Environmental Impact Assessment
A REVIEW
OF THE APPLICATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT (EIA) IN UGANDA A REPORT PREPARED FOR THE UNITED NATIONS ECONOMIC COMMISSION FOR AFRICA
PREPARED BY:
JUSTIN ECAAT
DIRECTOR, ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND COMPLIANCE DEPARTMENT NATIONAL ENVIRONMENT MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY (NEMA)
OCTOBER 2010
Review of EIA Application in Uganda, July 2010
LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS
ACTS NGOs CBOs DEO EIA EMCBP HIV/AIDS HSSP IAIA IUCN MDGs MFI MUIENR NEPAD NEAP NEMA PAF PEAP PCE PMA SEA SEP SIDA UMHCP UNDP UPE USAID African Center For Technology Studies Non-Governmental Organizations Community- based Organizations District Environment Officer Environmental Impact Assessment Environment Management Capacity Building Project Human Immuno-deficiency Virus; Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome Health Sector Strategic Plan International Association for Impact Assessment International Union for Conservation of Nature. Millennium Development Goals Micro-Finance Institution Makerere University Institute of Environment and Natural Resources New Partnership for Africa’s Development National Environment Action Plan National Environment Management Authority Poverty Alleviation Fund Poverty Eradication Action Plan Policy Committee on the Environment Plan for Modernization of Agriculture Strategic Environment Assessment Strategic Exports Program. Swedish International Cooperation Agency Uganda Minimum Health Care Package United Nations Environment Program Universal Primary Education United States Agency for International Development
Prepared By: Justin Ecaat, NEMA, Uganda
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Review of EIA Application in Uganda, July 2004 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
In 1995, Uganda enacted a National Environment Statute (now Act Cap 153) calling for Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) for all development activities likely to negatively impact on the environment before they are implemented and the National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) was created and mandated to operationalize and
OF THE APPLICATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT (EIA) IN UGANDA A REPORT PREPARED FOR THE UNITED NATIONS ECONOMIC COMMISSION FOR AFRICA
PREPARED BY:
JUSTIN ECAAT
DIRECTOR, ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND COMPLIANCE DEPARTMENT NATIONAL ENVIRONMENT MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY (NEMA)
OCTOBER 2010
Review of EIA Application in Uganda, July 2010
LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS
ACTS NGOs CBOs DEO EIA EMCBP HIV/AIDS HSSP IAIA IUCN MDGs MFI MUIENR NEPAD NEAP NEMA PAF PEAP PCE PMA SEA SEP SIDA UMHCP UNDP UPE USAID African Center For Technology Studies Non-Governmental Organizations Community- based Organizations District Environment Officer Environmental Impact Assessment Environment Management Capacity Building Project Human Immuno-deficiency Virus; Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome Health Sector Strategic Plan International Association for Impact Assessment International Union for Conservation of Nature. Millennium Development Goals Micro-Finance Institution Makerere University Institute of Environment and Natural Resources New Partnership for Africa’s Development National Environment Action Plan National Environment Management Authority Poverty Alleviation Fund Poverty Eradication Action Plan Policy Committee on the Environment Plan for Modernization of Agriculture Strategic Environment Assessment Strategic Exports Program. Swedish International Cooperation Agency Uganda Minimum Health Care Package United Nations Environment Program Universal Primary Education United States Agency for International Development
Prepared By: Justin Ecaat, NEMA, Uganda
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Review of EIA Application in Uganda, July 2004 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
In 1995, Uganda enacted a National Environment Statute (now Act Cap 153) calling for Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) for all development activities likely to negatively impact on the environment before they are implemented and the National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) was created and mandated to operationalize and
References: The Republic of Uganda, 1994: The Republic of Uganda, 1994 The Republic of Uganda, 1995 NEMA and IUCN, 1996 The Republic of Uganda, 1997: The Republic of Uganda, 1998: The Republic of Uganda, 2003: The Republic of Uganda 1995: The Republic of Uganda, 2004: The Republic of Uganda, 2003: The Republic of Uganda, 2002/03 The National Environment Management Authority, 2003: The National Environment Management Authority, 2003: The National Environment Management Policy for Uganda The National Environment Action Plan for Uganda National Policy for the Conservation and Management of Wetland Resources. Proposals for Institutional strengthening and human resources development in Environmental Impact Assessment Guidelines for Environmental Impact Assessment in Uganda. The Environmental Impact Assessment Regulations. The National Environment (Conduct and Certification of Environmental Practitioners) Regulations. The National Environment Act Cap 153. Background to the Budget for the Financial Year 2004/05 The Petroleum Supply Act. The Uganda National Household Survey 2002/03 Guidelines for Public hearings in Uganda Annual Report Prepared By: Justin Ecaat, NEMA, Uganda 66