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Welcome
The Natural Resources Cluster (oil, gas and mining sector) of the
World Bank's Business Partners for Development programme was operative
from 1998 to 2002. The $3 million action research programme produced
practical examples, based on 'focus projects' around the world, of how
three-way partnerships involving companies, government authorities and
civil society organisations can be a more effective means of reducing
social risks and promoting community development. Working in different
countries and at different stages of project development the performance
of these 'tri-sector partnerships' was systematically tested in terms of
both business benefit and development impact.
Warner, M. and Sullivan, R. (2004) Eds
Putting Partnerships to Work: Strategic Alliances for Development between Government, the Private Sector and Civil Society
London: Greenleaf Publishing
Warner, M. (2003)
The New Broker, Brokering Partnerships for Development
London: Overseas Development Institute
Meeting the Challenges
Specifically, the aim was to explore the role of tri-sector partnerships in providing answers to the unresolved social management and sustainable development challenges confronting non-renewable natural resource (oil, gas and mining) projects. The initiative looked for creative ways in which these partnerships can:
- promote more equitable and visible economic development in the region of operation;
- 'pool' resources, skills and experience to increase the quality, reach and sustainability of local public services - health, education, water supply, housing water disposal etc;
- encourage local business activity and leave an economic legacy independent of the oil, gas or mining business;
- improve the quality of resettlement and income restoration programmes;
- deliver effective community development in situations of violent conflict;
- overcome weak capacities in civil society and local government.
Building Practical Examples
The Focus
projects offered an opportunity to 'learn-by-doing'. To this end the
programme worked with project and local stakeholders to:
- identify where tri-sector partnerships might contribute the greatest 'added value' to what the parties can achieve alone;
- facilitate agreement between prospective partners on objectives, roles and responsibilities in areas such as health care, education, employment, business enterprise, training and environmental management;
- build capacity to enable tri-sector partnerships to be effective and durable;
- and learn lessons from the impact of the partnerships on social investment and sustainable development.
The
Deliverables
On this web-site you will find all the results of the programme, including:
- evidence
of the business case and development case for tri-sector partnerships;
- detailed
analytical case-studies from around the world;
- good
practice guidance notes;
- tools
and training materials to assist in the exploration, building
and maintenance of partnerships;
- examples
of the different components of the partnering process:
ToRs, Partnering Agreements and performance monitoring reports.
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