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    ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT

    ASSESSMENT

    Irfan-ul-Haq
    Imran-ul-Haq

    ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT (EIA)

    Module-1
    Introduction

    Short Course Outline


    Brief about EIA
    Origin and History
    Benefits of EIA
    Stages in EIA

    Irfan-ul-Haq
    Imran-ul-Haq

    LETS GET TO KNOW EACH OTHER!!

    Full name
    Academic background
    Position and role in the organization (if working)
    Career background
    Experience related to EIA (if any)

    SESSION NORMS

    House information
    Timings
    Silence
    Courtesy-Mobile phone off

    Introduction
    Objectives & Overview

    OBJECTIVES

    Review EIA process and application oriented introduction of


    advanced methods in EIA

    Study inter-relationships of project cycle and EIA

    Explain application and compliance with National and International


    Legislation during EIA process.

    Elaborate delineation of Area of Influence (AOI) using examples


    from Case Studies

    Establishing the baseline environmental conditions

    Understanding qualitative and quantitative analysis of alternatives

    Elaborate application
    Assessment

    Review preparation of project specific EMP

    Explain reporting and documentation for EIA report

    of

    advanced

    Approached

    in

    Impact

    ENVIRONMENT

    In Simplest Words, Environment is Everything that Surrounds us

    The sum of all external conditions affecting the life,


    development, and survival of an organism.
    The World Bank

    DOMAINS OF ENVIRONMENT

    Physical

    Air
    Water
    Land

    Ecological

    Flora
    Fauna

    Socio-economic

    Social
    Economic
    Cultural

    PAFL Study Area (Physical, Ecological and Socioeconomic Domains)

    POLLUTION

    Pollution is the introduction of contaminants into an


    environment that causes instability, disorder, harm or
    discomfort to the system.

    SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

    Sustainable development is to meet the needs of the present


    without compromising the ability of future generations to meet
    their own needs.

    Brundtland Commission

    WHAT IS EIA?

    An important procedure for ensuring that the likely effects of new

    development on the environment are fully understood and taken into

    account before the development is allowed to go ahead


    (DETR and National Assembly for Wales, 1999)

    ANOTHER DEFINITION OF EIA

    A systematic identification and evaluation of potential impacts


    (effects) of proposed projects, plans, programs, or legislative actions related
    to physical-chemical, biological, cultural and socio-economic components of
    the Environment
    (Canter, L.W.)

    EIA is a framework of sustainable development.

    WHAT IS IT REALLY?

    Environmental Impact Assessment is a process, set down as a


    repeatable series of steps to be taken, to allow the
    environmental consequences of a proposed development to be
    assessed.

    WHAT EIA CAN DO:

    Modify and improve design


    Ensure efficient resource use
    Enhance social aspects
    Identify measures for monitoring and managing impacts
    Inform decision-making
    Provide justification for a proposal

    BENEFITS OF EIA:
    More environmentally sustainable design
    Better compliance with standards
    Saving in capital and operating costs
    Reduced time and costs for approvals
    Avoids later plant adaptations
    Reduced health costs
    Increased project acceptance

    ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS VARY IN:


    Type and nature
    Magnitude
    Extent
    Timing
    Duration
    Uncertainty
    Reversibility
    Significance

    THREE CORE VAULES OF EIA

    Sustainability - the EIA process will result in environmental


    safeguards
    Integrity - the EIA process will conform to agreed standards
    Utility - the EIA process will provide balanced, credible information
    for decision-making

    ORIGINS AND HISTORY OF EIA

    1960s

    witnessed

    the

    emergence

    of

    environmentalism

    (e.g.

    publication of Silent Spring by Rachel Carson in 1962)

    First formal system of EIA established in the US following the


    National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969

    ORIGINS AND HISTORY OF EIA

    NEPA sought to ensure that environmental concerns were


    considered in the decision-making of Federal Government agencies.
    Section 102(2)(c) required agencies to prepare a detailed statement on
    the environmental impact of proposals for legislation and other major
    Federal actions significantly affecting the quality of the human
    environment

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    ORIGINS AND HISTORY OF EIA

    The statement referred to as an Environmental Impact Statement


    (EIS) - should include details on
    any adverse environmental effects which cannot be avoided should
    the proposal be implemented
    alternatives to the proposed action

    ORIGINS AND HISTORY OF EIA

    Since 1969 a host of other countries have adopted EIA legislation


    In 1977 the European Commission began drafting a directive on
    EIA and finally published a proposal in 1980
    Directive 85/337/EEC on the assessment of the effects of certain
    public and private projects on the environment the EIA Directive
    was adopted in July 1985 and Member States had until 3 July 1988
    to implement its requirements

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    EIA EMERGENCE (SUMMARY)

    Pre-1970

    Initial Development

    1970

    Origin of EIA

    1970-1980

    Trend to Integration

    Mid to late 1980s

    Process Redirection

    From mid 1990s

    Towards Sustainability

    How does EIA actually


    contribute to Sustainable
    Development?

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