Water Stewardship: Attributes of Collaborative Partnerships between Mining Companies and Communities
department or school: Applied Science, Faculty of
department or school: Other UBC
department or school: Mining Engineering, Keevil Institute of
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identifier citation: Water 10 (8): 1081 (2018)
contributor: University of British Columbia. School of Public Policy and Global Affairs
creator: Fraser, Jocelyn
creator: Kunz, Nadja C.
issued: 2019-06-21T17:43:28Z
issued: 2018-08-14
description: With many of the world’s largest mines operating in jurisdictions of water scarcity, competition for water has become a frequent source of tension between mining companies and other water users. Water stewardship is, therefore, becoming an important strategy for the mining sector to address stakeholder concerns and earn social acceptance. Collaborative partnerships between mining and other water users are a necessary component of advancing water stewardship, but the attributes needed to implement a successful water stewardship strategy are understudied. This paper addresses this gap by examining two exploratory case studies in Peru and Mongolia, where collaboration has been used as a strategy for promoting more sustainable outcomes in water-scarce regions. The findings suggest that while questions remain about who is best suited to lead collaborative partnerships, trust in the entity responsible for leading collaborative partnerships (especially in situations of high conflict) and a willingness to allow each partner to play to their strengths are critical attributes of success. We conclude that the outcome of collective action between mining companies and other water users offers the potential to deliver both business and social value, and to advance more sustainable water management.
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note: waterArticleWater Stewardship: Attributes of CollaborativePartnerships between Mining Companiesand CommunitiesJocelyn Fraser 1,* and Nadja C. Kunz 1,21 UBC School of Public Policy and Global Affairs, University of British Columbia, Vancouver,BC V6T 1Z4, Canada2 Norman B. Keevil Institute of Mining Engineering, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4,Canada; nadja.kunz@ubc.ca* Correspondence: jocelynfraser@shaw.ca; Tel.: +1-604-512-1951Received: 10 July 2018; Accepted: 9 August 2018; Published: 14 August 2018Abstract: With many of the world’s largest mines operating in jurisdictions of water scarcity,competition for water has become a frequent source of tension between mining companies and otherwater users. Water stewardship is, therefore, becoming an important strategy for the mining sector toaddress stakeholder concerns and earn social acceptance. Collaborative partnerships between miningand other water users are a necessary component of advancing water stewardship, but the attributesneeded to implement a successful water stewardship strategy are understudied. This paper addressesthis gap by examining two exploratory case studies in Peru and Mongolia, where collaborationhas been used as a strategy for promoting more sustainable outcomes in water-scarce regions.The findings suggest that while questions remain about who is best suited to lead collaborativepartnerships, trust in the entity responsible for leading collaborative partnerships (especially insituations of high conflict) and a willingness to allow each partner to play to their strengths are criticalattributes of success. We conclude that the outcome of collective action between mining companiesand other water users offers the potential to deliver both business and social value, and to advancemore sustainable water management.Keywords: water; mining; collaborative partnerships; stakeholder engagement; stewardship;sustainable development1. IntroductionThe Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Chang…
has type: Article
is shown at: 10.14288/1.0379523
language: eng
peer review status: Reviewed
provider: Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
publisher: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
publisher DOI: 10.3390/w10081081
rights: CC BY 4.0
rights URI: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
scholar level: Faculty
subject: Water
subject: Mining
subject: Collaborative partnerships
subject: Stakeholder engagement
subject: Stewardship
subject: Sustainable development
type: Text
identifier URI: http://hdl.handle.net/2429/70728