MCRB, together with the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources Conservation (MONREC) and Vermont Law School, with support from Heinrich Boll Foundation, held a workshop for local Environmental Impact Assessment Consultants with a focus on assessing social impacts – i.e. impacts on people - and the value of public participation and consultation in identifying these. Read more: http://www.myanmar-responsiblebusiness.org/news/consultants-biggest-challenge.html

1. Two
Year’s
On
–
Some
thoughts
on
Reviewing
EIAs,
IEEs,
and
EMPs
17
November
2017
Yangon
MYANMAR
ENVIRONMENTAL
GOVERNANCE
PROGRAM

2. Agenda
• Reminder
of
the
EIA
process
• Overview
of
lessons
learned
a@er
2
years
of
operaBon
of
EIA
Procedure
Opportuni)es
for
Q&A
and
comments
throughout

3. Some
ObservaBons
• A
good
EIA
will
tell
the
story
of
the
project:
– What
are
the
details
of
the
project?
– Where
is
it
located?
– Describing
the
surrounding
environment
to
then
explain
what
are
the
potenBal
issues?
– Describe
the
project,
idenBfy
the
key
issues
and
environmental
impact.
– IndenBfy
the
key
issues
raised
by
the
public
and
CSO.
– Then
describe
the
miBgaBon
measures,
and
the
EMP
– Finally
outline
the
residual
impact

4. 4
Key
steps
in
the
EIA
process
Screening
Scoping
InvesBgaBon
and
ReporBng
Review
Decision
Monitoring
1. Screening
2. Scoping
3. EIA
InvesBgaBon
and
PreparaBon
of
an
EIA
Report
4. Review
of
EIA
Report
and
EMMP
5. Decision-­‐making
on
EIA
Report
6. Monitoring,
Compliance
and
Enforcement

5. Issues
• Scoping
and
Terms
of
Reference
for
the
EIA
– IdenBfy
the
project
and
the
specific
issues
to
be
examined
in
the
Terms
of
Reference
for
the
EIA
– EIA
needs
to
comply
with
Terms
of
Reference
• ExecuBve
Summary
of
the
EIA/IEE
– Needs
to
be
clear
and
concise
– Size,
scope,
layout,
cost,
hours
of
operaBon
• Plans
and
Photographs
– Site
plans,
building
plans,
maps
and
photographs.
– These
are
all
important
to
show
the
project
and
the
site

6. Issues
• The
Assessment
Process:
Describe
the
Project,
IdenBfy
the
Impacts,
Recommend
the
MiBgaBon
Measures
and
report
on
the
residual
impacts
• AlternaBves
need
to
be
considered
– This
can
be
technology,
siBng
and
locaBon,
size
and
scale
of
the
project.
• EMP
– This
should
follow
and
reflect
the
miBgaBon
measures
proposed
in
the
IEE/EIA
– Monitoring
and
Compliance
should
provide
details
and
substance
• Public
ParBcipaBon
– More
is
beer.
IdenBfy
not
only
the
issues
raised
but
what
acBon
or
miBgaBon
measures
are
being
undertaken
to
resolve
these
issues

7. Issues
needing
focus
• InformaBon
should
be
available
– Require
the
client
to
disclose
informaBon
about
the
project
or
have
an
agreement
that
documents
can
be
disclosed
on
a
project
specific
web-­‐site.
– A
simple
web-­‐site
does
not
cost
a
lot
and
can
be
very
useful
to
show
transparency
of
the
EIA
process.
• Worker
AccommodaBon
– Number
of
workers,
locaBon
and
drawings
of
site
accommodaBon,
health
and
safety
of
workers
-­‐
IFC
Guidelines
• Grievance
and
Dispute
ResoluBon
Mechanism
– Community
commiee
and
explain
how
to
resolve
complaints
during
the
construcBon
and
operaBon
of
the
project

8. Issues
needing
to
be
avoided
• Cut
and
Paste
from
other
similar
reports
• EIA/IEE
that
do
not
follow
the
EIA
Procedure
• Plans,
and
maps
and
charts
should
be
clear
• Reference
to
issues
that
are
not
relevant
to
the
project
itself
• Relying
on
costly
miBgaBon
process.
Beer
design
can
reduce
ongoing
costs
to
the
Project