Environmental impact assessment for developing countries in funded projects by international donors
Environmental impact assessment for developing countries in funded projects by international donors

Summary/Abstract: This article has the objective to analyze the basic procedural differences between European and American legislation in regards to Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) step within small–scale projects in developing countries funded by international donors. It has been observed that the typology of evaluation does not differ across project size, but it has incorporated exclusion criteria within a standardized evaluation form. Interesting is the fact that the environmental checklist is positioned slightly different within the EIA process in the EU and US, however in both cases for each accordingly — the same form is carried for small intervention and medium or large scale projects. Its evaluation criteria are based on the same principles, on the one hand — theoretically satisfying the standards of a rule of law, and on another hand — it impedes the mechanism of efficient implementation and sustainability.

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