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The Administration of the EIA Process in Tanzania: Lessons for Practice

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dc.creator Sosovele, Hussein
dc.date 2016-04-06T07:01:56Z
dc.date 2016-04-06T07:01:56Z
dc.date 2002
dc.date.accessioned 2018-04-18T11:17:56Z
dc.date.available 2018-04-18T11:17:56Z
dc.identifier Sosovele, H., 2002. The Administration of the EIA process in Tanzania: Lessons for Practice. Afr. J. Environ. Assessment Manage, 4(2), pp.1-1.
dc.identifier 1438-7890
dc.identifier http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/1459
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/9501
dc.description Full text can be accessed at http://www.ajeam-ragee.org/vol4no2115.htm
dc.description This article looks at the administration of the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) process in Tanzania. It focuses on the actual administration of EIA process on the ground. Although EIA is being accepted, clear guidelines on who and how to manage it are lacking, making the process appear haphazard. The article argues that the current administration of the EIA process reflects the dilemma the government is facing in choosing between sustainable development and the need to attain fast economic growth. In grappling with this dilemma, the government’s commitment to EIA tends to be limited. This is seen in terms of the extent to which EIA is used to inform decisions about proposed development as well as the slow process to enact Environmental Legislation. This state of affairs has placed the EIA process in an unclear and uncertain situation. The cost of this uncertainty is reflected in the damage to the social and environmental sectors in terms of increased environmental degradation and social problems. The article prescribes urgent concerted efforts to formalize the application of EIA. Despite its critique, the article concludes with few specific examples of initiatives that support EIA in Tanzania.
dc.language en
dc.subject Environment Impact Assessment
dc.subject Adninistration
dc.subject Tanzania
dc.title The Administration of the EIA Process in Tanzania: Lessons for Practice
dc.type Journal Article


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