The Legal and Regulatory Framework for Environmental Impact Assessments : A Study of Selected Countries in Sub-Saharan Africa
Environmental impact assessment, or EIA as it is known, is a procedures for evaluating the impact, proposed activities may have on the environment. In recent years, significant strides have been made to build a legal foundation for EIAs in Sub-Saha...
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okr-10986-140792021-04-23T14:03:11Z The Legal and Regulatory Framework for Environmental Impact Assessments : A Study of Selected Countries in Sub-Saharan Africa Bekhechi, Mohammad A. Mercier, Jean-Roger ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE AGRICULTURAL USES AIR BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY CIVIL SOCIETY CLIMATE CLIMATE CHANGE CLINICS COMMUNITY-DRIVEN DEVELOPMENT COMPLEX TASK COMPLIANCE MONITORING CONSERVATION COPYRIGHT DECISION-MAKING DECISION-MAKING PROCESS DECISION-MAKING PROCESSES DECREE DECREES DEVELOPED COUNTRIES DISCLOSURE DOMESTIC ENVIRONMENTAL LAW ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC INSTRUMENTS ENDANGERED SPECIES ENFORCEMENT ISSUES ENFORCEMENT MECHANISMS ENVIRONMENT PROGRAM ENVIRONMENTAL AGENCY ENVIRONMENTAL AGENDA ENVIRONMENTAL AGREEMENTS ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS ENVIRONMENTAL CONVENTIONS ENVIRONMENTAL EVALUATION ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENTS ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS ENVIRONMENTAL LAWYER ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY ENVIRONMENTAL POLITICS ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY ENVIRONMENTAL STANDARDS ENVIRONMENTAL VALUES EXERCISES EXPLOITATION FINANCIAL CAPACITIES FINANCIAL RESOURCES FLOOD CONTROL FOREIGN INVESTMENT GOVERNMENT AGENCY GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES HOSPITALS HUMAN HEALTH IMPLEMENTING REGULATIONS INNOVATION INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS INTERNATIONAL COVENANT INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL LAW INTERNATIONAL LAW INTERNATIONAL RULES JUDICIAL REFORM LACK OF CLARITY LAND USE LEGAL BASIS LEGAL DEVELOPMENT LEGAL ENFORCEMENT LEGAL FRAMEWORK LEGAL REFORM LEGAL STATUS LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT LOCAL GOVERNMENT MINES NATIONAL AUTHORITY NATIONAL CAPACITY NATIONAL LEVEL NATIONAL POLICIES NATIONS NATURAL RESOURCE NATURAL RESOURCES POLICY DOCUMENTS POLLUTION POLLUTION CONTROL PRECAUTIONARY PRINCIPLE PRESIDENCY PRODUCTIVITY PUBLIC HEALTH PUBLIC PARTICIPATION PUBLIC POLICY REGULATORY AGENCY REGULATORY FRAMEWORK REGULATORY FRAMEWORKS REHABILITATION RESOURCE USE SAFETY SCHOOLS SCREENING SOCIALLY SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT SUSTAINABLE USE TIMBER WASTE WETLANDS ENVIRONMENTAL LAW & LEGISLATION ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL RELATIONS INTERNATIONAL LAW LEGAL INSTRUMENTS EVALUATION OF PROJECTS PUBLIC PARTNERSHIPS CONSULTATION WITH MEMBERS LAW ENFORCEMENT ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AUDITING STATUTORY RIGHTS ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE RATIFICATION ENVIRONMENTAL CRITERIA Environmental impact assessment, or EIA as it is known, is a procedures for evaluating the impact, proposed activities may have on the environment. In recent years, significant strides have been made to build a legal foundation for EIAs in Sub-Saharan Africa. Whereas EIAs typically used to be carried out only to meet requirements of foreign donors, they are now mandated in twenty two Sub-Saharan countries, as an important element of domestic environmental law, and policy. This publication traces the development of EIA, both in terms of national policies, and international law, and, analyzes EIA-related laws and regulations in those countries. The substantive components of EIA requirements, as well as the similarities, and differences of the various national statutes, are noted and commented upon. Special attention is paid to the role, and degree of public participation, for the further development of law, and policy with respect to environmental impact assessments in Sub-Saharan Africa. 2013-06-20T19:00:12Z 2013-06-20T19:00:12Z 2002 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2002/01/1778643/legal-regulatory-framework-environmental-impact-assessments-study-selected-countries-sub-saharan-africa 0-8213-5115-X http://hdl.handle.net/10986/14079 English en_US Law, Justice, and Development series; CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank Washington, DC: World Bank Publications & Research :: Publication Africa |
