Evaluation of the Implementation and Follow up of Environmental and Social Impact Assessment Recommendation: The Case of Meta Abo Brewery
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2020-06
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Addis Ababa University
Abstract
Implementation and follow up of Environmental and social impact assessment (ESIA) is one
of the critical elements of the ESIA process which covers the activities after the approval
conditions of the ESIA study of development project. However, ESIA has been conducting for
different development projects, the implementation and follow up of ESIA recommendation
after the approval condition is not systematically considered. As a result, the main objective
of this study was to investigate the implementation and follow up of ESIA recommendation in
Meta Abo Brewery found in Sebeta City. This study was particularly focused on the
implementation mechanism and status of ESIA monitoring and evaluation, adequacy of legal
and administrative framework for implementation and follow up of ESIA recommendation
and perception of residents on the implementation and follow up of ESIA recommendation by
proponent in Meta Abo Brewery. Both qualitative and quantitative research approaches were
employed for this study. This study used primary and secondary sources. The key informant
interview, focus group discussion, closed-ended questions, and document review were used
as data collection techniques. In this study, 11 key informants, 1 focus group discussion and
175 respondents of closed-ended questions were used. The purposive and random sampling
techniques were employed to select samples of this study. This study also used thematic and
descriptive statistical data analysis methods. The main findings of this study were weak
implementation mechanism and weak status of ESIA monitoring and evaluation due to weak
implementation of ESIA monitoring and evaluation by the proponent and regulatory bodies.
Lack of adequate and updated legal and administrative frameworks for effective
implementation and follow up of ESIA recommendation and weak implementation and follow
up of ESIA recommendation by proponent of Meta Abo Brewery. The study recommended
that the Federal EFCCC, Oromia Region EFCCA and Sebeta City EFCCA, proponent, local
communities and other concerned stakeholders should have to work for future improvement
of the implementation and follow up of environmental and social impact assessment
recommendation in Meta Abo Brewery.
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ESIA implementation and follow up, Meta Abo Brewery, Proponent, Sebeta