Evaluation of the environmental impact assessment system in Egypt

Badr, El-Sayed A.

doi:10.3152/146155109x465959

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“…However, they have to operate according to relevant national regulations on human safety and environmental acceptability. The Egyptian and South African EIA systems allow for simple approval mechanisms for insignificant activities for which the impacts are known, without missing out or compromising the EIA for larger and more complex ones, and without unnecessarily burdening the competent authorities (Ahmad & Wood, 2002;Badr, 2009;DEA, 2010c).…”

Section: 31screeningmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Various methods can be employed to ensure objectivity and effectiveness of EIA review. These include the use of environmental impact statement (EIS) review criteria, the accreditation of EIS review consultants, the setting up of an independent review body, the involvement of consultants, public consultations and the publication of review results (Ahmad & Wood, 2002;Badr, 2009).…”

Section: Eia Reportmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…However, public consultations are often ignored or undertaken only for certain donor-funded projects (Ahmad & Wood, 2002). Egypt's public consultation is ineffective in practice as environmental impact statements are considered confidential and not fully disclosed to the public (Badr, 2009). Public participation is required by legislation in Mauritius but it is not specific where it should occur.…”

Section: Eia Reportmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Since EIA is a human-managed process it is crucial that feedback is obtained by monitoring the whole EIA system. An internal evaluation of the EIA system in Ghana (IUCN et al, 2007) and Egypt (Badr, 2009) resulted in improving the EIA process. It is, therefore, important to consider developing sets of sound environmental quality norms and standards to support EIA implementation where the EIA process reveals a weakness or lack of definition of an environmental quality standard.…”

Section: Environmental Management Plans (Emps) Impact Monitoring Andmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Environmental impact assessment and sustainable development: A critical review

Campion¹,

Essel²

2013

ENRR

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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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confidence: 99%

Section: Eia Reportmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Eia Reportmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Environmental Management Plans (Emps) Impact Monitoring Andmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Environmental impact assessment and sustainable development: A critical review

Campion¹,

Essel²

2013

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“…Various methods can be employed to ensure objectivity and effectiveness of EIA review. These include the use of an environmental impact statement (EIS) review criteria, the accreditation of EIS review consultants, the setting up of an independent review body, the involvement of consultants, public consultations, and the publication of review results (Ahmad & Wood, 2002;Badr, 2009).…”

Section: Eia Reportmentioning

confidence: 99%

Environmental Impact Assessment for Projects in the Nile Basin Countries

Gohary

Armanious

2017

ESJ

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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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Evaluation of the environmental impact assessment system in Egypt

Cited by 43 publications

References 18 publications

Environmental impact assessment and sustainable development: A critical review

Environmental impact assessment and sustainable development: A critical review

Environmental Impact Assessment for Projects in the Nile Basin Countries

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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