A weekly digest of activity on GOXI
“How do we know when a [multi-stakeholder initiative] is the right approach? How do we gauge their effectiveness? What makes one more successful than another?” These are the questions posed by Michael Jarvis as he highlights a broad discussion by some of the leading practitioners.
One well-known multi-stakeholder initiative, EITI, reflects on its own overall progress and its effectiveness in communications.
Jillian Lilico shares tips on how to localize content while the president of the Inter-American Development Bank shares tips with ICMM CEOs on making mining a development engine.
And the Peruvian Chapter of Transparency International shares a video on the effects of illegal/informal mining in the ‘Madre de Dios’ region.
These and many more on GOXI.
New GOXIans - Welcome
Wangui Kimotho; Programme Manager East Africa - IHRB; Nairobi, Kenya
Florence Macagne Manegdeg; Community Volunteer - Kasiyana Peace and Healing Initiatives; Baguio City, Philippines
Eng. Noel Baraka; Mines Inspector - Ministry of Energy and Minerals; Dar es Salaam, Republic of Tanzania
Bremen Leak; Communications Officer - Revenue Watch Institute-Natural Resources Charter; New York, NY, USA
Ishara Davey; Program and Policy Officer - DFAT; ACT, Australia
Catherine Lyombe; Executive Director - Extractive Interstakeholders' Forum; Dar es Salaam, Republic of Tanzania
Marco Boggero; PhD Candidate - Johns Hopkins; Washington, DC
Misha Wolsgaard-Iversen; Senior Policy Advisor & Program Manager Latin America - IBIS; Copenhagen, Denmark
Godwin Sebil Bade-Daamir; Manager - Barclays Ghana Ltd; Accra, Ghana
Julian Owusu-Abedi; Senior Reporter - The New Crusading Guide; Accra, Ghana
Eleanor Flowers; Executive Officer - DFAT; ACT, Australia
Charlotte Bisley; Managing Director - Social Clarity; Melbourne, Australia
New Posts
Development of model mineral policy for Africa (DRAFT1) - Dr Antipas Massawe - Read
Ghana Chamber of Mines wants VAT removed - Seibik Burgri - Read
Kenya plans sovereign wealth fund for potential oil money - Eugene Obiero - Read
US advisory group warns African economies on over-reliance on oil and gas - Eugene Obiero - Read
Peruvian ASM / illegal / informal mining investigation - Alan Wolfe - Read
New research: How to chart a new social compact for mining sector in South Africa - Ross Harvey - Read
President of the Inter-American Development Bank presents to ICMM CEOs on mining as a development engine - ICMM - Read
National hydrocarbon accounting: a new methodology for oil-rich countries - Lee Bailey - Read
Protestors and UN report test Peru's new indigenous peoples' consultation law - Emily Greenspan - Read
Malawi’s first tripartite elections: Mining in the party manifestos - Mining in Malawi - Read
OUT NOW: Launch of our first online EITI Progress Report - EITI - Read
EITI implementation in Mongolia - article in The Guardian - Norma Garza - Read
5 things we learned about communicating EITI in Pointe-Noire - Alice Powell - Read
Top five tips on developing a local content policy - Jillian Lilico - Read
Social Investments is not CSR, extractives reminded - Seibik Bugri - Read
Invitation for bids: Rehabilitation of Geological Data Centre, Ministry of Mining, Government of Malawi - Mining in Malawi - Read
Multistakeholder initiatives - When, What, Why? - Michael Jarvis - Read
Events
Upcoming Event
Hispafrica: Invites for speakers and collaborators; Las Palmas; End of June , 2014 - RSVP
RWI: Fellowship Program; Stavanger, Norway; September 15, 2014 - RSVP
SDSG, IISD and World Bank: Training Seminar on the Negotiations of Mine Development Agreements; Arusha; May 26-30, 2014 - RSVP
Synergy Global: Training course - The Hardest Job in the Business - Dealing with the Extractive Industry's Negative Impacts; Johannesburg, South Africa; June 9-13, 2014 - RSVP
Queen's University: Forum on Community Relations in the Extractive Sector; Toronto, Canada; August 18-29, 2014 - RSVP
Synergy Global & University of Witwatersrand: Certificate Programme - Community Relations Practice in the Extractive Industry: Management of Community Benefits and Partnerships; Johannesburg, South Africa; August 25-29, 2014 - RSVP
IAIA: Special Symposium for Resettlement; Kruger National Park, South Africa; October 20-24, 2014 - RSVP
Remember: GOXIans are everywhere
Jobs and More
Deep Sea Project: Legal Advisor - Suva, Fiji - Apply by June 8, 2014
Commonwealth: Director - Governance & Natural Resources - Apply by June 9, 2014
The Carter Center: Fiscal and Legal Trainings Assistant for DRC Mining Governance: Short Term and Program Manager for Mining Governance Consultant at Carter Center in DRC - Apply
Artisanal Gold Council: Public Health Field Officer - Artisanal Gold Council - Apply
Tetra Tech ARD: Various Positions - Asia, Africa, Latin America/Caribbean - Apply
OGEL: Call for Papers - Dispute Resolution from a Corporate Perspective - Submit by July 31
Adam Smith: Experienced Project Manager, Extractive Industries Governance - Apply
Oxfam: EI and Governance Researcher at Oxfam America in Washington, DC - Apply
Remember: Post a job as a blog and we'll do the rest
Featured Company - Lukoil
With 2.3 million barrels of oil equivalent per day, Lukoil is ranked the 16th biggest oil company in the world by production by Forbes. The company was formed in 1991 from the merger of three state-run companies and it is now Russia's second largest oil company and the second largest publicly-traded non-state oil company in the world by proven reserves. Fully integrated with exploration, refining and distribution, the company is headquartered in Moscow, with operations in 40 countries.
The 'featured' section is based on content submitted by members/organizations or information from public sources and should therefore not be taken as an endorsement by the authors of the Weekly GOXI.
Beyond GOXI: Books, News, Papers and Reports
Billions of barrels-worth of shale oil found in southern England - British Geological Survey via Mining.com - Read
The World's first Fairmined Palme d'Or - Alliance for Responsible Mining - Read
Will carbon capture and storage ever make fossil fuels safe? - The Guardian - Read
Ghana to suspend issuing new gold-prospecting permits - Reuters - Read
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