1. Cumulative Impact Assessment for the Wind Energy Sector
Lori Anna Conzo
Senior Environmental Specialist, IFC
Prepared for: Wind Farms and the Environment
Regional Workshop, Belgrade, Serbia
27 May ‘15

3. Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA)

4. Cumulative Impact Assessment (CIA)
Sensitive Receptors, known as
“Valued Environmental & Social Component”

5. Cumulative Impact Assessment (CIA)
Bird Population

6. Cumulative Impact Assessment (CIA)
Bat Population

7. Cumulative Impact Assessment (CIA)
Communities

8. Red Sea/ Rift Valley Flyway

10. Dana Nature Reserve / Important Bird Area (IBA)
To be constructed
Dana Nature Reserve / Important Bird Area (IBA)
Will be operational soon

11. Progress made to date in Jordan
Scoping Phase
Discussions with focal groups of stakeholders
Identify spatial boundaries
Identify “VECs”
Identification of existing data

12. Progress made to date in Jordan
Identified consultant consortium – project manager, international experts, local experts
Designed standardized baseline methods
Identified all potential surveyors in Jordan and carried out in-field training
Implementing standardized baselines at three wind farm sites
Multi-stakeholder ‘Advisory Committee’

13. Progress made to date in Jordan
Developers hired the local consultants
IFC’s CIA international team overseeing local consultants

14. Next Steps Identify baseline conditions
Undertake uniform Collision Risk Assessment for each wind farm
Impact assessment
Identify highest risk situations
Identify potential mitigation measures
Eventually… joint post-construction monitoring

15. Lessons learnt so far… Start process with developers
Ensuring that developers understand the benefits:
Joint monitoring approaches is cost effective
Access to financing (IFC / EBRD / other requirement)
Builds credibility
Potential to improve relationships with stakeholders

16. Lessons learnt so far…
Spend adequate time at beginning of process to collect existing data
Whatever initial timeframe was planned – double it

17. Thank you!