Summary report and recommendations on responsible investment opportunities

The summary report shall illustrate the background for responsible investment opportunities in industrial and artisanal ECRM upstream value chains, considering both African and international (EU) perspectives. This includes the general ECRM market environment and criticality considerations (both supply and environmental-social), geostrategic aspects, national-regional development opportunities and challenges, as well as links to overarching lead themes, such as value chain development for the battery sector or the digital transition. In line with this general contextualization, recommendations shall be provided how to interpret and prioritize possible investment opportunities linked to specific ECRM projects (industrial) or countries (artisanal) as evaluated in Deliverables D22 and D23.