Empty Promises, This paper was written by Andrew Bogrand, Caroline Brodeur, Devota
Mbenna, Joy Akoli Atine, Clare Ayebare, Bashir Twesigye, and Scott A. Sellwood. The authors would like to thank the many people who contributed to this report, including all those community leaders who provided insights in interviews and focus group discussions. The authors appreciate the willingness and time of Total representatives, as well as government representatives in
Uganda and Tanzania, to engage with the research with candor and cooperation. The authors extend special recognition to Winnie Ngabiirwe and Josiah Severre for their leadership in steering this project to completion. To Fernanda Hopenhaym, Sarah Bice, Namalie Jayasinghe, Maria Ezpeleta, Sarah Zoen, Diana Kerney, and Irit Tamir, the authors thank you for your insights and critiques as peer reviewers. At Clark University, the authors extend a special thanks to John Rogan, Marc Healy, Nicolas Geron and Florencia Sangermano for their support with spatial analysis. The authors also thank Christina Hill and Bill Powers for providing expert analyses of the draft environmental and social impact assessments of the EACOP, as well as Pasience Mlowe for assistance with analyzing Tanzanian law. Finally, the authors thank Oxfam colleagues Adella Msemwa, George Mwita, Gerald
Byarugaba, Sophie Kyagulanyi, James Morrissey, Caroline Avan, Kevin May, Helen Wishart, Maria Lya Ramos, Francis Odokorach, Betty Malaki, and Jane
Ocaya. This publication would not have been possible without the financial
support of the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, and the
Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation Oil for Development
program. It is part of a series of papers written to inform public debate on
development and humanitarian policy issues. Empty Promises.