Environmental and Social Impact Assessments

Environmental and Social Impact Assessments

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). Crop and livestock production, forestry, fisheries, and aquacu...

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Main Authors: UNCTAD, World Bank
Format: Brief
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2018
Subjects:
RESPONSIBLE AGRICULTURAL INVESTMENT
ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY
SOCIAL IMPACT
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT
LAND USE
RURAL LIVELIHOODS
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
RISK MANAGEMENT
RESOURCE USE
CONSULTATION
LOCAL AWARENESS
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/843201521089993123/Environmental-and-social-impact-assessments
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spelling okr-10986-294772021-05-25T10:54:34Z Environmental and Social Impact Assessments UNCTAD World Bank RESPONSIBLE AGRICULTURAL INVESTMENT ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY SOCIAL IMPACT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT LAND USE RURAL LIVELIHOODS ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT RISK MANAGEMENT RESOURCE USE CONSULTATION LOCAL AWARENESS COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT 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). Crop and livestock production, forestry, fisheries, and aquaculture all depend on the use of land, water, and other natural resources that are inextricably linked to rural livelihoods, social systems, values, and culture. ESIAs and ESMPs are key tools for identifying and assessing social and environmental risks and benefits at the planning stage of an investment, and for building risk mitigation measures into project design and implementation. Although usually legislative requirements, too often they have been treated as box-ticking exercises. There remainssignificant room for improvement in the conduct of assessment and the rigor with which findings are incorporated into management plans. 2018-03-19T14:42:18Z 2018-03-19T14:42:18Z 2018-03 Brief http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/843201521089993123/Environmental-and-social-impact-assessments http://hdl.handle.net/10986/29477 English Responsible Agricultural Investment (RAI) Knowledge Into Action Note,no. 14; CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Brief
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topic RESPONSIBLE AGRICULTURAL INVESTMENT
ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY
SOCIAL IMPACT
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT
LAND USE
RURAL LIVELIHOODS
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
RISK MANAGEMENT
RESOURCE USE
CONSULTATION
LOCAL AWARENESS
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT
spellingShingle RESPONSIBLE AGRICULTURAL INVESTMENT
ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY
SOCIAL IMPACT
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT
LAND USE
RURAL LIVELIHOODS
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
RISK MANAGEMENT
RESOURCE USE
CONSULTATION
LOCAL AWARENESS
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT
UNCTAD
World Bank
Environmental and Social Impact Assessments
relation Responsible Agricultural Investment (RAI) Knowledge Into Action Note,no. 14;
description 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). Crop and livestock production, forestry, fisheries, and aquaculture all depend on the use of land, water, and other natural resources that are inextricably linked to rural livelihoods, social systems, values, and culture. ESIAs and ESMPs are key tools for identifying and assessing social and environmental risks and benefits at the planning stage of an investment, and for building risk mitigation measures into project design and implementation. Although usually legislative requirements, too often they have been treated as box-ticking exercises. There remainssignificant room for improvement in the conduct of assessment and the rigor with which findings are incorporated into management plans.
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World Bank
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World Bank
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title Environmental and Social Impact Assessments
title_short Environmental and Social Impact Assessments
title_full Environmental and Social Impact Assessments
title_fullStr Environmental and Social Impact Assessments
title_full_unstemmed Environmental and Social Impact Assessments
title_sort environmental and social impact assessments
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2018
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/843201521089993123/Environmental-and-social-impact-assessments
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/29477
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