Analyses of Environmental Conflicts and their Impacts; The Case of Oil and Gas Refining in Africa
My project is focused on understanding impacts of environmental conflicts with focus on oil and gas refining in Africa.
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The research is geared at discovering major threats to the environment from oil and gas refining, outcomes of stakeholders (Government actors, Environmental Organisations, State Enterprises, International Companies and general public) involvement in environment conflicts in Africa and also to proffer solutions to potential risks from oil and gas refining in Africa. The overall purpose is to ensure good environmental condition and sustainability globally.
I am currently using the database from Environmental Justice Atlas as primary source of data and gathering secondary data from relevant and reliable online sources (Google scholar and others).
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