Environmental Governance in Oil-Producing Developing Countries : Findings from a Survey of 32 Countries

Environmental Governance in Oil-Producing Developing Countries : Findings from a Survey of 32 Countries

The Petroleum Governance Initiative (PGI) encompasses three general themes, or pillars, that address issues issues of transparency and economic responsibility, environmental sustainability and responsible community development. Of particular interest here is the second pillar, environmental sustainability; the PGI is currently involved in four main activities surrounding this theme: 1) assessing environmental governance and management in oil-producing countries-the topic of this paper; 2) conducting a strategic environmental assessment of oil and gas activity in Mauritania; 3) conducting workshops and preparing a toolkit on decommissioning and abandonment; and 4) providing in-country assistance on environmental management to a limited number of countries. This paper presents the results of a survey undertaken by the PGI to measure the environmental governance of oil-producing nations against a benchmark standard representing a compendium of good management practices for minimizing impacts of oil and gas development. The objective is to identify areas where the World Bank can provide assistance to improve environmental governance and management systems, particularly in those developing countries whose oil and gas industry is rapidly emerging as a major component of gross domestic product. Detecting governance gaps-and, more importantly, facilitating the rapid implementation of corrective measures-is an important challenge for the World Bank in its efforts to preserve natural habitats and the culture of indigenous peoples.

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Main Author: Mayorga Alba, Eleodoro
Format: Other Environmental Study biblioteca
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2010-06
Subjects:ACCESS TO INFORMATION, APPROACH, AUDITS, AVAILABILITY, BARREL, BARRELS PER DAY, CASM, CLEAN-UP, CLIMATE CHANGE, CLOSURE, COMMERCIAL ENERGY, DECISION MAKING, DEVELOPED COUNTRIES, ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS, ECONOMIC CONDITIONS, ECONOMIC GROWTH, EFFLUENTS, EITI, EMISSIONS, ENERGY DEMAND, ENERGY OUTLOOK, ENVIRONMENTAL, ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT, ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENTS, ENVIRONMENTAL CONSEQUENCES, ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS, ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT, ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT, ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS, ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION, ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES, ENVIRONMENTAL KUZNETS, ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT, ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING, ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY, ENVIRONMENTAL PRACTICES, ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS, ENVIRONMENTS, EXTRACTION, EXTRACTIVE INDUSTRIES, EXTRACTIVE INDUSTRIES TRANSPARENCY INITIATIVE, EXTRACTIVE INDUSTRY PROJECTS, FINANCIAL RESOURCES, FUEL, FUEL PRICES, GAS, GAS ACTIVITIES, GAS COMPANIES, GAS DEVELOPMENT, GAS DEVELOPMENT · PROJECT, GAS EXPLORATION, GAS EXPLORATION AND PRODUCTION, GAS FACILITIES, GAS FLARING, GAS FLARING REDUCTION, GAS INDUSTRY, GAS INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT, GAS PRODUCERS, GAS PROJECTS, GAS RESOURCES, GOOD GOVERNANCE, GREENHOUSE GAS, GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS, GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT, HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT, INDEPENDENT MONITORING, INDIGENOUS PEOPLES, INDIGENOUS POPULATIONS, LAND USE, LNG, MINERAL, MINERAL RESOURCE, MINING POLICY, MINING PROJECTS, NATURAL RESOURCE ABUNDANCE, NATURAL RESOURCES, OFFSHORE PRODUCTION, OGMC, OIL, OIL AND GAS, OIL AND GAS SECTOR, OIL COMPANIES, OIL PRODUCER, OIL PRODUCERS, OIL SUPPLY, OIL-PRODUCING COUNTRIES, PETROLEUM, PETROLEUM INDUSTRY, PETROLEUM MARKETS, PETROLEUM PRODUCING, PETROLEUM PRODUCING COUNTRIES, PETROLEUM PRODUCT PRICING, PETROLEUM SECTOR, PIPELINE, PIPELINE PROJECT, PIPELINES, POLICY MAKERS, POLLUTION, POVERTY ALLEVIATION, PRECAUTIONARY PRINCIPLE, PRIVATE SECTOR, PRIVATE SECTOR INVOLVEMENT, PRODUCERS, PROTECTED AREAS, PUBLIC HEALTH, PUBLIC HEARINGS, RAW MATERIALS, RECLAMATION, REDUCING EMISSIONS, REGULATORY APPROVAL, RESOURCE CURSE, RESOURCE EXTRACTION, REVENUE FLOWS, REVENUE MANAGEMENT, RISK MANAGEMENT, SECURITIES, SMALL-SCALE, SMALL-SCALE MINERS, SMALL-SCALE MINING, SOCIAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT, SOCIAL SAFEGUARDS, SUSTAINABILITY, SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT, WAGES, WASTE MANAGEMENT, WELLS, WORLD OIL DEMAND,
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2010/06/12390181/environmental-governance-oil-producing-developing-countries-findings-survey-32-countries
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/18285
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Summary:The Petroleum Governance Initiative (PGI) encompasses three general themes, or pillars, that address issues issues of transparency and economic responsibility, environmental sustainability and responsible community development. Of particular interest here is the second pillar, environmental sustainability; the PGI is currently involved in four main activities surrounding this theme: 1) assessing environmental governance and management in oil-producing countries-the topic of this paper; 2) conducting a strategic environmental assessment of oil and gas activity in Mauritania; 3) conducting workshops and preparing a toolkit on decommissioning and abandonment; and 4) providing in-country assistance on environmental management to a limited number of countries. This paper presents the results of a survey undertaken by the PGI to measure the environmental governance of oil-producing nations against a benchmark standard representing a compendium of good management practices for minimizing impacts of oil and gas development. The objective is to identify areas where the World Bank can provide assistance to improve environmental governance and management systems, particularly in those developing countries whose oil and gas industry is rapidly emerging as a major component of gross domestic product. Detecting governance gaps-and, more importantly, facilitating the rapid implementation of corrective measures-is an important challenge for the World Bank in its efforts to preserve natural habitats and the culture of indigenous peoples.

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