This document provides an introduction to environmental and social screening under the West Africa Agricultural Productivity Program (WAAPP). It discusses what screening is, its purpose, and the screening procedure. Screening involves evaluating project components against environmental variables to determine if an environmental assessment is needed and what level of review. It can determine if a project is Category A, B, or C. Category A projects have significant adverse impacts, Category B have less adverse but site-specific impacts, and Category C may require an environmental impact study. The document provides an example of a screening form that evaluates environmental and social factors like protected areas, waste generation, and public consultation to classify a project.

1. ENVIRONMENTAL & SOCIALENVIRONMENTAL & SOCIAL
SCREENING UNDER WAAPP – ANSCREENING UNDER WAAPP – AN
INTRODUCTIONINTRODUCTION
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By
Hussain Shittu
WAAPP – Environment Focal Point

2. OUTLINE
Screening & categorisation
 Project proposal screening form

3. ENVIRONMENTAL & SOCIAL
SCREENING
WHAT IS SCREENING?
It is a process of evaluating various project
components/ activities against environmental
variables to:
 Help determine the need or otherwise for an EA
for a project proposal and;
establish the level of review applicable to a given
project

4. PURPOSE OF SCREENING
Screening is to achieve the following purposes:
Determine whether or not a proposal requires an EA
Determine what level of EA is required.
It is intended to ensure that the form or level of any
EIA review is commensurate with the importance of the
issues raised by a proposal.
Screening establishes the basis for scoping.

5. SCREENING PROCEDURE
Screening Activity Involves The Following:
Initial Environmental Examination “ carried out in cases where the
environmental impacts of a proposal are uncertain or unknown (e.g.
new technologies or undeveloped areas);
Environmental overview “ carried out as a rapid assessment of the
environmental issues and impacts of a proposal; and
Class screening “carried out for a fam ily o f sm all pro je cts o r
re pe titive activitie s , where the environmental effects and means of
mitigation are known but there is potential for cumulative impacts
(e.g. dredging, road realignment, bank stabilization e.t.c).

6. SCREENING PROCEDURE
CONT’D
Screening: CategoryA
Cate g o ry A: “sig nificant, adve rse e nviro nm e ntal
im pacts that are se nsitive , dive rse o r unpre ce de nte d”.
“Se nsitive ” im pact: m ay be irre ve rsible o r raise
sig nificant issue s re fle cte d in vario us safe g uard po licie s
re lating to natural habitats (e . g . , le ad to lo ss o f m ajo r
natural habitat), invo luntary re se ttle m e nt, im pacts o n
Indig e no us Pe o ple s o r PhysicalCulturalRe so urce s.
May affe ct an are a bro ade r than site s o r facilitie s
subje ct to physicalwo rks.

7. SCREENING PROCEDURE
CONT’D
Screening: CategoryB
Category B: “potential adverse environmental impacts on human
populations or environmentally important areas--including wetlands,
forests, grasslands, and other natural habitats-- are less adverse
than Category A;
Impacts are site-specific, few if any irreversible, mitigation
measures designed more easily than for Category A”
Sco pe o f EAnarro we r and m o re fo cuse d than fo r Cate g o ry A–
m ay o nly be an Enviro nm e ntalManag e m e nt Plan.
Do e s no t include an analysis o f bro ade r alte rnative s.
O fte n use s we llte ste d m itig atio n and m o nito ring m e asure s.
Mo re fo cuse d co nsultatio n pro ce ss.

8. SCREENING PROCEDURE
CONT’D

9. SCREENING PROCEDURE
CONT’D

10. Screening Procedure Cont’d
A sample of Screening Form

11. Environmental and social selection form
1 Project implementation location
2 Name, function and information on the person filling this form.
Date: Signatures:
PART A: Brief description of the proposed agricultural project
(i) the proposed project (surface area, land needed, approximate size of total surface to be occupied
(ii) necessary actions during the implementation of activities and the exploitation of the project.
Part B: Brief description of the environmental situation and identification of environmental and social impacts
1 Natural environment
(a) Describing soil formation, topography, the vegetation of the location/adjacent to the agricultural project
implementation area
(b) Making an assessment and specifying the vegetation thereof
(c) Are there sensitive areas on the environmental plan or threatened species?
2 Ecology of rivers and lakes: Could the ecology of rivers or lakes, due to the delivery and exploitation of the
agricultural activity, be negatively affected?
Yes No
3 Protected areas
Is the area around project site inside or adjacent to any government protected area (national park, national reserve
world heritage site, etc)?
Yes No
If the delivery/operating of the school happens outside a protected area (or near it), is this likely to have negative
impact on the ecology of the protected area (example: interference with mammals or birds migration routes)
Yes No

12. Environmental and social selection form, Cont’d
4 Geology and soils:
Are there areas with geological or soil instability e.g, landslides, subsidence)?
Yes No
5 Landscape/aesthetics: Could the project affect the beauty of the local landscape? Yes No
6 Historical, archeological or cultural heritage sites.
Could the project, negatively affect historical, archeological or cultural heritage sites or will this require
archeological dig in a very close area?
Yes No
7 Compensation and/or land acquisition
Will the acquisition or loss of lands, denial or restriction of access to land or to other economic resources be
imputable to the project concerned?
Yes No
8 Crop loss, fruit tree, domestic infrastructures:
Will the project lead to the permanent or temporary loss of crops, fruit trees, or domestic infrastructures
Yes No
9 Noise pollution during project delivery and implementation
Will the noise level during the implementation of the project concerned go beyond the acceptable noise limit?
Yes No
10 Solid or liquid waste: Will the activity concerned generate solid or liquid wastes? Yes No
If“Yes”, did the project provide for a waste collection or disposal plan? Yes No
11 11. Public consultation
Was the public consultation and participation factored in during the development and implementation of the project?
If “Yes”, give brief description of measures taken in this regard.
Yes No
Part C: Alleviation measures
For all answers with « Yes », PFEs, in consultation with local technical institutions, in particular those in charge of environment, should provide brief
description of related measures.

13. Environmental and social selection form,
Cont’d
Part D: Project classification and
environmental
work:
 Projet Type(A): No environmental work required
 Projet Type(B): Simple mitigation measures
needed
 Projet Type(C): Environmental Impact Study
needed

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