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Strategic Environmental Assessment (Sea) of Oil and Gas Activities THE REPUBLIC OF UGANDA STRATEGIC ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT (SEA) OF OIL AND GAS ACTIVITIES IN THE ALBERTINE GRABEN , UGANDA FINAL REPORT The SEA Team Kampala, June 2013 Copyright © MEMD 2013 All rights reserved. The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development, Petroleum Exploration and Production Department (PEPD), in conjuction with the National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) initiated and funded the Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) of the oil and gas activities in the Albertine Graben of Uganda, with support from Oil for Development (OFD) Program a bilateral agreement between Government of Uganda and Norway under the project, “Strengthening the management of Oil and Gas Sector in Uganda”. On behalf of the SEA Team: Bjørn Kristoffersen (SEA Team Leader) Eco-Management Support 4306 Sandnes, Norway [email protected] Jane Bemigisha ESIPPS International Ltd. Plot 7/9 Clement Hill Road, Hill View Apartments, P.O. Box, 33011, Kampala, Uganda Email: [email protected] ; Web: www.esipps-int.org Disclaimer The SEA report has been prepared and delivered by a team of consultants, the SEA Team under the guidance of the SEA Steering Committee. The content of the report reflects the professional judgement and advice of the SEA Team. Page i FOREWORD The discovery of oil and gas resources presents great socio-economic prospects for the Albertine Graben and the country at large, but the area is of high ecological and biodiversity significance. This presents various challenges for environmental protection. This document presents a report on Strategic Environment Assessment (SEA) of oil and gas activities in the Albertine Graben of Uganda. The SEA document presents strategic recommendations for policies, plans, and programmes that will guide environmental planning and decision making in the Albertine Graben. The SEA presents a unique opportunity for the country to systematically address environmental management issues pertaining to oil and gas activities in the Albertine Graben in the context of sustainable development. The SEA was initiated under the leadership of the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development (MEMD) through its Petroleum Exploration and Production Department (PEPD) and coordinated by National Environment Management Authority (NEMA). The Norwegian Government provided financial support and technical backstopping. A steering committee comprising Petroleum Exploration and Production Department (PEPD), National Environment Management Authority (NEMA), Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA), Directorate of Environment Affairs (DEA), Ministry of Lands, Housing & Urban Development (MLHUD), Directorate of Water Resources Management (DWRM), Department of Fisheries Resources and Uganda Association of Impact Assessors was instituted to guide the process. The SEA was undertaken and delivered by the SEA consultant team under the guidance of this Steering Committee. The process was initiated by a high level scoping meeting in April 2010, followed by another high level steering committee meeting in November 2010. The official kick off was in March 2012 and since then the SEA developed through careful analyses and a rigorous consultative and collaborative process. At different stages (phases) and levels (national, local and regional), various stakeholders were involved in identification of key issues and recommendations. Further issues and recommendations were drawn from a scenario analysis process. The SEA was supplemented by Advisory Notes throughout the process. A typical example was the advice on The Petroleum (Refining, Gas Processing, Conversion, Transportation and Storage) Bill, 2012 and the Petroleum (Exploration, Development and Production) Act, 2013. For effective implementation of the recommendations, a monitoring framework has been provided. This SEA is the first for the oil and gas sector in Uganda and will be a valuable reference and precedent at national and other levels. It is also a beginning of stakeholder partnership on concerted implementation of the recommendations that will guide future plans and decisions regarding sustainable environmental management of oil and gas activities in the Albertine Graben. The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development and partners would like to thank all the institutions and individuals that participated in the preparation of this historic document. We call upon all those who participated and future readers to nurture the initiated partnership on sustainable environmental management of oil and gas activities in the Albertine Graben and the wider petroleum sector .………………………………………………………………………………… Hon. Eng. Irene Muloni (Minister of Energy and Mineral Development) Page ii ACKNOWLEDGEMENT The Strategic Environmental Assessment of oil and gas activities in the Albertine Graben is a product of concerted effort by different individuals and institutions whose contributions are highly acknowledged. The SEA Team would like to thank the institutions and individuals who were consulted and whose views greatly provided value to this document as a building block for future stakeholder partnership on environmental management of oil and gas in the Albertine Graben. The SEA Team would like to acknowledge the invaluable leadership from the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development through the Petroleum Exploration and Production Department for the successful coordination of the process, most especially Mr. Dozith Abeinomugisha and Eng. Caroline Korutaro. The supportive role of NEMA through the Environment Management Pillar Manager Mr. Waiswa Arnold Ayazika is highly acknowledged. The Steering Committee instituted to guide the SEA process is also highly acknowledged. The Team finally gives special tribute to the Norwegian Government through the Directorate for Nature Management, for providing financial support and technical backstopping. The Steering Committee consisted of the following members: • Mr. Dozith Abeinomugisha (Petroleum Exploration and Production Department, Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development), Chairman • Mrs. Caroline Korutaro (Petroleum Exploration and Production Department, Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development), Secretary • Mr. Edgar Buhanga (Uganda Wildlife Authority, UWA) • Mr. Waiswa Ayazika (National Environment Management Authority, NEMA) • Mr. Simon P. Otoi (Uganda Association of Impact Assessors, UAIA) • Mrs. Teddy Tindamanyire (Directorate of Environmental Affairs, Ministry of Water and Environment) • Mr. Vincent Byendamira (Directorate of Physical Planning & Urban Development, Ministry of Lands, Housing & Urban Development) • Mr. Aventino Bakunda (Department of Fisheries Resources, Ministry of Agriculture Animal Industry and Fisheries) • Mr. Emmanuel Olet (Directorate of Water Resource Management, Ministry of Water and Environment) Page iii TABLE OF CONTENT FOREWORD .................................................................................................................................. ii ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ................................................................................................................... iii EXECUTIVE SUMMARY .................................................................................................................. ix ACCRONYMS .............................................................................................................................. xvi 1 INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................................... 1 1.1 The Geographical Scope of the SEA ......................................................................................... 2 1.2 The Oil and Gas Sector............................................................................................................. 5 1.3 Structure of the SEA Report .................................................................................................... 8 2 THE SEA PROCESS AND METHODOLOGY ............................................................................... 10 2.1 The SEA Approach ................................................................................................................. 10 2.2 Key Issues .............................................................................................................................. 11 2.2.1 Review of documentation ............................................................................................. 13 2.2.2 Evaluation by expert teams/panels ............................................................................... 13 2.2.3 Stakeholder opinions ..................................................................................................... 13 2.2.4 Scenario Analysis ........................................................................................................... 13 2.3 The SEA Phases ...................................................................................................................... 14 2.4 Stakeholder Engagement ...................................................................................................... 17 2.5 SEA Organization and Implementation ................................................................................. 17 3 BASELINE SETTING ............................................................................................................... 18 3.1 The Regional Setting .............................................................................................................. 18 3.2 The Physical Environment ....................................................................................................
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