Governance of Africa's Resources: Publications
Governance of Africa's Resources: Publications
- Policy Briefings
- Occasional Papers
- Research Reports
- Opinion Editorials
- Diplomatic Pouch
- Other resources and links on resource governance
Policy Briefings
The DRC at 50: Confronting the Challenges of Peace and Territorial Consolidation
by Petrus de Kock
SAIIA Policy Briefing, No 22, August 2010
Will Oil Build or Break the Back of Ghana’s Democracy?
by Ross Harvey
SAIIA Policy Briefing, No 14, January 2010
Occasional Papers
Falling between the Cracks? Prospects for Environmental Litigation Arising from Oil Production in Southern Sudan
by Issac Yak Tutdel
SAIIA Occasional Paper, No 61, May 2010
Enhancing the Governance of Africa’s Oil Sector
by Douglas Yates
SAIIA Occasional Paper, No 51, November 2009
Forest Governance in Africa
by Simon Counsell
SAIIA Occasional Paper, No 50, October 2009
Digging Deep for Profits and Development? Reflections on Enhancing the Governance of Africa’s Mining Sector
by J Andrew Grant
SAIIA Occasional Paper, No 49, October 2009
Fishing for Sustainable Livelihoods in Angola: The Co-operative Approach
by Mari-Lise du Preez
SAIIA Occasional Paper, No 45, October 2009
China and Africa's Natural Resources: The Challenges and Implications for Development and Governance
by Chris Alden and Ana Cristina Alves
SAIIA Occasional Paper, No 41, September 2009
Political Economy Models of the Resource Curse: Implications for Policy and Research
by Ivar Kolstad and Arne Wiig
SAIIA Occasional Paper, No 40, September 2009
Natural Resource Governance, Boom and Bust: The Case of Kolwezi in the DRC
by Gregory Mthembu-Salter
SAIIA Occasional Paper, No 35, June 2009
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Research Reports
Securing a Social Licence to Operate? From Stone Age to New Age Mining in Tanzania
by Alison Goldstuck and Tim Hughes
SAIIA Research Report, No 7, February 2010
New Thinking on the Governance of Water and River Basins in Africa: Lessons from the SADC Region
by Anthony Turton
SAIIA Research Report, No 6, February 2010
Untangling the Nets: The Governance of Tanzania’s Marine Fisheries
by Mariam January and Honest Prosper Ngowi
SAIIA Research Report, No 5, February 2010
Seeing the Wood for the Trees: Forestry Governance in the DRC
by Mari-Lise du Preez and Kathryn Sturman
SAIIA Research Report, No 4, June 2009
Opinion Editorials
Zimbabwe: Failure to Act on Abuses Threatens Conflict Diamond Process
by Ross Harvey
Natural resource revenue governance – The EITI and South Africa
by Tim Hughes
Published in the Cape Times, 30 September 2009
Kenneth Good, ‘Diamonds, Dispossession and Democracy in Botswana’. Jacana Media, Johannesburg, 2009
by Tim Hughes
Published in the Cape Times
Seeing REDD:Why the bleeding heart of Africa is also a breathing lung of the world
by Mari-Lise du Preez
Published in the Cape Times, 23 March 2009
Poachers’ are often simply victims of poor policy
by Mariam January
Published in the Cape Times, 10 December 2008
Billions of Dollars Lost to Illegal Fishing in the SADC Region
by Mariam January
Published in the Cape Times, 10 December 2008
Book Review: Crude Continent – The struggle for Africa’s Oil Prize (Duncan Clarge, Profile Books, 2008)
by Tim Hughes
Published in the Cape Times, 10 December 2008
Resources sector slump will hit Africa, but offers chance to boost governance
by Cindy Kroon
Published in the Cape Times, 28 October 2008
Diplomatic Pouch
Will oil build or break Ghana's democracy?
