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Civic space

Entrenchment of authoritarian governments and the radicalization of factions that oppose them has resulted in increased civil strife and violence, and a squeeze on civic space in the middle. This has ramifications for resource governance.
Entrenchment of authoritarian governments and the radicalization of factions that oppose them has resulted in increased civil strife and violence, and a squeeze on civic space in the middle. This has ramifications for resource governance.

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A Call to Action: Advancing Civic Space in the Extractive Sector
19 April 2022
The Resource Remix: Suneeta Kaimal and Joseph Asunka Discuss Democracy and Natural Resources in Africa in New Podcast
13 December 2021
NRGI Impact: Knitting the Fabric of Civil Society Activism in Tunisia (2013-2020)
Briefing
23 March 2022

    Publications

    Closing the Gap: Strengthening the Development and Implementation of Natural Resource Commitments in the Open Government Partnership

    13 November 2017

    Dos pasos adelante, un paso atrás: la Alianza para un Gobierno Abierto en México

    13 November 2017

    Two Steps Forward, One Step Back: the Open Government Partnership in Mexico

    13 November 2017

    A Agenda da Sociedade Civil frente às Indústrias Extrativas no Brasil

    11 August 2017

    La Agenda de la Sociedad Civil Frente a las Industrias Extractivas en Bolivia

    11 August 2017

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    News & Insights

    Moves to overhaul mining regime underway

    Graphic Online (Ghana)
    24 September 2019

    Faces of Open Government: Suneeta Kaimal

    Open Government Partnership
    23 August 2019

    Equatorial Guinea: Leading Human Rights Organization Forced to Shut Down, Despite Government Pledge to Improve Civil Society Participation and Join Global Oil and Gas Accountability Initiative

    Publish What You Pay
    22 July 2019

    Extractives Sector Reporters Face Immense Pressure and Ethical Challenges. They Need Support and Guidance

    Toyin Akinniyi
    19 April 2019

    Presenting the New and Improved ResourceProjects.org

    Hari Subhash
    26 March 2019

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    Beneficial ownership
    Mandatory payment disclosure
    Commodity prices
    Measurement of environmental and social impacts
    Contract transparency and monitoring
    Measurement of governance
    Coronavirus
    Open data
    Corruption
    Revenue management
    Economic diversification
    Revenue sharing
    Energy transition
    Sovereign wealth funds
    Gender
    State-owned enterprises
    Global initiatives
    Subnational governance
    Legislation and regulation
    Tax policy and revenue collection
    Licensing and negotiation

    Related events

    3ie and IEG Conference on Citizen Engagement and Accountable Government

    Event type: 
    Conference
    Monday, April 8, 2019 - 13:30
    Washington, D.C.

    Advancing Accountable Resource Governance in Asia Pacific 2019

    Event type: 
    Training
    Monday, September 30, 2019 - 09:00 to Saturday, October 5, 2019 - 18:00
    Yogyakarta, Indonesia

    Civil Society Innovation Fair at the World Bank Group/IMF Spring Meetings Civil Society Policy Forum

    Event type: 
    Conference
    Wednesday, April 18, 2018 - 13:00 to 17:00
    Washington, D.C.

    Fundar Launches First Annual Report on the Extractive Industries in Mexico

    Event type: 
    Discussion
    Tuesday, June 6, 2017 - 10:00 to 12:30
    Mexico City

    Harnessing Natural Resources for Development

    Event type: 
    Training
    Monday, August 13, 2018 - 08:00 to Friday, August 17, 2018 - 15:00
    Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

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      Beneficial ownership
      Civic space
      Commodity prices
      Contract transparency and monitoring
      Coronavirus
      Corruption
      Economic diversification
      Energy transition
      Gender
      Global initiatives
      Legislation and regulation
      Licensing and negotiation
      Mandatory payment disclosure
      Measurement of environmental and social impacts
      Measurement of governance
      Open data
      Revenue management
      Revenue sharing
      Sovereign wealth funds
      State-owned enterprises
      Subnational governance
      Tax policy and revenue collection
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      • Regional knowledge hubs
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      • Dem. Rep. of Congo
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