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Professor Rabel Burdge
Western Washington University
North America |
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SIA Training |
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Land Acquisition, Resettlement, and Social Sustainability Winter School
Community Insights Group
Groningen, The Netherlands |
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