Blogs tagged: Extractive Industries
Monitoring Extractive Industries in Conflict-Affected States
This is a joint posting with Michelle Swearingen.
Are Tensions over Oil Transportation Threatening a Delicate Peace between the Two Sudans?
Negotiations between the two Sudans have stalled because of a seemingly intractable disagreement over pipeline charges. Khartoum expects to receive rough
Subsidies and Suffering in Nigeria: Exploring Conflict-Sensitive Economic Policy in Fragile States
The Nigerian government’s decision to remove all subsidies on domestic fuel prices more than doubled the price of domestic fuel and elicited an immediate response from the population. T
Developing a Value Chain Approach for Peacebuilding in Resource-Rich Fragile States
Friction between extractive industry firms and local communities over actual or assumed grievances is a major conflict trigger in resource-rich fragile states. Examples would include displace
Lifting the Veil? What Can We Learn from EITI Reports?
The Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative, (EITI) launched in 2002, now has 35 participating countries that have committed to publish annual, independently verified reports on all mining, o
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