Use of environmental impact assessment in addressing chronic environmentally damaging agricultural and rural development practices

Examples from Kenya and Cambodia

Bibliographic Data

ID21153899
AuthorsPatrick Duffy, Jeff Tschirley
Year2000
Volume18
Issue2
Pages161-167
Publication date2000-06-01
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueImpact Assessment and Project Appraisal (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1461-5517 • E-ISSN: 1471-5465
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.3152/147154600781767484
OpenAlexW2026270194
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited1

To support sustainable agricultural and rural development in Kenya and Cambodia, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) conducted training with an emphasis on field situations and case studies. Participants were required to bring their most pressing environmental problems to the courses in the form of a case study. The majority of problems were chronic environmentally damaging agricultural and rural development practices. Participants examined cause/effect relationships, mitigation options, and action plans. The environmental impact assessment (EIA) format was used for reporting and presentation. This application of EIA resulted in substantial improvement in the understanding of each case and in identifying solutions. This unanticipated use of EIA was a powerful tool for the analysis of ongoing activities

Agriculture · Business · Environmental impact assessment · Environmental planning · Environmental protection · Environmental resource management · Geography · Impact assessment · Political science · Rural development · Sustainable development · Environmental and Social Impact Assessments · Environmental Science · Medicine · Sustainable Development and Environmental Policy

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