by oilwatch | Nov 29, 2021 | Africa, Publication
Before the rise of fossil resources extraction in Africa, most countries operated agrarian economies as their primary source of exchange. Other economies depended on mining while some others had a mix of mining and agriculture. The economic impact of oil discovery...
by oilwatch | Oct 25, 2021 | Africa, Global, Publication, Statement
Declaration from Oilwatch International Global Gathering Oilwatch International network members, community representatives from oil regions, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), community-based organizations (CBOs), the academia and the media met in Port Harcourt,...
by Oilwatch Latinoamerica | Oct 4, 2021 | America Latina, Declaración
Red Oilwatch Latinoamérica alerta: El debate del clima no es sobre moléculas de CO2: Es urgente dejar las energías fósiles enterradas para siempre! Vea la declaración completa: Declaración_OWLA.CO2_ESDownload Acesse a declaração em português. Access the statement in...
by Oilwatch Latinoamerica | Oct 4, 2021 | Latin America, Statement
Oilwatch Latin America Network states: The climate debate is not about carbon molecules: It is urgent to leave fossil energies buried forever! View the full statement: Statement_OWLA.CO2_ENDownload Accede a la declaración en castellano. Acesse a declaração em...
by Oilwatch Latinoamerica | Oct 1, 2021 | América Latina, Declaração
Rede Oilwatch Latinoamérica alerta: O debate do clima não é sobre moléculas de carbono: É urgente deixar as energias fósseis enterradas para sempre! Veja a declaração completa: Declaracao_OWLA.CO2_PTDownload Accede a la declaración en castellano. Access the...
by oilwatch | Oct 1, 2021 | Global, Press Release
Announcing Oilwatch Global Gathering Over the years the UNFCCC’s Conference of Parties (COP) has been a gathering of government officials and stakeholders have been presented forums for discussing ways to foster a new course that would reduce the negative impacts of...
by oilwatch | Aug 19, 2021 | Africa, Press Release, Statement
Following a just concluded, webinar and Annual General Meeting, with the theme “The Nexus between Climate Justice and Socio-economic Justice; What does this look like for Africa?, Oilwatch Africa along with allied networks, alliances and forums agreed on a...
by oilwatch | May 4, 2021 | Africa, Global, News
On the 10th of April 2021, the governments of Uganda and Tanzania, alongside the French multinational Total and the state-owned China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC), signed the final agreements that will kickstart the construction of a controversial $3.5...
by oilwatch | Feb 4, 2021 | Africa, News
by Eddy Wifa and Titilayo Adebola – On 29 January 2021, thirteen years after four Nigerian farmers and fisherfolks, Chief Fidelis Oguru, Mr Alali Efanga, Chief Barizaa Dooh and Elder Friday Alfred Akpan, instituted lawsuits in the Netherlands with...
by oilwatch | Sep 9, 2020 | Africa, Global, News
Oilwatch Africa (OWA) seeks the services of a Coordinator, in order to efficiently meet its objective of building solidarity, supporting resistance and promoting a common identity in the peoples of the global south who seek to stop the expansion of fossil fuel...
