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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Washington, D.C.
World Bank
2002
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- 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.