The document outlines impact assessment definitions and processes, which involve analyzing and evaluating the effects of proposed actions on people and the environment. It highlights the phases of environmental impact assessment (EIA) and provides a detailed project template for conducting such assessments. Additionally, it specifies the criteria for evaluating the quality and presentation of the impact assessment report.

1. Impact
Assessment

2. Definitio
ns
• Impact – having a strong effect on
someone or something
• Assessment – refers to analyzing
and evaluating impacts on
someone or something

3. Definitio
ns
• Analysis – objective task of identifying
actions and of taking measurements of
baseline conditions that are likely to
occur as a result of the action
• Evaluation - subjective or normative task
which depends on the application of
human values; involves determining the
significance of the effects on the affected
parties

4. Impact Assessment
• a structured process for considering the
implications, for people and their
environment, of proposed actions while
there is still an opportunity to modify (or
even, if appropriate, to abandon) the
proposals
• applied to all levels of decision-making,
from policies to specific projects

5. Example of Impact
Assessment
• Environmental Impact Assessment
• a.k.a. Ecological Impact Assessment
• a wide range of predictive tasks
within environmental planning
• focuses on prediction and evaluation of
the effects of human activities on the
structure and functions of “normal”
ecosystem components

6. Environmental Impact
Assessment
• assess the impacts of human
activities on nature: the ecosystem
and its resources
• conducted by government agency
(DENR) and experts from both private
and public sectors (project proponent
and/or external agency)

7. Rationale of
EIA
• to have an opportunity to identify costly
and undesirable effects
• to modify projects in the design stage

8. Phases of EIA
• Phase 1: Defining Study Goals
• Phase 2: Identifying Potential Impacts
• Phase 3: Measuring Baseline
Conditions and Predicting Significant
Impacts
• Phase 4: Evaluating Significance of
Findings
• Phase 5: Considering
Alternatives to the Proposed Action
• Phase 6: Communication of
Findings and Recommendations

9. IA Template

10. IA Project
Template
• Long size
• 1.5 spacing
• Font style Times New Roman
12
• Strictly NO Borders

11. Template
EIA
• Cover Page
• Introduction
• Presentation of Collected Data
• Analysis, Evaluation and Findings
• Recommendations
• Reaction/Reflection
• References
• Appendix

12. Cover
Page
• Title of Chosen Project/Activity
- e.g. “An Impact Assessment on SM
Supermart”
• Members (alphabetical order)
• Course, Yr., & Section
• Academic Year

13. Part 1
Introduction
• Background of Project/Activity
- history, owner, nature of project, purpose,
objective
• Location Profile
- location, landscape
• Project Rationale
- why chose that project/activity in your IA?

14. Part 2 Presentation of Data
• Parameters VS Project Phase
A. Project/Activity Phase
- Pre-Construction, Construction, Post-
Construction
- Pre-Activity, Activity, Post-Activit
B. Parameters/Indicators
- Biological (biota)
- Physico-Chemical (air, water, land, structures)
- Social (community)
- Others (economic, religious, political, etc.)

15. Proje
ct
Phas
e
Parameters/Indicators
Biological Physico-
Chemical
Social
Pre-
Construc
tion
Constructio
n
Post-

16. Activit
y
Phas
e
Parameters/Indicators
Biological Physico-
Chemical
Social
Pre-Activity
Activity
Post-Activity

17. Part 3 Analysis, Evaluation &
Findings
• Measuring Baseline Conditions
- a description of condition based on data
• Predicting Impacts
- identification and description of identified
impacts
• Evaluating Significance of Findings
- measure the value of identified impacts
• Summary of Findings
- list of what was discovered

18. Part 4 Recommendations
• list of suggestions on how to improve
project or mitigate (if present) problems
identified
- alternative actions or solutions

19. Part 5
Reaction/Reflection
• individual post-IA output describing
your learnings, realizations, insights,
comments or challenges encountered
in the conduct of the impact
assessment

20. Part 6 References
- list of sources used during conduct of
impact assessment

21. Part 7
Appendix
- evidences of the conduct of IA (with
captions) like actual or target site,
interview

22. Criteria on Grading
• Overall Format – 20%
• Overall Presentation of IA – 20%
• Presentation of Data, Analysis,
Evaluation, Findings &
Recommendations – 50%
• Punctuality – 10%

23. Thank You!!