Environmental and social impact assessment executive summafy 3. Loads of pollutants discharged from the source into cai river 117. The bank undertakes environmental and social impact assessment and monitoring of its projects with respect to their potential risks and impacts, and ensures that these transactions are structured and implemented in accordance with the requirements of iib corporate social responsi. Environmental and social impact assessment esia iucn. The present environmental and social impact assessment guidelines further guidelines, document for international investment bank further iib, the bank investment pro jects are developed in accordance with iib corporate social responsibility policy 1. The views expressed herein do not necessarily represent those of adbs board of directors, management, or staff, and may be preliminary in nature. Consulting to prepare the current environmental and social impact assessment esia to fulfil the requirements of the equator principles. Pdf environmental and social impact assessment in coastal zone. It describes the main features of the project, presents the current environmental and social conditions in the area and discusses the potential environmental and social impacts associated with. The environmental and social impact assessment esia.
There remainssignificant room for improvement in the conduct of assessment and the rigor. Key stages in the environmental assessment process include. Social impact assessment national environmental policy act. Abstract this note provides guidance on the conduct of environmental and social impact assessments esias and the implementation of associated environmental and social management plans esmps. Environmental and social impact assessment esia giz. This barcode number lets you verify that youre getting exactly the right version or edition of a book. Methods of environmental and social impact assessment. These need to be managed so that they provide information to. Environmental impact assessment and strategic environmental. Environmental and social impact assessment esia is an important and often obligatory part of proposing or launching any development project. At their meeting in inuvik in march 1996, the arctic environmental ministers asked that guidelines for environmental impact assessment eia be prepared. Pdf this paper is thinking exercise related to resource overlaps between esia environmental and social impact assessment.
Because we apply this worldwide, aecom is at the forefront of generating creative, interactive, webbased solutions that speed and improve decision. Environmental social impact assessment undeveloped for over 3 kilometers radius around the site. This document is a summary of the environmental and social impact assessment esia documentation for the proposed itezhi tezhi hydropower project ithp. Methods of environmental and social impact assessment 4th. It can also be applied to policies, plans and programmes. Pdf environmental impact assessment of lebukhali bridge. The environmental impact assessment eia process is an interdisciplinary and multistep procedure to ensure that environmental considerations are included in decisions regarding projects that may impact the environment. Environmental impact assessment eia course curriculum for tertiary level institutions in pakistan national impact assessment programme niap pakistan thomas b fischer phd fiema and obaidullah nadeem phd fipp september 20. Esia environmental and social impact assessment aidic. In this framework, the environmental and social impact assessment esia. Environmental and social impact assessment esia is a core service provided by srk consulting partnering with clients we like to partner with clients, without compromising our independence, during project planning and design. Centre for social responsibility in mining, sustainable minerals institute.
Delivering a successful esia needs not only an understanding of the theory but also a detailed knowledge of. Summit barisal power limited 110 mw, rupatali, barisal. Tina river hydropower project part 1 prepared by the government of solomon islands for the asian development bank. Environmentalsocial impact assessment and permitting. Environmental impact assessment can be broadly defined as the systematic identification and evaluation of the potential impacts effects of proposed projects plans, programmes or legislative actions relative to the.
Environmental and social impact assessment report ebrd. Environmental and social impact assessment guidelines. Environmental and social impact assessment module code. In recent years, major projects have encountered serious difficulties because insufficient account has been. Content of bacteria dispersed from wwtp 112 table 320. In particular, the proposed project requires an esia as there is a need to assess, monitor and manage its intended and unintended environmental and social impacts of the development. Eia is hence a mechanism for avoiding or mediating some of the potential costs of. The purpose of the esia is to assess and predict potential adverse social and environmental impacts and to develop suitable mitigation measures, which are. Esia environmental and social impact assessment esmf environmental and social framework esmp environmental and social management plan epc environmental protection commitment esu environmental and social unit fs feasibility study fdi foreign direct. Environmental and social impact assessment esia of the amandi energy limited ael combined cycle gas turbine ccgt project the project.
Environmental impact assessment and social impact assessment. Simply defined, the eia process helps identify the possible environmental effects of a proposed activity and. Shafiqul islam et al environmental impact assessment of lebukhali bridge construction project over the river of paira, bangladesh empl oyment opportun ity, econom ic devel opment etc. The core focus of an sia is on the important impacts of. Mozambique energy reform and access programme stations, diesel and gas powered generators, solar pv systems and microhydropower systems have been identified. Indeed most of the ndeveloped land around the site is owned by the project sponsor. Two separate esia reports, for the surface power plant and transmission line tline components respectively. Summit centre, 18 kawran bazar, dhaka1215, bangladesh. The csi has developed this document to guide the preparation of an environmental and social impact assessment esia, replacing the earlier. Environmental impact assessment and strategic environmental assessment. Environmental and social impact assessment project background big river steel llc is constructing a new steel production and recycling facility on an approximately 1,300 acre site located south of osceola in mississippi county, arkansas. Management incorporates identification, analysis assessment and mitigation of potential adverse impacts. The main types of social impact that occur as a result of these project related changes can be grouped into five overlapping categorie s.
