Environmental and social compliance audit addendum project number. Using the socio economic impact assessment guidelines 1 1. Socioeconomic impact assessment swedish environmental. Introduction to socio economic impact assessment 5 2. Environmental and social impact assessment report ebrd.
Socio economic and environmental impacts, mitigation, management and monitoring the potential socio economic and environmental impacts and associated mitigation measures related to the installation and operation of distribution networks and sub environmental and social impact assessment executive summafy 3. Our environmental and social impact assessment esia and planning teams specialize in the process of gaining approvals, permitting, licensing, and planning support. Guidance on sustainability impact assessment oecd 2010 step 5. The social impacts of a project are the direct and indirect impacts. The analysis and recommendations of this report do not necessarily reflect the views of the department of environmental affairs. Multistage environmental and social impact assessment of road projects guidelines for a comprehensive process stescap2177 this publication was prepared, with financial assistance. It can also be applied to policies, plans and programmes.
Environmental and social impact assessment draft project number. Triangulating the results of the social and environmental impact assessment enabled air to synthesize findings on the socio economic and environmental outcomes of. Analysing the economic, environmental and social impacts. Purpose of the social impact assessment sia this document serves to complement the environmental impact assessment3 eia and outline how lpic is assessing and managing social risks of the project in accordance with the equator principles ep, ifc performance standards ps and the associated environmental, health and safety ehs guidelines. Environmental and social impact assessment report executors scientific research firm gamma president. Environmental impact assessment for socioeconomic analysis of chemicals.
Social impact assessment sia is the process of identifying and managing the social impacts of industrial projects. Seia is the systematic analysis used during eia to identify and evaluate the potential socioeconomic and cultural impacts of a proposed development on the lives and circumstances of people, their families and their communities. A social impact assessment will look at the social environment in more depth than a socio economic impact assessment. Triangulating the results of the social and environmental impact assessment enabled air to synthesize findings on the socio economic and environmental. Policy makers should assess the likely impact of policy, regulation or law on all these.
Social cohesion and security safety, food, financial, energy and etc. It describes the main features of the project, presents the current environmental and social conditions in the area and discusses the potential environmental and social impacts. Read this article to learn about environmental impact assessment eia. Burdge 1998 notes that the biophysical and social boundaries of impact assess. Environmental social impact assessment during site preparation, construction activities may impact the land. Social and biophysical impacts can vary in desirability, ranging from the desirable to the adverse. As far as possible, the analysis includes the consequences for all participants in society and all kinds of impacts, for example.
The socioeconomic analysis sea is a tool to evaluate what costs and benefits. The social sciences have long been interested in the impacts to social and economic systems wrought by large industrial, landuse, and environmental changes. Assessing the environmental, social, and economic impacts. Environmental impact assessment cannot be divorced from social impact of the project, hence the latter is considered as a key dimension of the eia process. Summary report on the social, economic and environmental. Environmental impact assessment food and agriculture. How social and economic factors affect health 3 while the previous scenario is fictional, unfortunately it is all too plausible.
Environmental impact assessment and social impact assessment. This document provides general guidance for conducting a social impact assessment sia and for preparing a sia report. The recommendations do not necessarily carry the full support of all the sectors represented. Cernea a sociological perspective 045 african involuntary population michael m. While social economic impact assessment tends to focus on the avoidance of adverse social impacts, the assessment also provides a forum for planning how to maximize the beneficial impacts of a proposed development. The environmental cumulative impact assessment is described in section 12. Transit projects frequently produce social and economic externalities and may influence the character and nature of communities. Eu directive on environmental impact assessment and the.
Environmental science socio economic and environmental impact assessment of community based smallscale irrigation in the upper awash basin. All economic, social and environmental impacts are shown with the help of flow charts and case studies. While social impact assessment and economic impact assessment are often undertaken separately and employ specific methods, they are complementary and sometimes overlap. Environmental impact assessment eia and social impact assessment sia are used to predict the consequences of any development project. Public works organisation act 1971 sdpwo act or the environmental protection act 1994 ep act. Environmental, economic and social impacts of the use of.
The phases of social impact assessment social impact assessment can be considered as a number of distinct but iterative phases within an adaptive management process franks, 2011. Burdge 1998 notes that the biophysical and social boundaries of impact. Steps five, six and seven form the backbone of the sia process. Environmental social impact assessment undeveloped for over 3 kilometers radius around the site. Guidelines for the socioeconomic impact assessment system. The purpose of an eis is to assess and report on a projects social, economic and environmental impacts and the measures proposed to mitigate the potential impacts of the project. It describes the main features of the project, presents the current environmental and social conditions in the area and discusses the potential environmental and social impacts associated with. Pdf social impact assessment sia is the process of identifying and managing the social impacts of industrial projects. Social determinants of health how social and economic. This document provides guidance for conducting an environmental and social impact assessment esia and for preparing an esia report. During the process, several deliverables are prepared to guide the activities. Sep 19, 2019 a socio economic impact assessment weighs the socio economic cost against the socio economic benefit.
