Hundreds of representatives from government, multilateral institutions, NGOs, academia and the private sector gathered this week in Gaborone, Botswana for the 2014 Annual Democracy Forum.
This year’s theme “Fostering Democracy and Development through Sound Management of Natural Resources” provided delegates with an opportunity to share their views on how to strike a sustainable and equitable balance in resource-rich democracies.
As Devex Associate Editor Richard Jones explains in the above video report from the two-day conference, areas for discussion included how to overcome issues and challenges in the sector, the role of legal frameworks and international standards for natural resources management, and how to democratize development through shared stakeholder responsibility.
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Carlos is a former associate editor for breaking news in Devex's Manila-based news team. He joined Devex after a decade working for international wire services Reuters, AP, Xinhua, EFE ,and Philippine social news network Rappler in Madrid, Beijing, Manila, New York, and Bangkok. During that time, he also covered natural disasters on the ground in Myanmar and Japan.