• 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.

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.

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

BTS attendance certificate will be issued to all attendees completing minimum of 75% of the total course duration.