The legal and regulatory framework for environmental impact assessments : a study of selected countries in Sub-Saharian Africa

Environmental impact assessment, or EIA as it is known, is a procedures for evaluating the impact, proposed activities may have on the environment. In recent years, significant strides have been made to build a legal foundation for EIAs in Sub-Saharan Africa. Whereas EIAs typically used to be carrie...

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Main Authors: Bekhenchi, Mohammed Abdelwahab, Mercier, Jean-Roger
Corporate Author: Banco Mundial
Format: Book
Published: Washington, D.C. World Bank 2002
Series:Law, justice and development series
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505 |a Foreword -- Abstract -- Preface -- Introduction -- 1. EIA and legal development and reform: general considerations -- 2. EIA and international law -- 3. Analysis of current SSA countries, EIA related laws, regulations, and statutes -- 4. Public participation and consultation during the EIA process: general considerations -- 5. The EIA report -- Conclusion -- Appendix. 
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