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...

• 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
• Subjects: EVALUACION DEL IMPACTO AMBIENTAL; LEGISLACION AMBIENTAL; AFRICA AL SUR DEL SAHARA; DERECHO AMBIENTAL

Table of Contents:

• 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.