News

August 2023

IFG workshop

31 August 2023

Workshop on ESIA for mine closure in West-Africa

While new mines are being explored in West Africa, exploitation of other mines is coming to an end. This comes with many challenges and opportunities. From 19-22 June, IGF and the NCEA hosted a training in Burkina Faso about Environmental and Social…

July 2023

2023-07-28 Workshop Ethiopia 2

27 July 2023

ESIA and SEA orientation workshops in Ethiopia

Last week, the NCEA facilitated two workshops in Ethiopia. The purpose of the workshops was to assess needs for SEA and ESIA in Blue Deal and other program activities and to meet and involve participants of the Young Experts Program (YEP).

Hans Mommaas still

11 July 2023

Annual Report 2022 is online

Our Annual Report 2022 is now online. As part of the report, Chair of the NCEA Hans Mommaas recalls a few notable achievements of the NCEA in 2022 in a video message.

Lac Nokoue meeting

7 July 2023

Benin: a shared vision for Lac Nokoué

“The NCEA’s neutrality was a great asset during our meeting!” At the end of June, the NCEA facilitated a meeting that brought the Lac Nokoué programme to a close.

June 2023

newsflash suriname

9 June 2023

News flash | ESIA guidelines oil & gas - Suriname

From 5-9 June, the NCEA co-facilitated two workshops in Suriname: one for government authorities and NGOs, and one for oil companies and consultants. In this 1-minute video, Ineke Steinhauer talks about the context and the next steps.

Andrea en Lineke

1 June 2023

Welcoming new colleagues

In May, two new colleagues joined the NCEA. Andrea Naylor (Project Assistant) and Lineke Mook (Communications and Knowledge Management).