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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
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.
OIL IN FLARES IS FALLING ON CROPS, WATER AND PEOPLE
OIL SPILLS IN OGONI LAND
MECHANICAL PUMP SPRINKLING OIL ACROSS A CREEK AND VEGETATION
OIL SPILL RIGHT BY HOUSES IN WARRI
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
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
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
OIL, GAS AND MINING INDUSTRIES MUST
CONTRIBUTE TO
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT NOT
TO ENVIRONMENTAL DAMAGE AND SOCIAL PROBLEMS
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