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an Environmental Action Plan for North Darfur. The plan was not
implemented for several reasons, including financial constraints.
Nevertheless, following the issuance of the National Comprehensive
Strategy (NCS) and adoption of Agenda 21, the Government of Sudan,
often in collaboration with the U.N., has launched several initiatives,
notably; the National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan, 2001; the
Agenda 21 Project; the National Action Plan to Combat Desertification,
1998; Enabling Project to Mitigate Climate Change; Towards a National
Environmental Action Plan (produced by the HCENR, Friedrich Ebert
Institute, and SECS); the National Water Policy, draft 1999 which to
this day is still being used in South Sudan.
There are other relevant international instruments that are instrumental in the protection of the environment including the United
Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC),1994;
The U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change of 1992; the
Kyoto Protocol; Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone
Layer (1985); International Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD)
just to mention but a few.
14.3.3 Further Thoughts on Environmental
Protection in South Sudan
Effective institutions are key in ensuring environmental protection in
South Sudan. This section therefore gives further thoughts on the legal
and institutional framework in South Sudan with respect to managing
the negative impacts associated with hydrocarbons.
Institutionally, the petroleum sector regulator in South Sudan is the
Ministry of Petroleum. The Ministry is guided by the Petroleum Act,
2012, and the Mining Act, 2012, as well as the Mineral Title Regulations 2015 and other bills that are currently being drafted to implement
its mandate. The Ministry is assisted in its duties by three institutions:
The National Petroleum and Gas Commission, the National Petroleum
and Gas Corporation and the Petroleum Exploration and Production
Authority. The National Petroleum and Gas Commission is the policymaking body for the petroleum sector. It is also in charge of petroleum
P. R. Gatkuoth
an Environmental Action Plan for North Darfur. The plan was not
implemented for several reasons, including financial constraints.
Nevertheless, following the issuance of the National Comprehensive
Strategy (NCS) and adoption of Agenda 21, the Government of Sudan,
often in collaboration with the U.N., has launched several initiatives,
notably; the National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan, 2001; the
Agenda 21 Project; the National Action Plan to Combat Desertification,
1998; Enabling Project to Mitigate Climate Change; Towards a National
Environmental Action Plan (produced by the HCENR, Friedrich Ebert
Institute, and SECS); the National Water Policy, draft 1999 which to
this day is still being used in South Sudan.
There are other relevant international instruments that are instrumental in the protection of the environment including the United
Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC),1994;
The U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change of 1992; the
Kyoto Protocol; Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone
Layer (1985); International Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD)
just to mention but a few.
14.3.3 Further Thoughts on Environmental
Protection in South Sudan
Effective institutions are key in ensuring environmental protection in
South Sudan. This section therefore gives further thoughts on the legal
and institutional framework in South Sudan with respect to managing
the negative impacts associated with hydrocarbons.
Institutionally, the petroleum sector regulator in South Sudan is the
Ministry of Petroleum. The Ministry is guided by the Petroleum Act,
2012, and the Mining Act, 2012, as well as the Mineral Title Regulations 2015 and other bills that are currently being drafted to implement
its mandate. The Ministry is assisted in its duties by three institutions:
The National Petroleum and Gas Commission, the National Petroleum
and Gas Corporation and the Petroleum Exploration and Production
Authority. The National Petroleum and Gas Commission is the policymaking body for the petroleum sector. It is also in charge of petroleum