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Transparency, Accountability, Governance and the Extractive Industries Carlos Monge Latin America Regional Office Revenue Watch Institute March 2014

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Transparency, Accountability, Governanceand the Extractive Industries

Carlos MongeLatin America Regional OfficeRevenue Watch Institute

March 2014

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The Basic Concepts

Transparency

Citizens access to public 

information

Transparency and access to 

information laws

Xx countries in Latin America

Other mechanisms

For example the Peruvian SIAF 

and XXX

Peru´s SIAF

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The Basic Concepts

Accountability

Governments explain their 

actions to citizens

Indirect mechanisms

Executive reports to the Congress

Direct mechanisms

Executive reports to the Citizens

Peru´s regional and local audiences

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The Basic Concepts

Governance

Who are the stakeholders

Minister of Energy and Mines

Minister of the Economy

Minister of the Environment

Minister of Fisheries

Minister of Culture

Regional government

Local government

Social organizations & interest  groups

Citizens at large

How they participate in 

decision making

Sector / Territorial Governance

Checks and Balances within the Extractive Sector

Ministry Making policy

National oil CompanyEngaging in production / 

processing, commercialization

Regulatory Agency Overseeing the process

Congress Legislating and overseeing

Checkd and Balances within the Territory

Same as above

Sub national government

Local populations

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Governance

•General Situation and Challenges•Ministers of Economy and of Hydrocarbons and Mining dominating over Ministers of Environment and Indigenous Populations

• The Peru mining concessions example•Current•Concessions are given by request as the first step of the process

•Proposed•Concessions are given by request as 4th step of the process, after• Zonning and territorial planning•Consultation with local populations•Negotiating with the interested party

Governance in the 

extractive sector in Latin 

America

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Transparency and AccountabilityLA in the Resource Governance Index

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Transparency and AccountabilityLA in the Resource Governance Index

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Transparency and AccountabilityLA in the Open Government Partnership

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Transparency and AccountabilityLA in the Open Government Partnership

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EITI Global Membership Today

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EITI in Latin America Today

Slow start

Between 2004 and 2012 Peru was the only member

Catching up

Peru is compliant

Guatemala, Honduras and T&T are candidates

Guatemala up for 

validation

T&T asking for 

extension for 

validation

Colombia preparing candidacy

Suriname interested in candidacy

Mexico discussing the matter

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EITI New Rules

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Transparency and AccountabilityThe Peru EITI

History and Current StatusLaunched 2004

Formalized 2005

First Report 2009

Second Report 2011

Third Report 2014

Lessons Learned

Not easy to add value to an already transparent situation

Importance of the process

Limitations•Government with no political will to go beyond minimum•Some companies resist public dissemination of fully disaggregated information•Civil society involved is too weak to press in the public opinion

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Transparency and AccountabilityThe Peru EITI ‐ Challenges

Implement new rules and recommendations• Full disaggregation• Contracts and concessions

• Social expenditures

Implement sub national EITI 

processes focused on rent 

distribution and management

Broaden the agenda• Environmental issues• Procedures• Decisions• Data