27 December 2021
The Coastal protection project aims to create a high level of long-term security against coastal flooding, including increased climate resilience for the City of Beira. The proposed activities consist of interventions for four contiguous coastal…
27 December 2021
The Water4Nampula project involves the rehabilitation and expansion of water supply to 4 towns in Nampula province. For each of these towns an ESIA will be carried out. Invest International, a Dutch government facility financing the feasibility and…
16 December 2021
“We want projects of high quality, and we want processes that are well-managed” the Minister of Living Environment and Sustainable Development, Mr. Tonato said at the launch of Lake Nokoué Improvement Programme.
15 December 2021
The NCEA joined a mission to the Chalan Beel which is one of the priority areas under the Bangladesh Deltaplan 2100. This region faces multiple challenges such as uncontrolled floods, droughts and the loss of biodiversity...
15 December 2021
Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) can help avoid and mitigate the negative impacts of hydropower dam construction and operation. But does SEA deliver on its promises in practice? And what can be improved in the implementation of SEA to ensure…
14 December 2021
On request by Invest International, we recently reviewed the the ESIA for the a river rehabilitation project in Bhutan. It is a follow up on our earlier advice on the scoping report for this ESIA.
13 December 2021
In November we delivered our final advice on the scoping report for the Integrated Sustainable Development Plan for 7 municipalities around the Selinge artificial lake in the Sankarani Basin.
30 November 2021
Last week we facilitated a very constructive and fruitful ESYMAP workshop in the Gambia, It was first workshop in the context of the ECOWAS EA-harmonisation programme to gain insight in the similarities and differences of EA legislation amongst…
24 November 2021
Today, the NCEA signed a cooperation agreement with WWF Netherlands. This cooperation will be a continuation of the work done together in recent years on environmental assessment for landscape management.
18 November 2021
On November 17th, the NCEA signed a new MoU with its long-time partner in Central Africa, the Secretariat for Environmental Assessment in Central Africa (SEEAC in French).
1 November 2021
Bilateral agreements are a pre-requisite for ESAI/SEA for transboundary projects. This was one of the recommendations adopted by the eight WAEMU member states...
12 October 2021
Rob Verheem, director of the NCEA, will speak on Tuesday October 19th at the IGF annual conference on a new ESIA diagnostic tool for the mining sector.
11 October 2021
After almost two years working online due to Covid-related travel restrictions, we visited Jordan in September to ouch base with key partners.
11 October 2021
Dakar – After a forced absence of almost two years, the NCEA visited Dakar to catch up with partners.
11 October 2021
T is with great pleasure that we present two new video animations on the Environmental and Social Impact Assessment process, as part of a series of six.