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Sustainable Development and Environmental Impact Assessment in Egypt: Historical Assessment

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  • Rifaat Abdel Wahaab

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The achievement of sustainable development demands the integration of environment and development. To achieve sustainable development requires a close collaboration and cooperation between environmentalists and the decision-makers. The evidence is that in developing countries (Egypt, as an example) the gap is widening rather than closing. Intensive research programs are needed, for instance in the field of sustainable development and urban environmental management, to narrow that gap. Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) has become a management tool for achieving acceptable forms of environmentally sound development and sustainability; at best it is proving nothing more than a permit to move a project ahead. It is recommended that indicators for sustainable development and their progress be fully monitored. Performance indicators should always be established, not only for project implementation, but also during and after the implementation process to make sure that all mitigation measures are satisfactorily implemented. This can be achieved by linking the license granting authority for action to the actual implementation of these measures. To secure the environmental sustainability of an environmental project, it is also important to have the EIA document as an integral part of the license application document, and to make it available to inspectors during their necessarily frequent inspection visits.

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  • Rifaat Abdel Wahaab, 2003. "Sustainable Development and Environmental Impact Assessment in Egypt: Historical Assessment," Environment Systems and Decisions, Springer, vol. 23(1), pages 49-70, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:envsyd:v:23:y:2003:i:1:d:10.1023_a:1022991509577
    DOI: 10.1023/A:1022991509577
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