2025 Agenda Sessions

Workshop 6 – Future-proofing communities

How can we leverage stakeholders’ respective perspectives, experiences, and expertise to chart pathways for future-proofing communities beyond mining? 

• Stakeholder perspectives: Unpacking what future-proofing communities means and does not mean from varying stakeholder perspectives. 
• Realistic or myth: Is it realistic and achievable to have alternative sustainable livelihoods outside mining for mining communities, particularly those whose economic driver is mainly mining? 
• Critical success factors: What would it really take to future-proof communities? Including critical success factors and the sustainability of potential opportunities outside of mining. 
• Leadership reflection: Reflecting and engaging on who should take the lead in the effort to future-proof communities 
• Actionable steps: Sharing current activities that show potential and could make a difference if scaled