Oil development in northern Upper Nile, Sudan : a preliminary investigation by the European Coalition on Oil in Sudan (ECOS), May 2006
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Abstract:
The purpose of this report is to document the impact of oil development in the Melut Basin, northern Upper Nile, Sudan, as told by inhabitants of the area and photographed by satellites. The Melut Basin is remote and under-reported. It lies on the northernmost edge of the former North-South front line, in a region that has not had a single permanent international presence since the Sudan’s civil war began. The oil development in Blocks 3 and 7 has so far not been publicly scrutinized. With this report, ECOS wishes to start correcting this oversight. This is a preliminary investigation to map the main issues. Extensive additional research would be needed to describe the full impact of the oil industry on the region.
Corporate author(s):
ECOS - European Coalition on Oil in Sudan
Country:
Sudan
Category:
Research
Keywords:
conflict
,
natural resources
,
human security
,
human rights
,
environment
Language:
eng
Organization:
IKV Pax Christi
PAGE:
31
Place:
[Utrecht]
Publisher:
Pax Christi Netherlands
Year:
2006
Region:
North Africa
Right:
© 2006 Pax Christi Netherlands
Subject:
Social and Political Change
Title:
Oil development in northern Upper Nile, Sudan : a preliminary investigation by the European Coalition on Oil in Sudan (ECOS), May 2006