Regional Consultation Meeting on Environmental Impact Assessment Guidelines on Inland Waterway Transport
Date: 27 October 2023, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Objectives:
To identify inland waterway traffic activities that cause env. impacts: channels, IW ports, anchoring areas, ship locks, embankments, dredging waterways;
To present a gap analysis of the application of the existing environmental legal framework in the Member Countries in relation to EIA, EMP and monitoring, including specific technical guidance related to ports, dredging, sand mining and vessels;
To present a rapid baseline assessment of the environmental and social impacts of IWT in the LMB;
To present an analysis of international best practice on SEA/integrated planning, EIA, EMP and monitoring of IWT strategies, projects and activities;
An evaluation of the status of Transboundary EIA (TbEIA) guidance and determine the proposed and existing IWT projects that could have transboundary impacts;
To discuss a list of indicators for environmental assessment and monitoring;
To present a formulation of environmental assessment guidelines for consultation with national line agencies and private sector.