These slides could be helpful to those who want to know about the screening process in EIA. Also, these slides give brief information about the initial environmental examination(IEE).

1. Screening And Initial Environmental Examination ( I.E.E.)
Group Members
• Ankit 072BCE030
• Ayush 072BCE041
• Bishal 072BCE052
• Biswajeet 072BCE053
Tutor:
Asst. Prof. Shukra Raj Paudel
Department of Civil Engineering
IOE, Tribhuvan University
2019-06-11

2. Objectives Of The Presentation
 To provide knowledge of the screening process.
 To know the various objective and procedure of screening
process.
 To impart knowledge about the IEE and its requirement.
 To know the various methods for IEE.
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3. Presentation Outline
2.1 Objectives of screening
2.2 Screening Procedure
2.3 Initial Environmental Examination
2.4 Methods for I.E.E.
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4. Screening
• Screening is the process
undertaken to decide which
environmental assessment
method is required to be
undertaken for a given project.
• It is the first step of EIA done to
check its requirement.
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5. 2.1 Objective of Screening
• To identify the requirement of assessment methods.
• Screening is done to check the requirement of the
methods of assessment required.
• To save time and money.
• Screening is done to save money and time. It checks
whether there is requirement of EIA or not. If EIA is not
required and IEE is enough, then there is save of time
and money.
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6. • To give early assessment of major environmental impacts that are
likely to occur.
• While screening, we check the project scale, location and type
of project. This gives us an early assessment of major
environmental impacts that are likely to occur.
• To establish a conception that EIA is required.
• The process of screening checks the requirement of EIA. It
focuses on the shortcoming of IEE and encourages the use of
EIA.
Contd…….

9. 2.2 Screening Procedure
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• Screening is the process of deciding on whether an EIA is required or not.
This may be determined by size (eg greater than a predetermined surface
area of irrigated land that would be affected, more than a certain percentage
or flow to be diverted or more than a certain capital expenditure).
• Alternatively it may be based on site-specific information. For example, the
repair of a recently destroyed diversion structure is unlikely to require an EIA
whilst a major new headwork structure may.
• Guidelines for whether or not an EIA is required will be country specific
depending on the laws or norms in operation. Legislation often specifies the
criteria for screening and full EIA. All major donors screen projects presented
for financing to decide whether an EIA is required.

10. The output from the screening process is often a document
called an Initial Environmental Examination or
Evaluation (IEE). The main conclusion will be a classification
of the project according to its likely environmental sensitivity.
This will determine whether an EIA is needed and if so to what
detail.
Basically, it is mostly done using a list of criteria. The list is
clearly defined and contains detailed possible impacts.
The ADB (Asian Development Bank) uses a threefold
categorization: an EIA, an IEE without EIA, and no EIA at all.
The World Bank has a similar system.

11. • Category A.
• A proposed project is likely to have significant adverse
environmental impacts that are irreversible, diverse, or
unprecedented. These impacts may affect an area larger than the
sites or facilities subject to physical works. An environmental
impact assessment (EIA), including an environmental
management plan (EMP), is required.
• Category B.
• The proposed project’s potential adverse environmental impacts
are site-specific, few if any of them are irreversible, and in most
cases mitigation measures can be designed more readily than for
category A projects. An initial environmental examination (IEE),
including an EMP, is required.

12. Contd……
• Category C.
• A proposed project is likely to have minimal or no adverse
environmental impacts. An EIA or IEE is not required, although
environmental implications need to be reviewed.
• Category FI.
• A proposed project involves the investment of ADB funds to or
through a financial intermediary. The financial intermediary must
apply and maintain an environmental and social management
system, unless all of the financial intermediary's business activities
have minimal or no environmental impacts or risks.
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13. In Nepal, it is done on the basis of three schedules
published in The National EIA Guidelines 1993. The
Schedules contain separate lists of different project types.
The results of IEE will determine if an EIA is required or not.
Schedule 1 ---------------- Small scale proposals. IEE is required.
Schedule 2 ---------------- large scale proposals. EIA is required.
Schedule 3 ---------------- environmentally sensitive areas. Not
certain which assessment method is required.
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14. Source: EIA report SASEC Road Improvement Project

16. Source: EIA report of Kathmandu Inland Clearance Depot,chovar

19. Source: IEE report RUDP project Nepalgunj sub-metropolitan

21. Initial Environmental Examination (IEE)
• Projects for which requirement of an EIA could not be easily ascertained is
subjected to IEE.
• Assesses the severity of the significant issues and finds ways to mitigate or
enhance environmental impacts by considering the available information from
past experience or the standard operating practices.
• Required for small scale proposals.
• Minimum no of impacts are created.
• Potentially significant impacts are identified.
• Mitigation measures are prescribed.
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22. Features Of IEE
• Conducted with a limited budget
• Based on existing information
• Based on the professional judgment of people knowledgeable about
impacts from similar projects.
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23. Requirements Of IEE Process
• Adequate in-depth analysis than screening .
• Adequate technical input and advice from environmental specialists and
experts .(so that potential environmental issues can be clearly defined)
• Adequate amount of more resources and time.
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24. Requirements Of IEE Process
How IEE should be conducted?
It is necessary to understand the following components of
the project activities
• Project activities to be implemented.
• Setting of project, resources ,demands and the waste produced.
• Policies regulations and guidelines to be known of IEE.
• Environment are likely to be impacted.
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25. IEE Process
IEE process identifies:
• Most likely significant impacts (positive/negative) from proposed .ex
employment generation, trade and business, improved sector, stockpilling of
construction materials, pollution, solid wastes, relocation of archaeological
places, occupational safety etc.
• Measures for adverse impacts not expected to be significant.
• Mechanisms for enhancing beneficial impacts . Ex: local involvement, allocate
fund for social services.
• Residual uncertainties not possible to be resolved in the screening.
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26. IEE OR EIA
As per Environment Protection Rules,2054(1997)
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28. Methods Of IEE
Expert advice
• 2 experts are taken. They may be environmental experts, planners,
engineers or scientists.
• Technical inputs are taken
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29. Methods Used For IEE Contd.
Interaction Matrix Checklist
Rating is given for each impact(1-3)
1- No Impact
2- Moderate impact – mitigation measures available
3-Adverse impact(Major) => IEE takes a long time.
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30. Methods Used For IEE Contd.
Questionnaire Method
• Provide Question to NGOs and collect data
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31. Differences Between IEE And EIA
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32. Differences Between IEE And EIA Contd.
In terms of Nepalese legal provisions
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33. Relation Between IEE And EIA
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34. IEA Notice
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35. IEA Notice Contd
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36. IEA Notice Contd.
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37. IEE Report Format
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