FutureStates
| Agency/Sector | Assignment | Project Description |
|---|---|---|
| AFCTA Sec (Eco Capital Consortium) | Technical Editor | Strategic Environmental Assessment: of African Continental Free Trade Area involved advising on layout, technical content and receipt of more than 50 individual technical contributions. The editorial process included technical review of each contribution before integration into the overall report. |
| NPA (MDS) | Peer Reviewer | Stakeholder Engagement Plan: Peer Review of Plan for the Tin Can island Modernisation Project, Lagos. |
| EU (CYE) | Team Leader | TA to key MDAs under Ministry of Environment and Agriculture, the Nigerian Climate Change Council, the National Space Research and Development Agency and NDC Partnership; research and studies, project monitoring, capacity building and training, technical policy dialogue, international thematic meetings, etc. related to climate change, circular economy and climate smart agriculture, aligned with EU Multiannual Indicative Programme for Nigeria, 2021-2027. |
| Ports (CARES) | Risk Assessment Expert | Jetty Risk Assessment: Quantitative Risk Assessment for operational safety of three Liquid Berths Facility using a mix of different methodologies to identify operational risk and mitigation plans (HAZID, HAZOP and SWIFT etc.); Controlled Zones Assessment and Dimensioning: to determine the dos and don’ts within identified zones of the port; and IMDG Handling: Hazardous Cargo Compatibility Study to assess the risks of having any of the IMDG classes of cargo in the container terminal close to handling of the different cargo identified for the Liquid Berth. |
| AfDB (Natural Eco-Capital) | Peer Review | Scaling Climate Action through Climate Technology and Innovation by SMEs: The private sector and SMEs in climate-smart investments will be a cornerstone to growing climate action in Africa. AfDB facilitates the flow of both private and public sector investment into the continent. This assignment is aimed at developing tools to assess and mainstream climate risk into SME operations, as well as build capacity and identify opportunities for investments leveraging the NDCs green investment platforms. |
| NEXIM Bank (CirculatE) | Author | A two-day workshop was designed and delivered to 50 senior managers covering all the NEXIM lending facilities. The training covered the Central Bank of Nigeria sustainability principles and the UNEP new Finance Initiative, Principles for Responsible Banking. |
| Dept. Petroleum Resources (MDS) | Expert | The assignment covers an initial assessment of the global and national energy outlook to be followed by the development of guidelines and standards on carbon emission reduction monetisation for projects in the oil and gas sector in relation to the Paris Agreement on climate change. |
| EC (ARS Progetti) | Team Leader | Mid-Term Review: Of the Support Programme to the Niger Delta (five states Akwa Ibom, Bayelsa, Delta, Edo, and Rivers) to evaluate the water and sanitation project component for appropriateness and feasibility, and potential mid-term corrections. Recommendations concerning whether or not the donor should continue supporting the sector, how should this support be designed and implemented. All this within a traditional focus on relevance, effectiveness, efficiency and sustainability. |
| DFID (ASI) | Compliance | Provision of preliminary advice on compliance requirements for the DFID investment: Attracting Investment in Kogi State through support to a starch processing facility with up to 93,000 million tonnes capacity in the Kogi Staple Crop Processing Zone. |
| Oil & Gas (Environ) | Due Diligence | Identify potential liabilities in oil and gas concessions related to potential environmental or social issues that could have a material impact on the value of the assets assessed; the number and magnitude of oil spills and the remedial work and measures that has been carried out and measures taken to prevent oil spills in the future; current environmental non-compliance with local laws and regulations and actions being taken; facility requirements and cost estimates required to meet current and reasonably foreseeable; environmental regulations; past and current environmental liabilities and penalties including any on-site and off-site contaminated land liabilities; and site remediation, closure and monitoring; past and current gas flaring volumes and penalties and measures taken to reduce gas flaring in the future; past and current security issues and disruptions (bunkering) and measures in place to improve security and reduce oil losses; threatened or actual third party or regulatory action or claims; past and current relationships with the local communities. |
| Construx | Sustainable Banking | Sustainable Banking Management System: Provision of advice on, and implementation of, sustainable banking principles by banks, discount houses and development finance institutions including environmental and social footprinting. Principles included: Environmental and Social Governance, Financial Inclusion, Women’s Economic Empowerment and Human Rights. |
