CSOs Seek Strict Enforcement of Methane Emissions Regulations in Niger Delta

• Urge media to hold government institutions accountable

Emmanuel Addeh in Abuja

Civil society organisations (CSOs) have called for stricter enforcement of Nigeria’s methane emissions regulations in the Niger Delta, warning that weak implementation of existing laws continues to expose oil-producing communities to serious environmental, health and economic risks.

The groups, including the Natural Resource Governance Institute (NRGI), Policy Alert and We The People, made the call during a webinar organised to amplify advocacy around ‘Flaring Lives’, a documentary highlighting the human cost of methane emissions and gas flaring in Nigeria’s Niger Delta.

The webinar, themed: “Leveraging Media Storytelling to Strengthen Accountability and Enforcement on Methane Emissions,” sought to to raise awareness of the environmental, health and socio-economic consequences of methane emissions and gas flaring in the oil-rich region.