Strategic Environmental and Social Assessment of Oil and Gas Development in Mauritania

The objectives of this Strategic Environmental and Social Assessment (SESA) are as follows: To identify the social and environmental impacts which could be generated by oil and gas development, evaluating the scope and probability of these impacts due to increased activities in the onshore and offshore; to put forward recommendations to avoid, manage and/or attenuate these impacts; to facilitate the integration of these measures into a coherent policy and to ensure its application; and to help in capacity building and training of Government officials in the management oil and gas sector impacts, in particular the Ministries of Environment and Petroleum, Energy and Mines. It is divided into two parts. Part A contains the project background; hydrocarbon potential trend scenarios; critical environmental and social risks; and key SESA findings. Part B contains background and supporting information used in development of the SESA: Description of methodology used in the SESA; legal, regulatory and institutional framework; development trends, onshore and offshore; environmental setting - onshore and offshore; social setting; and cultural and archaeological heritage.

Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	World Bank
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC 2011-06
Subjects:	ACCESS ROADS, ADVERSE EFFECTS, AIR QUALITY, APPROACH, AQUIFER, ASSESSMENT PROCESS, AVERAGE TEMPERATURE, BARREL, BARREL OF OIL, BARRELS PER DAY, BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION, CIVIL LIABILITY, CIVIL LIABILITY CONVENTION, COASTAL AREAS, CONSERVATION, DECISION MAKING, DISTRIBUTION OF OIL, DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM, DOMESTIC ENERGY, DOMESTIC ENERGY PRODUCTION, DRILLING, DRINKING WATER, ECONOMIC VALUE, ECONOMICS, ECOSYSTEM, ECOSYSTEMS, EMISSIONS, ENDANGERED SPECIES, ENERGY DEMAND, ENERGY DEVELOPMENT, ENERGY EFFICIENCY, ENERGY PRODUCTION, ENERGY PRODUCTION FACILITIES, ENVIRONMENTAL, ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT, ENVIRONMENTAL CONSEQUENCES, ENVIRONMENTAL DAMAGE, ENVIRONMENTAL DAMAGES, ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECT, ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT, ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS, ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES, ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT, ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY, ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES, ENVIRONMENTAL RISK, ENVIRONMENTAL TARGETS, ENVIRONMENTALLY SENSITIVE AREAS, ENVIRONMENTS, EXPLOITATION, EXPLOITATION ACTIVITIES, EXPLORATION DRILLING, EXTRACTIVE INDUSTRIES, EXTRACTIVE INDUSTRIES TRANSPARENCY INITIATIVE, EXTRACTIVE INDUSTRY REVIEW, FINANCIAL RESOURCES, FISH, FISHERIES, FISHING, GAS ACTIVITIES, GAS DEVELOPMENT, GAS DISCOVERIES, GAS EXPLORATION, GAS EXPLORATION AND DEVELOPMENT, GAS EXPLORATION AND PRODUCTION, GAS FIELD, GAS FIELD DEVELOPMENT, GAS FIELDS, GAS INDUSTRY, GAS OPERATIONS, GAS PRODUCTION, GAS PROJECTS, GAS RESERVES, GAS RESOURCE, GAS RESOURCES, GAS SECTOR DEVELOPMENT, GAS TRANSPORTATION, GAS TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE, GLOBAL ENERGY DEMAND, GREENHOUSE, GREENHOUSE GAS, GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT, HUMAN HEALTH, HYDROCARBON EXPLORATION, HYDROCARBON GENERATION, HYDROCARBON POTENTIAL, HYDROCARBON RESERVES, HYDROCARBON SECTOR, HYDROCARBONS, INCOME, LAND TENURE, LAND USE, LNG, MARINE ENVIRONMENT, MARINE POLLUTION, MINES, MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM, NATIONAL OIL, NATURAL ECOSYSTEMS, NATURAL ENVIRONMENT, NATURAL GAS, NATURAL RESOURCES, OFFSHORE GAS, OFFSHORE OIL, OFFSHORE OIL EXPLORATION, OFFSHORE PRODUCTION, OIL, OIL & GAS, OIL & GAS SECTOR, OIL AND GAS, OIL AND GAS SECTOR, OIL COMPANIES, OIL COMPANY, OIL DEVELOPMENT, OIL DISCOVERIES, OIL ECONOMY, OIL EQUIVALENT, OIL EXPLORATION, OIL FIELD, OIL INDUSTRY, OIL MARKET, OIL POLLUTION, OIL PRODUCING, OIL PRODUCING COUNTRIES, OIL RESERVES, OIL REVENUES, OIL SECTOR, OIL SPILL, OIL SPILL PREVENTION, OIL SPILL RESPONSE, OIL SPILLS, ONSHORE AREAS, PETROLEUM, PETROLEUM INDUSTRY, PETROLEUM PRODUCERS, PETROLEUM RESOURCES, PETROLEUM SECTOR, POLLUTANT EMISSIONS, POLLUTION, PRIVATE INVESTMENT, PRIVATE SECTOR, PRODUCERS, PUBLIC PARTICIPATION, REMEDIAL ACTIONS, RESOURCE MANAGEMENT, RESOURCE USE, RISK MANAGEMENT, SHIPS, STREAM, SURFACE WATER, SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT, SUSTAINABLE USE, SUSTAINABLE WATER, WASTE, WASTE MANAGEMENT, WATER POLLUTION,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2011/06/16594106/mauritania-strategic-environmental-social-assessment-oil-gas-development-mauritania https://hdl.handle.net/10986/12596
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