Quality of EIA Reports in Niger: The Importance of Public Involvement and Processes of Alternatives in Satisfying the Quality of EIA Reports
Quality of EIA Reports in Niger: The Importance of Public Involvement
and Processes of Alternatives in Satisfying the Quality of EIA Reports |
Chapter 09 | Emerging Issues in Science and Technology Vol. 3
Until recently, absence or lack of adequate regulations and expertise in
environmental studies’ field, projects executed in Niger were mainly based on
technical and economic aspects; leading to unsatisfactory results with negative
consequences on the environment. But, since the adoption of the Framework Law
on Environmental management and Environmental Code by the Nigeriens authorities
in December 1998; taking into account of environmental issues have become a
requirement in all social and economic activities. Thus, Niger as other
countries is using Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) as one of the
Environmental management tools. The EIA process is reliant on the information
presented in the Environmental Impact Report (EIR). The aim of this paper is to
investigate the quality of EIA using Lee and Colley package. As a result, this
study highlighted the importance of public involvement and processes of
alternatives in the quality of EIA reports in Niger.
Author(s) Details
Zakari Mahamadou Mounir
Département Hygiène Sécurité
Environnement, Institut Universitaire de Technologie, Université de Zinder,
Niger
Fabrice Nguema
Faculté d’Agronomie et des
Sciences Agricoles, Université de Dschang, Cameroun.
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