20 January 2021
On 8 and 9 December 2020, a new inter-ministerial taskforce approved the workplan for the SEA for the sustainable development of offshore oil and gas. This means that the SEA can now officially take off, which is very good news.
12 January 2021
With great pleasure we present a new animation on the Environmental and Social Impact Assessment process, as part of a series of six.
12 January 2021
A discussion on the role of independence of IA practioners. Is it time to consider the establishment of a professional IAIA standard?
7 January 2021
The Jordan Ministry for Environment and the NCEA jointly organised a series of webinars on dealing with the risks of hazardous substances within ESIA.
14 December 2020
Following successful cooperation since 1970s, Egypt and the Netherlands recently signed a new MoU for an ambitious 4-year cooperation programme in the water sector. ESIA improvement is one of topics identified.
10 December 2020
Local governments and stakeholders of District 1 of Zamboanga del Norte came together to mark the publication of the SEA report for their land use planning. The SEA shows that for sustainable development, joint planning and cooperation is crucial…
2 December 2020
The river Senegal crosses 4 countries and is an important source for irrigation, food-sypply, electricity etc. Understandably, its sustainable management is of utmost important.
30 November 2020
In the Moyen Bafing region - known for its large population of chimpanzees - a large dam, mines, access routes and railways are being planned. To make sure that all these plans are carried out sustainably, an inter-ministerial commission decided to…
26 November 2020
In a new publication, the NCEA together with SRJS presents an overview of ten cases on ESIA and SEA in landscape management, from ten countries across three continents.
25 November 2020
Eight member states of the West-African Economic and Monetary Union(WAEMU) adopted a three-year plan to improve the environmental assessment systems in their countries.