Mozambique: Extractive industries need monitoring – NGO

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Mozambique: Extractive industries need monitoring – NGO

9:32 CAT | 16 Aug 2019

Picture: IDM

The Extractive Industry Sector Transparency Initiative (EITI) in Mozambique has advocated for the training of national experts for monitoring the exploitation of natural resources so the country can take advantage of these assets.

“If the country is unable to monitor the exploitation, natural resources could be depleted and Mozambicans would remain poor,” said EITI coordinator Isabel Chivambe, quoted in a statement released on Wednesday.

The press release summarised the results of a seminar on the extractive industry held by the Institute for Multiparty Democracy (IDM), a Mozambican civil society organisation, on Tuesday.

The complexity and dynamics of the extractive industry demand greater and better preparation of Mozambican officials for inspection said Isabel Chivambe.

“Political actors, civil society and cooperation partners should focus on training, so that the monitoring of the exploitation of natural resources is done properly,” the EITI coordinator said.

Mozambique, she continued, is rich in legislation and the entities that look after the sector are open to provide information to any citizen who requests it.

“The extractive sector is bringing about major changes in the country and the approaches that are made must be accompanied by data and sources,” added Isabel Chuvambe.

Isabelchuvmbe.txopela — *Picture: Jornal Txopela*

The EITI is a replica in Mozambique of an international mechanism that promotes transparency in the extractive sector in the world and is made up of government and civil society entities.

Source: Lusa