{"id":904,"date":"2014-06-17T16:06:27","date_gmt":"2014-06-17T23:06:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/maapps\/?p=904"},"modified":"2014-06-17T16:57:37","modified_gmt":"2014-06-17T23:57:37","slug":"904","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/maapps\/2014\/904\/","title":{"rendered":"Trip Roundup and Final Materials"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_911\" style=\"width: 630px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/maapps\/files\/2014\/06\/IMG_9913.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-911\" class=\"size-large wp-image-911\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/maapps\/files\/2014\/06\/IMG_9913-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"2014 Asia Pacific Policy Project Owrking Team with the Ambassador of Canada to Mongolia Photo: Christopher J. Carter\" width=\"620\" height=\"412\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/maapps\/files\/2014\/06\/IMG_9913-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/maapps\/files\/2014\/06\/IMG_9913-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/maapps\/files\/2014\/06\/IMG_9913-620x413.jpg 620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-911\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>The 2014 Asia Pacific Policy Project Working Team with the Ambassador of Canada to Mongolia \u00a0<\/strong> \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Photo: Christopher J. Carter<\/p><\/div>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #222222;\">Alexandre Bastien \/\/ June 17 ,2014<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>The experience of going to Mongolia was a wonderful opportunity to understand better this complex reality. Our group has been working for months on the way to improve transparency. However, seeing Ulaan Baator with all its contrast underline the importance to promote transparency.<\/p>\n<div style=\"color: #222222;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #222222;\">The city is indeed booming. The Blue Sky tower in front of the central square demonstrates this will to make the capital as modern as possible. Nevertheless, walking in the outskirt of the city illustrates the benefits&#8217; limits of the mining exploitation. Mongolia is a huge country with a small population. Thus, we all wish that it will follow Norway&#8217;s path and be able to raise the living condition of its whole population.<\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #222222;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #222222;\">\n<div id=\"attachment_913\" style=\"width: 630px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/maapps\/files\/2014\/06\/IMG_9971.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-913\" class=\"size-large wp-image-913\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/maapps\/files\/2014\/06\/IMG_9971-1024x426.jpg\" alt=\"The Boroo gold Mine in 150km north of the nations capital was one of the first major international  and today is active participant in EITI reporting.  Photo: Christopher J. Carter\" width=\"620\" height=\"257\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/maapps\/files\/2014\/06\/IMG_9971-1024x426.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/maapps\/files\/2014\/06\/IMG_9971-300x124.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/maapps\/files\/2014\/06\/IMG_9971-620x258.jpg 620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-913\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>The Boroo gold Mine in 150km north of the nations capital was one of the first major international and today is active participant in EITI reporting<\/strong>.<br \/>Photo: Christopher J. Carter<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #222222;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #222222;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #222222;\">Mongolia is a complex country with different reality but still with attaching people. Its mining resource could be an important tool to turn this nation into one of the richest in Asia. However, the path to success is not clear and Mongolia will have to find it own recipe for success.<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-903\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/maapps\/files\/2014\/06\/Mongolia-EITI-Infographic-724x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Mongolia EITI Infographic\" width=\"620\" height=\"876\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/maapps\/files\/2014\/06\/Mongolia-EITI-Infographic-724x1024.jpg 724w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/maapps\/files\/2014\/06\/Mongolia-EITI-Infographic-212x300.jpg 212w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/maapps\/files\/2014\/06\/Mongolia-EITI-Infographic-620x876.jpg 620w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/maapps\/files\/2014\/06\/Mongolia-EITI-Infographic.jpg 1750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Completed Materials as PDF Files<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/maapps\/files\/2014\/06\/Mongolia-Presentation-EITI-UBC-May-28th.pdf\">Presentation Slides (Mongolian Version)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/maapps\/files\/2014\/06\/Pamphlet_Mongolian-Version_Final1.pdf\">Pamphlet (Mongolian Version<\/a>)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Alexandre Bastien \/\/ June 17 ,2014 The experience of going to Mongolia was a wonderful opportunity to understand better this complex reality. Our group has been working for months on the way to improve transparency. However, seeing Ulaan Baator with all its contrast underline the importance to promote transparency. The city is indeed booming. 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