Natural Resource Governance Institute – advancing good governance in resourcerich countries

-    Transition Mineral Good Governance: Drive systemic change to reduce harms from mining and to ensure equitably benefit for people from the responsible scale up of transition minerals necessary to avert global climate change;

-    Fossil Fuel Transition: Build inclusive economies that end dependence on fossil fuel extraction and advance a just energy transition for citizens;

-    Sustainable Revenue Management: Manage revenues from extraction accountably, in line with citizen priorities.

Risultati principali attesi:  

-    Application of NRGI’s anti-corruption diagnostic tool in DRC, Guinea and Chile;

-    Development of guidance materials and publications that support EITI stakeholders to become more effective anticorruption actors in DRC, Guinea and Chile; 

-    Monitoring of government decisions, beneficial ownership and corruption risks in selected NRGI priority countries;

-    Comparative action-research on just transitions for coalmining dependent regions in Colombia;

-    Support to national oil companies in Ghana and Mexico to build energy transition plans and investment strategies focusing on decarbonisation and diversification;

-    At the overall policy level, NRGI aims to develop a global benchmark for a just transition in resource-rich developing countries, building on its Resource Governance Index.

Risultati fasi precedenti:  

-    Report published that explores the risks the energy transition brings for National Oil Companies and governments reliant on oil revenues;

-    NRGI’s report on resource-backed loans was well received by the international policy community;

-    NRGI continued to generate ideas and spark public dialogue regarding the opportunities and challenges related to the energy transition pathways of resource-rich countries; 

-    NRGI published the first-ever corruption diagnostic tool focusing on the extractive sector, helping relevant actors to conduct evidence-based and inclusive assessments of extractive sector corruption risks;

-    NRGI also published the 2021 edition of its flagship Resource Governance Index, assessing the governance of extractive sectors in 18 countries;

-    Given its successul engagement at country level (e.g. in DRC, Mongolia), NRGI will expand its assistance to resource-rich developing countries, linking global policy work with a strong operational presence on the ground;

-    In future, more emphasis shall be placed on generating data that are demand-driven and crucial for policy-making.

-    Coordination with AFM/SECO/SIF in the context of the Interdepartmental Platform on Resources; IISD/IGF (SDCsupported project “The future of resource taxation”)

-    Integrated Embassies or Cooperation Offices in SDC/SECO partner countries