Specialized Technical Assistance for Reviewing of Environmental Studies Mining Sector, Perú

Specialized Technical Assistance for Reviewing of Environmental Studies

Mining Sector, Perú

Environmental Impact Assessment is a complex process, sometimes, a confictive one.

ApprovalReview of EISEnvironmental Impact Statement Monitoring

Typical problems Frequent issuesTechnical Training asymmetry between private sector and public sector

Asymmetric compensation, limited access to institutional training, rotation, instability and lack of incentives

Limited time for review of studies, due to legal constraints

Increased risk of pressures, omissions, inconsistencies, likelihood of errors

Undefined METHODOLOGIES to implement review procedures

General standards do not solve the demand for analysis to obtain consistent and homogeneous revisions

Limited quality control in the review process Thinking beyond the “King can do no wrong” maxim, as part of the Rule of Law.

Limited access to technology Paper based proceeding usually determines sequential proceedings, not traceable, limited accessibility, limited transparency

Limited consideration of Project Context Social, environmental and economic issues are frequently underestimated

Towards strengthening the review process

Envir. Impact St. (EIS) Review of EIS Approval Monitoring

ATEREA PROJECT´S MAIN COMPONENTS:

-STANDARDIZED PROCEDURE, as a microregulation-COMPUTERIZED, WEB BASED management module

-MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAM ready to work at several projects at a time

-TECHNICAL COMMITEE for purposes of quality assurance and ethics control

-TRAINING PROGRAM, comprehending on the job training, awarness workshops, etc.

Standardized procedure (I)

Standardize Procedure (II)

ATEREA’ s Software Solution

Collateral Benefits

Environmental Impact Assessment as a tool for improving good governance

Assures proper informationRequires apropriate participationPromotes transparencyBuilds on more efficient process of decision

makingAllows to quantify environmental managment

Environmental Impact Assessment is a complex process, sometimes, a confictive one. Well developed, becomes a powerful tool for improving environmental governance.

ApprovalReview of EISEnvironmental Impact Statement Monitoring

Alejandro Rossi

Chief Technical Advisor ATEREA Project(UNOPS-UNEP)

Email: alejandroRO@unops.org

MINEM EQUIPO TÉCNICO MULTIDISCIPLINAR

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COMITÉTÉCNICO

EIA

¿cumple? S

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Info

Proceso

No Obj.

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N Rec.A

A

Lev. Obs.

No Obj.

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N Rec.

C

Propuesta Rec. B

Propuesta Rec.A B

EAsProceso

Proceso

Contextua-lizador

Contextualization

Caracte-rizador

Characterization

Caracte-rizador

Characterization

Caracte-rizador

Characterization

Caracte-rizador

Characterization

C-ETM Jefe deRevisión

Human resources

C-ETM Jefe deRevisión

Selecting specialists

C-ETM Jefe deRevisión

Human Resources

ETMRecommendations

Jefe deRevisión

Consistency Evaluation

Technical Commitee

• Fullfillment of macro and micro regulations• Consistency analysis• Issues findings and recommendations• Issues no objection to Report proposal