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Compared to international guidelines and experience how can public participation in the Pakistan EIA system be improved?

Translated title

Sammenlignet med internationale retningslinier og erfaringer, hvordan kan offentlig deltagelse i det pakistanske EIA system forbedres?

Author

Term

10. term

Publication year

2006

Pages

98

Abstract

Dette speciale undersøger, hvordan offentlig deltagelse i Pakistans system for miljøkonsekvensvurdering (EIA) kan forbedres i lyset af internationale retningslinjer og erfaringer. Med Kalabagh-damprojektet som case identificerer studiet begrænsninger og problemer i den nuværende praksis for offentlig deltagelse i udviklingsprojekter. Der udvikles en analytisk ramme baseret på Verdensbankens retningslinjer og Århuskonventionen, med henvisning til Pak-EPA-loven fra 1997, for at sammenligne lovkrav og procedurer. Analysen inddrager Mitchell et al.s interessenttypologi til at belyse aktørernes roller, rationaliteter og konflikter, herunder forhold der har bidraget til forsinkelser i projektet. Formålet er at synliggøre forskelle mellem pakistansk praksis og internationale standarder og at formulere anbefalinger til styrket transparens, rettidig inddragelse og adgang til information og klage. De konkrete resultater og anbefalinger er ikke detaljeret beskrevet i det udleverede uddrag, men rapporten sigter mod at forbedre miljøretfærdighed og projektets bæredygtighed gennem bedre offentlig deltagelse.

This thesis examines how public participation in Pakistan’s environmental impact assessment (EIA) system can be improved in light of international guidelines and experience. Using the Kalabagh Dam project as a case, the study identifies constraints and problems in current public participation practices in development projects. It develops an analytical framework based on World Bank guidelines and the Aarhus Convention, referencing the Pak-EPA Act of 1997, to compare legal requirements and procedures. The analysis applies Mitchell et al.’s stakeholder typology to clarify actor roles, rationalities, and conflicts, including factors that have contributed to delays in the project. The aim is to highlight differences between Pakistani practice and international standards and to formulate recommendations for stronger transparency, timely engagement, and access to information and justice. Specific findings and recommendations are not detailed in the provided excerpt, but the thesis seeks to enhance environmental justice and project sustainability through improved public participation.

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