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The Nigerian Oil Industry: Environmental Diseconomies, Management Strategies and the Need for Community Involvement

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  • Odusola, Ayodele
  • Orubu, Christopher
  • Ehwarieme, William

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The paper advances the view that environmental diseconomies occasioned by oil industry activities in Nigeria have to a large extent contributed to the lingering crisis in the Niger Delta area, where the bulk of the country’s oil and gas is produced. Against this background, the framework for environmental policy and strategies adopted by oil operators is reviewed. It is revealed that the role which communities could play towards minimising negative environmental incidents and related social crises, has been largely neglected by the various legislations and environmental management strategies adopted by petroleum operators. The authors suggest the fostering of sustainable partnerships between oil operators and host communities through appropriate memoranda of understanding, in order to address problems arising from such issues as compensation for environmental damage, impact assessment, management of spills, pipeline surveillance, information management, conflict resolution, and decentralisation of responsibility for abatement programmes.

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  • Odusola, Ayodele & Orubu, Christopher & Ehwarieme, William, 2004. "The Nigerian Oil Industry: Environmental Diseconomies, Management Strategies and the Need for Community Involvement," UNDP Africa Economists Working Papers 307330, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).
    • Handle: RePEc:ags:undpae:307330
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.307330
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    1. Nasiru Yunusa & Ismail Tijjani Idris & Adamu Garba Zango & Muhammad Umar Kibiya, 2016. "Gas Flaring Effects and Revenue Made from Crude Oil in Nigeria," International Journal of Energy Economics and Policy, Econjournals, vol. 6(3), pages 617-620.
    2. Oluyomi A. Osobajo & David Moore, 2017. "Who is Who? Identifying the Different Sub-groups of Secondary Stakeholders within a Community: A Case Study of the Niger Delta Region of Nigeria Communities," International Business Research, Canadian Center of Science and Education, vol. 10(9), pages 188-209, September.
    3. Philip Agbonifo, 2016. "Risk Management and Regulatory Failure in the Oil and Gas Industry in Nigeria: Reflections on the Impact of Environmental Degradation in the Niger Delta Region," Journal of Sustainable Development, Canadian Center of Science and Education, vol. 9(4), pages 1-1, June.
    4. Uwafiokun Idemudia & Uwem E. Ite, 2006. "Corporate–community relations in Nigeria's oil industry: challenges and imperatives," Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 13(4), pages 194-206, September.
    5. Hassan, Aminu & Kouhy, Reza, 2013. "Gas flaring in Nigeria: Analysis of changes in its consequent carbon emission and reporting," Accounting forum, Elsevier, vol. 37(2), pages 124-134.
    6. Crosdel O. Emuedo & Michael Abam & Blessing Oligbi, 2017. "Environmental Insecurity and Erosion of Women Socio-economic Status in the Niger Delta, Nigeria," International Journal of Sciences, Office ijSciences, vol. 6(09), pages 16-28, September.

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