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September 2018 CNOOC UGANDA LIMITED Environmental and Social Impact Assessment for the CNOOC Uganda Ltd Kingfisher Oil Project in Hoima District, Uganda - Public Participation Report Submitted to: The Executive Director National Environment Management Authority NEMA House, Plot 17/19/21 Jinja Road, P. O. Box 22255 Kampala, Uganda Report Number: 1776816-319401-4 REPORT – VOLUME 1, APPENDIX 2 PUBLIC PARTICIPATION FOR ESIA, PROPOSED KINGFISHER PROJECT Table of Contents 1.0 INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND ...................................................................................................................... 1 2.0 REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS, GUIDELINES AND STANDARDS ...................................................................... 2 3.0 OBJECTIVES OF PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IN AN ESIA ......................................................................................... 2 4.0 STAKEHOLDERS ......................................................................................................................................................... 3 5.0 CNOOC ENGAGEMENT WITH STAKEHOLDERS ..................................................................................................... 6 6.0 PUBLIC PARTICIPATION FOR SCOPING .................................................................................................................. 8 6.1 Announcements ............................................................................................................................................. 14 6.2 Materials ......................................................................................................................................................... 14 6.2.1 Posters ..................................................................................................................................................... 14 6.2.2 Booklets .................................................................................................................................................... 17 6.3 Village meetings ............................................................................................................................................. 17 6.4 Focus groups and key informant interviews .................................................................................................. 18 6.5 Authority meetings ......................................................................................................................................... 19 6.6 Consultation with individuals for use rights and compensation .................................................................... 19 7.0 PUBLIC PARTICIPATION ALONG THE PROPOSED PIPELINE ............................................................................ 20 7.1 Announcements ............................................................................................................................................. 20 7.2 Materials ......................................................................................................................................................... 21 7.2.1 Posters ..................................................................................................................................................... 21 7.2.2 Booklets .................................................................................................................................................... 22 7.3 Village meetings ............................................................................................................................................. 22 7.4 Authority meetings ......................................................................................................................................... 23 7.5 Grievance Mechanism ................................................................................................................................... 24 7.6 Comments contributed ................................................................................................................................... 26 8.0 PUBLIC PARTICIPATION DURING 2017/2018 ........................................................................................................ 27 8.1 Consultation process followed as part of the social baseline update - 2017 ................................................ 27 8.1.1 Comments raised ..................................................................................................................................... 30 8.2 Consultation process followed – 2018 ........................................................................................................... 37 8.2.1 Comments raised ..................................................................................................................................... 39 9.0 CONCLUSION ............................................................................................................................................................. 40 September 2018 Report No. 1776816-319401-4 i PUBLIC PARTICIPATION FOR ESIA, PROPOSED KINGFISHER PROJECT TABLES Table 1. Categories of stakeholders for the proposed CNOOC Kingfisher Project ESIA .......................................... 3 Table 2: Villages in and adjacent to the project area, from north to south ................................................................. 5 Table 3: Summary of CNOOC engagement with stakeholders other than villages in the project area two years prior to the start of the ESIA ....................................................................................................................... 7 Table 4: Stakeholder meetings convened in 2013 .................................................................................................... 10 Table 5: Summary of meetings convened along the proposed pipeline route, 2014 ............................................... 20 Table 6: Table of Issues Raised by I&APs – Kingfisher Area ................................................................................... 30 Table 7: Issues Raised by I&APs – Pipeline Development Area .............................................................................. 33 FIGURES Figure 1: Previous map (2013) showing the original proposed pipeline route ........................................................... 1 Figure 2: Location of villages in and adjacent to the project area ............................................................................... 4 Figure 3: CNOOC has been engaging with its stakeholders two years prior to the start of the ESIA ....................... 6 Figure 4: Golder and Eco & Partner convened 83 consultation meetings on the Buhuka flats in 2013, 15 along the proposed pipeline route in 2014 and 12 in Hoima between 2013/14 ........................................................ 9 Figure 5: Sets of eight posters in five languages were used to explain the proposed project and ESIA process ... 15 Figure 6: Posters were very helpful in communicating information about the proposed project .............................. 16 Figure 7: The poster booklets provided information that enabled stakeholders to meaningfully participate in the ESIA .......................................................................................................................................................... 17 Figure 8: A selection of village meetings held in December 2013 ............................................................................ 19 Figure 9: Megaphones were used to remind the villagers of the meetings .............................................................. 21 Figure 10: Posters were used for display purposes .................................................................................................. 22 Figure 11: The villagers found the booklets informative and used them during the meetings when the proposed project was explained ............................................................................................................................... 22 Figure 12: Meetings with the LC II and III’s ............................................................................................................... 24 Figure 13: The CNOOC Grievance Mechanism is already in use ............................................................................ 25 Figure 14: The bar chart represents the volume of issues raised per category in 2013/14 ..................................... 26 Figure 15: Stakeholders contributed freely during meetings..................................................................................... 27 Figure 16: Women of Kyabasambu contributed comments at the focus group meeting for women........................ 28 Figure 17: Consultation meeting with community members from Riuongo .............................................................. 28 Figure 18: The team consulted Hanga IIB villagers to update the social baseline and share information about the optimised project....................................................................................................................................... 28 Figure 19: A total of 14 meetings were convened on the Buhuka flats, three along the proposed pipeline and 15 meetings in Hoima .................................................................................................................................... 29 Figure 20: The bar chart represents the volume of issues raised per category in 2017 .......................................... 36 Figure 21: The 2018