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Agrodev assisted
Nepal in strengthening its capabilities for
implementing environmental impact assessment. The
project focused on improving EIA coordination
among several priority development agencies, and
developing effective implementation of national
EIA guidelines. Developing sectoral EIA
procedures and guidelines, providing EIA
training, and preparing a human resource
development plan were integral to this work.
Meeting
these objectives involved multi-agency
institutional analysis and a high-level inter-ministerial
workshop on coordination issues and solutions.
Training materials and case studies were
developed, and courses implemented, for different
target groups in the public and private sectors.
A high-level study mission assessed regional
experience in EIA implementation.
Procedures
and guidelines were developed for mining, waste
management, and urban development projects.
Database tools were developed to support EIA
implementation, and a computerized expert system
for EIA scoping was installed in selected
ministries along with the requisite training.
Finally, a human resource development
plan was prepared for further strengthening EIA
capabilities.
The
international team from Canada and Nepal worked
closely with their HMG Nepal counterparts to
implement the project. The work involved inter-ministerial
consultations, seminars, workshops, task-specific
group activities, training sessions, and the
preparation of some 25 proceedings and technical
reports.
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Capacity building in
EIA
to help make
development
sustainable
in
environmentally
sensitive
Nepal
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