Introduction
Guinea’s Environmental Code of 1987 first introduced ESIA in the country. The procedure was then elaborated in a decree issued in 1989, and in 2013 a General Guide for the Realisation of ESIAs was adopted by ministerial decision.
In 2019, this was followed by a long-awaited revision of the Environmental Code. This Code introduced SEA into the legal framework, although it did not provide any procedural information for that instrument.
Early 2022, a semi-autonomous Agency for Environmental Assessment (AGEE) was created. In July 2022, the environment ministry published a new procedure for environmental assessment, which provides an update on ESIA and adds SEA requirements. Guinea distinguishes between Detailed ESIA for high-impact projects (category A) and Simplified ESIA for projects with less impact (category B). The AGEE manages the procedure with a Comité Technique d’Analyse Environnementale (CTAE) – an ad hoc committee with representatives of ministries and NGOs.
Code-de-lEnvironnement-du-04-juillet-2019-1.pdf (medd-guinee.org)
Arrêté A/2022/1646/MEDD/CAB/SGG portant procédure administrative d'évaluations environnementales
News
Webpages | 31-08-2023
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Webpages | 22-05-2023
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Webpages | 19-12-2022
Published: Review of resettlement plans Koukoutamba hydropower dam - Guinea
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Webpages | 29-08-2022
New procedure ESIA & SEA - Guinea
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Webpages | 02-08-2022
Annual report 2021 online!
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Webpages | 27-04-2022
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Webpages | 24-04-2022
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Webpages | 17-01-2022
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Webpages | 18-02-2021
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Webpages | 02-12-2020
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Webpages | 03-06-2020
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Webpages | 14-10-2019
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Webpages | 25-09-2019
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Webpages | 27-08-2019
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ESIA for Fomi-dam in Guinea
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