Assessment of TotalEnergies’ Mozambique LNG

This review was conducted on the basis of the limited HRDD documents made publicly available by TotalEnergies namely the HRDD Assessment of the Project conducted by the consulting firm in 2020, the HRDD Action Plan and the Human Rights Policy, both adopted by the Project in the first quarter of 2021. [...] The public scrutiny of the implementation of HRDD by the Project was limited by the unavailability of a number of important documents such as the Memorandum of understanding signed between the Project and the Government in relation to the deployment of a Joint Task Force composed of members of the Mozambican security forces to protect the Project and the community-based security plan. [...] The review of the HRDD actions of the Project focused on three key documents: (1) the HRDD Assessment of the Project conducted by the consulting firm LKL in 2020; (2) The HRDD Action Plan and, (3) the Human Rights Policy, both adopted by the Project in the first quarter of 2021 following the HRDD Assessment. [...] The report identifies the following problematic areas in the HRRD process: (1) the belated timing of the HRDD Assessment; (2) lacunae with stakeholder’s engagement process; (3) the HRDD process’ disregards of the armed conflict; and (4) the failure to assess the resettlement plan to the situation on the ground. [...] The following sections analyse (A) the lack of effective representation in stakeholder engagement and transparency in its methodology in the context of the HRDD Assessment; (B) the adoption of a HRDD Action Plan based on incomplete HRDD Assessment; and (C) the lack of participation in the development of the HRDD Action Plan and Human Rights Policy.