Dec 15, 2015 transit projects frequently produce social and economic externalities and may influence the character and nature of communities. Key stages in the environmental assessment process include. But even then it poses special problems which make it far more than a methodological shadow of eia. Nonetheless, social impact analysis is gaining ground and momentum. Socio economic and environmental assessment seea provides planners, stakeholders and decision makers with three types of information. Environmental impact assessment is defined as an activity designed to identify the impact on the biogeophysical environment, on man and wellbeing of legislative proposals, projects, policies, operational procedures and to interpret and communicate information. It therefore requires that new rules be measured in terms of their impact on 1. Identifying this trend as common through industries across africa, this research will highlight the social and environmental impacts. Upper trishuli 1 hydropower project prepared by environmental resources management erm the environmental and social impact assessment report is a document of the borrower. This document provides guidance for conducting an environmental and social impact assessment. Smelser development environment department papers social assessment. Environmental impact assessment eia can be defined as the systematic identification and evaluation of the potential impacts effects of proposed projects, plans, programs or legislative actions relative to the physical, chemical, biological, cultural and socio economic components of the total environment.
Indeed most of the ndeveloped land around the site is owned by the project sponsor. Social impact assessment sia represents a novel and far more complex domain. In summary, on balance, the cumulative impact of the project on the immediate environment is positive. It also serves as guidance for drafting the terms of reference for an esia. Topic social impact assessment training session outline topic social impact assessment objectives to develop an understanding of. Purpose of the social impact assessment sia this document serves to complement the environmental impact assessment3 eia and outline how lpic is assessing and managing social risks of the project in accordance with the equator principles ep, ifc performance standards ps and the associated environmental. Cernea resettlement in a global context xxx social dimensions of economic neil j.
Sia is a process for the identification, analysis, assessment, management and monitoring of the social impacts of a project, both positive and negative. As per the terms of reference tor for the environmental impact assessment eia of the project issued by alberta energy regulator aer, the socio economic impact assessment seia addresses the socio economic impacts of construction and operation of the project on the communities in the rsa. Socioeconomic assessment in environmental impact assessment. Background information on the socio economic and environmental. It is applicable for projects where the environmental and social management system esms screening has identified a need to assess social risk and impact issues. Sia is an approach for exploring the combined economic, environmental and social impacts of a. Although sia is usually applied to planned interventions, the same techniques can be used to evaluate the social impact. The analysis and recommendations of this report do not necessarily reflect the views of the department of environmental. The environmental and social compliance audit is a document of the borrower.
Social, economic and environmental impact assessment of. A basic model for social impact assessment the link between environmental impact assessment and social impact assessment impacts on the social environment resemble biophysical impacts in several ways. Guidelines and principles for social impact assessment. The nearest january 2011 5 u residential area is located about 7 kilometers from the site. This document is the nontechnical summary of the environmental and social impact assessment the esia for the ilovica shtuka project the project. This report discusses the social impact assessment conducted by air and outline india and the environmental impact assessment conducted by thinkstep india thinkstep india, 2018. For example, both types of assessment may examine demographic change. As environmental audit of existing facilities and as an environmental and social impact assessment eia for the proposed one stop border post at the four existing posts. Environmental and social impact assessment and planning wsp. Key environmental and social impacts environmental and social impacts. Socioeconomic tools for sustainability impact assessment. Analysing the economic, environmental and social impacts from step five onwards, the process enters a more technical stage.
The scope of the eia study involved undertaking a socioeconomic and biophysical environmental evaluation. These impacts should be addressed in environmental documents and generally fall into the following categories. Realizing the urgent need to reconcile industry and community interests in the delta. Environmental impact assessment is defined as an activity designed to identify the impact on the biogeophysical environment, on man and wellbeing of legislative proposals, projects, policies, operational.
Impact assessment thus ensures that the potential problems are foreseen and addressed at an early stage in the projects planning and design. It is important to note that the project area is benign from a geological perspective ith no known history of flooding, tornadoes, earthquakes or other climatic nor january 2011 6. Depending on the level of assessment required, this takes the form of either a basic assessment report or an environmental impact report. Department of environmental affairs, 2014, environmental impact assessment and management strategy for south africa draft.
Social impact assessment report oman refinery company. For south african purposes, the two terms are generally used as one and the same. Housings economic and social impacts heather macdonald richard funderburg david swenson anne russett malynne simeon april 2007 a report to the iowa finance authority. Request pdf socioeconomic assessment in environmental impact assessment. These need to be managed so that they provide information to. Socio economic and environmental impact assessment of. Assessing the environmental, social, and economic impacts of. The scoring system is designed to provide a tool for the authors and readers to readily. Environmental impact assessment cannot be divorced from social impact. Beginning in the early 1970s, a formalized set of practices and procedures called social impact assessment sia emerged to document and or predict. Guidance on sustainability impact assessment oecd 2010 sustainability impact assessment.
Principles and guidelines for social impact assessment. Environmental impact assessment process in georgia. The eiar includes a description of the impacts that remain after mitigation measures have been applied for the proposed project and its alternatives. An environmental and social impact assessment esia should be seen as a process that starts at the conceptual design stage of a project and continues throughout project construction, operation and decommissioning. Shah deniz gas field expansion project prepared by sustainability pty.
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