Ivory Coast

Screening process
Any project that may have negative impacts on the environment must submit an impact statement to the ANDE. The ANDE indicates whether an ESIA is neede or not.

After receiving the ESIA, the Ministry in charge of the Environment must notify the responsible Authority of its decision.

If the technical administration responsible for authorization considers that the project may have significant negative consequences for the environment, it may request an ESIA as well.

Contents of the starting document
The starting document, constat d’impact, contains an inventory of possible impacts of the project.

Timeline Screening
30 days

Scoping process
The ANDE is responsible for drawing up the Terms of Reference for the ESIA, in consultation with the relevant technical administration.

Timeline scoping
15 days

Assessment process
the environmental impact study consists of 5 main activities:

• Identification;
• Analysis;
• Evaluation;
• Corrective actions;
• Monitoring and follow-up.

Contents of the EIA report
The ESIA includes at least:

• A description of the proposed activity;
• A description of the environment likely to be affected;
• A list of products used where applicable;
• A description of alternative solutions, if any;
• An assessment of the potential effects of the activity and of other possible solutions on the environment, including direct, indirect, cumulative effects in the short, medium and long term;
• The identification and description of the mitigation measures, the effects of the activity and the other possible solutions on the environment, and an evaluation of these measures;
• An indication of knowledge gaps;
• An indication of the risks to the environment of a neighboring State due to the activity;
• A brief summary of the information;
• The definition of the methods of regular control and monitoring of environmental indicators;
• A financial estimate of the measures recommended to prevent, reduce or compensate for the negative effects and regular monitoring and control measures.

Review expertise
The quality assessment of the ESIA is carried out by an inter-ministerial technical committee which is made up of representatives from the ANDE, Ministries having a link with the project, experts (public / private), and some Ivorian bodies like the Ivorian Anti-Pollution Center.

Timeline Review
ANDE has 2 months to take its decision on the ESIA.

Integration of ESIA into decision-making
The Minister of the Environment makes the decision to approve the project.

Possibilities for appeal
The contracting authority may appeal to the regulatory authorities or to any other body designated for this purpose, in the event that it deems the decision by the Minister responsible for the environment, ill-founded.

Compliance monitoring
All projects are subject to control and monitoring to check whether the forecasts are taken into account.

Non-compliance penalties
The ANDE may take corrective measures, if necessary.

Public participation requirements for ESIA process stages
The project submitted to the ESIA is the subject of a public inquiry. The ESIA is brought to the attention of the public as part of this inquiry.

Access to information
The final environmental impact studies are kept by the Minister for the Environment. They can be consulted by scientific institutions, specifically, and in general by any person who requests them.