By GASIN Reporter The direction of Federal Government of Nigeria (FGN) towards gas, according to the Nigerian Gas Master Plan (GMP), is to fully exploit the potential in gas for accelerated economic development, in pursuit of the 10% GDP growth aspiration with a concurrent focus on a viable domestic, regional…
By Rev. Fr. Edward Obi, MSP (PhD) Preamble As agreed, the theme of this Meeting is Climate Change and Environmental Justice, I would like to start from the most recent information I have got on the matter, and that comes from Shell's Sustainability Report, published only this week. This report…
By Chris Nku, B.Eng, M.Eng, MNIM, MNSE Climate change is a change in global or regional climate patterns, including patterns of temperature, precipitation (rain or snow), humidity, wind and seasons. Climate patterns play a fundamental role in shaping natural ecosystems, and the human economies and cultures that depend on them.…
By GASIN Reporter GASIN pays close attention to the safety of the environment amidst resource exploitation in the Niger Delta. As an expert-based civil society organization exclusively focused on gas, an elaborate desk research into the environmental and health issues associated with gas exploitation has been carried out. Some of…
By Dandyson Harry Dandyson Introduction Communities in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria face a number of major challenges, some of which arise from their poor socioeconomic conditions, while others are the result of successful agreement making over land and natural resources. How Indigenous communities organise themselves to address these…
By Rev. Fr. Edward Obi, MSP, Ph.D (National Coordinator of NACGOND) I must admit that it is quite a challenge for a Social Scientist to address a room full of Engineers and businessmen. I am taking solace in the fact that this challenge, like every other one, also presents an…