The IGAD region is endowed with substantial environmental resources which are threatened by massive degradation. It is believed that if proper protection and management measures are taken, the degraded environmental resources are resilient and would regain their past productivity. This chance should be exploited by IGAD member states to propel new economic growth in the region. In this regard, IGAD member states have to intensify their cooperation to reverse the situation through monitoring and undertaking increased environmental impact assessments in line with policies and legislatives and other regulatory frameworks both at national and regional levels. EIA/SEA is an internationally recognized tool to guide developers and environmentalists in the region on a path to sustainable development. EIA/SEA would also enhance IGAD’s efforts to integrate environmental concerns into development frameworks to promote environmentally sustainable economic development in the region in line with the objectives of the IGAD mandate, the IGAD Strategy, Agenda 21, Decisions of the WSSD, MDG, African and IGAD Environment Outlook reports and NEPAD.
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Development of a Regional Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) Framework for the |
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