| CARES Limited | Risk Assessment | A risk assessment carried out to confirm that an oil products jetty could be operated safely given other port activities at this location. |
| Federal Ministry of Environment | Due Diligence | Peer Review of new EIA Sector Guidelines for the Cement and Lime Manufacturing Plants, on behalf of the Federal Ministry of Environment. |
| LAMATA | Due Diligence | Peer review of EIA for a Bus Rapid Transit Scheme in Lagos on behalf of the Lagos Metropolitan Transport Authority. |
| Allison Fisheries Limited (CARES) | EIA ~ port | Scoping, planning and peer review of EIA for a Sugar and Grain Terminal. |
| Oil & Gas | Training ~ Hazard and Incident Investigation | Development of training materials for the in-house continual professional development of oil and gas operational staff in hazard and incident investigation. |
| DFID | State Peer Review | Elaboration of environmental indicators to assist in the development of the peer review mechanism as part of the State Evaluation and Assessment Tool being undertaken within the State Partnership for Accountability, Responsiveness and Capability programme, on behalf of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum and the Federal Government. |
| Government | Climate Change Policy | Nigeria Climate Change Policy and National Response Strategy Call for Memoranda. Developed a Memorandum on behalf of the Special Climate Change Unit to support the Nigeria Climate Change Policy and National Response Strategy (refers to REDD, FLEGT, CDM and Disaster Risk Reduction). |
| Chemicals | HSE Audit | HSE audit of chemical manufacturing facility. |
| Urban Development | EIA - reclamation | Peer review of an EIA for reclaiming coastal land for residential and commercial development. |
| Ports | HSSE specification ~ ports | Specification and implementation of Health, Safety, Security and Environment in a port and dredging context to comply with ISO 14001, 18001 and 28000. |
| Ports | Training ~ EIA, EMS and security management | Contributions to a five-day course in Nigeria on EIA, EMS and security management were prepared and delivered to delegates from all the major ports of Nigeria and to key dredging operators, specifically focussing on the Delta ports and best practice. |
| Oil & Gas | Development of risk-based security documentation | Development of security documentation for an onshore and coastal oil and gas company in Nigeria to align with HSE-MS and ISO 17799:2005, 28000 and the ISPS Code (International Ship and Port Facility Security); development and testing of security risk assessments and countermeasures. |
| Port, Harbours & Marinas | Peer review of initial port enlargement options | River Bonny Channel Expansion in the Nigerian Delta ~ a number of options are being considered to facilitate port access to larger vessels and a higher volume of traffic; to include widening and deepening the existing approach channel or creating a new channel. In either case the channel will need to be dredged and the dumped spoils assessed. Various options are to be assessed for environmental and social impact. The specific task called for peer review of the EIA work undertaken by local and UK consultants. |
| Oil & Gas | Development of risk-based security documentation | Development of security documentation for an offshore oil and gas company in Nigeria to align with HSE-MS and ISO 17799:2005, 28000 and the ISPS Code (International Ship and Port Facility Security); development and testing of security risk assessments and countermeasures. |
| IFI | Due diligence ~ pipeline | Assessed EIA and other environmental studies for Gbaran-Ubie/EGGS-2 project in Nigeria ~ an onshore large-capacity gas supply source/transport system in Bayelsa State in the eastern part of the Niger delta. |
| Oil & Gas | Implementation of environmental standards | Assistance was provided to raise company in Nigeria to certification readiness for the new ISO 14001: 2004 EMS and integrating several new facilities to the existing scope. |
| Oil & Gas | Due diligence ~ LNG | Work in the Netherlands and Nigeria involved the assessment of the environmental, social and health consequences of adding three additional trains, on behalf of financial organisations (lenders and export credit agencies). Assessments include site visits, completion of compliance certificates, appraisal of Pre-Completion and Operational Reports and review of Environmental Compliance Reports on a six monthly basis during construction, and annually thereafter. |
| Oil & Gas | Implementation ~ ISO 14001 | Assistance on developing an integrated health, safety and environment management system and to prepare an oil company in Nigeria for ISO 14001 certification. Activities included policy review, manual preparation, and development of procedures. To support implementation, various awareness workshops were developed and given, at different levels, including for senior managers, staff, contractors and suppliers. Successfully certified to ISO 14001 by SGS. Further specialist support provided: EIA, internal auditing, and programmes on waste minimisation and energy conservation. |