Environmental impact assessment

The 2010 Asia-Pacific Disaster Report (APDR) is the first biennial report of the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) and the United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction for Asia and the Pacific (UNISDR AP) office. The report is produced in response to the recommendations of the first session of the ESCAP Committee on Disaster Risk Reduction held in Bangkok, 25-27 March 2009, following a proposal made by the Executive Secretary of ESCAP.

The primary aim of these guidelines is to assist programme officers at Sida to review EIAs. However, since both reviewing and making an EIA are based on the same concept, most of what is said about reviewing EIAs is also applicable to making EIAs. Therefore, these guidelines can also be of use to partners in cooperation who can obtain a picture of Sida's intentions regarding EIAs, Sida's requirements in this connection and, not least, general knowledge about EIAs.