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T1 Oil and Gas Exploration in the South Western Indian Ocean region
T2 UNEP-DEPI-EAF-CP.7.Inf11 Oil and Gas_revised2
A1 United Nations Environment Programme, 
YR 2012
FD 2012-10
LK https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/21170
UL https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/21170
NO In view of the major discoveries oil and gas in the WIO region and the potential social and economic impacts onthe economies of the countries on one hand and negative environmental impacts on the other hand, it is prudentthat adequate governance mechanisms are put in place. Governments in the region recognized this as anemerging issue and in the Fifth Meeting of the Contracting Parties, held in South Africa in 2007 the NairobiConvention Secretariat was requested to assist governments to address the issue within the framework of theNairobi Convention. This was reaffirmed at Focal Points Meeting held in 5 August 2012 in Maputo,Mozambique. The paper also responds to Article 4 d of the Convention, that obliges governments to ensure thatnew or existing activities, developments, programs, plans and processes that are likely to cause significantadverse environmental impacts are subjected to the coastal and marine environment are subjected toenvironmental impact assessment, or environmental audits, strategic environmental assessment or strategicenvironmental assessment as may be appropriate. The Secretariat in partnership with WWF, WIOMSA andother members of the Consortium for Conservation of Coastal and Marine Ecosystems (WIO-C) have preparedan exploratory paper that outlines elements of a conducive investment climate on oil and gas.
DS UN Environment Document Repository
RD Sep 17, 2026