Abstract In the near future, Uganda is expected to join the league of oil producing countries. This is after the long period of exploration that has at last brought the good news of the existence of the oil and gas deposits in the Albertine Graben (Refer to the map of the Alberine Graben showing exploration blocks). The rest of the world observes closely to make out if it shall attain what other numerous nations have vowed and failed to honor, that is guaranteeing oil wealth, minimizing, or eradicating poverty of the masses through generating employment prospectus and regional economic progress and thus eventually fostering extensive Nationwide Economic and social growth. In view of this, it is the objective of this paper to discuss the. principles of sustainable management and utilization that Uganda should espouse to manage its implementing oil. wealth and in the event evade the self style oil curse. The study will include an appreciation of the legal and structural policy underlying the national priorities concerning the necessity of sustainable utilization and its practical realization amidst the controversial interests in our country. Consequently the study will be able to analyze the fact that if Uganda adopts the principle of sustainable development, all stakeholders' investors and interested parties can have the benefit of the positive consequences of oil for the present and future generations amidst the various challenges faced by the country.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
DEDICATION ............................................................ .i
SUPERVISOR'S APPROVAL. ........................................ .ii
DEDICATION ............................................................ .iii
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT .............................................. .iv
LIST 0 F STATUTES ..... : ................................... ; ........... v
LIST OF CASES ......................................................... vi
LIST OF ACRONYMS .................................................. vii
TABLE OF CONTENTS ...... viii
ABSTRACT .............................................................. xii
CHAPTER ONE .......................................................... 1
1.0. INTRODUCTION OF THE STUDY .............................. 1
1.1. BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY ............................... .2
1.2 STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM ................................. .3
1.3. 0 BJECTIVES ......................................................... 4
1.3.2. SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES ................................. : ...... .4
1.3.3. RESEARCH QUESTIONS ....................................... 5.
1.4 .SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY ................................ 5
1.5. LITRATURE REVIEW ............................................. 6
1.6. SCOPEOFTHESTUDY .............................. : ........... 10
1.7. METHODOLOGY OF THE STUDY ............................ lO
1.8. SYN.OPSIS .... ., ...................................................... 11
CHAPTER TW0 ....................................................... 13
2.0. THE" CONCEPT OF SUSTAINABLE
DEVELOPMENT . .' .... · ................................................. 13
INTRODUCTION ...................................................... 13
2.1. UGANDA'S EXPERIENCE AS REGARDS THE POLICY
FRAME WORK OF SUSTAINABLE UTILISATION OF
RESOURCES ............................................................................. 25
2.2. LEGAL REGIME GOVERNING THE SUSTAINABLE
UTILISATION OF OIL SECTOR TOWARDS AN ENABLING
LEGAL FRAME WORK ............................................... 29
2.3. CASE STUDIES OF THE OIL PRODUCING COUNTRIES
THAT HAVE PROMOTED THE CONCEPT OF
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT ................................. 36
CHAPTER THREE ................................................... 40
3.0. CRTICAL ANALYSIS OF UGANDA NATIONAL OIL
AND GAS POLICY AS REGARDS SUSTAINABLE
MAN A GEMENT 0 F OIL. ............................................ .40
3.1. THE ASPECT OF PUBLIC PARTICIPATION ............... 40
3.2. RELATIONS BETWWEN GOVERNMENT, OIL
COMPANIES AND COMMUNITY ................................. .42
3.3. POLICY MANAGEMENT CONSIDERATION .... : ......... .43
3.4. CONSERVATION OF THE ENVIROMENT AND ITS
BIODIVERSITY ............................................. : .......... .44
3.5. THE WILD LIFE POLICY ...................................... .45
3.2.0 THE LEGAL FRAMEWORK GOVERNING THE OIL
SECTOR .................................................................. 47
3.2.1. THE 1995 CONSTITUTION OF UGANDA ................ .47
3.2.2. THE PETROLEUM EXPLORATION AND
PRODUCTION ACT .. · .................................................. 48
3.2.3. ADDRESSING POLLUTER AND PRECAUTIONARY
PRINCIPLES .............. , ............................................. 49
3.2.4. ACCESS TO INFORMATION AND PUBLIC
INVOLVEMENT ........................................................ SO
3.2.4 THE NATIONAL ENVIRONMENT ACT .................... 55
3.2.5 THE WATER ACT ......................................... : ...... .56
3.2.6 THE WILDLIFE ACT ............................................ .57
3.3.7 CONSTRAINTS LIKELY TO FACE THE SUSTAINABLE
UTILISATION OF THE OIL RESOURCE IN
UGANDA ..................................................... : ............ 57
4.0 CHAPTER FOUR ................................................. 63
4.1 RECOMMENDATiONS ........................................... 63
4.2 CONCLUSION ..................................................... 69
4.3 BIBLIOGRAPHY .................................................. 71
