PIA: Foundation, NUPRC seek sustained reforms for host communities

The Foundation for Partnership Initiatives in the Niger Delta, regulators, oil and gas companies, Host Community Development Trusts, and civil society organisations have called for sustained efforts to strengthen host-community governance and improve implementation of the Petroleum Industry Act. At the PIND’s Bridges Project HCDT Impact Summit in Port Harcourt, stakeholders reviewed lessons from the Bridges Project, assessed progress made by Host Community Development Trusts (HCDTs), and agreed on practical steps for sustaining reforms beyond the project cycle.

The success of the project will depend on whether its gains continue beyond the project period, with stakeholders needing to take ownership of the tools, relationships, and practices developed through the project.

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