Climate and Natural Resources
CMI research examines the political economy of natural resource extraction covering both renewable and extractive sectors.
Current projects

Aug 2020 - Dec 2023
The political economy of river sand mining in South Asia

Apr 2023 - Dec 2023
Norad Evaluation of REDD+ Civil Society Support
Completed projects

Aug 2018 - Mar 2023
Targeting Natural Resource Corruption (TNRC)

Feb 2015 - Dec 2019
Norwegian energy companies abroad

Jul 2014 - Dec 2019
Tanzania as a Future Petro-State: Prospects and Challenges

Oct 2017 - Oct 2019
Green economy, low carbon development and international climate change policy

May 2014 - Apr 2019
Tanzania as a future Petro-State (component 2 Mining)

Jul 2018 - Sep 2018
Third Independent Review of the Indonesia-Norway Cooperation on REDD+

Oct 2017 - Feb 2018
Corruption and the illegal caviar trade

Nov 2017 - Nov 2017
Corruption and Commodity Trading

Sep 2015 - Apr 2016
Reducing corrupt practices in environmental decision-making

Sep 2015 - Oct 2015
Corruption, corruption prevention and good governance in the petroleum sector

Jan 2011 - Dec 2014
Poverty and entrepreneurship

Jan 2011 - Dec 2014
Diversification of the Angolan economy

Oct 2014 - Oct 2014
Corruption, corruption prevention and good governance in the petroleum sector

Nov 2011 - Oct 2014
REDD Integrity

Jan 2011 - Jan 2014
CEIC-CMI Angola Programme (phase 2)

Jun 2013 - Dec 2013
Using Corruption Risk Assessments for REDD+ - An Introduction for Practitioners

Jan 2011 - Dec 2013
Governance and FDI in Bangladesh: A global perspective

Jun 2010 - Dec 2013
Bangladesh: Inclusive growth and good governance

Sep 2013 - Nov 2013
Corruption, corruption prevention and good governance in the petroleum sector

May 2013 - Jun 2013
Concept note on Training on Governance in the Petroleum Sector

May 2010 - May 2013
Contested Powers: Towards a Political Anthropology of Energy in Latin America

Oct 2012 - Nov 2012
Training programme "Understanding the petroleum sector challenges"

Oct 2012 - Nov 2012
Corruption, corruption prevention and good governance in the petroleum sector

Aug 2010 - Dec 2010
The Construction Transparency Initiative (CoST)

Feb 2010 - Dec 2010
Nigeria: Norwegian Support of Good Governance

Feb 2008 - Dec 2010
CEIC - CMI Cooperation Programme

Jan 2008 - Dec 2010
Micro credit for Sustainable Development in Angola

Jan 2008 - Dec 2010
Comparative Corporate Strategies

Jan 2008 - Dec 2010
Flammable Societies

Sep 2010 - Sep 2010
Petroleum Workshop for Parliamentarians: Ghana

Jan 2010 - Aug 2010
Natural resources, corruption and trust

Aug 2009 - Dec 2009
Contested Powers: The Politics and Anthropology of Energy

Mar 2007 - Dec 2009
Augmenting teaching resources at UCAN

Oct 2008 - Nov 2008
Seminar on Corruption Prevention in the Petroleum Sector: Madagascar

Jan 2008 - Sep 2008
Anti-Corruption Course Module

Mar 2008 - Aug 2008
The Political Economy of Natural Resource Management - Ghana and Nigeria
Managing Natural Resources
Our research examines the political economy of natural resource extraction covering both renewable and extractive sectors.
We look at how political decisions for resource extraction and the use of resource revenues are made, and the role of various stakeholders in influencing these policies.
Our analyses produce contextualised and evidence based policy analysis in order to contribute to improved resource management. This includes assessment of policy options related to governance, legislation, sector regulation, taxation, and local content policies.
Our research and evaluation expertise:
- Pre-source curse
- Governance and corruption risks
- Sector regulation
- Revenue and expenditure management
CMI NaturalResources Expertise