Terminology
Community monitors: SDN has worked with and trained local civil society organisations (CSOs) to physically visit and assess the actual progress of the clean-up in a systematic way. This independent checking will help rebuild trust in government clean-up efforts to protect people living in Ogoniland. The results of community monitoring are available to the public via the dashboard.
HYREP: Following a report and recommendations published in 2011 by UNEP on the oil pollution in Ogoniland, the Federal Government of Nigeria created the HYPREP to coordinate the restoration of Ogoniland’s environment and livelihoods.
NOSDRA: National Oil Spill Detection Response Agency in collaboration with HYPREP are undertaking a comprehensive assessment and mapping of environmental issues associated with hydrocarbon pollution.
TPH: Total petroleum hydrocarbons is a term used to describe a large family of several hundred chemical compounds that originally come from crude oil. Soil contamination by TPH has both a long-term and a short-term side effect on the soil quality and the proper functioning as well as the quality of food produced from the affected soil. TPH poses risks to downstream aquatic life if water is contaminated, and human health if exposed to vapours, skin contact, or ingestion through contaminated food.
Dashboard indicator descriptions
| Summary table | This table shows a summary of progress at sites identified for clean-up, including whether completed sites have been approved by the National Oil Spill Detection and Response Agency (NOSDRA), and whether our own sampling shows targets for TPH levels have been reached. This information is taken from the total number of sites identified for clean-up at present (as per the “lots” worksheet in this database), and from data from indicators 1, 3, 4, and 5 in this database. |
| Days since clean-up started | This shows the number of days since the first contractor deployed to a clean-up site on the 11 January 2019. |
| Site map | This map displays the locations of individual clean-up sites and displays summary information on each site, taken from information in the “lots” worksheet and from various indicators in the database. |
| Status of active clean-up sites | A summary of information from indicator 5 in the database, shown the status of all sites where clean-up has commenced. |
| Community water provision | This item shows the status of water provision for communities where UNEP’s Enivronmental Assessment of Ogoniland report recommended the urgent provision of improved water sources. This information is drawn from the “Communities” worksheet (identifying those communities targeted for water provision) and data from indicator 9b. |
| Soil remediation volumes | This shows the reported volume of soil remediated against the total target for all sites where clean-up has commenced. Target data is taken from the “lots” worksheet, and data on the reported volume of soil remediated from database indicator 2. The overall target will change as new clean-up sites become active. |
| Community employment | This item displays the total number of people employed in HYPREP activities from target communities over the duration of the clean-up. Data is taken from database indicator 11. |
| Community satisfaction with HYPREP | This item provides a community satisfaction scores on the performance of HYPREP in managing the Ogoniland clean-up from focus group discussions. Five performance areas are scored and an average score is also provided. This data is taken from database indicator 7a. |
| Community satisfaction with site clean-up by contractors | This item provides a community satisfaction score on the performance of an individual contractor at an individual clean-up site/lot from focus group discussions. Five performance areas are scored and an average score is also provided. This data is taken from database indicator 7b. |
