Good Practices in National Systems for Environmental and Social Impact Assessment : A Literature Review
National systems for environmental and social impact assessment (ESIA) are designed to improve the environmental and social performance of projects and support countries’ sustainable development strategies. The objectives of this Literature Review...
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| Language: | English en_US |
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Washington, DC
2022
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099537108032234748/IDU0215d415d0453f0447408608061784c2b863e http://hdl.handle.net/10986/37830 |
| Summary: | National systems for environmental
and social impact assessment (ESIA) are designed to improve
the environmental and social performance of projects and
support countries’ sustainable development strategies. The
objectives of this Literature Review are to identify trends,
findings and gaps in global literature focused on national
systems for ESIA. The Review analyzes global ESIA literature
to inform the World Bank’s response to Borrower country
requests for assistance in strengthening national systems
for ESIA, provide input to broader World Bank country
strategies and identify priority areas for future World Bank
engagement. The Review concludes with recommendations for
how the World Bank Group can support Borrower countries, in
partnership with civil society, proponents and the public,
in efforts to strengthen national systems for ESIA. This
review focuses on literature related to national systems for
ESIA as opposed to individual ESIA reports. A national
system for ESIA is defined by the Netherlands Commission for
Environmental Assessment (NCEA) as: (i) the regulatory
environment, (ii) the capacity of organizations within that
environment and (iii) the quality of a set of core functions
necessary for effective ESIA. In this way, national systems
extend beyond a single ESIA report or process and encompass
both the assessment of environmental and social impacts as
well as the implementation of processes to manage and
monitor these impacts. It visualizes how national systems
for ESIA are rooted in goals and principles and involve a
range of relevant actors and standards which are
incorporated into the scope of this review. |
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