Several independent reviews have been conducted by third parties in order to ensure that the projects are carried out in compliance with the best social and environmental practices and with the requirements of the duty of care. Alongside the ongoing dialogue with the local communities, these reviews also allow the action taken to be assessed for effectiveness and potential improvements to be identified.
- Environmental and Social Impact Assessments (ESIA)
- Reports commissioned by TotalEnergies and status of recommendations
- Reports by NGOs
- Other reports
- TotalEnergies' public responses to allegations made against the Tilenga and EACOP projects
Environmental and social impact assessments (ESIA)
To conduct these projects, TotalEnergies and its partners carried out detailed assessments (ESIA, Environmental and Social Impact Assessment) of the potential social impacts (particularly access to land and water) and environmental impacts of Tilenga and EACOP. They led to the implementation of the measures needed to prevent or minimize these impacts.
Reports commissioned by TotalEnergies and status of recommendations
Reports by NGOs
In September 2020, the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) with its local partner FHRI, and Oxfam International with its partners Global Rights Alert (GRA), Civic Response on Environment and Development (CRED) and Northern Coalition for Extractives and Environment (NCEE), published two Human Rights Impact Assessments related to the communities affected by the oil projects around Lake Albert, including the Tilenga project, on the one hand, and the EACOP project, on the other hand.
TotalEnergies, TotalEnergies EP Uganda and EACOP teams appreciated the constructive discussions to which these reports have given rise and the value of their complementary approach to that of the Company, notwithstanding not sharing all the findings.
The Company welcomes most of the recommendations pushed forward by FIDH and Oxfam in these reports and will progressively enhance its action plan to fit them in.
The following documents summarize the analysis of these recommendations by TotalEnergies teams and the action plans planned or conceivable at this stage by the Company.
- Read TotalEnergies’s analysis and status of the recommendations from FIDH
- Read TotalEnergies’s analysis and status of the recommendations from Oxfam
- See the FIDH report, online on the NGO's website
- See the Oxfam International report, online on the NGO's website
Other reports
Since 2013, IBLAC (Independent Biodiversity and Livelihoods Advisory Committee) supports all stakeholders (TotalEnergies Exploration Production Uganda BV, Chinese National Offshore Oil Company Uganda Limited and East African Crude Oil Pipeline) in the Tilenga-EACOP project.
IBLAC is mandated to advise stakeholders on how best to conserve and preserve biodiversity and related livelihood aspects of local communities in their areas of operation and in the area of influence before, during and after projects.
The Committee is composed of international experts from a range of worldwide organizations. These experts participate in meetings, site visits, and discussions on management of the biodiversity and livelihoods.
In 2022, IBLAC published its annual report presenting the observations and recommendations made by the experts following their annual visit to Uganda and Tanzania. The visit focused on the activities of the teams responsible for biodiversity, social and land issues at the Tilenga, Kingfisher and EACOP projects in Uganda, and the EACOP project in Tanzania.
The Company welcomes most of the recommendations pushed in these reports and will progressively enhance its action plan to fit them in.
TotalEnergies' public responses to allegations made against the Tilenga and EACOP projects
For transparency and completeness issues, TotalEnergies publishes its responses to the allegations made against the Tilenga and EACOP projects.