A Canadian oil firm thinks it has struck big. Some fear it could ravage a climate change hotspot – CNN

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By David McKenzie and Ingrid Formanek, CNN
Video by Peter Rudden

Updated 4:23 AM ET, Mon May 3, 2021

Watch this story on CNN International’s One World with Zain Asher on Monday at 12 p.m. ET/5 p.m. BST/6 p.m. Johannesburg time.

Kavango East, Namibia (CNN)Syringa trees rise out of the Kalahari sand in the wild expanse of Kavango East, as the humid heat warns of afternoon showers. It’s easy to imagine this place has looked the same for a hundred years.

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Farmers move cattle within the area ReconAfrica has gained rights to. Climate scientists warn that in just 30 years, unless aggressive mitigation efforts are imposed, the way of life in Kavango will be untenable.Farmers move cattle within the area ReconAfrica has gained rights to. Climate scientists warn that in just 30 years, unless aggressive mitigation efforts are imposed, the way of life in Kavango will be untenable.
World leaders took part in a climate change virtual summit on April 22.World leaders took part in a climate change virtual summit on April 22.
Tom Alweendo, Namibia's Minister of Mines and Energy.Tom Alweendo, Namibia's Minister of Mines and Energy.
ReconAfrica founder Craig Steinke scoured the planet for the next big oil find. He believes they have possibly found one in the Kavango Basin.ReconAfrica founder Craig Steinke scoured the planet for the next big oil find. He believes they have possibly found one in the Kavango Basin.
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Demonstrators in Cape Town, South Africa stage a silent protest against the drilling in the Kavango Basin, on March 11.Demonstrators in Cape Town, South Africa stage a silent protest against the drilling in the Kavango Basin, on March 11.
In the San village, children carry water from a nearby borehole. Activists and scientists fear that a large-scale oil industry here could pollute the ground water. ReconAfrica says their practices won't lead to water pollution.In the San village, children carry water from a nearby borehole. Activists and scientists fear that a large-scale oil industry here could pollute the ground water. ReconAfrica says their practices won't lead to water pollution.
Paulus Mukoso is the leader of a group of !Kung people who live near the exploratory drilling -- nobody from ReconAfrica had come to talk to them. "I am worried that if they come here, they will say only the good things that they are bringing here, not the bad things."Paulus Mukoso is the leader of a group of !Kung people who live near the exploratory drilling -- nobody from ReconAfrica had come to talk to them. "I am worried that if they come here, they will say only the good things that they are bringing here, not the bad things."

    Journalist John Grobler and CNN’s Ivana Kottasová contributed to this article.

    Source Article from https://www.cnn.com/2021/05/03/africa/namibia-oil-exploration-intl-cmd/index.html

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