Publications

front page of report of impact assessment of EITI

Results measurement and impact assessment in EITI: a review of best and current practice

Published Date: 
May, 2020
Publisher: 
Christopher Wilson

As a prominent multi-stakeholder transparency initiative, the EITI has to take into account the diversity of implementing country circumstances and the divergent (and sometimes conflicting) expectations of different stakeholders. The unique nature of the initiative presents an opportunity to take a leadership role in establishing and communicating good practice in measuring results and impact.

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Bridging the gap: Recommendations on the transition to systematic transparency of extractives data

Published Date: 
February, 2020
Publisher: 
EITI Secretariat

[English] [French]

This expert report, authored by independent consultant Anwar Ravat, was originally commissioned to review the data assurance procedures used in EITI implementing countries and their cost, and to determine whether the use of Independent Administrators (AIs) safeguards the reporting of comprehensive and reliable data.

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NGOs as innovators in extractive industry governance. Insights from the EITI process in Colombia and Peru

Published Date: 
December, 2019
Publisher: 
Elsevier: The Extractive Industries and Society

This paper explores NGO participation within the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI), a multi-stakeholder governance arrangement focused on generating greater transparency in the governance of extractive industries, and in particular in fiscal arrangements around mining, oil and gas operations. Using the cases of Peru and Colombia, we examine what motivates NGO participation in EITI, how NGOs have pursued innovations within EITI, the extent to which they have succeeded in achieving their goals, and the factors limiting or shaping their achievements.

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Introduction and first page of World Bank Group Governance note

EITI as an instrument of fiscal transparency and accountability: A case study of two FCV countries

Published Date: 
October, 2019
Publisher: 
The World Bank

"Transparency and accountability in sector governance are basic and essential requirements to leverage the extractives (oil, gas, and mining) sector as an engine of economic growth in fragility, conflict, and violence (FCV) affected settings. Enabling them involves two vital steps. Transparency requires obtaining or publishing relevant and actionable data about sector governance. Accountability involves having the data to support responsible, efficient, and informed sector governance.

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Rapport d'étude: Validation des pays de mise en oeuvre de la Norme ITIE 2016 en Afrique Francophone

Published Date: 
October, 2019

La présente étude, préparé par M. Michel Bissou, offre un outil complémentaire aux initiatives déjà en cours en matière d’évaluation de l’impact de la mise en œuvre de l’ITIE. Il s’est agi en effet, à travers le calcul d’Indices de conformité à la Norme ITIE (ou Indices ITIE), d’apprécier, d’une part le bilan et les enjeux des premières Validations sur la mise en œuvre de la Norme ITIE 2016 en Afrique Francophone, d’autre part, d’entrevoir les perspectives de la mise en œuvre de la Norme ITIE 2019.

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Multi-Stakeholder Initiatives: Lessons Learned

Published Date: 
October, 2018
Publisher: 
United States Agency for International Development

Multi-Stakeholder Initiatives (MSIs) are voluntary partnerships between governments, civil society, and the private sector that have emerged over the last 15 years to address development challenges collaboratively, entrench democratic practices, and strengthen regulatory frameworks. MSIs operate on the premise that governance outcomes can be improved by increased transparency and enhanced stakeholder participation in policy reforms.

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Peer Pressure and Peer Learning in Multi-Stakeholder Initiatives

Published Date: 
September, 2018
Publisher: 
United States Agency for International Development

This report examines three prominent Multi-Stakeholder Initiatives (MSIs) – the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM), Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) and Open Government Partnership (OGP) through the dual lenses of peer learning and peer pressure. The term “peers” implies a degree of equality between the participating parties. Peer review is defined as examinations that are systematic in their nature, of a state by another state(s), specifically designated institutions or a combination of the two. In MSIs, peer reviews are premised on mutual trust, non-confrontation,

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Multi-Stakeholder Initiatives in Africa

Published Date: 
September, 2018
Publisher: 
United States Agency for International Development

 – Case Studies of the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM), Open Government Partnership (OGP) and the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) in Ghana, Liberia, Sierra Leone and Tanzania 

This report examines four African states (Ghana, Liberia, Sierra Leone, and Tanzania), and their membership in three multi-stakeholder initiatives: the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM), the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI), and the Open Government Partnership (OGP).

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Multi-Stakeholder Initiatives: What Have We Learned?

Published Date: 
September, 2018
Publisher: 
United States Agency for International Development

 An Overview and Literature Review 

This report reviews literature on three Multi-Stakeholder Initiatives (MSIs) – the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM), the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) and the Open Governance Partnership (OGP) – to provide an overview of how each MSI function and evaluate the extent to which each has impacted policy and governance issues thus far.

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Extractive Industries - The Management of Resources as a Driver of Sustainable Development

Published Date: 
May, 2018
Publisher: 
United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER)

Edited by Tony Addison and Alan Roe

Brings together contributions from experts in the field from a wide variety of backgrounds to provide an authoritative view on each topic

Covers the economic dimensions of extractives and development, as well as their social and environmental impacts

Offers realistic recommendations to improve the extractives sector role in development

Delivers an objective and balanced steer on a variety of often contentious issues

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