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8.9.2 Operation
The extent of the impact will remain the same, as will the duration. However,
the scale will have been reduced and local sensitivities taken into
consideration to manage impacts over the construction period. As such, the
negative residual impact will be reduced to minor.
The following mitigation and management measures are recommended to
reduce the potential impact on demographics during the operations phase of
the Project:
• Develop camp and workforce management protocols. Ensure that these are
clearly communicated to all workforce (both Azura and contractors) and
ensure that measures are strictly enforced;
• Wherever possible, prioritise local employment for the operations phase
workforce;
• Develop a transparent recruitment process for the operations workforce,
and ensure that this is clearly communicated to all potential workforce in
advance of the operations phase, in order to manage expectations and
opportunistic influx; and
• Establish a grievance mechanism for communities that allow residents to
communicate concerns and have them addressed in a timely and effective
manner.
Mitigation of impacts to demographic profile involves facilitating parallel
development of industry and livelihood opportunities in the Project area.
These alternatives must not be dependent on the Project, in order for them to
continue after the Project has been decommissioned. Specific
recommendations include:
• Facilitate Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) development in the local
communities and surrounding region;
• Invest in infrastructure development that can provide long-term benefit to
the communities;
• Identify and facilitate training opportunities for local workforce to
participate in other job sectors; and
• Support sustainable development and implementation of new technologies
in local agricultural production.
With the implementation of these mitigation measures, the extent of the
impact will remain the same, as will the duration. However, the scale will
have been reduced and local sensitivities taken into consideration to manage
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