This evaluation is timely as it will inform the preparation of the new eastern africa risp. Agricultural gdp growth rates for selected eastern african countries, 20002012 55 table 3. Eastern african association for impact assessment is a membership organization and network comprising researchers, practitioners, decision makers and people. Unicefcdc studies on violence against children are yielding highly troubling data over 70 percent of children in tanzania report physical abuse, with large numbers also reporting. Eaaia, established in 2001, is registered in kenya as a non profit membership organization. In eastern africa the contribution of tourism to the economies varies across countries, and so covid 19 will have different effects via this sector. Pdf impact of foreign direct investment on economic growth. Eaaia eastern africa association for impact assessment. Trends in childhood mortality, 20012011 38 figure 2. Sustainable goat breeding and goat farming in central and. Of particular concern, the number of conflicts has increased in the past decade, in countries already mainly facing high food insecurity and with much of the related violence affecting rural areas and having a.
Community based impact assessment network for east africa. Establishing eastern africa network of eia professionals. Based in the western cape since inception 20 years ago, enviroafrica provides efficient and friendly. The study found that 19% of the farmers in the villages under assessment had adopted pushpull, citing the technologys ability to address the major cereal production constraints concurrently as the main attraction. Association for educational assessment in africa about us. The environmental impact assessment eia process, which originated in the united states in the late 1960s and early 1970s, has been adopted extensively in the rest of the world.
Environmental assessment in eastern and southern africa. National examinations could be used more systematically for school accountability to improve learning outcomes. The year 2014 was the international year of family farming. History of iaia the united states national environmental policy act nepa was signed into law on 1 january 1970. Eastern africa association for impact assessment eaaia.
Independent evaluation of the banks eastern africa regional. Secretariat for the environmental assessment in central africa. The cbbia project aims to integrate biodiversity conservation with impact assessment and develop capacity among stakeholders in developing countries in several regions, including southern africa, central america and asia. A comparative analysis with a focus on tanzania one of the standing committees of the parliament of tanzania the public accounts committee pac is an important institution for overseeing the implementation of the national budget and the expenditure of public monies.
The international association for impact assessment iaia is an international association of professionals involved with impact assessment, including both social impact assessment and environmental impact assessment. Held at johannesburg, south africa, 26 august to 4 september 2002. Enviroafrica cc is a dynamic, professional environmental consultancy passionate about promoting the sustainable protection, management and development of south africas natural environment while providing a costeffective service to clients. It accounts for over 92 per cent of africas external trade. International association for impact assessment, ottawa, canada. Social impact assessment sia in south africa is still considered to be a neglected component of environmental impact assessment eia, but the perspectives of the practitioners on the status and. Outofschool rate for lower secondary and reason for dropping out of school 37 figure 2. The international workshop, assessing environmental security in eastern africa.
The analysis focuses on selected key aspects of the eia process which require more thorough analysis and which provide the greatest opportunities for learning in the context of the gautrain eia. Environmental impact assessments in developing countries. Such assessments can be particularly valuable in areas where information on impacts is virtually absent, for example in africa and southeast asia nunez and pauchard 2009. Eastern africa association for impact assessment eaaia, wasaa. Its contents deal with policy practice and institutional issues. Eastern african association for impact assessment green africa. It covers major macroeconomic developments in the regions countries and discusses structural issues affecting future growth, poverty, and inequality. All islands lying immediately offshore are also part of the hotspotpemba, zanzibar, mafia and the bazaruto archipelago among them.
This included a proliferation of trade and cooperation agreements with the. May, 2017 the impact of invasive alien species can often be reliably gauged through an assessment of local knowledge chalmers and fabricius 2007. Convened jointly by the partnership for african environmental sustainability paes and the foundation. Environmental impact assessment and sustainable development in africa. Community based impact assessment network for east africa cianea, kampala, uganda.
An assessment of the species sensitivity of african mammals, carried out in 141 national parks in subsaharan africa, states that 1015% of the species are projected to fall within the iucn critically endangered or extinct categories by 2050, increasing to 25. Association of southern africa rasa, telecommunication regulators association of entral africa arta, united nations economic commission for africa uneca, and west africa telecommunications regulators association watra, for their contribution to this work. Examining environmental impact assessments and participation. Distribution and socioecological impacts of the invasive. Environmental impact assessment index of web sites iaia.
