Oil search fuels Lake Malawi tension
Child with his toy in a village in Malawi by Lars Plougmann
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"In a country the size of Malawi-- it is not a large country, it does not have a large GDP-- the income that could be generated for Malawi financially would be very, very significant," he includes. "We think it could be a serious game changer for this country.". But some are afraid that if oil is discovered, it can become more of a curse than a blessing. See also : Can Kenya prevent resource curse? Lake Malawi offers a source of income for local fishermen. It's also a UNESCO World Heritage site, vital for researching the evolution of fish, according to UNESCO. Global oil production, 2011. Click to broaden. Global oil production, 2011. Click to broaden. Since the contract was won a year ago Surestream has actually been performing an ecological survey to develop exactly what effect drilling in this freshwater lake can have.
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Chris Pitman
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| 0.0259651 | "We have to explain to them that even now in national parks in Africa -- in Uganda for instance -- they're producing oil in national parks and that it can be done in an environmentally sensitive way," he says. ... |
| 0.010399 | "As soon as you find that there's a possibility of natural minerals, natural resources, hydrocarbons, then clearly old disputes or potential disputes come to the fore again," he says. ... |
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Max Ngochera
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| 0.227938 | "It is the lake with the most abundant fish species in the world, so it is very unique, it is very clear. It is not polluted yet so it is very unique in that sense," says Ngochera. |
| 0.21665 | "It would take lot of time until it either flushed itself out or the pollutants spread out -- so it would be a huge task to bring the lake back to its pristine levels," he says. ... |
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Michael Kanjira
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| -0.0999753 | "It will be a big risk for us," he says. ... |
| -0.0558165 | "It will be a big risk for us," he says. "Our children are going to school through this money we get from fishing." |
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Reinford Mwangonde
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| -0.0486458 | "We don't want to see Malawi and Tanzania get to the point where they are fighting for Lake Malawi's oil," he adds. ... |
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| 0.0981465 | "Once all the environmental work is all understood, and it is agreed and accepted, we will then go to the lake and start the exploration process in earnest," says Robinson. |
| 0.0981465 | "Once all the environmental work is all understood, and it is agreed and accepted, we will then go to the lake and start the exploration process in earnest," says Robinson. "That process will take a number of years." |
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Malawi hopes to strike oil in Lake Malawi, but the prospect of oil worries local fishermen, and has fueled a border dispute.
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