A Quality Review of EIA in Swedish Bilateral Cooeration

Abstract

Sida (Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency) has worked with EIAs since 1991, and has gradually acquired experience and developed its use of EIAs over the years. In 2001 a regulation for EIA in development cooperation was introduced. Following this Sida’s programme officers must ensure that an EIA is carried out on all contributions. It is the responsibility of the partner in co-operation to carry out the EIA. Sida’s role is that of inspection and support. This review aims to look at what impact the more strict EIA regulation has had on project design and the decision process within Sida. An attempt will be made to analyse what role the institutional arrangements and the organisational culture has had (in terms of how environmental issues are perceived/defined and given priority as regards values, norms, rules and regulations, networks and inclusions in decision-making processes). Key words: EIA, Sida, quality review, organisational cultures, institutional development,

SLU Authors

• Stephansson, Eva

  • Department of Urban and Rural Development, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
    

UKÄ Subject classification

Economics and Business
Environmental Sciences related to Agriculture and Land-use
Social Sciences

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https://res.slu.se/id/publ/6469