PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
South Sudan: Oil Pollution (21 July 2022)
Question Asked
Asked by:
Feryal Clark (Labour)
Answer
The UK Government continuously monitors political, economic and environmental developments in South Sudan, including oil production and pollution. UK Government officials have raised environmental concerns with the petroleum industry as part of our wider discussions with the South Sudanese Ministry of Petroleum. We work in close coordination with development partners and civil activists who have been calling on the South Sudanese Government to conduct an environmental audit of oil pollution.
More broadly, we are committed to the protection of natural wealth in South Sudan, including through funding projects for wildlife conservation, poverty reduction and building community resilience to the impacts of climate change.
Answered by:
Vicky Ford (Conservative)
5 September 2022
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