by oilwatch | Jan 23, 2025 | Africa, News, Press Release
Concerned civil society organisations in the Niger Delta met at the Port Harcourt office of Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth Nigeria to deliberate on the recent invitation by the office of the National Security Adviser to the President, Mr...
by oilwatch | Sep 20, 2024 | Africa, Global, Grants, News
Oilwatch announces its call for proposals for small grants of USD $5,000 to support grassroots groups and movements working on projects aligned with its principles and focused on addressing the issues of fossil fuels impacts, building...
by oilwatch | Sep 4, 2024 | Africa, Global, News, Press Release
Oilwatch International and Oilwatch Africa held a Conference on Monday 19th August 2024 in Durban, South Africa to interrogate the theme Beyond Colonialism and Extractivism: Energy Democracy and the Imperatives of a Just Transition. The...
by oilwatch | Jul 30, 2024 | Africa, Global, News
Announcing Oilwatch Conference and Retreat The historical context of colonialism and extractivism has profoundly shaped global energy systems. These practices have led to environmental degradation, social inequalities, and economic dependencies. As the world confronts...
by oilwatch | Aug 30, 2023 | Global, Latin America, News
On 20th August 2023, 5.2 million citizens of Ecuador voted in a national referendum to keep the oil in the soil at Yasuni. 3.6 million others voted to extract the oil. The referendum held 10 years after the original petition, showed the triumph of a citizenry with the...
by oilwatch | Aug 23, 2023 | Africa, Global, Latin America, Publication, South Asia
The Case for a Just Energy Transition from Fossil Fuel Production in Africa Transitioning in a fair way requires local decision making and consultation to allow communities to determine how energy transition should look in their regions. However, some board principles...
by oilwatch | Aug 23, 2023 | Africa, Global, Latin America, South Asia
Oilwatch is pleased to announce a call for proposals for small grants of USD $5,000 to support grassroots groups and movements working on projects aligned with its principles and focused on addressing the issues of fossil fuels impacts, Building...
by oilwatch | Jun 2, 2023 | Global, Press Release
More than two years after the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic—and now alongside the catastrophic consequences of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine—a “new normal” has emerged. This new global status quo reflects a worsening of various crises: social, economic, political,...
by oilwatch | Jan 24, 2023 | Africa, Global, News, Press Release
The gruesome assassination of Thulani Maseko, a highly decorated human rights lawyer, on Saturday 21 January 2023 marked a dastardly low in the attacks meted to human and democracy rights in Swaziland. Oilwatch Africa and other civil society organisations in Africa...
by oilwatch | Jan 19, 2023 | Global, Press Release
Oilwatch frowns at the choice of the head of Abu Dhabi National Oil Company in United Arab Emirate (UAE) to preside over COP28. The past COPs have had overbearing presence of delegates from the fossil fuels sector. Indeed, at COP27 held in El Sharm Sheikh, Egypt, the...
