Consultative Roles to Date

To date we have been involved in the following projects:

• Namibia (1999): Water Policy and Legislative Assistance (World Bank).

• Uganda (1999): Water Policy and Legislative Assistance (World Bank)

• Five-Country Water Rights Study (1999): Water Rights Reform (Ghana, Mozambique, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia) sponsored by DFID.

• Baltic States Transboundary Water Management (1999): International Watercourse Agreements (Expert's Report and Seminar) (Swedish Environmental Protection Agency).

• United Nations: Economic Commission for Europe (1999): Expert's Report on Compliance with International Watercourse Agreements (Netherlands Government).

• UNESCO / WMO (1999): Expert's Report and ongoing advice on Water Law and Policy  (United Nations, UNESCO, WMO).

• Nigeria (1998): Nigerian Mining Law Reform (NIMAMOP - Nigerian Minerals Policy Project).

• Indonesia (1997): Mining Law and Policy training for the General Directorate of Mines (Bandung).

• China (1997): Energy Policy and Structure in China, with Qinghua University, Beijing (European Commission Synergy).

• Vietnam (1996): Hydrocarbon Sector Policy (Asian Development Bank).

• Papua New Guinea (1996): Petroleum Law/Negotiations training (British Geological Survey/World Bank).

• Ukraine (1995): Electricity, transit and mining law reform (European Commission TACIS) in conjunction with staff seconded from a British law firm.

• Kazakhstan (1995) : International Petroleum Law/Contracts and training (Know-How Fund) in conjunction with the College of Petroleum/Energy Studies, Oxford and London Business School, UK.

• Russia (1995): Energy law reform (European Commission TACIS), in conjunction with French/German/British consortium.

• Azerbaijan/ Kyrgysztan/ Uzbekistan/ Georgia (1993): Energy Charter Treaty Implications Conferences/ Country Energy Law Assessment (European Commission Synergy), in conjunction with a British law firm.

• Russia (1992): Energy Charter/Energy Law Reform (European Commission Synergy).

• Asia (1991): Mineral Investment Conditions (UN/ESCAP).

• Individual confidential projects in Albania, Tunisia, Honduras, Guatemala, China, Kazakhstan, and South Africa, looking at Government legislative reform (mining, petroleum, energy) and production-sharing/concession/ joint venture contract negotiations.

Outside our increasing "institutional consultancy" role, senior CEPMLP staff are continuously engaged as advisers to the main international petroleum and mining companies (mainly on economic forecasting, tax, tendering and negotiations assignments), but also by numerous governments in Latin America, Asia, Africa and the Middle East (on questions of legislative reform, investment promotion and training). Our continuing expansion of staff and networks mean that we can now respond to more requests, involving our new colleagues and associates to an increasing extent, providing greater variety and depth of expertise.