CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2009
| Author | Mansurov, Anar |
|---|---|
| Title | Placing EIA follow-up into the EMS structure of the organization |
| Summary | Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) for a long time has been a powerful tool in identification of the potential interference of the project activities with the natural environment and prediction of the consequences, either positive or negative, of this interaction. EIA follow-up, in turn, was designed to assess actual consequences of the development on the environment and identify areas for improvement of the EIA process itself. Environmental Management System (EMS), constituting a set of guiding principles, procedures and programs as well as management plans developed for the efficient management of the environmental aspects of the organisation’s activities, could be considered as a logical sequel of the EIA. Present work targets to assess how properly implemented EIA follow-up could represent an effective link between the project’s EIA and EMS of the organisation. Study carried out on the basis of the critical review of Environmental and Social Impact Assessments conducted by the Azerbaijan International Operating Company for the major oil and gas development projects in the Azerbaijan sector of the Caspian Sea and interviews with the environmental professionals working in this field in Azerbaijan revealed that in absence of formal EIA follow-up process, properly designed EMS is capable of substituting EIA follow-up with the embedded mechanism of continuous monitoring. |
| Supervisor | Cherp, Aleh |
| Department | Environment Sciences and Policy MSc |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2009/mansurov_anar.pdf |
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