Outlines

• Background (Purpose and Aims of EIA)
• Law, Policy and Institutional Arrangements (EIA Policy and Legislation)
• Public Involvement
• Stakeholders Involvement 
• Screening
• Scoping (Approaches and Methods)
• Alternatives and Tiering
• Impact Analysis and Prediction
• Social Impact Assessment
• Mitigation and Impact Management
• Link between EIA Process and Mitigation
• What is an EIA Report?
• Typical Elements of an EIA Report
• Role and Purpose of the EIA Review Process
• Main Steps in the EIA Review
• Procedures for Evaluating EIA Reports
• Role of the Decision Makers
• EIA as Part of the Decision Making Process
• Implementation and Follow-up
• Monitoring
• Evaluation of EIA Effectiveness and Performance

Program

Environment Protection and Crisis Management

Objectives

• The general objective of this training course is to develop the participant’s skills in implementation of the Environmental Impacts Assessment (EIA) process in support of country’s sustainability objectives. In addition of developing in participants an understanding of the need for environmental impact assessment and the principle and methods of EIA, with particular emphasis on development projects.