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...
by oilwatch | Nov 7, 2022 | Africa, Global, Publication, Statement
The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and its Conference of Parties (COP) have studiously avoided naming fossil fuels as the Primary source of greenhouse gases driving climate change. The United Nations estimates that fossil fuels account...
by oilwatch | Sep 5, 2022 | Africa, Global, Latin America
Oilwatch is pleased to announce a call for proposals for small grants of up to USD $5,000 but not more than USD $10,000 to support grassroots groups and movements working on projects aligned with its principles and focused on addressing the issues of fossil...
by oilwatch | Apr 11, 2022 | News
Grants to support grassroots groups and movements working on projects aligned with Oilwatch principles and focused on addressing the issues of fossil fuels impacts, Building new resistance campaigns against extractive activities, Advocacy campaigns, building...
