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T1 Oil and gas exploration - Conference paper
A1 United Nations Environment Programme, 
K1 oil
K1 natural gas exploration
YR 2012
FD 2012-12
LK https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/21175
UL https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/21175
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 requested the Nairobi Convention Secretariat to assist governments to address the issuewithin the framework of the Nairobi Convention. In response the Secretariat in partnership with WWF,WIOMSA and other members of the WIO-C have prepared an exploratory paper that outlines elements of aconducive investment climate on oil and gas.A conducive investment climate should be guided by environmental measures that safeguard environmentalbenefits. Important elements of a strategy on oil and gas exploration in the region could include: i) Appropriatepolicies, plans and legislation; ii) systems and tools such as strategic environmental assessments and sensitivitymapping; iii) accountability, transparency, capacity building and public participation; and iv) regionalharmonization and cooperation including research and development partnerships, regional dialogue and fundingmechanisms
DS UN Environment Document Repository
RD Sep 16, 2026