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developing countries, especially in Africa and this is no different from
what is happening in South Sudan.
4 Consequently, the impact of oil
and gas activities on the environment has led to massive displacement,
inadequate compensations, deaths, loss of ancestral lands due to evasive
operations of oil and gas by Exploration Companies (OEC) in the Upper
Nile Region.
5
This chapter, therefore, analyses the impact of the oil and gas exploration and production in the Upper Nile region of South Sudan on the
country’s environment. The chapter discusses the legislative and institutional steps taken by the South Sudanese Government to control
environmental degradation. In this respect, therefore, the main questions
to be addressed in this chapter include:
1. What is the impact of the oil and gas exploration and production in
the Upper Nile region of South Sudan on the country’s environment?
2. What legislative and institutional steps have been taken by the South
Sudanese Government to control environmental degradation?
The chapter consists of four sections. Section 14.1 is the introduction;
the negative impacts of the oil and gas activities on the environment are
discussed in Sect. 14.2; Section 14.3 looks at the legal and institutional
framework, while Sect. 14.4 gives the concluding remarks.
14.2 Environmental Impacts of Oil and Gas
in South Sudan
Oil and gas resources though important for economic development and
are essential in achieving the United Nations Sustainable Goal 7 on
Energy Access they are also associated with various negative impacts
on the environment. Environmental degradation is critical because the
ability of the environment to support and sustain life depends on the
proper natural balance of its parameters such as the water, air, soil,
4 Ibid.
5 Nyaba, Peter A., South Sudan: The State We Aspire To, Cape Town, Casas, 2011.
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developing countries, especially in Africa and this is no different from
what is happening in South Sudan.
4 Consequently, the impact of oil
and gas activities on the environment has led to massive displacement,
inadequate compensations, deaths, loss of ancestral lands due to evasive
operations of oil and gas by Exploration Companies (OEC) in the Upper
Nile Region.
5
This chapter, therefore, analyses the impact of the oil and gas exploration and production in the Upper Nile region of South Sudan on the
country’s environment. The chapter discusses the legislative and institutional steps taken by the South Sudanese Government to control
environmental degradation. In this respect, therefore, the main questions
to be addressed in this chapter include:
1. What is the impact of the oil and gas exploration and production in
the Upper Nile region of South Sudan on the country’s environment?
2. What legislative and institutional steps have been taken by the South
Sudanese Government to control environmental degradation?
The chapter consists of four sections. Section 14.1 is the introduction;
the negative impacts of the oil and gas activities on the environment are
discussed in Sect. 14.2; Section 14.3 looks at the legal and institutional
framework, while Sect. 14.4 gives the concluding remarks.
14.2 Environmental Impacts of Oil and Gas
in South Sudan
Oil and gas resources though important for economic development and
are essential in achieving the United Nations Sustainable Goal 7 on
Energy Access they are also associated with various negative impacts
on the environment. Environmental degradation is critical because the
ability of the environment to support and sustain life depends on the
proper natural balance of its parameters such as the water, air, soil,
4 Ibid.
5 Nyaba, Peter A., South Sudan: The State We Aspire To, Cape Town, Casas, 2011.