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Role of and challenges to environmental impact assessment proponents in Pakistan
Environmental Impact Assessment Review ( IF 6.122 ) Pub Date : 2021-05-10 , DOI: 10.1016/j.eiar.2021.106606
Mehreen Khan , Muhammad Nawaz Chaudhry

This study identified the role of and challenges faced by Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) proponents in Punjab, Pakistan. Expected roles of proponents in EIA were taken from regulations, legislation and guidelines. The comments of consultants, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) regarding the role played by proponents were extracted from literature and used for evaluation. To identify the challenges of proponents in each step of the EIA, 40 semi-structured interviews were conducted with private and government proponents in Punjab. Oftentimes, projects start prior to obtaining an environmental approval. Proper scoping is seldom conducted. Stakeholder involvement in EIA is limited. Proponents sometimes do not share complete project information with consultants, which compromises the report quality and timely decision making. Moreover, some proponents attempt to influence the review and decision making and do not ensure compliance to approval conditions except for few multinationals. The key challenge highlighted by proponents was the discrimination on part of the EPA between private and government projects. Other challenges included lack of professionalism of some consultants and delayed and non-transparent decision making. Although regional in scope, the results of the study hold importance for EIA systems worldwide particularly in countries with similar economic systems who are facing a trade-off between economic growth and environmental sustainability.



中文翻译:

巴基斯坦环境影响评估支持者的作用和挑战

这项研究确定了巴基斯坦旁遮普邦的环境影响评估(EIA)支持者的作用和面临的挑战。支持者在环境影响评估中的预期作用来自法规,立法和指南。顾问,环境保护局(EPA)和非政府组织(NGOs)关于支持者所扮演的角色的评论摘录自文献,并用于评估。为了确定支持者在环境影响评估的每个步骤中所面临的挑战,在旁遮普邦对私人和政府支持者进行了40次半结构化访谈。通常,项目在获得环境批准之前就开始了。很少进行适当的范围界定。利益相关者参与环境影响评价的程度有限。支持者有时不与顾问共享完整的项目信息,这会影响报告质量和及时决策。此外,除少数跨国公司外,一些支持者试图影响审查和决策,并且不确保遵守批准条件。支持者强调的主要挑战是在EPA中,私人项目和政府项目之间的区别。其他挑战包括一些顾问缺乏专业素养以及延迟和不透明的决策。尽管研究范围是区域性的,但研究结果对于全世界的EIA系统都很重要,特别是在那些具有类似经济系统的国家中,这些国家正面临着经济增长与环境可持续性之间的权衡。一些提议者试图影响审查和决策,除了少数跨国公司外,不保证遵守批准条件。支持者强调的主要挑战是在EPA中,私人项目和政府项目之间的区别。其他挑战包括一些顾问缺乏专业素养以及延迟和不透明的决策。尽管研究范围是区域性的,但研究结果对于全世界的EIA系统都很重要,特别是在那些具有类似经济系统的国家中,这些国家正面临着经济增长与环境可持续性之间的权衡。一些提议者试图影响审查和决策,除了少数跨国公司外,不保证遵守批准条件。支持者强调的主要挑战是在EPA中,私人项目和政府项目之间的区别。其他挑战包括一些顾问缺乏专业素养以及延迟和不透明的决策。尽管研究范围是区域性的,但研究结果对于全世界的EIA系统都很重要,特别是在那些具有类似经济系统的国家中,这些国家正面临着经济增长与环境可持续性之间的权衡。其他挑战包括一些顾问缺乏专业素养以及延迟和不透明的决策。尽管研究范围是区域性的,但研究结果对于全世界的EIA系统都很重要,特别是在那些具有类似经济系统的国家中,这些国家正面临着经济增长与环境可持续性之间的权衡。其他挑战包括一些顾问缺乏专业素养以及延迟和不透明的决策。尽管研究范围是区域性的,但研究结果对于全世界的EIA系统都很重要,特别是在那些具有类似经济系统的国家中,这些国家正面临着经济增长与环境可持续性之间的权衡。

更新日期:2021-05-11
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