Environmental Insecurity and Erosion of Women Socio-economic Status in the Niger Delta, Nigeria

Emuedo, Crosdel O.; Abam, Michael; Oligbi, Blessing Ose

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“…However, existing research does not really unpack how and why this plays out. The need to unpack investment-related processes that involve local populations is also the theme of an emerging body of research on petroleum investments and land in Africa, which has pointed to the importance of statutory legal and institutional frameworks guiding the acquisition of land for investment purposes (Akujuru and Ruddock, 2014;Ekhator, 2015;Emuedo and Abam, 2015;Pedersen and Kweka, 2017;Pedersen and Jacob, 2017).…”

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Community participation in Tanzania's petroleum sector

Kweka¹,

Pedersen²

2023

Land, Rights and the Politics of Investments in Africa

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Section: Communities As Subjects To Be Protected: a Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 99%

Community participation in Tanzania's petroleum sector

Kweka¹,

Pedersen²

2023

Land, Rights and the Politics of Investments in Africa

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“…This is almost the entire land area of the Niger Delta, which is about 25,640 km 2 (Ashton-Jones, 1998). According to (Ifeadi et al, 1987) oil discoveries was so phenomenal that between 1960 and 1985 about 3,525 oil wells were drilled and oil export began in 1958 (Emuedo and Abam, 2015). Oil production rose to 12,000 barrels per day (bpd) by 1959 and 900,000 bpd in 1970.…”

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“…The region presently accounts for over 90% of onshore and about 85% of offshore oil production. Additionally, the region also hosts massive oil facilities; 6006 oil wells, 250 oil fields (Watts, 2008), 10 export terminals, 275 flow stations, 10 gas plants, 3 refineries and a massive natural gas (LNG) sector (Watts, 2007) and technological and administrative infrastructure of the oil industry (Emuedo et al, 2017). Besides crude oil, the Niger Delta is also well endowed with huge deposits of natural gas.…”

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Oil Activities, the Environment and Health Insecurity Concerns in the Niger Delta

O. Emuedo,

A. Emuedo

2019

J Int Polit

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The human security paradigm is concerned with issues such as security from environmental despoliation, poverty, livelihoods, conflict and disease, which singly or collectively enhance human insecurity. The Nigerian state in partnership with the oil multinational companies has carried out oil activities in the Niger Delta since 1956. These activities have been carried out with little regard for the environment and the people. As a result, the Niger Delta has been visited with oil-related "ecological warfare"; polluted environment, large scale displacements and acute poverty. The study examines crude oil exploration and exploitation activities in the Niger Delta and how these have impacted on human security in the region. It examines closely the effects of oil activities on health security of the Niger Delta people, deploying both qualitative and quantitative research methodologies for data collection, analysis and presentation. The data for this study were collected using multiple sources (triangulation), which included; structured close-ended questionnaire schedule, focus group discussions and open-ended target interviews. The study concludes that since the 1990s, human security in the Niger Delta has been stymied and often completely eroded

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“…The region is very important because of its abundance of crude oil deposits. Geographically, the region has a land mass of about 25,640 km 2 (comprised of a low land area of 7,400 km 2 , fresh water swamp of 11,700 km 2 , salt water swamp of 5,400 km 2 and Sand Barrier Islands of 1,140 km 2 ) [2][3].The Niger Delta mangrove ecosystem is the largest in Africa and third in the world [4]. It is one of the world's most fragile ecosystems and holds the highest diversity of fresh water fish species in West Africa [5].…”

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Microbiological Examination and Physicochemical Analysis of Estuary Water Used as a Point of Source Drinking Water

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Antai

Brooks

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IJPR

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Introduction: Access to potable water is a fundamental human right. However, this is hardly the case in the rural areas of oil producing communities of the Niger Delta. Aim of Study: The primary aim of this study was therefore to evaluate the physicochemical and microbiological qualities of estuary water used as potable water. Method: Estuary water samples were collected from Eastern Obolo community in Akwa Ibom State, Niger Delta, Nigeria and analysed for physiochemical using standard techniques, and microbiological parameters using standard cultural and metagenomics techniques. Replicate data from microbiological and physicochemical analyses were analyzed using analysis of variance (ANOVA) while bioinformatic analyses were done using Vecton NTI suite 9 (InforMax, Inc.), NCBI-BLAST-2.2.24 and CLC bio Genomics workbench v7.5.1. IJPR, 1(1): 1-13, 2018; Article no.IJPR.41432 2 Results: Physicochemical analysis showed that the levels of metals such as chromium, nickel, zinc and iron and as well as turbidity were significantly higher than acceptable standards. Bacterial counts ranged from 0.64 to 1.00 (x 10 5 ) cfu/ml. Fungal counts ranged from 2.00 to 4.00 (x 10 2 ) cfu/ml. Esherichia coli, Citrobacter, Bacillus, Micrococcus, Pseudomonas and Flavobacterium, Shigella, Salmonella and Vibrio species were isolated using cultural means. Total coliforms counts were higher in location E6 which was closest to the community. Metagenomics analysis gave a total of six kingdoms namely bacteria, unknown, protozoa, archae, plantae and fungi in decreasing order of read counts. Furthermore, it revealed a total of 16 phyla, 24 classes, 38 orders, 39 families and 209 species of bacteria. Some pathogens not captured by cultural means such as Clostridium species, Vibrio alginolyticus, Vibrio neresis, Staphylococcus kloosii, Corynebacterium diptheriae, and uncultured species such as uncultured Helicobacter were all captured by metagenomics. Conclusion: Although, cultural methods used in this study were able to capture water borne disease pathogens, metagenomics captured much more kingdoms and species. Where possible, both techniques should be used in the microbiological examination of water samples. Original Research Article

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Environmental Insecurity and Erosion of Women Socio-economic Status in the Niger Delta, Nigeria

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Community participation in Tanzania's petroleum sector

Community participation in Tanzania's petroleum sector

Oil Activities, the Environment and Health Insecurity Concerns in the Niger Delta

Microbiological Examination and Physicochemical Analysis of Estuary Water Used as a Point of Source Drinking Water

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