Advanced Environmental Impact Assessment

Details

This advanced course covers the principles, procedures, and methods of Environmental Impact Assessment, providing practical insights into the process of assessing environmental impacts of proposed projects. It highlights the role of EIA in decision-making and promotes best practices in the field.

Target Group

Environmental consultants, engineers, project managers, urban planners, and anyone involved in project planning, development and decision-making process.

Target Group: Senior level management, environmental engineers, safety officers, project managers, and urban planners.

Goals

• Understand the principles and objectives of Environmental Impact Assessment.
• Conduct an EIA with an understanding of its key components.
• Evaluate the impacts and propose appropriate mitigation measures.
• Engage in public participation process during EIA.
• Understand the role of EIA in sustainable development.
• Critically review and analyze EIA reports.

Target Competencies

• Understanding EIA principles
• EIA project planning
• EIA execution and evaluation
• Risk assessment and mitigation
• Legal and ethical considerations in EIA
• Reporting and communication

Outlines

Principles of Environmental Impact Assessment

• Importance of EIA in decision-making
• Legal and regulatory framework of EIA
• Principles of sustainable development in EIA
• Role of EIA in project lifecycle
• EIA in international context

Planning an EIA

• Determining the need for an EIA
• Scoping and setting boundaries
• Identifying stakeholders
• Setting up an EIA team
• Preparing EIA study design