Mining and local development; training for better results

Community Works played a lead role in a project managed by the Queensland University of Technology (QUT) and funded by AusAID through its Public Sector Linkages Program. The project was entitled Improved Capacity of the Coal Sector in India to contribute to Local Development Outcomes from Coal Projects and comprised an intensive series of training sessions, visits and writing workshops held in India and Australia in partnership with the Ministry of Coal.

The project supported the Ministry of Coal to achieve better development outcomes through a training package that includes material on benefits distribution to people affected by mining, negotiating resettlement and managing ongoing relationships. From Community Works, Steve Fisher, Maria Rodrigues and Vanessa Angulo contributed to the project. Participants from public sector coal companies brought their own extensive practical experience to the project.