The Foundation for Partnership Initiatives in the Niger Delta (PIND), in partnership with the Ford Foundation, has brought together regulators, Host Community Development Trusts (HCDTs), oil and gas companies and civil society organisations to develop practical measures for sustaining host-community governance reforms and strengthening implementation of the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA). The stakeholders met in Port Harcourt at the PIND Bridges Project HCDT Impact Summit, themed, “From Evidence to Sustainability: Consolidating HCDT Gains and Advancing Effective PIA Implementation.” The summit assessed evidence generated through the project, examined continuing institutional challenges and...