United nations environment programme environmental impact. The main target groups for eia training this manual is designed to assist in the development of eia training for five main target groups. Among other activities, they provide training on subjects related to strategic. Introduction course on environmental impact assessment in. Resource manual to support application of the protocol on sea. Copenhagen airport an eia was undertaken for the extension of copenhagen airport in the late 1990s. Slide 4 milestones and points of reference for eia arrangements. Environmental impact assessments in developing countries. Eia began in 1970 with the introduction of the us national environment policy act nepa. It is designed to accompany a 1 or 2 day intensive introductory training course on eia.
Environmental impact assessment training manual about this initiative the eia learning platform and the accompanying manual seek to help build capacity for key aspects of environmental impact assessment eia at the project and initiative levels in the context of national legislation and policies. Most of these organizations are involved in environmental impact assessment eia and many provide eia training. Eia training resource manual for south eastern europe. Training manual on integrated environmental assessment and reporting in africa ii 3. The template of the screening checklist is provided in appendix 1 together with other useful templates used in this eia. Barry sadler and mary mccabe this is the second edition of the eia training resource manual prepared by the institute of environmental management and assessment centre for environmental assessment and management, uk barry sadler and karl fuller, 2000 and environment australia. For more information on each section please see the table of contents. This handbook provides an introduction to environmental impact assessment eia and its potential role in tanzania. Eia training resource manual for south eastern europe reporting in the eia process different names for the same document environmental impact assessment report eia report environmental impact statement eis environmental statement es environmental assessment report ea report environmental effects statement ees elements of a successful eia report describes the. The recommendations do not necessarily carry the full support of all the sectors represented.
This publication is a companion volume to the unep environmental impact assessment training resource manual. E akpofure abstract as a consequence of the illegal dumping of toxic wastes in koko, in the. Larry canter, an international expert and authority in the field of environmental impact assessment. The analysis and recommendations of this report do not necessarily reflect the views of the department of environmental affairs.
Eia training resource manual introduction and overview of eia. Environmental impact training is a small company developed by dr. Eia training resource manual for south eastern europe 3 regional municipal waste landfill. This step is usually applied to remedy unavoidable residual adverse impacts. Canters book environmental impact assessment has been used in the classroom for the past 15 years and his upcoming book on. Training resource manual, second edition english, in 2 volumes, the manual is 573 pages and the second volume consisting of transparency overheads is 226 pages price. Environmental impact assessment training resource manual unep. Eia training resource manual u second edition 2002 309 training session outline topic 7 mitigation and impact management step three. Ics for single resources and initial action incidents. We provide a widerange of training options including online courses through, training cds and impact assessmentrelated books.
United nations environment programme environmental impact assessment training resource manual, second edition. Trainers with limited or extensive experience, who are identified as candidates to develop and deliver the situation. It is further designed to help improve understanding of the contribution that eia can make towards sustainable development planning in tanzania. Section 3 social allowance for certain persons 65 years old and over regulation. Eia environmental impact assessment natural environment. Environmental impact assessment eia a handbook for. Eia campus eia campus offers online training courses for environmental impact assessment professionals in the us and worldwide.
It incorporates the recommendations of the report of the pay research bureau prb 2008 and the prb errors, omissions and clarifications report 2008. While carrying out eia studies for developmental projects, some difficulties have been encountered in implementing eia procedures and in the appropriate shaping of projects. These changes, inter alia, may fuel resentment, affect community cohesion or undermine cultural values o r traditional institutions. Human resource management manual introduction this human resource management manual is an updated version of the personnel management manual published in 2002 and 2006. Eia training resource manual for south eastern europe this adaptation of the 2002 unep manual was prepared by the regional environmental center for central and eastern europe rec, which is headquartered in hungary and which operates a network of 17 country and field offices in all countries of the region. Unep 2004 environmental impact assessment training. The process was assisted by the use of an eia screening checklist. Often in the past, investorsdevelopers have viewed eia with suspicion as a tool used by. Environmental impact assessment eia training network by. Unep division of technology, industry and economics economics and trade branch, 2002 ocolc678867891.
Larry canter, a leading expert and seasoned educator with over 25 years in the eia field. This is the second edition of the eia training resource manual prepared by the institute of environmental management and assessment centre for environmental assessment and management, uk barry sadler and karl fuller, 2000 and environment australia formerly the environment protection group, canberra australia. Chapter b2 offers a set of tasks that can be used to design practical work on case studies within sea training and capacitydevelopment programmes draft slides annexes. The united nations economic commission for europe ece protocol on strategic environmental assessment to the convention on environmental impact assessment in a transboundary context espoo convention was adopted in kyiv in may 2003. The eia training resource manual is intended to support capacity development in environmental impact assessment. It is designed to assist them in preparing and delivering training courses that provide an understanding of, and basic capability in the application of eia. Submission of eia report is a statutory requirement for obtaining prior environmental clearance under eia notification 2006, for scheduled developmental projects. Eia is a tool for decisionmakers to identify potential environmental impacts of proposed projects, to evaluate alternative approaches, and to design and incorporate appropriate prevention, mitigation, management and monitoring measures. Facilitators manual for principles of environmental. Unep environmental impact assessment training resource manual, second edition. The protocol entered into force in july 2010 and, as of mid2011, 22. As with the manual itself, eia centres and training institutions in. Official eia guidelines usually contain lists or schedules specifying which developments require an. It contains a series of case studies of eia and elements of sea practice in developing and transitional countries.
Eia training resource manual u second edition 2002 307 training session outline topic 7 mitigation and impact management in figure 1 below, the elements of mitigation are organised into a hierarchy of actions. Eia training resource manual u second edition 2002 467 topic social impact assessment training session outline economic opportunities and social benefits from the development will be boom and bust cycle. The information gathered during the training needs analysis should help in identifying current and needed activities in the development of an eia system see unep eia training resource manual. Of the various environmental assessment processes, eia is arguably one of the most famous or notorious, depending on the protagonists. Uneps environmental impact assessment training resource. However, there is not yet a common understanding of its scope, boundaries and content also called.
This adaptation of the 2002 unep manual was prepared by the regional environmental center for central and eastern europe rec, which is headquartered in hungary and which operates a network of 17 country and field offices in all countries of the region. Environmental impact assessment training resource manual, 2001 forum for energy and development danida 1 acknowledgements forum for energy and development would like to acknowledge the parties that have contributed to the process of preparing this eia training resource manual. It is designed to assist them in preparing and delivering training courses that provide an understanding of, and basic capability in the. The target audience for this training will include the below organizations throughout the u. The purpose of this course is to provide delegates with the opportunity of gaining the skills and knowledge to learn how to conduct an environmental impact assessment eia, thereby improving the organizations overall environmental performance.
Regional municipal waste landfill funded by the european unions obnova and phare programmes within the project. Environmental impact assessment training resource manual. Unep environmental impact assessment training resource manual, second edition english, in 2 volumes, the manual is 573 pages and the second volume consisting of transparency overheads is 226 pages price. Department of environmental affairs, 2014, environmental impact assessment and management strategy for south africa draft. Eia training resource manual u second edition 2002 about this manual 2 handout ix table of contents table of contents foreword acknowledgements about this manual section a the manual in perspective overview 1 rationale 2 purpose and use of the manual 3 improving eia practice 5 applying the approach 7 revising the manual 9 sources of. The table below provides a framework for examining eia systems.