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impacts over the operations period. As such, the impact will be reduced to
insignificant.
8.9.3 Decommissioning
Implementation of measures to build the local and regional economy and
develop sustainable alternative employment and livelihood opportunities will
help to minimise or prevent a significant decline in population following the
end of the Project. While some outmigration, particularly of foreign
workforce, is to be expected, the residual impact of this on demographics will
be insignificant - minor.
8.10 IMPACTS TO CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS
8.10.1 Construction
The following mitigation measures are recommended to minimise impacts to
cultural institutions during the construction phase:
• Develop and implement a Local Employment Strategy to maximize local
employment during the construction phase;
• 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;
• Ensure that traditional leaders are formally involved in the Project
development process;
• Establish a grievance mechanism for communities that allows residents to
communicate concerns and have them addressed in a timely and effective
manner;
• Ensure that sacred sites are identified well in advance of construction and
are relocated and re-established in close consultation with traditional
religious leaders making sure that religious leaders are fully engaged
throughout the process. There shall be appropriate monitoring to ensure
stakeholders are adapting;
• Ensure an appropriate implementation of the recommendations made
under the implementation framework of the RAP. Carry out the RAP and
implement proposed mitigation measures; and
• The mitigation measures associated with the Impacts to Cultural Heritage
are set out in an outline PCR Plan which will need to form a new and
separate annexe to the ESIA. The Project will prepare a full and detailed
PCR plan prior to commencement of construction based upon this outline
plan.
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