Civil society: we’re no angels
Alim Remtulla writes about the recent questioning regarding Greg Mortenson’s “Three Cups of Tea”.
Tag: Transparency
Paul Collier: Curse of Natural Resources
Oxford Professor Paul Collier talks about the natural resource curse and makes suggestions on how to overcome it.
People – Oil – Policy: playing between welfare and curse
“What we are currently thinking about is how to avoid the resource curse through two things, first, how to make oil and gas revenues transparent, and second, how to increase citizen’s participation in sustainable development planning” says Kunarto Marzuki. Best practices from Indonesia.
EITI – Making Resources Work for People
The Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative explains its approach of putting transparency and accountability at the center of resource management. Several examples display that these crucial factors lead the way for the wellbeing of citizens in resource-rich countries.
Peter Sutherland, Chairman of the Board, BP: “Transparency seems to me to make a lot of sense both politically as a former politician as well as in terms of business.”
The African Leadership and Progress Network
The African Leadership and Progress Network lists numerous links, studies and so forth on the correlation of governance and resources.
Publish What You Pay (PWYP)
Publish What You Pay (PWYP) is a global network of civil society organisations that are united in their call for oil, gas and mining revenues to form the basis for development and improve the lives of ordinary citizens in resource-rich countries.
Kimberley Process
The Kimberley Process (KP) is a joint governments, industry and civil society initiative to stem the flow of conflict diamonds – rough diamonds used by rebel movements to finance wars against legitimate governments.
The Natural Resource Charter
This Charter is a set of principles for governments and societies on how to best harness the opportunities created by natural resources for development.
The Revenue Watch Institute
The Revenue Watch Institute is a non-profit policy institute and grantmaking organization that promotes the effective, transparent and accountable management of oil, gas and mineral resources for the public good.
Corruptions Perception Index 2010
The CPI by Transparency International ranks almost 200 countries by their perceived levels of corruption, as determined by expert assessments and opinion surveys.
Global Witness: campaigning to avoid the resource curse
Global Witness carries out investigations, overt and covert, to advocate for policy change in the resource sector.
