Folks & Energy investigates what main new oil initiatives in Uganda imply for the nation, its individuals and the surroundings.
On this documentary, Folks & Energy investigates what main new oil initiatives in Uganda imply for the nation, its individuals and the surroundings.
As nations collect for COP28, one concern is predicted to reveal deep divisions between the World North – largely liable for the ravages of worldwide warming – and the aspirations of growing nations within the South, who should cope with the results.
Can COP28 agree on a funding bundle to permit the South to each mitigate the harm and develop sustainably? And what may it imply for a rustic like Uganda, which is banking on main oil initiatives to create development and prosperity, whereas dealing with criticism over the affect on the surroundings and human rights? Regardless of protests, drilling has commenced on two big new oil fields on the banks of Lake Albert.
In 2023, last approval was granted for the development of what would be the longest heated oil pipeline on the planet, the East Africa Crude Oil Pipeline. However will the individuals of Uganda acquire any profit from the controversial exploitation of their oil – and might any such earnings be seen to stability out the environmental harm to the nation?
