Writing the IEE

EA Training Course 2 Writing the IEE IEE Preparation  Suggested steps in preparing an IEE are:  assembling relevant information resources  carrying out the environmental analysis  addressing items in IEE narrative outline, and writing the narrative  settling on recommended threshold decisions  finalizing IEE Face sheet to attach to IEE narrative, which together constitute the full IEE

EA Training Course 3 Writing the IEE IEE Preparation: An Iterative Process  Assemble relevant information resources  Examine Environmental Documentation Facesheet and narrative outline format Begin the facesheet  Write the narrative (Sections 1 through 5 of the IEE narrative)  Make threshold decision recommendations (IEE narrative Sec. 5) and enter on the Facesheet under the Facesheet Summary Section

EA Training Course 4 Writing the IEE IEE Preparation: An Iterative Process Know Your Activities

EA Training Course 5 Writing the IEE Examine the Environmental Documentation Facesheet and IEE Format Begin the Facesheet

EA Training Course 6 Writing the IEE Talk to People Write the Narrative Look at Activities Again and Talk to More People Rewrite the IEE Narrative

EA Training Course 7 Writing the IEE Make Threshold Decision Recommendations and Finish Facesheet

EA Training Course 8 Writing the IEE IEE Section 1: Background and Activity/Program Description  Background  Description of activity (ies)  Purpose and scope of IEE Best if you organize the description of your activities to track with your Table 2.2, as this makes it easier for you and the reviewer to follow

EA Training Course 9 Writing the IEE IEE Section 2: Country and Environmental Information  Location Affected. Describe environment (including physical, biological, health, socio-economic, and cultural aspects) of proposed activities’ locations  Environmental Policies and Procedures of the Host Country Note: Organize this section by location or activity, whichever is most convenient

EA Training Course 10 Writing the IEE IEE Section 3: Evaluation of Activity/Program Issues w/Respect to Environmental Impact Potential  Describe impacts for each activity, using the same organizational framework you adopted for IEE Section 1  If an activity has no potential impact, or a component may be a Categorical Exclusion, briefly note this.

EA Training Course 11 Writing the IEE IEE Section 4: Recommended Mitigation Actions  Decide on threshold recommendations  Describe mitigation, monitoring and evaluation measures

EA Training Course 12 Writing the IEE What do you do if you have large & Complex Multi Sector Proposals? The more you have the more sense it makes to organize by activities rather than by geographic location. (Simply describe locations in Sec. 2 and reference in activity narrative)

EA Training Course 13 Writing the IEE IEE Section 5: Summary of Findings  A self-explanatory abstract of the IEE  Which you will then use or abbreviate for the Facesheet