The Enemy Within: Oil in the Niger Delta

Allen, Fidelis

doi:10.1177/0740277512470928

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“…The exploration and production of oil and gas resources have brought about both economic advantages as shown in table 3 and disadvantages as shown in table 4 to the people of the NDRN and Nigeria's economy with the economic disadvantage on the high increase. While the government has put in place a number of laws and regulations such as the Environmental Impact Assessment Act of 1992, which was enacted to protect the environment through the prevention of oil spillage and gas flaring, yet oil and gas companies operating in the region have been found to fall short of full compliance (Allen, 2012;Stewart, 2017). This is consistent with UNEP (2011) and Agbonifo (2016) assertion that oil spills in the NDRN continue to occur in alarming proportion.…”

Section: The State Of Sustainable Development In the Niger Deltamentioning

confidence: 99%

Fostering Sustainable Development: A Corporate Social Responsibility Approach

Osobajo¹,

Ajide²,

Otitoju³

2019

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Corporate social responsibility (CSR) is the sacrificing of profits in the social interest of the public for sustainable management in an economical, ecological and social manner. It is the use of assets responsibly to create a competitive advantage and promote sustainable development. It is a series of interventions by companies to ameliorate externalized impact or the avoidance of conflicts. This article argues that CSR could be used as a tool for the attainment of sustainable development in the global south. Our aim is that companies should understand the critical role that CSR could play and adopt a corporate strategy that would use CSR to advance and enhance the value of the organization, thereby positively to impact the society.

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Section: The State Of Sustainable Development In the Niger Deltamentioning

confidence: 99%

Fostering Sustainable Development: A Corporate Social Responsibility Approach

Osobajo¹,

Ajide²,

Otitoju³

2019

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“…Furthermore, there is ample evidence that since the late 1930s when businesses commenced oil prospecting in the nation, there has hardly been any account of penalties imposed on sanctionable environmental crimes arising from oil exploration and production activities [63]. According to Allen [64], there are many instances where the oil companies either adopted substandard clean-up methods or turned a blind eye to oil spills, such as the 2008 spills in Ogoni communities of Bodo and Goi, linked with the operations of SPDC. He further asserts that hosts of the environmental issues that have befallen the region have their roots in the Land Use Decree of 1978, which deprived communities the ownership rights or claims, and rendered them powerless in oil decision-making.…”

Section: Ecosystem Alterationsmentioning

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Addressing Environmental Health Problems in Ogoniland through Implementation of United Nations Environment Program Recommendations: Environmental Management Strategies

Yakubu

2017

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On 4 August 2011, United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) submitted an unprecedented, scientific, groundbreaking environmental assessment report (EAR) on Ogoniland to the Nigerian government. This was the outcome of a 14-month intensive evaluation of the extent of pollution. The intention was that UNEP’s recommendations would be implemented to restore the devastated environment, on the one hand, and on the other, counteract the numerous environmental health issues that have for decades, plagued Ogoniland. However, five years post-EAR, and despite the seriousness of the situation, no significant resolution has occurred on the part of the government or the Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) or Shell. To date, millions of Niger Delta residents particularly those living in the oil-bearing communities, continue to suffer severe consequences. Although the assessment was conducted in Ogoniland, other communities in the Niger Delta are also affected. This article explores prevailing issues in the Niger Delta, using Ogoniland (a microcosm of the Niger Delta) as an example. A multidisciplinary approach for sustainable mitigation of environmental health risks in the Niger Delta is paramount, and environmental management tools offer valuable strategies. Adopting the UNEP’s recommendations for addressing environmental health problems requires implementing the environmental management/environmental management system (EM/EMS) model. However, the persistent lack of political will on the part of the Nigerian government, and the grossly nonchalant attitude by Shell remain major obstacles towards executing UNEP’s recommendations.

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“…The partitioning of shareholder value from nature is problematic for sustainability. Emergent properties of nature necessitated a new perspective that reveals the relational underpinnings for achieving sustainability (Allen, 2012). The new perspective is premised on eco-social interconnectedness and builds on human and nature relation to driving sustainable value.…”

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“…Integrating the expectations of the local people into corporate stewardship strategy should enable sustainable development (Allen, 2012). The partitioning of shareholder value from nature is problematic for sustainability.…”

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Sustainability Practice of a Multinational Oil Company in Nigeria: A Case Study

Anosike¹

2017

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Environmental degradation and socioeconomic dilemma continue to affect agricultural productivity in the Niger Delta of Nigeria. Several works of literature confirm the high level of pollution and contamination of land and water as a result of over 50 years of oil production in the region. The effects of environmental pollution continue to aggravate the hardship of the local people, which generates development friction, threaten oil operation, and mutually contrive relational efforts, by so invoking mistrust between oil companies and the host communities. Sustainability programs of oil companies often provide the channel to engage and promote community relations from which projects are conceived and executed. Despite sustainability efforts of oil companies, the region continues to experience oil spills and environmental degradation.Hence, the current research explores the sustainability efforts of a multinational oil company to establish whether the company's leadership makes environmental considerations and to identify possible corrections that could be adopted to achieve sustainable value. For this purpose, the paper employed a single case study approach using open-ended interview sessions in collecting data. Research data were gathered from a sample of 20 experienced sustainability practitioners of the oil company, partnering nonprofit organizations, and community leaders through face-to-face semi-structured interviews. Data were segmented and categorized. The data analysis process revealed several themes regarding the challenges and shortfalls of sustainability programs in the region. The evidence found suggests that implementing a transparent and inclusive sustainability management system is essential to enable a systems view in contemplating sustainability programs. In so doing, oil MNCs leaders could enable effective environmental consideration in their sustainability programs to help reinvigorate productive agriculture and ensure continuing oil operation.

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The Enemy Within: Oil in the Niger Delta

Cited by 12 publications

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Fostering Sustainable Development: A Corporate Social Responsibility Approach

Fostering Sustainable Development: A Corporate Social Responsibility Approach

Addressing Environmental Health Problems in Ogoniland through Implementation of United Nations Environment Program Recommendations: Environmental Management Strategies

Sustainability Practice of a Multinational Oil Company in Nigeria: A Case Study

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