Social impacts management and participation mechanisms

East

Production from Rubiales, Caño Sur fields in the municipality of Puerto Gaitan, Department of Meta.

1. Modification of accessibility, mobility, and local connectivity: affectation of the shared use road, especially during the rainy season (Caño Sur, Rubiales and Alto Neblinas-Rubiales).

2. Generation of social conflicts: formal resources with institutions and violent actions related to contracting of goods and services. 

3. Presence of contractors working simultaneously.

4. Change in population dynamics and type of local workforce: increase in population density due to dependent migration dynamics attributable to the industry.

5. Changes in the productive and commercial structure of local companies: generation of goods and services companies dependent on the industry.

6. Increase or decrease in the interaction of ethnic communities with foreigners: little community organization of ethnic groups and expectation of investment with a differential approach.

7. Change in interrelation ties between citizens and their institutions.

8. Generation of conflicts over land use.

1. Timely and transparent information and communication that scales the relationship with institutional support.

2. Multi-stakeholder, systematic and anticipated social dialogue for the participatory construction of shared visions of the territory and due diligence in the face of factual procedures.

3. Joint work groups for a strategic and tactical coordination with operators for the integral management of the territory.

4. Contractor management for impact management.

5. Tactical, strategic coordination of the company for a comprehensive management of the territory.

6. Economic diversification through the strengthening of productive vocation for generation of non-oil related employment.

7. Strengthening Community Action Boards for development of community management capacities and tools for dialogue, citizen participation, and transparency.

8. Timely and coordinated execution of Community Benefit Programs, both in compliance with obligations with the ANH, and by virtue of strategic voluntary investment. 

Andean South

Upstream: Acae-San Miguel (Puerto Colón), Arrayán, Balcón, Brisas, Cebu, Churuyaco, CPOI, Dina Norte, Espino, Hormiga, La Jagua, Loma, Larca, Loro, Mansoyé, Orito, Palermo, Palogrande, Pijao, Quiriyana, Río Ceibas, San Antonio, San Francisco, Santa Clara, Sucio, Sucumbios, Tello, Tempranillo, Tempranillo Norte Superior, Tenay, Yaguará, Yurilla Fields.
 

PUTUMAYO

(Orito, Puerto Caicedo, Puerto Asís, Valle del Guamuez, San Miguel)

HUILA (Neiva, Aipe, Palermo, Tello, Villavieja, Yaguará)

NARIÑO (Ipiales)

Putumayo:

1.Change in employment dynamics: non-standardized practices, outside the legal framework of contractor companies. 2. Modification of accessibility, mobility, and local connectivity: shared use and deterioration of roads and public infrastructure, especially in the rainy season.

3.Social conflicts due to ethnic issues: expectations of differential inclusion in local agendas and labor participation. 4. Cumulative impacts generated by the industry.

5. Social conflicts due to social investment expectations.

Huila

6. Change in working conditions: generation of jobs in energy transition projects with different working conditions (non-oil wages and less labor).

Huila and Putumayo

7. Social conflicts for changes in job and goods and services dynamics: young people, women, professionals and guilds looking for opportunities.

8. Generation of social conflict:  new local actors looking for social and political support.

1. Information and communication programs focused on social dialogue spaces as a common understanding tool, such as employability and goods and services.

2. Engagement mechanisms with communities and coordination within the company for a comprehensive management of the territory.

3. Diverse and inclusive social dialogue scenarios for the construction of a joint vision of the territory. Strengthening of the Community Action Boards.

4. Promotion of active participation of the population in the Public System of Employment - SPE for the reduction of confrontation. 

5. Renewal and communication of the social investment portfolio.

Piedemonte

Yopal, Aguazul, Tauramena Campos Cusiana, Cupiagua, Recetor, Pauto, Floreña

Paz de Ariporo Bloque Llanos 9 (Turupe 1 Exploratory Well).

1. Modification of accessibility, mobility, and local connectivity: shared use of access roads and increased deterioration of these, especially in the rainy season. 

2. Change in migration phenomena: arrival of population from other areas of the country in search of job opportunities in the oil industry.

3. Modification of economic activities in the area: change in land use and transformation of production practices.

4. Change in demographic variables: sudden change in the number of inhabitants in the area, due to factors related to the transformation of opportunities derived from the project.

5. Generation of social conflicts: controversy due to various opinions regarding the number and coverage of job opportunities derived from the job offer.

6. Change in cultural dynamics: changes in the community's attachment to its territory due to the arrival of foreign personnel.

1. Meetings with the regional traffic authorities to learn about and share impressions on the most recurring problems on the roads.

2. Strengthening of the Solidarity Funds and the management skills of the Community Action Boards.

3. Support to local economic development.

4. Newsletters that include content of interest for the community. 5. Information spaces for municipal authorities and communities.

6. Organic strengthening of the Community Action Boards in terms of their responsibilities and internal values ​​as community interlocutors.

7. Promotion of knowledge and proper exercise of the rights and duties of the Community Action Boards and the communities.

8. Cultural events with staging of artistic expressions and as an intercultural meeting place to strengthen social cohesion and the construction of the social fabric.

Caribbean

LA GUAJIRA

(Uribia, Manaure, Maicao, Dibulla, Riohacha)

BOLÍVAR

(Cartagena)

CESAR

(El Copey)

1. Generation of expectations in the population: development of offshore projects, associated with prior consultations and non-definition of the black line in offshore, as well as the lack of knowledge of the stakeholders about labor contracting regulations.

