📘 Course Description:
This course provides comprehensive training in Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) — a vital tool for ensuring that development projects are planned and executed in an environmentally responsible manner. It equips participants with the knowledge and practical skills required to design, implement, review, and manage EIA processes in compliance with international standards and national regulations.
The course is built around practical exercises, real-life case studies, and regulatory frameworks. It is ideal for environmental professionals, project developers, consultants, regulators, and anyone involved in assessing environmental impacts of industrial or infrastructure projects.
🎯 Learning Outcomes:
By the end of this course, participants will be able to:
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Understand the legal and procedural framework of EIA
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Identify environmental risks and mitigation strategies
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Prepare and review EIA reports
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Engage stakeholders in the EIA process
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Apply screening, scoping, impact analysis, and decision-making tools
✅ Day 1: Introduction to EIA & Legal Frameworks
| Time | Topic |
|---|---|
| 08:30 – 09:00 | Registration & Introduction |
| 09:00 – 10:30 | Overview of Environmental Impact Assessment: History & Purpose |
| 10:30 – 10:45 | Coffee Break |
| 10:45 – 12:00 | Global EIA Practices & Principles (World Bank, IFC, UNEP) |
| 12:00 – 13:00 | Lunch Break |
| 13:00 – 14:30 | National EIA Regulations & Legal Frameworks |
| 14:30 – 14:45 | Break |
| 14:45 – 16:30 | Types of Projects Requiring EIA & Key Terminology |
✅ Day 2: EIA Process: Screening, Scoping & Baseline Studies
| Time | Topic |
|---|---|
| 08:30 – 10:30 | Screening Criteria and Methods |
| 10:30 – 10:45 | Coffee Break |
| 10:45 – 12:00 | Scoping: Identifying Key Issues & Stakeholders |
| 12:00 – 13:00 | Lunch Break |
| 13:00 – 14:30 | Baseline Data Collection (Air, Water, Noise, Biodiversity, etc.) |
| 14:30 – 14:45 | Break |
| 14:45 – 16:30 | Practical Exercise: Develop a Scoping Matrix for a Sample Project |
✅ Day 3: Impact Analysis & Mitigation Measures
| Time | Topic |
|---|---|
| 08:30 – 10:30 | Predicting and Evaluating Environmental Impacts |
| 10:30 – 10:45 | Coffee Break |
| 10:45 – 12:00 | Impact Quantification Methods (Checklists, Matrices, GIS) |
| 12:00 – 13:00 | Lunch Break |
| 13:00 – 14:30 | Mitigation Measures & Environmental Management Plans (EMP) |
| 14:30 – 14:45 | Break |
| 14:45 – 16:30 | Cumulative and Transboundary Impact Assessment |
✅ Day 4: Public Participation, Reporting & Review
| Time | Topic |
|---|---|
| 08:30 – 10:30 | Public Consultation & Stakeholder Engagement |
| 10:30 – 10:45 | Coffee Break |
| 10:45 – 12:00 | EIA Reporting: Structure & Content of the EIA Report |
| 12:00 – 13:00 | Lunch Break |
| 13:00 – 14:30 | EIA Review & Decision-Making Process |
| 14:30 – 14:45 | Break |
| 14:45 – 16:30 | Practical Session: Review a Sample EIA Report |
✅ Day 5: Monitoring, Auditing & Course Wrap-Up
| Time | Topic |
|---|---|
| 08:30 – 10:30 | Post-EIA Monitoring and Compliance Requirements |
| 10:30 – 10:45 | Coffee Break |
| 10:45 – 12:00 | Environmental Auditing & Adaptive Management |
| 12:00 – 13:00 | Lunch Break |
| 13:00 – 14:30 | Case Study: EIA for a Power Plant or Highway Project |
| 14:30 – 14:45 | Break |
| 14:45 – 16:30 | Review, Q&A, Course Assessment & Certificate Distribution |
📦 Course Materials Include:
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EIA templates & checklists
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National and international regulatory guidelines
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Stakeholder engagement framework
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Real-world project case studies
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Sample EIA reports
👥 Who Should Attend:
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Environmental consultants and engineers
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HSE professionals and project developers
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Regulatory officials and EIA reviewers
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Planners, auditors, and impact assessors
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NGO representatives and environmental educators
