An Evaluation of Community Relations Impact in Managing Environmental Related Crisis in the Niger Delta

Abstract

The paper is aimed at evaluating relations impact in managing the environmental crisis emanating from the activities of the companies operation in the region. Data are sourced from both primary and secondary.  The primary source is from oral interviews and observations, while the secondary source is from the literatures and the analysis is qualitative. The paper explains and evaluates the relationship between community relation or the corporate social responsibilities of the companies operating in the region and its impact on the environment. It observes that though there are community relations at communities were companies are operating, there is no relationship between community relations and the corporate responsibility and environment management in the Niger Delta Region.

Keywords: community relations, environment, crisis and Niger Delta