Pdf environmental impact assessment and sustainable. Independent evaluation of the banks eastern africa. Real per capita income growth by source of income, 2006 to 2012 57 table 3. A report of the first meeting of the eastern africa assocation for impact assessment eaaia held at hilton hotel, nairobi, kenya on 10th11th december, 2001. Underfive mortality by region and maternal mortality rates 39 figure 2. Guidance document on biodiversity, impact assessment and. World tb day, falling on march 24th each year, is designed to build public awareness that tuberculosis today remains an epidemic in much of the world, causing the deaths of nearly oneand ahalf million.
The coastal forests of eastern africa biodiversity hotspot stretches along the eastern edge of africa and includes parts of somalia, kenya, tanzania and mozambique. Establishing eastern africa network of eia professionals and. Environmental impact assessment as a policy tool for integrating environmental concerns in development aisa policy brief no. Pdf impact of foreign direct investment on economic.
Evaluating south african environmental impact assessment. Iaia is the leading global network on best practice in the use of impact assessment for informed decision making regarding policies, programs, plans and projects. The project steering committee is established by the department of environmental affairs dea for identified sectors to collaborate on a strategy for impact assessment and management in. Relationship between income and consumption, 20062010 57. Google scholar walter, m and j martinezalier 2010 how to be heard when nobody wants to listen. This service is an online tool that integrates data about the content and. Achieving sustainable development and peace, took place at the nile international conference center, kampala, uganda, october 1415, 2004. Basic information project id lending instrument ea category team leader p1027 investment project financing a full assessment jeanchristophe carret project implementation start date project implementation end date 20 march 2014 31dec2018. A comparative analysis with a focus on tanzania one of the standing committees of the parliament of tanzania the public accounts committee pac is an important institution for overseeing the implementation of the national budget and the expenditure of. Trends, constraints and opportunities report herein after referred to as this report, seeks to support the development of the african impact investment sector by exploring the trends, challenges and opportunities for impact investment in africa. Regional climate projections for impact assessment studies. Introduction in february 2016, the southern africa food lab safl commissioned a drought impact assessment dia in the mopani district of limpopo province, as part of its agroecology awareness aea project, and supporting. Of particular concern, the number of conflicts has increased in the past decade, in countries already mainly facing high food insecurity and with much of the related violence affecting rural areas and having a negative impact on food production and availability. The eastern africa universities mathematics programme eaump was launched in 2002 by the international science programme isp with support from the swedish international development cooperation agency sida in collaboration with the departments of mathematics at university of nairobi, kenya.
The project steering committee is established by the department of environmental affairs dea for identified sectors to collaborate on a strategy for impact assessment and management in south africa. System prototyping and impact assessment for sustainable alternatives in mixed farming systems in highpotential areas of eastern africa. Net enrollment and primary completion rates 36 figure 2. Regional environmental center for central and eastern europe. International association for impact assessment or the european public health. The purpose of each assessment needs to be clear and realistic. Enviroafrica environmental management and impact assessment. Iaia the leading global network on impact assessment. Adebanji patrick adekoya alternate email president.
It also contains a list of useful references and contact numbers. Eaaia is defined as eastern africa association for impact assessment rarely. Evaluate impact at community level n gives the number of answers given by 124 respondents. It was in this context that the ncea developed the eia mapping tool in order to. Its membership is drawn from 10 countries covering east africa, horn of africa, rwanda and burundi. Alan bond university of east anglia, united kingdom and jenny pope integral. Eastern africa one of the fastest growing regions in the world 3. The international association for impact assessment iaia is an international association of professionals involved with impact assessment, including both social impact assessment and environmental impact assessment history of iaia the united states national environmental policy act nepa was signed into law on 1 january 1970. African affiliate of the international association for impact assessment. Assessment and eastern african association for impact assessment. The work of the task team has been made possible through financial support provided by the. Evaluating south african environmental impact assessment eia. Review of environmental impact assessment and monitoring in. Impact assessment iaia in marrakech 2003 and prague 2005, and in task team meetings held in brussels, london, paris and stockholm.
