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A detailed survey of approx. 1,500 households in the project area to start in January 2008 |
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Written by LPTAP
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Tuesday, 08 January 2008 |
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 Today a contract has been signed between LPTAP Project Office and Mr. Vigan Behluli of Prism Research with aim to assist the LPTAP Project in collection of accurate and up to date primary social and economic information about communities in the Sibovc mine/plant development area in order to evaluate the present and future impacts.Some baseline information and data have already been collected from government, donor and NGO reports. However, much of it is general to Kosovo or out of date and predominantly quantative. Information from the household will be used to supplement the secondary data and to provide qualitative information on people’s attitudes, perceptions and concerns about current and future mine and plant development.
The Strategic Environmental and Social Assessment (SESA) will be an important component of the tender documents that will be sent to potential foreign investors to develop the Sibovc mine development area and construct Kosovo C power plant. The first Draft SESA report has already been presented to the affected communities in a public hearing that took place on December 12, 2007. The baseline information on mine development area communities and the evaluation of potential social and environmental impacts on these communities are crucial elements of the SESA. The SESA and the baseline will be important tools for decisions made about the future of not only the Sibovc mine development but also for the development of Kosovo’s energy sector. For more information on Prism Research visit: www.prismresearch.ba
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