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Course Description
Economic, social and environmental change is inherent to development. Whilst development aims to bring about positive change it can lead to conflicts. In the past, the promotion of economic growth as the motor for increased wellbeing was the main development thrust with little sensitivity to adverse social or environmental impacts. The need to avoid adverse impacts and to ensure long term benefits led to the concept of sustainability. This has become accepted as an essential feature of development if the aim of increased wellbeing and greater equity in fulfilling basic needs to be met for this and future generations.
In order to predict environmental impacts of any development activity and to provide an opportunity to mitigate negative impacts and enhance positive impacts, the environmental impact assessment (EIA) procedure was developed in the 1970s.
This course aims to assist staff from different disciplines and backgrounds (government officials, consultants and planners) to incorporate environmental considerations into planning, designing, implementing and regulating programs, plans and projects: thus leading to sustainable development.
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Training Objective
- Discussion and definition of environmental issues and concerns.
- Coverage of baseline environment setting.
- Discussion of the environmental problems and their adverse impacts.
- Coverage of related laws, decrees and international conventions.
- Discussion of political, economical and social aspects.
- Description of the methodology, procedures, techniques and outputs of EIA.
- Discussion of development potential impacts and mitigation measures.
- Demonstration of the integrated environmental management plan.
- Providing inter-disciplinary advice to those engaged in preparing EIAs.
- Enhancing institutional capacity for carrying out an EIA.
Target Audience
This course is designed for developers, policymakers, project managers and engineers, executive project control personnel. Also, consultants whose primary responsibilities are in planning, supervising and executing major projects will gain insights into the nature and challenges of environment preserve and adverse impact assessment.
Training Methods
Daily Agenda
Day 1
Introduction:
- Definitions, concepts and objectives
- Origins of EIA
- Valuing the environment and justification for EIA
- Related Laws and Decrees
- International Conventions
- Political, social, institutional and economical frameworks
- Building institutional capacity
- Group discussion
Day 2
EIA Process I:
- Resources
- Screening
- Project Criteria
- Sensitive area criteria
- Scoping
- Baseline setting
- Without project description
- With project description
- Group discussion
Day 3
EIA Process II:
- Impacts prediction and evaluation
- Pollution hazards and nuisance control
- Hazardous wastes
- Prediction methods and interpretation
- Mitigation Measures
- Assessment of comparisons
- Concept of alternatives
Day 4
Management, monitoring and auditing:
- Contractual background
- Implementation of action plan
- Management organization
- Managing uncertainty
- Monitoring programs
- Environmental supervision
- Auditing
- Public participation
- Group discussion
Day 5
EIA Techniques:
- Baseline studies
- ICID Checklist
- Matrices
- Network diagrams
- Overlays
- Mathematical Modeling
- Expert Advice
- Economic techniques
- Final report: Environmental Impact Statement EIS
- Case study
- Group discussion
- Presentation of Certificate
Accreditation
BTS attendance certificate will be issued to all attendees completing minimum of 75% of the total course duration.
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