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Letter to SEIC : Concerned Japanese Citizens' Demands
for Consultations on ESHIA |
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12 June, 2003
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To:
Mr. Stephen H. McVeigh
Chief Executive Officer
Sakhalin Energy Investment Company LTD.
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Concerned Japanese Citizens' Demands
for Consultations on ESHIA
(Environment Social Health Impact Assessment)
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Sakhalin
Energy Investment Company LTD (SEIC) held two stakeholder meetings
in Japan: one in December 2002 and the other in April 2003. On both
occasions, however, the announcement was sent only to limited group
of people. In addition, hardly any information was available and none
was provided prior to the meetings. For these reasons, we, concerned
citizens in Japan, cannot accept the meetings to be considered official
consultations.
Regarding the planned consultations to be held both in Japan and
Sakhalin soon on ESHIA (Environment Social Health Impact Assessment),
we strongly request the followings to SEIC. We appreciate your responses
on these requests.
（Attain mutually agreed consultation process）
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The process of consultations on ESHIA must be decided by common
consent of all stakeholders including SEIC, concerned citizens,
people related to the fishing industry, indigenous peoples,
specialists and NGOs. |
（Disclose sufficient information and
explanations beforehand）
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By a certain number of days before the consultations, SEIC
must provide all stakeholders with enough information and detailed
explanations of Sakhalin II phase 2 project plans. SEIC must
also establish a system that enables all stakeholders to contact
directly the specialists working with SEIC whenever necessary. |
（Ensure transparency and accountability）
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Consultations must be transparent and accountable. This can
be done by, among other things, clarifying SEIC's information
disclosure standards, translating related documents into Japanese
and Russian and disclosing them. |
（Allow sufficient preparation time）
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Enough time must be given for all stakeholders to evaluate
and consult about ESHIA before participating in the consultations.
Releasing information 30 days prior to the consultations is
not early enough. There should be at least 120 days to enable
the stakeholders to prepare for comments. |
（Be inclusive, with special care）
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Consultations must be accessible to all stakeholders in terms
of both the formality and the language. In addition, special
attention must be paid to enable effective participation of
underprivileged people, such as who are politically or economically
vulnerable, or who lack specialized knowledge in some fields. |
（Hold consultations continuously）
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Consultations must be held continuously until all the stakeholders
reach a mutual agreement on the content of the concerned project
and on countermeasures to existing issues. |
（Reflect consultation results to the
projects）
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The outcomes of consultations must be incorporated into the
project plans. |
（Do not start Phase 2 without mutual
consent）
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Phase 2 must not be started until all the stakeholders reach
a mutual agreement on the content of the concerned project and
on countermeasures to existing issues. |
For more information, contact:
Naomi Kanzaki
Friends of the Earth Japan
3-17-24-2F Mejiro, Toshima-ku, Tokyo 171-0031
TEL: +81-3-3951-1081 FAX:+81-3-3951-1084
E-mail: kankan@foejapan.org
Signatories:
Friends of the Earth Japan
NPO Okhotsk Platform
Kazuko SAO, Ocean Engineering Research, Inc.
Kunihisa SAO, Ocean Engineering Research, Inc.
Keisuke SAITO, Wildlife Preservation bureau of Hokkaido Corp.
Naoko FUNAHASHI, International Fund for Animal Welfare
Nobuhiro SAWANO Seiryo Women's Junior College
Shintaro GOTO, Rissho University
Tomio YOSHIDA, Hokkaido Educational Federation of Fisheries Cooperative
Associations
Yoshio KITAMURA, Abashiri Fisheries Cooperative Union
Yukiko WATANABE, Wildlife Preservation Bureau of Hokkaido; Corp.
CC:
Mr.Gerry Matthews, Sakhalin Energy Investment Company LTD.
Mr.Julian Barnes, Sakhalin Energy Investment Company LTD.
Mr.Kyosuke Shinozawa, Japan Bank for International Corporation
Mr.Kazauhiko Amakawa, Japan Bank for International Corporation
Mr.Susumu Fujimoto, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
Mr.Alister Clark, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
Ms.Naoko Ishii, Ministry of Finance
Mr.Masahiro Kan, Ministry of Finance
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