Guinea
Republic of Guinea
Guinea holds the world's largest bauxite reserves and is among the top global producers, with major operations by Guinea Alumina Corporation (EGA/Mubadala), Societe Miniere de Boke (SMB/Winning Consortium), and Compagnie des Bauxites de Guinee (CBG). The Simandou iron ore deposit in southeastern Guinea is the world's largest untapped high-grade iron ore reserve, with the Rio Tinto/Winning consortium developing blocks 3-4 and blocks 1-2.
Mining dominates the economy, alongside agriculture (rice, coffee, palm oil), fisheries, and hydropower potential. Guinea has significant undeveloped gold and diamond resources. The country is governed by a military transitional government following the September 2021 coup.
Challenges include political uncertainty regarding the democratic transition timeline, infrastructure deficits (particularly road and rail to mining sites), limited electricity access, and weak governance institutions.
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How this is computed
Adaptive capacity to absorb climate finance and adapt, following the readiness dimension of the ND-GAIN framework. Built only from measured values already held on each country profile. It is not a measure of emissions or physical climate vulnerability, which the platform does not yet hold.
- Energy access (30%) — World Bank, access to electricity (% of population). The single most climate and energy specific signal held: SDG 7 and the clean-energy transition.
- Governance readiness (20%) — Transparency International, Corruption Perceptions Index (0-100). ND-GAIN governance readiness: the capacity to govern and deploy climate finance. Higher is cleaner.
- Human readiness (20%) — UNDP, Human Development Index (0-1). ND-GAIN social readiness: the adaptive capacity of the population.
- Economic readiness (15%) — World Bank, GDP per capita (current US$), latest measured year. ND-GAIN economic readiness: the capacity to finance adaptation. Scored relative to the covered set.
- Digital readiness (15%) — World Bank, individuals using the Internet (% of population). Information systems for early warning and adaptation.
A country is scored only when at least 4 of the five indicators are held. Sub-scores are weighted and renormalised over the indicators that are present; nothing is estimated for one that is absent.
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View AllSélection d'un Cabinet pour l'élaboration d’un diagnostic territorial et de scénarios d'aménagement durable du Massif du Fouta Djallon (MFD) en Guinée
PROJET DE GESTION ET DE VALORISATION DES RESSOURCES NATURELLES, MINIERES ET ENVIRONNEMENT
Recrutement d'un cabinet pour la dématérialisation de la liste minière au CPDM
Projet de Gestion des Ressources Naturelles, Minieres et de l'Environnement
Contract Awards
View AllAcquisition d'équipements et logiciel pour l'opérationnalisation et la fonctionnalité du centre d'appels
Government of Guinea (World Bank-financed, project P177095)
Evaluation des projets d’investissements complexes dans trois(3) Communes Urbaines (Beyla-Gueckédou-Lola) de la région administrative de NZérékoré
Government of Guinea (World Bank-financed, project P177095)
Evaluation des projets d’investissements complexes dans trois(3) Communes Urbaines (Lélouma-Mali-Tougué) de la région administrative de Labé
Government of Guinea (World Bank-financed, project P177095)
Evaluation des projets d’investissements complexe dans 4 Commune Urbaine (Madiana, Kérouané, Siguiri et Kouroussa) de la région administrative de Kankan.
Government of Guinea (World Bank-financed, project P177095)