2. Generation of conflicts among actors: new local actors in search of social and political support.

3. Generation and alteration of social conflicts due to differences in criteria relative to actions of Ecopetrol Group companies in offshore and onshore projects. 4. Generation of expectations in the people as to the energy transition roadmap: employment expectations and configuration of Energy Communities.

1. Information and communication program focused on social dialogue opportunities as a tool for common understanding, with a focus on employability and goods and services.

2. Strengthening relationships of trust, mainly with ethnic groups and women under a differential approach, implementing spaces for dialogue and improving their capacities. 3.Generation of synergies as Ecopetrol Group.

4. Contribution to local development from the consolidation of the sustainable development portfolio with investment in water, gas, education, circular economy, and green businesses.

5. Permanent, inclusive, timely, and transparent dialogue with the new Community Action Boards, the ethnic groups of La Guajira and Cartagena (Bolívar), and the regional contractors.

Central

SANTANDER (Barrancabermeja, Puerto Wilches, Sabana de Torres, San Vicente de Chucurí, Rionegro).

CESAR

(San Martín).

ANTIOQUIA

(Puerto Nare, Puerto Triunfo, Yondó).

BOLÍVAR (Cantagallo).

BOYACÁ

(Puerto Boyacá).

1. Change in employment dynamics: contractor companies misaligned in the processes of hiring local labor.

2. Social conflicts due to changes in the dynamics of employment, goods, and services: young people, women, professionals, and guilds looking for employment opportunities. 

3. Conflicts between public and private actors: looking for social and political support. 

4. Modification of economic activities in the area: change in land use and transformation of productive practices.

5. Changes in migration phenomena: arrival of population from other areas looking for job opportunities within the oil industry.

6. Modification of accessibility, mobility, and local connectivity: shared use of access roads, close to homes and increased deterioration, especially in the rainy season. 

7. Landscape affectation and noise, light and particulate matter impact.

8. Conflicts derived from damage to third parties.

9. Temporary and definitive resettlement.

1. Information and communication program to strengthen skills for social dialogue and confrontation management.

2. Implementation of articulation models of the segments present in the Middle Magdalena.

3. Management of neighborhood minutes in interdisciplinary work.

4. Emphasis on the themes of employment, labor, and goods and services with contractors.

5. Strengthening of productive skills to generate employment outside the industry for economic diversification.

6. Prioritization of hiring local labor and goods and services.

7. Understanding of dynamics with a differential ethnic approach.

8. Communication of Ecopetrol's strategic social investment in the territory.

Center West

CUNDINAMARCA (Ubalá, Medina, Paratebueno, Guaduas, Yacopí, Puerto Salgar).

TOLIMA (Cunday, Carmen de Apicalá, Ortega, Espinal and Mel gar).

BOYACÁ  (Santa María).

VALLE DEL CAUCA (Yumbo and Palmira).

CALDAS  (La Dorada).

1. Modification of accessibility, mobility, and local connectivity: shared use of access roads and increased deterioration of these, especially in the rainy season. 

2. Increase or decrease in pre-existing conflicts: impacts generated by other industries previously installed in the territory that have generated mistrust in the population, the execution of new projects, and the entry of the oil industry.

1. Execution of pedagogical programs and social dialogue.

2. Information and communication program focused on social dialogue opportunities as a tool for common understanding, focused on environmental issues, employability, and goods and services.

3. Invest on relationship initiatives for generating trust.

Orinoquía

VEX: Meta: (Cubarral, Granada, El Castillo, Lejanías, San Martín de los Llanos, Puerto Lleras, San Carlos de Guaroa, San Juan de Arama, Puerto López, Mapiripán, Fuente de Oro.)

PRODUCTION: Meta: (Villavicencio, Acacías, Guamal, Castilla la Nueva).

1. Change in interrelation links between citizens and their institutions: conflicts due to labor participation, thus generating gaps and differences among these people in the territory.

2. Invisible borders among municipalities in Meta, added to high presence of contractors working simultaneously.

3. Generation of social conflict: Emergence of new local actors (guilds, associations, and new unions) seeking social and political support.

4. Confrontation because of new projects in the low emissions line: disagreement over salary differences and volume of labor contracting in these projects as compared to inherent activities in the hydrocarbon industry.

5. Modification of economic activities in the area due to deficiency of employment conditions: breach of labor obligations by contractor companies.

1. Timely systematic and transparent information and communication program with institutional support, multi-stakeholder social dialogue. Participatory construction of shared visions of territory and due diligence relative to violent actions.

2. Joint work groups on strategic and tactical coordination with the operators for a comprehensive management of the social setting in the territory, as well as efforts with contractors for impact management. 3. Strengthening of productive skills to generate employment outside the industry for economic diversification.

4. Strengthening of Community Action Boards in the use of their community management capacity and tools for dialogue, citizen participation, and transparency.

5. Timely and coordinated execution of Community Benefit Programs, both in compliance with obligations with the ANH, and by virtue of strategic voluntary investment.

Regional

Number of scenarios

Andean

797

East

348

Caribbean

5

Catatumbo Arauca

62

Center West

81

Piedemonte

69

Central

325

Orinoquía

197

Partners 

21

Total

1.905