Le pouvoir aux peuples: tous ensemble contre l’exploration pétrolière au Togo

The document details the resistance of communities in Doevi Kope, Gbetsogbe, and Katanga against offshore oil exploration in Togo. Following the discovery of oil deposits in 2012 and a secret contract with the Italian energy company ENI, local activists and residents campaigned to have the contract terminated. The resistance is informed by observed impacts in Nigeria, Chad, and Ghana, where oil extraction led to the destruction of fisheries, agricultural land, and livelihoods. The text also notes that the region has previously suffered from coastal erosion and displacement caused by port construction since the 1960s, and warns that the Togolese government may still be seeking a new partner to exploit the oil deposits.

• In 2010, the Togolese government signed an exploration and production contract with the Italian energy company ENI without informing the populations of Doevi Kope. This contract was later terminated following a large-scale campaign involving journalists and organizations such as Friends of the Earth Togo.
• Local residents of Doevi Kope visited Ghana in 2014 and observed that oil pollution had destroyed fish populations, contaminated farmland, and poisoned animals, leading to hunger and a loss of livelihoods for both fishermen and women who process and sell fish.
• The coastal communities in Togo have a history of displacement and environmental damage due to infrastructure projects; a port built in the 1960s altered tides and caused coastal erosion that destroyed homes and forced fishermen to travel further from the shore.
• Despite the termination of the ENI contract, Friends of the Earth Togo reports that the government still intends to exploit the oil deposits and is searching for a different company to partner with.

APA

admin (2017). Le pouvoir aux peuples: tous ensemble contre l’exploration pétrolière au Togo. Friends of the Earth International. https://www.foei.org/fr/le-pouvoir-aux-peuples-tous-ensemble-contre-lexploration-petroliere-au-togo/

Chicago

admin. Le pouvoir aux peuples: tous ensemble contre l’exploration pétrolière au Togo. Friends of the Earth International, 2017. https://www.foei.org/fr/le-pouvoir-aux-peuples-tous-ensemble-contre-lexploration-petroliere-au-togo/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{admin2017pouvoir, author = {admin}, title = {{Le pouvoir aux peuples: tous ensemble contre l’exploration pétrolière au Togo}}, institution = {Friends of the Earth International}, year = {2017}, month = oct, url = {https://www.foei.org/fr/le-pouvoir-aux-peuples-tous-ensemble-contre-lexploration-petroliere-au-togo/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }