June 2007, Office of the Compliance Advisor/Ombudsman (CAO) | The World Bank Group
This monograph is divided into two chapters. The first covers the history and context of the mine and the community-mine relationship, the initial complaints filed with the CAO, and a description of the mercury spill and its immediate aftermath. The second explores the major challenges that the Mesa and the CAO team confronted at various stages of the Mesa’s early evolution and the actions taken to overcome these challenges. It also presents lessons learned, which are drawn from both the successes and shortcomings of the Mesa.
The information and stakeholders’ perspectives that inform the monographs in this series were gathered from project documentation and more than 60 interviews with Mesa stakeholders (participants, as well as outside observers), project staff, and consultants in Peru and the United States conducted between October 2004 and March 2006. The recounted perspectives are not intended to be fully comprehensive; rather, they are a representative sample of the spectrum of stakeholder opinions toward the Mesa. Without a doubt, there are more voices to be heard and understood.
The information and stakeholders’ perspectives that inform the monographs in this series were gathered from project documentation and more than 60 interviews with Mesa stakeholders (participants, as well as outside observers), project staff, and consultants in Peru and the United States conducted between October 2004 and March 2006. The recounted perspectives are not intended to be fully comprehensive; rather, they are a representative sample of the spectrum of stakeholder opinions toward the Mesa. Without a doubt, there are more voices to be heard and understood.
