Our response to migration

The Madagascar mineral sands project could exacerbate the migration phenomena. Large scale speculative migration, if not anticipated and managed, could increase competition for scarce resources like land, fuel, water and food.

A non-exhaustive list of prevention and mitigating measures were included in our environmental management plan:

• Achieve regional migration management plan
• Develop local recruitment plan
• Train to maximize local hiring
• Develop local entreprise promotion programmes
• Support micro-credit facility
• Ensure adequate housing for employees (300 new units)
• Cultural and cross-cultural programmes
• Contribute to STD/AIDS programmes
• Plant 500 ha of fast growing species in five years – fuel supply
• Plant additional trees as mining advances
• Support regional and urban planning
• Bio-diversity management

Annual and multi-annual action plans have been made since 2001.

Migration risks include:

• An increase in forest cutting for fuel, construction wood
• Increased pressure on the conservation zones, potentially leading to biodiversity loss, as a result of increased need for agricultural land
• Inflation and further marginalisation of the poorest segment of the population
• Increase in sexually transmitted diseases, including AIDS
• Friction between migrants and residents

Read about:

• Speculative migration – the migration of people in hope of income
• Social programmes
• Environmental programmes
• Maximising economic impact
• The Integrated compensation programme
• DINAs
• Enterprise development
• Our five-year Community Relations plans

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