Communautés et petites mines artisanales

OBS: Selon le programme international Communautés et petites mines artisanales (CASM), financé par la Banque mondiale ainsi que par plusieurs donateurs, au moins 20 millions de personnes réparties dans près de 50 pays du monde travaillent dans des mines artisanales, et la survie de 100 autres millions de personnes en dépend.

OBS: The Communities and Small-scale Mining (CASM) initiative was launched in 2001, in response to a critical need for integrated, multi-disciplinary solutions to the complex social and environmental challenges facing ASM communities, and improved coordination between those working in this sector. CASM is a global networking and coordination facility with a stated mission to “to reduce poverty by improving the environmental, social and economic performance of artisanal and small-scale mining in developing countries.” CASM is currently chaired by the UK's Department for International Development and is housed at the World Bank headquarters in Washington, D.C.