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Small Grants Programme 2026
Earth. Energy. Equity. Supporting Community-Led Action for Climate and Environmental Justice Facilitated by Oilwatch International, in partnership with the Global Green Grants Fund (GGF) Oilwatch International invites grassroots organizations, Indigenous Peoples,...
Don’t Reopen The Wells — Decommission, Clean Up And Restore Ogoniland
Port Harcourt, Rivers State | August 2026 The reported emergence of Dutchford Exploration and Production Company Limited as the successful bidder for the Yorla South oil field in Khana Local Government Area of Ogoniland is a deeply disturbing development that must not...
Beyond the Notes from Santa Marta
Oilwatch statement on the Fossil Fuels Phase out Conference For thirty years, Oilwatch International and her affiliates have demanded that fossil fuels be left in the ground. This has been projected as the sensible thing to do if the world is to avert future...
Oilwatch announces its call for proposals for small grants
Oilwatch announces its call for proposals for small grants of USD $5,000 to support grassroots groups and movements working on projects aligned with its principles and focused on addressing the issues of fossil fuels impacts, building...
Statement on the Contemplated Resumption of Oil Extraction in Ogoni Land
Concerned civil society organisations in the Niger Delta met at the Port Harcourt office of Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth Nigeria to deliberate on the recent invitation by the office of the National Security Adviser to the President, Mr...
Oilwatch Small Grants Request for Proposals
Oilwatch announces its call for proposals for small grants of USD $5,000 to support grassroots groups and movements working on projects aligned with its principles and focused on addressing the issues of fossil fuels impacts, building...
Communique from Oilwatch Conference Held on Monday 19th August 2024 in Durban, South Africa
Oilwatch International and Oilwatch Africa held a Conference on Monday 19th August 2024 in Durban, South Africa to interrogate the theme Beyond Colonialism and Extractivism: Energy Democracy and the Imperatives of a Just Transition. The...
Beyond Colonialism and Extractivism – Energy Democracy and the Imperatives for a Just Transition
Announcing Oilwatch Conference and Retreat The historical context of colonialism and extractivism has profoundly shaped global energy systems. These practices have led to environmental degradation, social inequalities, and economic dependencies. As the world confronts...
Building Peoples Power for Regional Action – Niger Delta Alternatives Convergence
The Niger Delta Alternatives Convergence (NDAC) was birthed in 2022 by leaders, activists, communities and scholars after a period of careful examination of the socio ecological realities of the region. The process took stock of the impacts of over 6 decades of...
Ogoni Oil in the Eye of the Storm
In 1993, Shell was forced out of Ogoniland where it had extracted crude oil non-stop for decades with unbelievable ecological consequences. The Ogoni people, mobilized under the Movement for the Survival of Ogoni People (MOSOP), had issued a set of demands...
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Oilwatch Africa is a network of resistance to the negative impacts of the oil and gas industry on peoples and their environments. It is the African unit of Oilwatch International.