Guidelines for integrating hiv and genderrelated issues into environmental assessment in eastern and southern africa iii the main goals of this project are to. A policy handbook printed in addis ababa, ethiopia by the eca printing and publishing unit. Impact of foreign direct investment on economic growth in eastern africa. International association for impact assessment wikipedia. International association for impact assessment iaia. Imports from africa and the middle east mainly egypt account for 35. Regions has developed a tool, called the health matrix which is used by. African ports handle only 6 per cent of global traffic, of which about 6 ports, three each in egypt and south africa, handle about 50 per cent of. In 2007, african heads of state and government endorsed the great green wall for the sahara and the sahel initiative with the objective of tackling the detrimental social, economic and. Eaaia stands for eastern africa association for impact assessment.
Community based impact assessment network for east africacianea, kampala, uganda. Central and eastern european countries where eia systems are relatively well established. Impact assessment of covid19 the case of eastern africa uneca subregional office for eastern africa. Womens political participation and economic empowerment in. An environmental impact assessment eia is an essential tool for identifying the. Pdf aspects of environmental impact assessment practice in. Ianphiafrica is a regional network of the global international association of national public health institutes. Womens political participation and economic empowerment. Economic impact of climate change in the east african community page 2 probably suffer. Public disclosure authorized public disclosure authorized public disclosure authorized. Eastern africa association 7th floor kenya medical association kma centre mara road upper hill p. Introduction the collapse of communism in eastern europe brought about a radical geopolitical reorientation of the countries belonging to the socalled eastern bloc. This study analyses key elements of south african environmental impact assessment eia statutory requirements through the lens of the gautrain project.
Recent developments in the dairy sector in eastern africa. Eastern african association for impact assessment green. The main purpose of the assessment needs to drive its frequency and content. Health in impact assessments whoeurope world health. Association for environmental impact assessment of nigeria aeian plot 770, suite c7 10, ashawa consult innovative place, behind wuye ultramodern market wuye district abuja, nigeria tel. Africa region energy practice 2 west and central africa, aftg2 report no pad536. Maternal and underfive mortality rates in uganda and international comparison 39. Impact assessment of pushpull technology developed and promoted by icipe and partners in eastern africa. Eastern africa regional assessment the african union commission auc and african heads of state and government are committed to providing a conducive environment for economic growth, poverty reduction and equitable sustainable development. East africa is one of the most vulnerable regions in africa to climate change and variability mcdowell et al 2016 and environmental resources and sectors such as the agriculture and water resources are increasingly threatened by the changes. Establishing eastern africa network of eia professionals and developing its programme of work.
Environmental impact assessment in southern africa saiea. The impact of invasive alien species can often be reliably gauged through an assessment of local knowledge chalmers and fabricius 2007. Eastern africa has the largest number of recs and intergovernmental regional bodies in africa. As such, the objective of the evaluation is twofold.
Recent developments in the dairy sector in eastern africa towards a regional policy framework for value chain development susan bingi and fabien tondel key messages in eastern africa, the dairy sector is crucial for rural development, poverty reduction and food and. Africa 36 10 19 23 8 57 27 21 east african community 23 1 10 7 2 49 16 11 south africa 1 7 1 1 7 1 9 asia 12 18 23 25 9 11 14 19 europe 11 21 7 1 2 1 middle east 7 26 3 12 2 3 5 19 western hemisphere 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 source. In this region, the projected climate based on global climate models gcms shows an increase in the frequency of extreme climate events such as floods. Impact assessment, simply defined, is the process of identifying the future consequences of a current or proposed action. Environmental assessment in eastern and southern africa international organization for migration iom. In 2003 saiea in cooperation with dannida has compiled a comprehensive though by now slightly outdated overview of the state of environmental assessment in the sadc region. Womens political participation and economic empowerment in postconflict countries 3 tribute to jeanne darc mihigo jeanne darc mihigo, member of the research team in rwanda and coauthor of the rwandan case study, died tragically in the crash of the hewa bora airways flight in kisangani, in the democratic republic of congo, in july 2011.
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