RG-T2496 : Promoting Transparency and Sustainability in Extractive Industries

The TC will finance the preparation of three specific products: (i) a digital Regional Resource Map, including layers on mineral and hydrocarbon reserves, extractive projects, and environmentally sensitive areas; (ii) Extractive Sector Dossiers for at least five LAC countries (i.e. Colombia, Mexico, Peru, Chile, and Guatemala), including a detailed assessment of the current regulatory and legal framework, updated information on prevailing institutional structure and relevant actors, and key current and historical sectoral variables to support governance strengthening activities, and (iii) an Analytical Framework, serving the systematic identification of opportunities and barriers for promoting transparency and sustainability in the governance of the extractive industries in member countries.