Environmental Management Plans, World Bank, Environmental Department, 1999

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Prediction of the potential adverse environmental and social impacts arising from development interventions is at the technical heart of the environmental assessment (EA) process. An equally essential element of this process is to develop measures to eliminate, offset, or reduce impacts to acceptable levels during implementation and operation of projects. The integration of such measures into project implementation and operation is supported by clearly defining the environmental requirements within an environmental management plan (EMP).

EMPs provide an essential link between the impacts predicted and mitigation measures specified within the EA report, and implementation and operational activities. They outline the anticipated environmental impacts of projects, the measures to be undertaken to mitigate these impacts, responsibilities for mitigation, timescales, costs of mitigation, and sources of funding. This Update provides an introduction to mitigation measures and EMPs, identifies the policy framework for preparing EMPs for Bank financed activities, outlines the main components of EMPs, and discusses means to ensure that commitments within the EMP are carried through to implementation and operation. It compliments information presented in Chapter 1 of the EA Sourcebook.

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