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Already in 1991, a law on the protection of the environment included provisions on ESIA. The 1999 ESIA regulation provided more detailed information on the process. Since then, the ESIA system in Mali has been perfected through the publication of new and / or amended regulations. SEA was first created in the legislation in 2008, but only in 2018 the detailed SEA procedures were published.

Overview SEA procedure

The SEA procedure follows the ‘usual steps’:

  • Screening;
  • Scoping;
  • Evaluation;
  • Analysis;
  • (Review);
  • Decision-making;
  • (Environmental clearance).

The Minister of the Environment creates and chairs the steering committee for the SEA.

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Establishing context


Screening process
Any developer who undertakes an SEA is obliged to send to the competent technical service a folder comprising:

  • A stamped application;
  • The terms of reference for the policy, the scheme director, plan or program.

The file is filed, against acknowledgment of receipt, to the relevant technical service.

Timeline Screening
no maximum time specified

SEA implementation


Scoping process
The relevant technical department shall provide the developer with the guidelines and guides necessary for the development of the terms of reference of the Strategic Environmental Assessment. On this basis, it develops the draft terms of reference for the Strategic Environmental Assessment to be carried out in accordance with the guidelines provided. Steering Committee approves ToRs

The outcome is called Terms of Reference.

Alternatives
In this report, the likely significant impacts of the implementation of the policy, plan, plan or program and the reasonable alternatives that take into account the objectives and geographic scope of the policy, plan, plan or program, are identified, described and evaluated.


Assessment/mitigation of effects

  • The measures envisaged to avoid, reduce and, to the extent possible,
  • compensate for any significant negative impact of the implementation of the plan, scheme, policy or program on the Environment;
  • The adaptation measures or the impact of the policy, plan, plan or program for climate change;
  • Astatement summarizing the reasons for the alternatives considered and a description of how the assessment was carried out, including any difficulties encountered in collecting the required information;
Art 15 du Décret N°2018-0992.


Review process
Experts from other governmental agencies involved in review


Timeline review
No maximum time specified

Informing decision-making


SEA and planning decision-making
The Minister has 2 months after the review and receipt of the enhanced EES to make his decision.


Justification of decision
No decision-making justification required

Follow-up


Monitoring and evaluation
A description of the follow-up measures envisaged by the texts in force.

Proceed to legislation at project level

 

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