Process & objectives
Public Hearing, Ghana
Rigorous assessment processes
An overview of the impact assessment process is shown schematically here and followed all applicable Ghanaian regulations. The objectives of the ESIA are as follows:
- To define the scope of the project and potential interactions of project activities with the environment;
- To identify relevant national and international legislation, standards and guidelines, and to ensure that they are considered at all stages of project development;
- To provide a description of proposed project activities and of the existing environmental and social conditions that project activities may interact with;
- To predict, describe and assess all impacts that may result from project activities and to identify mitigation measures and management actions to avoid, reduce, remedy or compensate for significant adverse effects and, where practicable, to maximise potential positive impacts and opportunities; and
- To provide a plan for implementation of mitigation measures and management of residual impact as well as methods for monitoring the effectiveness of the plan.