The primary water supply for the local communities is in the form of shallow handdug wells or boreholes, although surface water features are used for bathing and washing clothes. Environmental and social impact assessment cefims soas. This document provides guidance for conducting an environmental and social impact assessment esia and for preparing an esia report. This document is the nontechnical summary of the environmental and social impact assessment the esia for the ilovica shtuka project the project. Currency equivalents as of 9 june 2017 currency unit solomon islands dollar sbd sbd1. This volume contains eight specialist reports produced as part of the nenvironmental and social impact assessment for the ecofarm mozambique lda irrigation project to produce organic sugarcane in the chemba district, sofala province of mozambique. A detailed project description is included in volume 2 of the assessment, the environmental and. Environmental and social impact assessment any major development project anywhere in the world usually requires the production of an environmental and social impact assessment esia, which is often undertaken in accordance with the requirements of international finance institutions, to gain national permits to operate and secure financing. Environmental and social impact assessment project number. Eia is an evaluation procedure that helps planners and decisionmakers to understand the. The esia is a comprehensive assessment of impacts that could occur throughout the lifecycle of the proposed mining project and it recommends measures to prevent and mitigate these impacts.
The views expressed herein do not necessarily represent those of adbs board of directors, management. Concentrations of pollutants in untreated wastewater 117 table 322. Social impact assessment national environmental policy. Inclusion of the assessment of social impacts in the existing sea and eia procedures may significantly contribute to sustainable development. Social impact assessment sia a social impact assessment is a process of research, planning and the management of social change or consequences positive and negative, intended and unintended arising from policies, plans, developments and projects unep, 2007. Environmental and social impact assessment report vi table 319. Environmental, social and health impact assessment. This environmental and social impact assessment is a document of the borrower. An esia is a study to understand how the proposed project will change the environment and affect the people living and working there. Environmental and social impact assessment report of. Cree board of health and social services of james bay. Anticipate social change from a project or policy change measure baseline data and project impacts look at the potential social implications communicate changes to the community outline steps to mitigate or enhance negative or positive aspects of change see that the benefits of. Calculation of pollutant concentrations in wastewater 115 table 321.
Digital impact assessments use new electronic technologies that modernize environmental impact analyses. Management incorporates identification, analysisassessment and mitigation of potential adverse impacts. Description the iesia guidelines are tools used in the implementation of the banks environmental and social assessment procedures. The environmental and social impact assessment report is a document of the borrower. Shah deniz stage ii gas field expansion project shah deniz gas field expansion project addendumearly infrastructure works prepared by urs corporation limited the environmental and social impact assessment is a document of the borrower. Guidelines for environmental and social impact assessment esia. Assessment sia are used to predict the consequences of any development project.
Guidelines for field project which was issued in december 2011. Social and environmental impact assessment big bend placer gold mining project, mongolia prepared for wm mining company, llc centennial, colorado, usa prepared by aata international, inc. Environmental and social impact assessment esia needs to be done. Environmental impact assessment eia and social impact assessment sia are used to predict the consequences of any development project. Impact assessment in deveopling countries 197 n there may be institutional weaknesses that hinder assessment horberry, 1984. The major objective of the iesia guidelines is to provide guidance to the staff of the bank and rmcs on how to adequately consider crosscutting themes while assessing the environmental and social impacts of a project. Social impact assessment sia is the process of identifying and managing the social impacts of industrial projects. The new procedures, entitled environmental and social assessment procedures esap, were adopted in june 2001.
Pdf environmental and social impact assessment esia. Environmental and social impact assessment report executors scientific research firm gamma president. It also serves as guidance for drafting the terms of reference for an esia. While retracing the environmental impact assessment eia and social impact assessment sia coevolution over time, as well as the outset of the environmental and social impact assessment esia. Early partnering helps avoid or minimise environmental and social impacts and. Development impact assessment, project assessment, climate impact assessment, social impact assessment, technology assessment, ecological impact assessment, demographic impact assessment, economic and fiscal impact assessment, environmental auditing, environmental impact assessment, public consultation, public participation, strategic impact. Although at present the term environmental impact assessment is widely used, there is no clear, concise definition of eia ahmad and sammy, 1985. This module will give you a theoretical and applied background to environmental and social impact analysis a requirement for a wide range of investment projects in both the public and private sectors. P a g e 2 of 30 limited liability company inv slideshare uses cookies to improve functionality and performance, and to provide you with relevant advertising.
Different alternatives can be clearly assessed to help decision makers to select the best available option. The module also introduces tools that are used to support esia. Impact assessment involves characterizing the impact in terms of its likely nature, duration, frequency, reversibility and magnitude. Based on the impacts and mitigating measures a framework environmental management. It contains information regarding the project, the likely significant effect of the project, the baseline scenario, the proposed alternatives, the features and measures to mitigate. While this data does provide useful information on the demographic profile of the affected area it. Proposed balama graphite mine in the cabo delgado province in the district of balama in northern mozambique.
Environmental impact assessment eia and social impact. National impact assessment programme niap pakistan thomas b fischer phd fiema and obaidullah nadeem phd fipp. While this data does provide useful information on the demographic profile of the affected area it is in some cases dated. Ael is a special purpose company, incorporated in ghana, set up to develop, design, finance, own, construct, commission and operate the project. Impact assessment thus ensures that the potential problems are foreseen and addressed at an early stage in the projects planning and design. Environmental impact assessment may assist this planning approach, and, therefore, is one of the important means for achieving this objective. Delivering a successful esia needs not only an understanding of the theory but also a detailed knowledge of the methods for carrying out the processes required. Where pertinent, national and international legal frameworks on gender should be taken into account. Eia report the environmental impact assessment report is the document prepared by the developer that presents the output of the assessment. Environmental and social impact assessment june 2017 sol. How to do environmental impact assessment process of eia.