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ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE AGRICULTURAL USES AIR BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY CIVIL SOCIETY CLIMATE CLIMATE CHANGE CLINICS COMMUNITY-DRIVEN DEVELOPMENT COMPLEX TASK COMPLIANCE MONITORING CONSERVATION COPYRIGHT DECISION-MAKING DECISION-MAKING PROCESS DECISION-MAKING PROCESSES DECREE DECREES DEVELOPED COUNTRIES DISCLOSURE DOMESTIC ENVIRONMENTAL LAW ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC INSTRUMENTS ENDANGERED SPECIES ENFORCEMENT ISSUES ENFORCEMENT MECHANISMS ENVIRONMENT PROGRAM ENVIRONMENTAL AGENCY ENVIRONMENTAL AGENDA ENVIRONMENTAL AGREEMENTS ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS ENVIRONMENTAL CONVENTIONS ENVIRONMENTAL EVALUATION ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENTS ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS ENVIRONMENTAL LAWYER ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY ENVIRONMENTAL POLITICS ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY ENVIRONMENTAL STANDARDS ENVIRONMENTAL VALUES EXERCISES EXPLOITATION FINANCIAL CAPACITIES FINANCIAL RESOURCES FLOOD CONTROL FOREIGN INVESTMENT GOVERNMENT AGENCY GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES HOSPITALS HUMAN HEALTH IMPLEMENTING REGULATIONS INNOVATION INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS INTERNATIONAL COVENANT INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL LAW INTERNATIONAL LAW INTERNATIONAL RULES JUDICIAL REFORM LACK OF CLARITY LAND USE LEGAL BASIS LEGAL DEVELOPMENT LEGAL ENFORCEMENT LEGAL FRAMEWORK LEGAL REFORM LEGAL STATUS LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT LOCAL GOVERNMENT MINES NATIONAL AUTHORITY NATIONAL CAPACITY NATIONAL LEVEL NATIONAL POLICIES NATIONS NATURAL RESOURCE NATURAL RESOURCES POLICY DOCUMENTS POLLUTION POLLUTION CONTROL PRECAUTIONARY PRINCIPLE PRESIDENCY PRODUCTIVITY PUBLIC HEALTH PUBLIC PARTICIPATION PUBLIC POLICY REGULATORY AGENCY REGULATORY FRAMEWORK REGULATORY FRAMEWORKS REHABILITATION RESOURCE USE SAFETY SCHOOLS SCREENING SOCIALLY SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT SUSTAINABLE USE TIMBER WASTE WETLANDS ENVIRONMENTAL LAW & LEGISLATION ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL RELATIONS INTERNATIONAL LAW LEGAL INSTRUMENTS EVALUATION OF PROJECTS PUBLIC PARTNERSHIPS CONSULTATION WITH MEMBERS LAW ENFORCEMENT ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AUDITING STATUTORY RIGHTS ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE RATIFICATION ENVIRONMENTAL CRITERIA |
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Environmental impact assessment, or EIA
as it is known, is a procedures for evaluating the impact,
proposed activities may have on the environment. In recent
years, significant strides have been made to build a legal
foundation for EIAs in Sub-Saharan Africa. Whereas EIAs
typically used to be carried out only to meet requirements
of foreign donors, they are now mandated in twenty two
Sub-Saharan countries, as an important element of domestic
environmental law, and policy. This publication traces the
development of EIA, both in terms of national policies, and
international law, and, analyzes EIA-related laws and
regulations in those countries. The substantive components
of EIA requirements, as well as the similarities, and
differences of the various national statutes, are noted and
commented upon. Special attention is paid to the role, and
degree of public participation, for the further development
of law, and policy with respect to environmental impact
assessments in Sub-Saharan Africa. |
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Bekhechi, Mohammad A. Mercier, Jean-Roger |
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Bekhechi, Mohammad A. Mercier, Jean-Roger |
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Bekhechi, Mohammad A. |
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The Legal and Regulatory Framework for Environmental Impact Assessments : A Study of Selected Countries in Sub-Saharan Africa |
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The Legal and Regulatory Framework for Environmental Impact Assessments : A Study of Selected Countries in Sub-Saharan Africa |
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The Legal and Regulatory Framework for Environmental Impact Assessments : A Study of Selected Countries in Sub-Saharan Africa |
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The Legal and Regulatory Framework for Environmental Impact Assessments : A Study of Selected Countries in Sub-Saharan Africa |
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The Legal and Regulatory Framework for Environmental Impact Assessments : A Study of Selected Countries in Sub-Saharan Africa |
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legal and regulatory framework for environmental impact assessments : a study of selected countries in sub-saharan africa |
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Washington, DC: World Bank |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2002/01/1778643/legal-regulatory-framework-environmental-impact-assessments-study-selected-countries-sub-saharan-africa http://hdl.handle.net/10986/14079 |
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