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IUCN-CEESP

IUCN-CEESP. IUCN COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL, ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL POLICY SEAPRISE CEESP WORKING GROUP ON SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ACCOUNTABILITY OF THE PRIVATE SECTOR WORK WITH CIVIL SOCIETY, GOVERNMENTS AND INDUSTRY. EXTRACTS FROM DRAFT PRESENTATION. BY HE AHMEDOU OULD ABDALLAH

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IUCN-CEESP

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  1. IUCN-CEESP • IUCN COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL, ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL POLICY • SEAPRISE CEESP WORKING GROUP ON SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ACCOUNTABILITY OF THE PRIVATE SECTOR • WORK WITH CIVIL SOCIETY, GOVERNMENTS AND INDUSTRY

  2. EXTRACTS FROM DRAFT PRESENTATION • BY • HE AHMEDOU OULD ABDALLAH • SPECIAL ADVISER FOR WEST AFRICA • TO UN SECRETARY GENERAL

  3. OIL – a most vital source of energy, despite • Environmental concerns • Its finite nature and price volatility • Associated corrupt practices • Security concerns

  4. Africa’s Oil Production • 1960’s – less than 10 million tons per year • Today – 376.4 million tons = 10.6% of the world’s production • Nigeria produces 30% of Africa’s oil • 2003 – USA invested over $10 billion in Sub-Saharan Africa. • By 2015 USA could be importing 25% of its oil from Africa

  5. Tensions in Oil Rich Areas • Scramble for highly priced oil in the region. • Delimitation and Demarcation of Inherited boundaries • Corrupt practices • States weakened by over dependence on oil

  6. Disputes • Between governments and oil companies on contracts and revenues. • Between governments and their populations on revenues and redistribution. • Between States on delimitations of borders and maritime boundaries. • Disputes between oil companies.

  7. Territorial Claims • Gabon and Equatorial Guinea • Nigeria and Equatorial Guinea • Nigeria and Sao Tome and Principe

  8. Transparency in the Oil Industry Should help lessen tensions but can only succeed with external support • Companies to publish what they pay to local Governments. • Local Governments to convey how the oil revenue is used. • Transparency to favour development prospects, which benefit all.

  9. FINISH OF PRESENTATION OF EXTRACTS HE AHMEDOU OULD ABDALLAH SPECIAL ADVISER FOR WEST AFRICA TO UN SECRETARY GENERAL (WHOLE PRESENTATION IS AVAILABLE IN ENGLISH & PORTUGESE TRANSLATED IN GUINEA BISSAU)

  10. NIGERIA • OIL PRODUCTION STARTED 50 YEARS AGO • NIGERIA RECEIVED OVER $300 BILLION FOR OIL • POPULATION OF 137 MILLION HAS ONE OF THE LOWEST GDP IN THE WORLD • BETWEEN 9 AND 12 MILLION BARRELS OF OIL LOST IN OIL SPILLS IN THE LAST 50 YEARS • IN 2004 MINISTER FOR OIL ESTIMATED NIGERIA WAS LOSING $10 MILLION A DAY FROM OIL SPILLS SABOTAGE AND THIEFS • WIDE SPREAD PROBLEMS WITH CIVIL SOCITY • MANY OIL INSTALLATIONS NOW CLOSED BY CIVIL SOCIETY ACTION.

  11. OIL IN FLARES IS FALLING ON CROPS, WATER AND PEOPLE

  12. OIL SPILLS IN OGONI LAND

  13. MECHANICAL PUMP SPRINKLING OIL ACROSS A CREEK AND VEGETATION

  14. OIL SPILL RIGHT BY HOUSES IN WARRI

  15. CAUSES OF OIL SPILLS OIL SPILLS ARE CAUSED BY: • FAILURE TO FOLLOW INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS • OLD EQUIPMENT NOT REPLACED IN TIME • POOR ENGINEERING STANDARDS • THIEFTS AND SABOTAGE IN 2004 A NIGERIAN MINISTER ESTIMATED THAT TOTAL LOSSES FROM THESE CAUSES WAS 150,000 BARRELS A DAY WORTH $10 MILLION A DAY

  16. PEOPLE, PETROL, FISH, SHIPPING HOW TO BE GOOD NEIGHBOURS 600,000 ARTISANAL FISHERMEN 5 MILLION PEOPLE DEPEND ON THEM

  17. GUINEA BISSAUOIL AND GAS FIELDS

  18. PROTECTED AREAS

  19. CORAL REEFS, SEA GRASS PROTECTED AREAS & OIL & GAS FIELDS

  20. OIL IS SHORT TERM • FINISH IN THE LIFE TIME OF OUR CHILDREN • PLAN FOR THE FUTURE AFTER OIL • FIT OIL INTO NATIONAL SUSTAINABILITY STRATEGY • INVEST IN RENEWABLES • AGRICULTURE/FORESTRY • FISHIERS/MARINE RESOURCES • ECO TOURISM • RENEWABLE ENERGY • EDUCATION AND HEALTH

  21. INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS • OIL COMPANIES MUST FOLLOW INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS-SEE IUCN PUBLICATION • OIL POLLUTION CAN SEVERLY DAMAGE ENVIRONMENT-PARTICULARLY MARINE ECO SYSTEMS. • POLLUTION CAN DESTROY THE ABILITY OF THE POOR TO SURVIVE • POLLUTION IN ONE COUNTRY CAN DAMAGE OTHER COUNTRIES AND CAUSE CIVIL DISTURBANCES OR EVEN WARS

  22. ENFORCEMENT • DON’T RELY ON SELF REGULATION BY COMPANIES • CARRY OUT INDEPENDENT REVIEW OF ALL ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL STUDIES • HAVE A GOOD INFORCEMENT TEAM • ALLOW MINISTRIES RESPONSIBLE FOR ENVIRONMENT, HEALTH, AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES TO TAKE ACTION ON POLLUTION AND HEALTH ISSUES. • INSIST ON ADEQUATE INSURANCE COVER FOR ACCIDENTS AND SPILLS-FORCES COMPANIES TO BE CAREFUL

  23. OIL, GAS AND MINING INDUSTRIES MUST CONTRIBUTE TO SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT NOT TO ENVIRONMENTAL DAMAGE AND SOCIAL PROBLEMS

  24. STRATEGIC ENVIRONMENTAL APPRAISAL (SEA) • CARRY OUT SEAS TO INSURE • OIL PRODUCTION FITS INTO NATIONAL STRATEGIES AND DOES NOT DAMAGE RENEWABLE ACTIVITIES (MARINE RESOURCES). • INTEGRATES ENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATIONS INTO STRATEGIC DECISION MAKING ON SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT • SEE MAP REQUESTED BY PRIME MINISTER OF MAURITANIA

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