Public Participation in EIA Process in Myanmar

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1 Region Workshop on Impact Assessment and ASEAN Economic Community: A Way Forward for Regional Collaboration Hilton Hanoi Opera Hotel, Hanoi, Vietnam Public Participation in EIA Process in Myanmar Ms. Yi Yi Cho Ministry of Environmental Conservation and Forestry May

2 Environmental legislations to improve EIA system Environmental Conservation Law (2012) Environmental Conservation Rules (2014) EIA Procedure (Draft) Myanmar Investment Law (2012) 2

3 Development of EIA Procedure (Draft) Section 7 of the Law and Articles 52 and 53 of the Rules clearly mentioned that all Projects having the potential significant Adverse Impacts requires to undertake IEE or EIA MOECAF drafted the EIA procedure with the EIA drafting committee comprising the representatives of relevant union ministries, union attorney general s office, development committees and NGOs Experts from ADB GMS-EOC have been providing technical support Now, Draft Procedure (version-6) is available and Final version will be released very soon 3

4 Some statement of EIA Procedure (Draft), related to public participation processes According to EIA Procedure, Project Proponent shall arrange for appropriate public consultation through all phases of the IEE and EIA process. 4

5 Some statement of EIA Procedure (Draft), related to public participation processes Scoping stage, the Project Proponent shall ensure that the following public consultation and participation process is carried out: disclose information about the proposed Project to the public and civil society through local media, including by means of the prominent posting of legible sign boards and advertising boards at the Project site which are visible to the public; and arrange the required complement of consultation meetings as advised by the Ministry, with local communities, potentially PAPs, local authorities, community based organizations, and civil society. 5

6 Some statement of EIA Procedure (Draft), related to public participation processes In the EIA Process, the following shall be considered the views, concerns, and perceptions of stakeholders, communities and individuals that could be affected by the Project or who otherwise have an interest in the Project. the results of public consultations and negotiations with the affected populations on the environmental and social issues. Public concerns should also be taken into account in assessing impacts, designing mitigation measures, and selecting monitoring parameters. 6

7 the Project Proponent must undertake the following consultation process: timely disclosure of all relevant information about the proposed Project and its likely Adverse Impacts to the public and civil society through local and national media, the website of the Project Proponent, at public places such as libraries and community halls and sign boards at the Project site visible to the public. arrange consultation meetings at national, state and local level with PAPs, authorities, community based organizations, and civil society; consultations with concerned government organizations including the Ministry, the concerned sector ministry, regional government authorities, and others 7

8 Submission of EIA Report Not later than ten (10) days after submission of the EIA Report to the Ministry, the Project Proponent shall disclose : the EIA Report to civil society, PAPs, concerned government organizations, local communities and other concerned stakeholders by means of national media, the website of the Project Proponent, at public meeting places (e.g., libraries, community halls) and at the offices of the Project Proponent. Upon receipt of the EIA Report, the Ministry will make the EIA Report publically available. 8

9 Review and Approval Process for EIA Upon receipt of the EIA Report from the Project Proponent, the Ministry shall: submit the EIA Report to the EIA Report Review Body for comment and recommendations; disclose the EIA Report to the public by proper media; invite comments and suggestions on the EIA Report from all relevant parties including involved government organizations, institutions, civil society organizations, and PAPs, as appropriate; arrange public consultation meetings at national and State / Regional / local levels where the Project Proponent shall present the EIA Report; and collect and review all comments and recommendations received, including those of the EIA Report Review Body, and make final decision on approval of the EIA Report. 9

10 At the Monitoring stage Any organization or person may request a digital copy of a monitoring report and the Project shall, within ten (10) days of receiving such request, submit a digital copy via or as may otherwise be agreed upon with the requestor. 10

11 Regional collaboration on EIA in the Mekong and/ or ASEAN Region Cumulative Impact Assessment Trans-boundary Impact Assessment EIA Standard Guideline 11

12 Household level Township Level Public participation process 12

13 Village Level 13

14 State and Division 14

15 Myanmar CaiFeng Company CaiFeng Printing Ink Factory Stakeholder Meeting No.89, Kin Won Mingyi Lane, HlaingTharYar Industrial Zone (4) ( ) 15

16 Diamond Mayson Industrial Co., Ltd. Brewery Factory Public Hearing Bago Local/Foreign Industrial Zone ( ) 16

17 Thank you For your attention 17