Environmental impact assessment

1. Stages and Institutions in EIA
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2. Contents
• What is EIA
• Stages of EIA
• Environmental Courts
• Institutional Set-Up
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3. What is EIA
EIA is systematic, documented and objective evaluation
that gives an insight in the social, economical and
environmental impacts of proposed project, its
preventive measures, remedial measures as well as
alternatives
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4. Stages of EIA
Evaluating
Reporting
Conducting
Scoping
Screening
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5. Screening
• Nature of the Project
• Initial assessment of potential impacts and
mitigation measures
• Outline of monitoring plan
• Determines whether IEE is needed or EIA
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6. Scoping
• Identify key issue and mitigation measures in detail
• Define boundaries of EIA
• Extent of investigation
• Establish procedures for consultations
• Establish ToR
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7. Conducting
Consists of four steps
• Baseline survey
• Assessment of impacts
• Mitigation
• Environmental Management Plan
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8. Reporting
Format and submission of EIS to EPA
• Organizing of contents
• Preparation of draft
• Circulation of draft for review and comments
• Final review of EIS
• Preparation of EIS for final submission
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9. Evaluating
• The accuracy of the original predictions
• The degree of the deviation from the predictions
• The possible reasons for any deviation
• Whether mitigation measures have achieved their
objective of reducing or eliminating impacts
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10. Environmental Courts
• Environmental Tribunals in each provincial
headquarter has been established
• Environmental Magistrates have also been
designated in each province
• Environmental inspectors are working
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11. Institutional Set-Up
• Pakistan Environmental Protection Council (Supreme
body of environment)
• Federal Environmental Protection Agency
(Established in 1993)
• Provincial Environmental Protection Agency (Karachi,
Quetta, Peshawar, Lahore)
• Environmental Tribunals (Two functioning)
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12. Thank you 
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