Comparative assessment of EIA systems in MENA countries: challenges and prospects

El-Fadl, K.; El‐Fadel, Mutasem

doi:10.1016/j.eiar.2004.01.004

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“…However, in practice monitoring usually takes place in response to environmental complaints or major disasters that arise. Moreover, monitoring is costly and requires well-trained personnel to conduct it effectively (El-Fadl& El-Fadel, 2004). The information management system of many developing countries, including the ones reviewed, makes it difficult to access accurate information to establish environmental baselines.…”

Section: Environmental Management Plans (Emps) Impact Monitoring Andmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…They all have general and sectoral EIA guidelines, but Egypt and South Africa have more detailed, specific sector guidelines compared to the others. According to El-Fadl and El-Fadel (2004) sectoral guidelines enhance effective identification of major impacts and methods of analysis for specific sectors. It also creates a more uniform standard for the EIA report review process, decreasing the subjectivity of the review stage.…”

Section: Effectiveness Of Eia Systemsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…In January 1970, the US National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) introduced the first formal requirements and procedure for EIA. Since then, governments in more than 100 countries (El-Fadl & El-Fadel, 2004) have adopted provisions for the implementation of EIA. Provisions related to EIA began appearing in developing countries' legislation during the 1970s, shortly after the United States enacted NEPA in 1969.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Environmental impact assessment and sustainable development: A critical review

Campion¹,

Essel²

2013

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Environmental impact assessment (EIA) has evolved and become part of major project requirements in many countries, since its introduction in the United States in 1970. However, its contribution to sustainable development and reduction in poverty of people affected by projects has not been assessed in developing countries, especially in Africa. Therefore, this review article examines environmental laws and institutions in selected African countries. Through comparative study of EIA laws, procedures and practices, their effects on sustainable development and reduction in poverty are discussed. The study revealed that successful integration of environmental impact assessments into planning and decision-making processes in these countries has not yet been realised, for its application is mostly limited to the project level. However, Africa appears to be on the right footing towards sound environmental protection and resource management, butlack of strong institutions and human resource capacity, rapid population growth, lack of direct investment in project communities, illiteracy and corruption remain the greatest threats to the success of EIA. It recommends that corporate social responsibility, specifying a fixed percentage of profit for local development, be made part of EIAs. It enjoins that a critical mass of a project's community be empowered to actively participate in the early phases of the EIA process to improve benefits to communities and society at large. Sustainable development could thus be achieved atthe project level when businesses and communities cooperate for their mutual benefits.

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Section: Environmental Management Plans (Emps) Impact Monitoring Andmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Effectiveness Of Eia Systemsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

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Environmental impact assessment and sustainable development: A critical review

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Essel²

2013

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“…Several previous studies have adopted a similar evaluation framework (Ortolano et al 1987;Ortolano 1993;Fuller 1999;Wood 1999). The evaluation criteria used in this paper was similar to that used by El-Fadl and El-Fadel (2004). It is categorized into systematic and foundation measures and these are presented in Table 2.…”

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“…Among the first countries to stress on the importance of the environment and the implementation of EIAs was The Sultanate of Oman in 1982. Other Arab countries including those in the Arabian Peninsula soon followed (El-Fadl & El-Fadel 2004).…”

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Comparative evaluation of EIA systems in the Gulf Cooperation Council States

Al-Azri¹,

Al-Busaidi²,

Sulaiman³

et al. 2014

Impact Assessment and Project Appraisal

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This review paper details the current status of environmental impact assessment (EIA) legislation framework and procedures of implementation of EIA systems in the Gulf Cooperation Council States. The paper discusses the similarities and the different practice approaches of EIA studies between the States through assessment criteria of EIA systems. Performance evaluation criteria consisting of systematic and foundation measures are used for comparative assessment. This paper hence, seeks to develop a compilation on these EIA systems with regard to its legislation, practices and performance in the respective countries. A set of recommendations on how such practices can be enhanced and improved is presented.

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Developing an evaluation approach to consider the influence of country context on environmental impact assessment performance, from a southern African perspective

Aljareo

Watson

Schwaibold

2023

Integr Envir Assess & Manag

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Environmental impact assessment (EIA) as an environmental policy has been adopted in some countries. However, in terms of achieving its stated objectives in the developing country context, EIA system performance often falls short compared with the developed country context. Evaluation of EIA system performance has gained considerable attention with the aim of ensuring the achievement of its purpose, most recognizably the promotion of sustainable development through informed decision‐making. Different evaluation approaches have been developed and applied to explore areas of inadequacy in the EIA system components, EIA implementation, and EIA report. Researchers have considered the context of the EIA system as the underlying cause of its limited performance in developing countries. However, the literature has not rigorously explored the relationship between EIA system performance and country context, and it is the subject of ongoing debate. Our aim in this article is to contribute to the practical analysis of the influence of country context on EIA system performance. Drawing on the conceptual frameworks and evaluation methods in the literature, we propose an evaluation approach to the EIA system performance that combines the importance of considering the country context in the evaluation process. It consists of EIA system components, EIA report, and an indicative set of country context indicators. The developed evaluation approach was validated by applying it to four case studies from southern Africa. The South African case study results are presented here. The outcome is a practical evaluation approach that promotes understanding of the relationship between EIA system performance and country context and can improve EIA system performance. Integr Environ Assess Manag 2023;00:1–15. © 2023 The Authors. Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management published by Wiley Periodicals LLC on behalf of Society of Environmental Toxicology & Chemistry (SETAC).

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Comparative assessment of EIA systems in MENA countries: challenges and prospects

Cited by 62 publications

References 13 publications

Environmental impact assessment and sustainable development: A critical review

Environmental impact assessment and sustainable development: A critical review

Comparative evaluation of EIA systems in the Gulf Cooperation Council States

Developing an evaluation approach to consider the influence of country context on environmental impact assessment performance, from a southern African perspective

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