The 4th Oilwatch General Assembly held in the city of Quito in Ecuador on the 23rd and 24th of July, 2011. The conference comprised delegates from Africa, Asia and Soutn America. The epochal assembly followed the heels of a well attended international conference titled "New Global Hegemonies - Same Old Problem?". The conference was co-hosted by Rosa Luxemburg Foundation and Oilwatch.
The assembly affirmed that the network is expressly opposed to the continuation of the mode of civilisation driven by the use of fossil fuels. The network is undertaking a detailed study of the roots and consequences of the oil/fossil fuels civilisation. We are also looking at the idea of concrete alternatives.