Fragile States Use Geospatial Data and Maps to Better Manage Natural Resources

May 6, 2015 | Alex Fischer
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The g7+ countries (a voluntary grouping of 20 states affected by fragility) have recognized that one of the first step towards addressing the challenges identified in natural resource management and sustaining development pathways is to have sufficient, reliable and accessible information on the location of extractive resources, the main concession boundaries and licensees, the production volumes and the relationship to other socio-economic and population dynamics.

Many of the g7+ countries boast some of the world’s most abundant reserves of natural resources, which if managed strategically and sustainably have the potential to accelerate growth and development—and if managed poorly, have the potential to undermine that stability.