by Ross Harvey
Diplomatic Pouch, 22 January 2010
The Congo Basin Forest Partnership: Together, Shaping the World of the Future
by Mari-Lise du Preez
Diplomatic Pouch, 18 November 2009
Other resources and links on resource governance
Resources at the Jan Smuts House Library
Jan Smuts House GARP Bibliography
Country Studies:
Angola
Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)
Amnesty International: DRC Report January 2007
Global Witness: Same Old Story A background study on natural resources in the Democratic Republic of Congo June 2004
Sudan
Tanzania
DfID: Tanzania Factsheet
China and Africa’s Resources
Centre for Chinese Studies: China’s Africa Policy January 2006
Centre for Chinese Studies: China’s Interests in Africa’s Infrastructure Sector
CNOOC: Social Responsibility Report 2005
Tralac: A possible SACU/China Free Trade Agreement (FTA): Implications for the South African Manufacturing sector
Ambassador Liu Guijin: 'China's Role in Meeting Africa's Developmental Needs'
Dr He Wenping: 'Engaging with NEPAD: A View from China'
Dr He Wenping: 'The Balancing Act of China’s Africa Policy'
Dr Chris Alden: 'Africa and China: the next phase'
Erica S. Downs: 'The Fact and Fiction of Sino-African Energy Relations
Sectors:
Mining & Minerals
Overview of mining and minerals
DDI: Accra Conference, October 27 – 30, 2005
DDI: A Different Kind of Diamond Mining
DDI: Background Paper on Macroeconomic Issues August 2005
DDI: Background Paper on Micro Development Issues August 2005
DDI: DEALING FOR DEVELOPMENT? A Study of Diamond Marketing and Pricing in Sierra Leone
EITI: Action Plan
EITI: Guide
EITI: Statement
Global Witness & Amnesty International: Déjà Vu - diamond industry still failing to deliver on promises
Global Witness: Evaluating the Effectiveness of the Kimberley Process
Kimberley Process Working Group on Monitoring Submission for the 2006 review of the KPCS
Background to the Kimberley Process
Final Communique, Kimberley Process Plenary November 6-9, 2006
WDC: The Essential Guide to Implementing the Kimberley Process
PAC: Diamond Industry Annual Review - Sierra Leone 2006
PAC: Killing Kimberley? Conflict Diamonds and Paper Tigers
SADC Mining Industry Review 2006
US GAO: Conflict Diamonds - Agency Actions Needed to Enhance Implementation of the Clean Diamond Trade Act
Dr Paul Jourdan: 'The Role of Extractive Industries in Fragile States in Africa'
Oil, Petroleum & Gas
Overview of oil, petroleum and gas
African Downstream: trends confirmed, as Majors review investments, local operators increase their role
Chad’s Oil: Miracle or Mirage? Following the Money in Africa’s Newest Petro-State
Financing African Oil & Gas Investments: Presentation to the Africa Oil & Gas Forum
NORAD: The Norwegian Oil for Development Initiative
ASRP: Oil, Arms and Violence in Africa
PFC Energy: IOCsand Sustainability
IMF: Political Economy of Oil-Revenue Sharing in a Developing Country: Illustrations from Nigeria
Timber & Logging
Overview of timber and logging
USAID: Conflict Timber: Dimensions of the Problem in Asia and Africa
Global Witness: Timber, Taylor, Soldier, Spy: How Liberia’s uncontrolled resource exploitation, Charles Taylor’s manipulation and the re-recruitment of excombatants are threatening regional peace
Amazon Institute for Environmental Research: Tropical Deforestation and Climate Change
Fisheries
Overview of fisheries
WWF: Ecological Risk Assessment: A Tool for Implementing an Ecosystem Approach for Southern African Fisheries
EU: Community action plan for the eradication of illegal,unreported and unregulated fishing
FAO: The State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture 2006
EarthTrends: Information Guide for Fisheries
World FishCenter: Fisheries and the Millennium Development Goals : Solutions for Africa
MRAG: Review of Impacts of Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing on Developing Countries
NEPAD: The NEPAD Action Plan for the Development of African Fisheries and Aquaculture
OECD: Making Sure Fish Piracy Doesn’t Pay
Issues:
Sustainability
Climate change
Christian Aid: The climate of poverty: facts, fears and hope
IPCC: Climate Change 2007: Mitigation of Climate Change
Friends of the Earth: Climate Change, Crisis and Southern Africa
Stern Review: The Economics of Climate Change
Nicholas Stern: 'What is the Economics of Climate Change?'
UNFCCC: Caring for Climate - A guide to the Climate Change Convention and the Kyoto Protocol
UNFCCC: Understanding Climate Change: A Beginner's Guide to the UN Framework Convention and the Kyoto Protocol
Working Group on Climate Change and Development: Africa – Up in smoke 2
Water stress
Evan Leonard: 'Uncharted Waters: Climate Change and Water Scarcity in Africa'
Energy security
Overview of energy security
“Intelligent” Property Practice through Energy Efficiency and Beyond
WBCSD: Facts and trends to 2050: Energy and climate change
BP: BP Statistical Review of World Energy June 2007
Conflict and Africa’s resources
Thematic Research:
‘An Oil Giant Reforms’ The Experience of South African Companies Doing Business in Nigeria
