[VIDEO] 23 March 2022 (05:00 p.m. Manila), Consultations on Environmental and Social Impacts and Risk Assessment with Civil Society Organizations and other Non-Governmental Stakeholders in South Asia, and Central and West Asia

Safeguard Policy Review and Update (SPRU):

This is a video recording of the regional consultation on Environmental and Social Impact Assessment with Civil Society Organizations and other Non-Governmental Stakeholders in South Asia, and Central and West Asia taken on 23 March 2022 at 05:00pm (GMT +8) via Zoom.

[VIDEO] 22 March 2022 (10:00 p.m. Manila), Consultations on Environmental and Social Impacts and Risk Assessment with Civil Society Organizations and other Non-Governmental Stakeholders in North America and Europe

Safeguard Policy Review and Update (SPRU):

This is a video recording of the regional consultation on Environmental and Social Impacts and Risk Assessment with Civil Society Organizations and other Non-Governmental Stakeholders in North America and Europe on 22 March 2022 at 10:00 pm (GMT +8) via Zoom.

[VIDEO] 21 March 2022 (05:00 p.m. Manila), Consultations on Environmental and Social Impacts and Risk Assessment with Government Stakeholders in South Asia, and Central and West Asia

Safeguard Policy Review and Update (SPRU):

This is a video recording of the regional consultation on Environmental and Social Impact Assessment with Government Stakeholders in South Asia, and Central and West Asia taken on 21 March 2022 at 05:00 pm (GMT +8) via Zoom.

Practices of EIA in Nepal

As a developing country, Nepal has been taking great measures in environmental protection and management including the requirements for EIA, which was first stressed in its seventh Five-Year Plan (1985 - 1990). Several policy initiatives had been issued over the years, among the latest are the Environment Protection Act (EPA) of 2019 and the Environment Protection Rules (EPR) of 2020.

Prakash Gaudel

Prakash has more than 10 years of experience in environmental assessment (IEE/EIA) of a variety of energy development projects, ranging from storage type to RoR hydropower projects, high voltage transmission lines, project access road, and camp facilities. He is currently engaged in cumulative impact assessment (CIA) and biodiversity impact assessment (BIA) for a 220kV transmission line project.