Ensuring environmental impact assessment of proposed development projects

Environmental impact assessment (EIA) is an evaluation used to predict and address the likely environmental and social consequences of a proposed activity such as a development project. They are usually legally required and enforced. Using EIAs facilitates the rejection of socially and environmentally unacceptable development projects.

EIAs were first made a legal requirement of all large proposed development in the USA, and have since been used by other countries.

1. Planning for environmental factors
2. Developing methods that safeguard environmental quality
3. Assessing environmental impacts

1. Undertaking prior environmental impact assessments of infrastructure plans
2. Undertaking environmental impact assessment of major coastal and marine area projects
3. Requiring environmental assessment of development projects likely to affect water quality
4. Implementing economic appraisal for proposed development activities

1. Promoting strategic environmental impact assessment
2. Piloting environmental health projects
3. Implementing environmental impact assessment for development programmes

1. Inadequate environmental impact assessment

1. Undeveloped
2. Underdevelopment
3. Overdevelopment
4. Development