Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) for Rafah Industrial Estate Feasibility Study

Study Elements :

• Environmental Scoping Session and statement – that include :
• A determination of the scope and significance of the issues to be analyzed in the EA.
• Identification of the issues that are not significant.
• A description of the timing of the preparation of the environmental analysis.
• A description of how the analysis will be conducted and the technical disciplines that will be applied in the analysis.
• Environmental Impact Assessment

The EIA is based on the scoping statement and addresses :

• Alternatives, including the proposed industrial estate.
• Description of the environment affected by the different alternatives, Data and analysis in the EA is commensurate with the impact.
• Environmental consequences that include potential environmental impacts of the alternatives.
• Mitigating Measures

The following are included in this study :

• Description of the project
• Analysis of alternatives to the project.
• Description of the Environmental (Land use are, biophysical and Resources components, economic and social components, cultural, heritage components and health component).
• Determination of Environmental Impacts and Mitigation Measures
• Environmental monitoring and management plan.