Sustainable Management of Mineral Resources Project

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The overall objective of the Sustainable Management of Mineral Resources Project, is to assist the Government of Uganda (GOU) implement its strategy to accelerate sustainable development, and reduce poverty by strengthening governance, transparency, and capacity in the management of mineral resources, with particular emphasis on community development in mining areas, and improve small-scale, and artisanal mining, in addition to promoting a socially, and environmentally sound development of the minerals sector, based on private investments. Strengthening governance and transparency in the management of the minerals sector will entail enhanced legal and regulatory framework of the sector, based on stakeholder consultations, as well as adequate institutional framework for the sector's management. It will further include the rehabilitation of office buildings, the establishment of a mining cadastre, and, development of information technology. The community development and small scale mining component, will focus on aspects, and actions linked to funding decentralization of minor investments related to infrastructure, build the capacity related to the management of mineral resources, and, improve collection of mining taxes. The third component will support the preparation of a mineral sector environmental, and social assessment to help identify, and determine protected areas, as well as locations for the development of mining operations. Sector specific environmental, and social policies, regulations and standards, shall be defined, including procedures for rehabilitation of areas, and resettlement after mine closure occurs. Finally, geo-information, fundamental data for good governance, and proper land use management, will assist in supporting water resources, infrastructure development, land-use conflict prevention, and environmental management, as well as the promotion of investments in the mining sector.

FY17 - Energy and Extractives,FY17 - Public Administration,FY17 - Social Protection

World Bank Group

Project

Water Supply and Storage, Rail, Manufacturing (Industrial), Biomass, Forest Products and Packaging, Metal, Residential, Government, Commercial