Agenda

Venue:  Governor's Hall, Dalanzadgad

Objective: This one-day event will be a consultative workshop to hear views, concerns, and observations of residents living in Umnogovi, Dornogovi and Dundgovi Aimags regarding proposed mining activities for southern Mongolia.  The structure and content of the workshop, which will be moderated by an independent local entity, will focus on social and environmental issues.

Participants: Citizens, representatives from civil society, small business owners, herders, producers and environmental groups and other stakeholders from Umnugovi, Dundgovi and Dornogovi Aimags.
 
Output: Report summarizing key issues and concerns.

Tuesday, September 23, 2008

Time	Event
09:30	Welcoming Remarks and Purpose of the Workshop
	L. Bayan-Altai, Workshop Chair
	S. Erdenebat, Governor of South Gobi
	James Reichert, World Bank
09:50	Introduction of Participants
	Participants will make quick introductions on who s/he is, what s/he does, and where s/he is from.
10:00	Group sessions
	Participants will be split into three working groups.  Group discussions will identify and prioritize the most critical issues on each topic through a participatory approach with careful facilitation.  The three topics will focus on economic, social and environmental issues. Group A: Economic Development Potential Group B: Societal Impacts Group C: Possible Environmental Consequences
11:30	Tea/Coffee
11:45	Group A Presentation (10 minute presentation followed by 50 minute Q&A session)
12:45	Lunch
13:45	Group B Presentation (10 minute presentation followed by 50 minute Q&A session)
14:45	Group C Presentation (10 minute presentation followed by 50 minute Q&A session)
15:45	Open Forum
16:45	Summary of Issues Discussed
	Workshop Chair
17:00	Closing Remarks & Next Steps James Reichert, World Bank

 Background information (in Mongolian)