Understanding the Enforcement of Environmental Provisions in South Sudan's Petroleum Act 2012
Date: 19 March 2015
Location: Gudele Hall, Juba Grand Hotel
Organizer: The Sudd Institute
Following its independence in 2011, the Republic of South Sudan embarked on a journey that aimed at ensuring prudent management of the natural resources the young nation is endowed with. Towards this end, the country enacted the Petroleum Act 2012, which set a broad purpose of managing the petroleum industry “in an ethical, sufficient, transparent and accountable manner”.
Three years on, there is a need to evaluate the extent to which the environment provisions enshrined in this seemingly ambitious petroleum law are being enforced in South Sudan. To foster a better understanding of the extent of the enforcement, The Sudd Institute is sponsoring a public lecture to be delivered by Nhial Tiitmamer. The lecture will generate discussions and dialogue among the stakeholders namely: the government, petroleum companies and the civil society organizations to find ways of fully implementing the environmental provisions in the Petroleum Act 2012.
Speaker
Nhial Tiitmamer, Policy Analyst, The Sudd Institute
Discussants
Hon. Victor Wurda Lotombe, Acting Undersecretary, Ministry of Environment
Hon. Humoon Chol Deng, Ministry of Petroleum, Mining and Industry
Dr. Andrew Athiba, Assistant Professor, University of Juba
J. Dandy Aguilar, Acting HSE Manger, Sudd Petroleum Operating Co. Ltd.
Moderator
Dr. Scopas Dima, Chairperson, Investment Authority, Central Equatoria