2nd North Western Province Chiefs Indaba

2nd North Western Province Chiefs Indaba

2ND NORTH WESTERN PROVINCE CHIEFS INDABA

Communique

The Royal Solwezi Hotel, Solwezi - 24th to 25th August 2020.

“Land, Environment and Accountable Mining.”

PREAMBLE

We, the Royal Highnesses of the North-Western province, particularly Mushindamo, Zambezi, Solwezi, Kalumbila, Kasempa, Mufumbwe, Manyinga, Kabompo, Zambezi, Mwinilunga and Ikeleng’e districts, met on the 24th and 25th of August 2020 under the auspices of Caritas Solwezi, Caritas Zambia, Non-Government Gender Organization Coordinating Council(NGOCC), Transparency International Zambia (TIZ), Foundation for Democratic Process (FODEP), Diakonia Zambia, Civil Society for Poverty Reduction (CSPR), Zambia Land Alliance (ZLA), Action Aid, Joint Country Programme (JCP), Extractive Industries Transparency Alliance (EITA), the Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA) - Zambia and the Jesuit Centre for Theological Reflections (JCTR) for a Provincial Chiefs Indaba, held under the theme “Land, Environment and Accountable Mining.” This year’s Chiefs Indaba presented an opportunity to make follow-ups on recommendations previously made and re-strategize, so as to come with best practices that encourage Equal Beneficiation and Meaningful, Sustainable Integral Development for all.

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