PROMT: Philippines Remediation of Mine Tailings
Lead Research Organisation:
University of Reading
Department Name: Sch of Agriculture Policy and Dev
Abstract
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Organisations
| Description | Philex Mine Site Community Engagement Event |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | An Inform public meeting with the local community near the mine. The PROMT team introduced themselves and the project, and laid the foundations for an engagement/communications network. It also allowed the team to identify individuals who are interested in future engagement. The event included presentations Q&As and focus group discussions. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Stakeholder Meeting at Philex Mine (Philippines) with local and indigenous communities |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Forty-five local stakeholders attended a meeting at Philex mine about the activities of the PROMPT project which sparked questions and discussion afterwards. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| Description | Sustainable future for Philippine minerals cross-project meeting |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | The meeting was with the PAMANA (Philippine Mining at the National to Catchment Scale) project team and DOST-PCIEERD (Philippine Council for Industry, Energy and Emerging Technology Research and Development), to talk about potential overlaps and synergies between the PROMT and PAMANA project. We also discussed how to increase communication between the projects, which both involve UK researchers collaborating with Philippines researchers. The meeting took place in-country at the University of Manilla. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |