Scope
Scoping takes place at the beginning of the EIA process. The goal of the scoping procedure is to describe the project and the environment as well as to pinpoint key impacts that may be faced in the future and to establish the boundaries of the assessment. A good quality EIA requires a complete and rigorous scoping.
This report, written in 2005 is an update of the previous EIA report completed in 2001. The first edition identified three key issues to be studied in the EIA:
Unfortunately due to the lack of quantitative baseline data, the scoping done in 2001 relied heavily on imprecise qualitative data. Moreover the scoping area was limited. Finally the parties responsible for implementing mitigation measures and monitoring were not identified.
As a result, the report was updated in 2005, the version which is reviewed here. New tools and information, digital mapping, GIS data as well as data from the GAP Biodiversity Research Project, Important Bird Areas and Important Plant Areas allowed researchers to gather valuable quantitative information. From this data engineers could develop more precise prediction models and conduct more advanced hydrological studies. These improvements gave researchers a better evaluation of the impacts that would be caused by the dam. In spite of this additional data the report still only identifies the same three issues:
This incomplete and inadequate scoping has led to a very poor EIA report.
This report, written in 2005 is an update of the previous EIA report completed in 2001. The first edition identified three key issues to be studied in the EIA:
- Resettlement and compensation
- Effects on cultural property
- Effects on aquatic environment upstream and downstream.
Unfortunately due to the lack of quantitative baseline data, the scoping done in 2001 relied heavily on imprecise qualitative data. Moreover the scoping area was limited. Finally the parties responsible for implementing mitigation measures and monitoring were not identified.
As a result, the report was updated in 2005, the version which is reviewed here. New tools and information, digital mapping, GIS data as well as data from the GAP Biodiversity Research Project, Important Bird Areas and Important Plant Areas allowed researchers to gather valuable quantitative information. From this data engineers could develop more precise prediction models and conduct more advanced hydrological studies. These improvements gave researchers a better evaluation of the impacts that would be caused by the dam. In spite of this additional data the report still only identifies the same three issues:
- Resettlement and compensation.
- Effects on cultural property.
- Effects on water quality and the aquatic environment.
This incomplete and inadequate scoping has led to a very poor EIA report.