Making Environmental Impact Assessment Convincible to Developing Countries

Sankoh, Osman

doi:10.1006/jema.1996.0044

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“…Besides this, the specifications for all other criteria are fulfilled by Sweden and Pakistan (Table 6). The similarities between Pakistani and Swedish EIA guidelines support the observations of Briffett (1999), Sankoh (1996), Wandesforde-Smith et al (1985) and Wood (2003) that the EIA system of developing countries is based on a Western model. As Ebisemiju (1993) stated, in the developing countries, EIA systems consist of impressive processes that cannot be practically implemented.…”

Section: Analysis Of Eia Guidelines Of Sweden and Pakistansupporting

confidence: 78%

Comparative analysis using EIA for developed and developing countries: case studies of hydroelectric power plants in Pakistan, Norway and Sweden

Nizami

Molander

Asam

et al. 2011

International Journal of Sustainable Development & World Ec

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Environmental impact assessment (EIA) is an important legislative and scientific tool that may assist and improve the quality assistance for the decision-making process in sustainable development. Here, a comparison of EIAs from three cases of hydropower projects in Pakistan, Norway and Sweden is reported. A huge difference concerning the incorporation of environmental considerations into the decision-making process between developed and developing countries is observed. The EIA system of Pakistan appears to be less efficient in the application and review process. In addition, the appraisal of issues, the decision-making process and evaluation through post-monitoring is not as well performed in Pakistan as in cases of hydroelectric power plants in Sweden and Norway. The key reason for this shortcoming is misconceptions about the EIA process, which initially receives intense attention but becomes weakened by the time of implementation. This implies that there is a need to adopt simplified and flexible EIA techniques suitable for the infrastructure and resources of a specific country, taking into account institutional, technical and financial constraints. Improvements are required in public participation, awareness, as well as in environmental control and data system sectors in Pakistan, besides simply enacting legislation to achieve the goals of the EIA system.

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Section: Analysis Of Eia Guidelines Of Sweden and Pakistansupporting

confidence: 78%

Comparative analysis using EIA for developed and developing countries: case studies of hydroelectric power plants in Pakistan, Norway and Sweden

Nizami

Molander

Asam

et al. 2011

International Journal of Sustainable Development & World Ec

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“…A study by Sankoh (1996) has found out why African countries and the majority of developing countries have not been able to adopt or never considered adopting a formal environmental impact assessment (EIA) which was introduced in the US in 1969 in response to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). NEPA stipulates that for all major activities which could have significant effects on the environment, must publish an environment impact statement (EIS).…”

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Environmental Costs and Responsibilities Resulting from Oil Exploitation in Developing Countries: The Case of the Niger Delta of Nigeria

2006

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Interest shown on the environmental impact of operations of multinational enterprises in developing countries has grown significantly recently, and has fuelled a heated public policy debate. In particular, there has been interest in the environmental degradation of host communities and nations resulting from the operations of multinational oil companies in developing countries. This article examines the issue of environmental costs and responsibilities resulting from oil exploitation and production in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria. The case study is based, in part, upon series of interviews with key stakeholders in the Nigerian oil industry. The article further examines the implications of the current practice and policies of multinational oil companies with respect to environmental impact of oil exploitation. The study’s findings illustrates that it is becoming increasingly apparent to oil companies that pollution prevention pays while pollution does not and under pressure from stakeholder groups, oil companies now routinely incorporate environmental impact assessments into their corporate strategy. Copyright Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2006environmental degradation, environmental costs and responsibilities, moral obligation, multinational oil companies, Nigerian oil industry, The Niger Delta,

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“…The National Environmental Policy Act 1969 (NEPA) in the United States required, for the first time, full assessment of the environmental impacts of proposals for development involving federal agencies, laying the foundations for Environmental Impact Assessment (Bailey, 1997). Developing countries including Colombia, the Philippines and Thailand also implemented EIA procedures, although the general uptake was much slower outside industrialised economies (Ebisemiju, 1993;Sankoh, 1996). Developing countries including Colombia, the Philippines and Thailand also implemented EIA procedures, although the general uptake was much slower outside industrialised economies (Ebisemiju, 1993;Sankoh, 1996).…”

Section: Environmental Impact Assessmentmentioning

confidence: 99%

Engineers, Society, and Sustainability

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2011

Synthesis Lectures on Engineers, Technology and Society

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Making Environmental Impact Assessment Convincible to Developing Countries

Cited by 18 publications

References 9 publications

Comparative analysis using EIA for developed and developing countries: case studies of hydroelectric power plants in Pakistan, Norway and Sweden

Comparative analysis using EIA for developed and developing countries: case studies of hydroelectric power plants in Pakistan, Norway and Sweden

Environmental Costs and Responsibilities Resulting from Oil Exploitation in Developing Countries: The Case of the Niger Delta of Nigeria

Engineers, Society, and Sustainability

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