Transcript Presentation of SEAPRISE work in the Niger Delta

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
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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