This emergent findings report for Western Province is part of the Baseline Assessment of Resource Governance and Development Impacts for the Australia Papua New Guinea Economic Partnership (APEP)’s Sustainable Governance of Natural Resource Wealth Pillar.

The report is an interim report which provides preliminary high-level findings and a fieldwork summary for Baseline Assessment activities carried out in Western Province between 9^th – 20^th April 2024. It outlines emergent findings for the Resource Governance Instrument, Capacity Development Assessment, Disability Assessment and Digital Storytelling Methodology. A data collection summary, training summary and detailed fieldwork logistics report are also attached in the Appendix.

The analysis within this report should not be treated as final or complete. The final report for the Baseline Assessment is the PNG Perceptions of Resource Governance and Development Impacts Report.

This emergent findings report was prepared by Square Circle Global Development for Abt Associates. Square Circle worked in partnership with Tanorama Limited to complete fieldwork to collect data for the Baseline Initiative. Tanorama also provided the reporting inputs on the Capacity Development Assessment, Disability Assessment and Fieldwork and Logistics.

This emergent findings report for Gulf Province is part of the Baseline Assessment of Resource Governance and Development Impacts for the Australia Papua New Guinea Economic Partnership (APEP)’s Sustainable Governance of Natural Resource Wealth Pillar.  

The report is an interim report which provides preliminary high-level findings and a fieldwork summary for baseline activities carried out in Gulf Province between 9 – 26 April 2024. It outlines emergent findings for the Resource Governance Instrument, Capacity Development Assessment, Disability Assessment and Digital Storytelling Methodology. A data collection summary, training summary and detailed fieldwork logistics report are also attached in the Appendix.  

The analysis within this report should not be treated as final or complete. The final report for the Baseline Assessment is the PNG Perceptions of Resource Governance and Development Impacts Report.  

This emergent findings report was prepared by Square Circle Global Development for Abt Associates. Square Circle worked in partnership with Tanorama Limited to complete fieldwork to collect data for the Baseline Initiative. Tanorama also provided the reporting inputs on the Capacity Development Assessment, Disability Assessment and Fieldwork and Logistics. 

This report showcases the findings of the Baseline Assessment of Resource Governance and Development Impacts (“the Baseline”) conducted for the Australia Papua New Guinea Economic Partnership (APEP).
Implemented through APEP’s Sustainable Governance of Natural Wealth Pillar, the purpose of the assessment was to understand how landowners and communities experience resource governance and development impacts in four of Papua New Guinea’s (PNG) extractives provinces: Morobe, New Ireland, Gulf, and Western Province.