Communication For The Effective Management Of Oil Spillage Conflicts In Bayelsa State

📄 Project Abstract

Oil spillages and gas flaring occurring as a result of excessive exploration of crude oil and gas by multinational corporations in hosting communities in Bayelsa and other Niger Delta States have led to environmental damages which have affected both the health and means to livelihood of members of hosting communities. These spillages have resulted into several conflicts between the indigenes of Bayelsa State and multinationals as most of the efforts which have been put have not been able to address successfully the totality of the problems because of the communication model adapted to tackling these issues. Against this backdrop, the imperative is to interrogate the communication approaches adopted in addressing conflict resolution and management in Bayelsa State in particular and Niger Delta in general. The Environment Communication Theory was used as the theoretical framework for this research. The study made use of the quantitative survey research by purposively using a population o...