Summary Research Insight – early May 2020: Energy Access Challenges in the COVID 19 crisis: Is there a future for Extractives in the Energy Transitions era?” Abstract: Access to modern energy is key in addressing the global challenges including poverty,…
Summary Guest Research Insight – April 2020 “West African Electricity”. By: Gisela Granado, Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative Country Manager, supporting EITI implementation in Francophone West Africa
Summary March 2020 Insight – ‘Tainted minerals’ in the supply chain: Spotlight on Ghana: The focus of this Insight is on ‘tainted minerals’ in risk areas where rights abuse occurs in mining sites and how the Organisation for Economic Cooperation…
Summary February 2020 Insight – Land Access & Mining In Uganda: Key Issues for Policy-Makers: Access to land is essential for the successful operation of oil, gas, energy and mining projects. However, often a time, there are social, environmental and…
Summary This Insight analyses how different economic policies, peace, leadership and laws can lead to starkly different minerals-sector driven developmental outcomes even in countries that are very similar. For the case studies selected for this Insight, there are observed similar…
Summary Oil, gas and mineral resources – ‘extractives’ – can be used to drive public investments in infrastructure, health, education and other amenities. The key idea for policy-makers is ‘linkage’. Instead of viewing the extractives industry (EI) in isolation from…
Summary Guest Insight from Gisela Granado, EITI: 2-part Research Insight as follows: 1. Cryptocurrencies, mining and transparency; and 2. Understanding energy disputes between investors and States. This is the first of two collaborative, Guest Insights from this esteemed author. Editorial…
Summary As is well-known, hydrocarbons resources are finite. Once extracted they are put to use and cannot be replaced. So, what do governments do when faced with geological data that tells them their subsoil resources might reach a peak in…
Summary The Extractives Hub project supports enhanced energy and mining sectors governance, in particular in Ethiopia, Zambia, Uganda, Kenya, Sierra Leone, Ghana, Nigeria, Liberia, Afghanistan and Lebanon. This blog examines the gold mining sector in one of these countries, namely…