Events

Enhancing the Developmental Potential of Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining.

On June 7-8, USAID, The Diamond Development Initiative (DDI), and the World Bank's Communities and Small-Scale Mining (CASM) program held a conference on diamonds and development, entitled "Enhancing the Developmental Potential of Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining" at the World Bank in Washington, D.C. The conference featured numerous panels with experts from around the world on subjects such as formalization of and regulatory structures for artisanal mining, land tenure/property rights, livelihoods and social welfare, and environmental issues. There was also discussion of how artisanal mining impacts and intersects with industry sectors further downstream.

Public speeches, documents and presentations

Alfred Lahi Gbabai.pdf
Dorothee Gizenga (Speech).pdf
June 7 - Gavin Hilson.pdf
June 7 - Paulo de Sa.pdf
June 7 - Tim Fella.pdf
Panel 1 - Fatou Gaye.pdf
Panel 2A - Christina Villegas.pdf
Panel 2A - Jane Dennison.pdf
Panel 2A - Terah DeJong.pdf
Panel 2B - Gavin Hilson.pdf
Panel 2B - Peter G. Chirico.pdf
Panel 3B - Lahra Liberti.pdf
Panel 4A - Javier Aguilar.pdf
Panel 4B - Genevieve Ennis Hume.pdf
Development Conference Readout.pdf

Declarations and decisions

2005 KP Moscow Declaration on Improving Internal Controls over Alluvial Diamond Production