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2007, Office of the Compliance Advisor/Ombudsman (CAO) | The World Bank Group

Building on the previous two monographs, which examine the formation and first steps of the Mesa and the independent water study that it oversaw, this monograph focuses on challenges and lessons learned from 2004 to 2006, as the Mesa sought to become independent of the CAO. The perspectives of a broad range of Mesa participants and observers form the basis of the analysis. By February 2006, after several efforts to transition to independence from the CAO, the Mesa opted to discontinue - at least temporarily - until separate funding and leadership could be identified.
The monograph is divided into two chapters. The first provides background on the history and context of the mine, the community-mine relationship, and the earlier work of the Mesa. The second explores the challenges that the Mesa and the CAO team confronted at various stages of the Mesa’s later evolution, the actions taken to overcome these challenges, and the lessons learned.