Environmental Impact Assessment

Course Objectives and Resource Persons

This is a 3 weeks course offered in September/October every year. The goal of EIA/A Training course is to create critical mass of EIA/EA expertise to meet the national goal of enhancing environmental integrity for sustainable development. The specific course objectives are:

• Develop EIA/EA capacity for local institutions
• Impart skills and technical knowledge on the integration of environment, culture and legislations
• To expose the trainees on the policy and legislative requirements for environmental management and development practices
• To train the participants on the methodologies, tools, and processes for conducting EIA/EA
• To expose trainees to field study sites to appreciate the essence of EIA/EA

The course is facilitated by registered EIA Lead experts from Egerton University (Prof. Francis Lelo, Prof. Mathew Chemelil, and Dr. L. W. Chiuri).

Course Modules

Module 1:	INTRODUCTION TO EIA AND EA
Module 2:	ECOLOGICAL BALANCE
Module 3:	ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS
Module 4:	SOCIAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT (SIA)
Module 5:	STRATEGIC ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT (SEA)
Module 6:	POLICY, LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE FRAMEWORK FOR EIA/EA IN KENYA
Module 7:	ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS STANDARDS
Module 8:	PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IN EIA
Module 9:	INDUSTRIAL ECOLOGY AND OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH
Module 10:	EIA PROCESS
Module 11:	EIA STEPS
Module 12:	ENVIRONMENTAL AUDITING (EA)
Module 13:	EA STEPS
Module 14:	EA REPORT

Eligibility

The course targets change agents in the government, parastatals and NGOs and Graduate students wishing to be registered with NEMA as EIA/EA experts. Beneficiaries must be holders of a first degree from a recognized institution.