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EIA Guidelines for Saudi Arabia

This document discusses environmental impact assessments (EIAs) in Saudi Arabia. It provides an overview of why EIAs are carried out, when they are required, the requirements for EIAs in Saudi Arabia, international standards that apply to major projects in the country, the typical components of an EIA, and the benefits of conducting an EIA. EIAs aim to address environmental concerns early, analyze impacts and alternatives, engage stakeholders, and establish mitigation and monitoring plans. Requirements in Saudi Arabia categorize projects based on their potential impacts and scale. International standards may also apply to large projects to satisfy financing agencies. A standard EIA process involves describing the project, assessing baseline conditions, impacts, and mitigation measures

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EIA Guidelines for Saudi Arabia

This document discusses environmental impact assessments (EIAs) in Saudi Arabia. It provides an overview of why EIAs are carried out, when they are required, the requirements for EIAs in Saudi Arabia, international standards that apply to major projects in the country, the typical components of an EIA, and the benefits of conducting an EIA. EIAs aim to address environmental concerns early, analyze impacts and alternatives, engage stakeholders, and establish mitigation and monitoring plans. Requirements in Saudi Arabia categorize projects based on their potential impacts and scale. International standards may also apply to large projects to satisfy financing agencies. A standard EIA process involves describing the project, assessing baseline conditions, impacts, and mitigation measures

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ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENTS IN

SAUDI ARABIA

Presented by:
William Conner – Saudi
Aramco
Abraham Jacob
Operations Manager, ECB
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENTS IN
SAUDI ARABIA

Presentation Outline
• Why is an EIA carried out?
• When is an EIA carried out?
• What are the EIA requirements in KSA?
• What are international EIA requirements applied to major
projects in KSA?
• What are the main components of an EIA?
• What are the benefits of an EIA?
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENTS IN
SAUDI ARABIA

Why is an EIA carried out?


• Address environmental concerns at the feasibility stage
• Systematically analyze effects and consequences
• Identify alternatives
• Determine legal requirements & obligations
• Engage stakeholders & affected parties
• Establish mitigation measures at the planning stage
• Determine monitoring requirements
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENTS IN
SAUDI ARABIA

When is an EIA carried out?

Proactive Reactive
• Feasibility Stage • Formality
• Design Stage • Focused on getting
Regulator Approval
• Independent
• Accelerated Schedule
• Unbiased/Objective
• Unexpected/ Unwanted
• Participation
expense
• EIA not an expense
• Biased and
• EIA an Investment Preconceived

Desired Reality

Few Projects Most Projects


ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENTS IN
SAUDI ARABIA

What are the EIA requirements in KSA?

Presidency of Meteorology and Environment Royal Commission

Category I Category II Category III Already


Project Project Project Completed EIA for
No significant Significant Significant industries in
Impacts within Impacts extend Jubail and Yanbu
impacts Industrial Cities
site beyond the site

Permit
Fill Category I Fill Category II Fill Category III
Application
Form Form Form
Forms

e.g. Minor e.g. Pipelines e.g. Major Type I, II, III


Repairs at within corridors Refinery Industries
existing facilities (< 50Km) complex

General Environmental Regulations 2002 Environmental Regulations 2004


ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENTS IN
SAUDI ARABIA

International EIA requirements for projects in KSA


• Generally applicable to large scale projects and carried
out to satisfy financing agencies
 e.g. Power, Refinery, Petrochemicals, Mining
• Standards and Guidelines include:
 Equator Principles of 2006
 IFC Performance Standards
 World Bank Standards
 World Health Organization Standards
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENTS IN
SAUDI ARABIA

Components of an EIA (The EIA Process)


ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENTS IN
SAUDI ARABIA

EIA Report: Key Issues to be discussed


• Project Description
• Project Justification
• Project Alternatives
• Policy and Legal Framework
• Baseline Conditions (Air, Soil, Water, Flora and Fauna,
Marine, Communities, etc – as appropriate)
• Impact Assessment (can include modeling)
• Mitigation Measures
• Monitoring Requirements
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENTS IN
SAUDI ARABIA

What are the benefits of an EIA?


• Identify regulatory requirements at the planning stage
• Assess alternatives within and to the project
• Obtain extensive baseline data
• Systematically identify and assess impacts from
construction, operation & closure
• Incorporate mitigation measures into project design
• Establish plans for monitoring
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENTS IN
SAUDI ARABIA

THANK YOU!

Questions?????
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENTS IN
SAUDI ARABIA

Presented by:
Abraham Jacob
Operations Manager, ECB

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