Stratos is a specialized management consulting firm which works to help businesses, governments and associations recognize and act on environmental, social and economic risks and opportunities. Today’s Presenters: Michael van Aanhout Stefan Reinecke Chairman, Stratos Inc. Manager, Stratos Inc. MvanAanhout@stratos-sts.com SReinecke@stratos-sts.com 613-241-1001 ext 243 613-241-1001 ext 234
Getting it Right Evolving Place-Based Approaches to Sustainable Resource Development Michael van Aanhout Stefan Reinecke Chairman | Stratos Inc. Manager| Stratos Inc. Conference Board of Canada Webinar Series September 18, 2014
a little context
Development ‘hotspots’ | |
In the news… IGNITING THE RING OF FIRE: NO ONE HAS A PLAN (Toronto Star, 2014) “ No one has assessed the overall opportunities and risks of Ring of Fire development. No one has prepared a considered vision of the desirable future for the region or how to get us there. And so far, none of the booster ribbon contestants has promised to try.” PEEL A ‘NO - GO ZONE:’ MINERS (Yukon News, 2014) “ The level of uncertainty for mining exploration in the Peel watershed couldn’t possibly be understated,” Samson Hartland, executive director of the Yukon Chamber of Mines. GROUP CALLS FOR GULF OF ST LAWRENCE OIL AND GAS MORATORIUM (CBC News, 2014) “The groups … insist a review panel and thorough public discussion on the issue be held across Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, P.E.I., New Brunswick and Quebec to consult with the communities and First Nations about the future of the Gulf of St. Lawrence .” PEMBINA REACTS TO TABLING OF THE LOWER ATHABASCA REGIONAL PLAN (Pembina Institute, 2012) “Through the Lower Athabasca Regional Plan, Premier Redford and Minister McQueen have made progress on Alberta’s commitment to responsible oil sands development.” PLANNING ORG UNVEILS FINAL DRAFT BLUEPRINT FOR NUNAVUT LAND USE (Nunatsiaq Online, 2014) “Harmonizing competing interests has been achieved by acknowledging that economic development and wildlife in many cases can co- exist”
things are changing
A brief history… There has been an evolution in the concepts, tools, and processes for assessment and decision making on major projects Nuclear Waste Management Beaufort Strategic / Organization – Willing Host Regional EA Regional Community Environmental Lower Assessment Royal Commission on Athabasca Aboriginal Peoples Regional Plan Traditional Free Yukon Environmental approaches to Prior and Berger and Socio-economic Traditional planning and Informed Inquiry Assessment Act Knowledge decision making Consent 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 Land use planning geographic phical scope: local/site impacts regional and cumulative impacts iss ssue ue scope: environmental socio-economic cultural who decides des: governments / industry Aboriginal people / communities
Mining lifecycle… in more detail Source: NRCan, 2013 Regional and Place-based Planning for Natural 8 May 29, 2014 | | Resource Development: Evolving Approaches
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an ideal approach
An ideal planning and decision making sequence settle outstanding standing land claims ms and other Abo Aborigin ginal rights ghts issue reach a prelimin minary y conse sens nsus us that mining or oil & gas development provides an acceptable/desired form of Project specific economic development regulatory land-us use planni nning ng – what can happen where process regional nal cumula lati tive effec ects ts assessment essment (baselines, forecasting, monitoring) Project A communi nity ty assessme essment nts s and visio sioni ning ng (preparedness Project assessments, community well-being studies) B Project C other regiona nal scale e analyses yses and engagement ent processes to address specific constraints to development (infrastructure gaps, education and training)
Community assessments Proacti tive commun munit ity-based ased approaches aches to managi aging ng an immine nent nt or pot oten ential tial stress ess/ / challen enge/ ge/ devel elopmen pment t opportu tunity nity Examples: mples: CanNor Community Readiness Initiative Community Resilience or Vulnerability Studies Community Project NWMO Community visioning exercises and well-being assessments Goal Goal Could d include: ude: Taking stock (valued socio-economic components) Visioning Identifying actions to build community capacity Informing engagement with government and the private sector and their potential roles: Government services Corporate community investment (shared value) Project design decisions (e.g. infrastructure configurations) | |
Regional analysis and engagement Many of the barriers to resource development and the approaches to managing impacts and maximizing benefits are region ional in nature. For example: Low population density calls for regional approaches to human resource challenges New transportation networks are needed, and require collaboration and coordination between stakeholders Climate change impacts and cumulative impacts of development demand regional engagement, environmental assessment and monitoring | |
Regional (and early!) engagement As community and stakeholder expectations grow (and are asserted), the value of early engagement is being demonstrated. • Avalon’s Nechalacho Project – exemplary early engagement • Northern Gateway – government was late at the table New and creative approaches to conducting and supporting engagement are less project-specific and more holistic. • Nunavik parnasimautik initiative • Alberta play-based regulation: area/subregional engagement to address impacts within an oil or gas play • Roles for government: engagement protocols, frameworks for equity participation (e.g. GNWT Land Use and Sustainability Framework) • NWMO site selection process for long-term nuclear waste repository: regional input into design of process, regional assessment step in implementation of process | |
Regional analysis and planning: Infrastructure The relati tively high h constr structi uction n and operati ting ng costs ts of northe thern rn and remot ote e projects cts (especia ecially in Nu Nunavut ut) can be d directl rectly y attribut ributed d to limit mited d transp nsportation tation infrastructur nfrastructure • Coordination and collaboration are essential - can’t go it alone • Lack of, or at least inconsistent, national infrastructure strategy. • Strategic long-range planning, where it occurs, happening in stove pipes • Barriers to collaboration: project feasibility, risk, changing project plans, mindset. What is the wa way forward? d? Who leads? • Government role in reducing risk (funding, reducing borrowing costs, planning and coordination, pre-approval of corridors) • But corporately-led collaborations also exist (Tibbitt to Contwoyto Winter Road) Other er consi sidera rati tion ons • Conventional P3 models difficult to execute in the north • Infrastructure models need to do a better job at recognizing social benefits
A pan-northern workforce • It all starts with the individual – whole-person approach and not just skills (e.g. mining skills) • Inherent value of education and training • Human capital can transcend region’s natural resource endowment (Faroe Islands) • Education and training in Aboriginal communities, especially in the context of Northern resource development, is an evolving area of practice • Desire to share practices and standardize across regions (e.g. Yukon and Alaska) • Collaboration between communities (mine training societies) and across the north Regional and Place-based Planning for Natural 16 | May 29, 2014 | Resource Development: Evolving Approaches
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