Stages of EIA

Environmental impact assessment

1. Stages and Institutions in EIA 1

2. Contents What is EIA Stages of EIA Environmental Courts Institutional Set-Up 2

3. What is EIA EIA is systematic, documented and objective evaluation that gives an insight in the social, economical and environmental impacts of proposed project, its preventive measures, remedial measures as well as alternatives 3

4. Stages of EIA 4

5. Screening Nature of the Project Initial assessment of potential impacts and mitigation measures O utline of monitoring plan Determines whether IEE is needed or EIA 5

6. Scoping Identify key issue and mitigation measures in detail Define boundaries of EIA Extent of investigation Establish procedures for consultations Establish ToR 6

7. Conducting Consists of four steps Baseline survey Assessment of impacts Mitigation Environmental Management Plan 7

8. Reporting Format and submission of EIS to EPA Organizing of contents Preparation of draft Circulation of draft for review and comments Final review of EIS Preparation of EIS for final submission 8

9. Evaluating T he accuracy of the original predictions T he degree of the deviation from the predictions T he possible reasons for any deviation W hether mitigation measures have achieved their objective of reducing or eliminating impacts 9

10. Environmental Courts Environmental Tribunals in each provincial headquarter has been established Environmental Magistrates have also been designated in each province Environmental inspectors are working 10

11. Institutional Set-Up Pakistan Environmental Protection Council (Supreme body of environment) Federal Environmental Protection Agency (Established in 1993) Provincial Environmental Protection Agency (Karachi, Quetta, Peshawar, Lahore) Environmental Tribunals (Two functioning) 11

12. Thank you  12