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National Impact Assessment Programme (NIAP)
Using EIA Mapping to Identify Priorities for EIA Strengthening in PakistanEIA Mapping WorkshopIAIA 2011Puebla, Mexico
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National Impact Assessment Programme (NIAP)
About NIAP
• Aims at contributing to sustainable development in Pakistan through: – strengthening EIA systems; and– introducing SEA in the national development
planning• Partners: Planning Commission of Pakistan, Ministry of
Environment, Pakistan Environmental Protection Agency, Netherlands Commission for Environmental Assessment (NCEA), and IUCN Pakistan.
• Funded through EKN, its four and a half years (15 November 2009 – 14 May 2014) Programme
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National Impact Assessment Programme (NIAP)
EIA mapping
• Seven regional workshops conducted• Analysis workshop to share findings and get
feedback• Training of trainers (EIA mappers)
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National Impact Assessment Programme (NIAP)
Karachi
Islamabad
Lahore
Muzaffar abad
Peshawar
Gilgit
Quetta
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National Impact Assessment Programme (NIAP)
Methodology
• Review of background material provided by NCEA• Structured questionnaire shared with EPAs• Training of trainers conducted • Stakeholders invited for workshops• EIA mapping tool and workshop format adapted/
revised for Pakistan• First four workshops conducted by NCEA and
remaining three by NIAP staff
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National Impact Assessment Programme (NIAP)
Methodology
• Review of all EIA maps undertaken to identify and fill gaps
• Overall analysis of the completed maps undertaken
• Analysis workshop conducted and report drafted
• Report shared and finalized
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National Impact Assessment Programme (NIAP)
Key Results
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National Impact Assessment Programme (NIAP)
Preconditions for good EIA performance(effective democracy external to government)
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Federal Sindh Punjab AJK Gilgit Balochistan KP
Combination of scores foractive press, active NGOs,vocal public, independentjudiciary
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National Impact Assessment Programme (NIAP)
Preconditions for good EIA performance(effective democracy internal to government)
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Federal Sindh Punjab AJK Gilgit Balochistan KP
Combination of scores forinternal democraticchecks, complaintpossibilities, public natureprocedures, level ofparticipation, learningorganisation,accountability.
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National Impact Assessment Programme (NIAP)
Legal Base for EIA (Pakistan average)
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percentage projects covered
completeness/clarity/coherence legal texts
public nature of procedures
guidance
obligation to provide information beforehand
screeningrequirements on contents
scoping
requirements for good quality information
reviewing
solidity of EIA system funding
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National Impact Assessment Programme (NIAP)
Legal base decision-making (Pakistan average)
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80exhaustiveness & coherence legal framework.
customer friendliness
public nature decision-making
public participation decisions
decentralisation of decision-taking
power sharing and control on power
transparency/justification
appeal options
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National Impact Assessment Programme (NIAP)
Number of EIA/license decisions
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Federal Sindh Punjab AJK Gilgit Balochistan KP
Number decisions on EIA's 2009
Number of decisions on licenses 2009
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National Impact Assessment Programme (NIAP)
EIA practice
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100dissemination/knowledge legal texts
institutional capacity (%)
expertise for managing procedures
public nature of EA procedures
public participation in EIA
use of independent external expertise
available means
coverage of projects by EIA/IEE
results (quality EIAs)
monitoring and follow through
Federal
Sindh
Punjab
AJK
Gilgit
Balochistan
KP
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National Impact Assessment Programme (NIAP)
Practice decision making
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100awareness of legal texts
user friendliness
publicity of decision-taking
public participation in decision-making
decentralisation of decision-makingdemocratic checks and balances on powers
transparency/justification in practice
appeal practice
functioning inspectorate / enforcement
Federal
Sindh
Punjab
AJK
Gilgit
Balochistan
Kyberpastungua
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National Impact Assessment Programme (NIAP)
Biases
• Length of workshops/ number of questions resulted in disinterest of the participants
• Group composition – higher percentage of government participants biased some discussions
• Communication barrier – questions not properly understood by participants resulted in wrong answers
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National Impact Assessment Programme (NIAP)
The Way Forward
• IEE/ EIA Rules need to be drafted• Technical capacity of EPAs needs
strengthening• Structural funding for EIA process
needs improvement• Decision making needs to be more
transparent and inclusive
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National Impact Assessment Programme (NIAP)
The Way Forward
• Review criteria needs to be revised and made consistent for all regions of Pakistan
• Accreditation system for consultants needs to be developed
• EMP monitoring needs to be institutionalized
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National Impact Assessment Programme (NIAP)
Conclusions
• First comprehensive qualitative and quantitative review of EIA process
• Helped set baseline on EIA for all regions of Pakistan
• Process followed was well defined and comprehensive
• Similar process at the end of the project would help in assessing impact of the project
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National Impact Assessment Programme (NIAP)
Thank you!