Shell can improve impacts in the Niger Delta, says new report

February 2010

As Shell faces a lawsuit in the Netherlands over alleged oil pollution in Nigeria, ECCR’s new report argues that the oil giant can and should take both prompt and longer-term action to reduce the negative social and environmental impacts of its operations in the Niger Delta.

The report, Shell in the Niger Delta: A Framework for Change, considers how the operations of Shell’s Nigerian subsidiary, the Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC), affect the human rights and living conditions of Niger Delta communities.

Based on case studies researched and written by five civil society organisations working in the Niger Delta, the report raises concerns about Shell’s operations in relation to international social and environmental standards, pollution levels, communities’ health and livelihoods, and the right of local people to a say in decisions that affect their lives.

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