U.S. Embassy Kampala | April 19, 2021
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Kampala, Uganda Good afternoon everyone. It’s an honor to join you for this launch of the YALI [Young African Leaders Initiative] 2019 Alumni Green Refugee Communities project for environmental conservation.
This Thursday, April 22, is Earth Day. The first Earth Day events were organized in the United States in 1970 as a response to growing public concern about the degradation of our environment. The event united a disparate group of individuals, civil society organizations, and politicians concerned about a range of issues, from industrial pollution to the loss of wilderness and the extinction of wildlife.
Standard Bank targeted in appeal to avoid financing oil pipeline in East Africa Non-profit group says East African project could lead to the loss of land and livelihoods, environmental destruction and surging carbon emissions By Nita Bhalla - 02 March 2021 Image: 123RF/ IONUTANSICA
More than 260 charities on Monday urged banks not to finance a $3.5bn oil pipeline in East Africa, concerned the project could lead to the loss of community land and livelihoods, environmental destruction and surging carbon emissions.
France’s Total and China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) are due to start work soon on a 1,445km pipeline from western Uganda through neighbouring Tanzania to the Indian Ocean port of Tanga.
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By Nita Bhalla
NAIROBI, March 1 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – More than 260 charities on Monday urged banks not to finance a $3.5 billion oil pipeline in East Africa, concerned the project could lead to the loss of community land and livelihoods, environmental destruction and surging carbon emissions.
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France’s Total and China National Offshore Oil Corporation are due to start work soon on a 1,445-km (900-mile) pipeline from western Uganda through neighboring Tanzania to the Indian Ocean port of Tanga.
Uganda oil project should move ahead with careful planning
December 30, 2020 Oil activities in Hoima
The concept of ‘stranded’ oil resources is now front and centre for many people in western countries.
However, in the interest of the economic development of East Africa and the people, development of crude oil and natural gas resources needs to happen.
However, Future Energy Partner’s position is that these developments need to be done to ‘international standards’ with due consideration of the impact on affected citizens ensuring that those citizens benefit from these developments.
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