Bahamas Offshore Oil & Gas Moratorium

Bahamas Offshore Oil & Gas Moratorium

John Wathen
Grantee Waterkeeper Alliance
Grant Amount $600,000
Duration Three Years

Since 2020 the Our Islands Our Future Coalition, led by Waterkeeper Alliance, Waterkeepers Bahamas and BREEF, has resisted offshore drilling in The Bahamas and pushed the government for improved climate policy. The Bahamian economy is inexorably tied to the health of the surrounding waters and the country is highly vulnerable to climate change. With an emphasis on protecting vital resources at risk the coalition has helped change the national discussion on oil drilling. Now, the coalition is working to make it permanent by advancing a ban on offshore drilling in the country.