Written in a question-and-answer format, the 150-page information and toolkit provides basic legal and factual information, tools and strategies on four key subjects of industrial mining (legal regulations, project life cycle, roles and responsibilities, impact assessment), local communities (representation, actions, documentation and monitoring, access to remedy), benefits (royalties and taxes, local content, local development agreements, and financial management), and negative impacts (land acquisition and compensation, environmental pollution, cultural heritage impacts, conflicts). The information and tools are based on domestic DRC laws and regulations, regional and international standards, industry best practice and experiences of civil society organizations and affected communities in DRC and globally.

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• The document is available in French.

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In this context, it’s a small glimmer of hope that a resettlement guide for affected communities that I contributed to – along with others including International Rivers and the University of Washington School of Law’s Sustainable International Development Program – was recently published by International Rivers. This guide is just one of the many steps that local civil society organizations in Bas-Congo province are taking to prepare and equip the 10,000 people who will be affected by this project to know and assert their rights in the face of an increasingly worrying situation where politics may once again trump respect for the law.

“African Dams, Rivers and Rights: A Guide for Communities to be Impacted by the Inga 3 Dam” published by International Rivers is available for download in English and French.

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