Course Overview
Environmental Impact Assessments (EIA) provides a tool that assists in the anticipation and minimization of development’s negative effects. Undertaken in the early stages of project planning and design, EIA helps shape development in a manner that best suits the local environment and is most responsive to human needs. This course introduces you to the Espoo Convention, which seeks to establish Environmental Impact Assessment-based mechanisms to effectively monitor and control trans-boundary pollution
Learning Objectives
- Describe the need and concept of environmental impact assessments;
- Identify the core components and mechanisms established by the Espoo Convention and its Protocol.