L’évaluation environnementale stratégique pour le secteur minier

This report by the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) examines the application of Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) within the mining sector. It distinguishes SEA from project-level Environmental and Social Impact Assessments (ESIA), positioning SEA as a strategic tool to integrate environmental and social considerations into policies, plans, and programs (PPPs). Through case studies from Namibia, Ghana, Romania, Mozambique, and Canada, the document demonstrates how SEA can optimize infrastructure, improve governance of artisanal mining, and manage mine closures, while identifying key institutional and political obstacles to its implementation.

• Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) is a strategic approach designed to integrate environmental considerations into policies, plans, and programs (PPPs), differing from Environmental and Social Impact Assessments (ESIA) which focus on specific projects. While ESIA is linear and focuses on minimizing impacts of a project, SEA is iterative, takes a long-term perspective, and balances environmental, social, and economic objectives.
• In the mining sector, SEA provides distinct benefits for different stakeholders: governments can better balance competing interests and clarify agency responsibilities; mining companies can identify optimal investment zones to avoid costly errors (such as water shortages) and reduce ESIA costs by using SEA baseline data; and local communities benefit from minimized negative impacts and better integration of vulnerable ecosystems.

APA

International Institute for Sustainable Development (2024). L’évaluation environnementale stratégique pour le secteur minier. https://www.iisd.org/system/files/2024-05/igf-strategic-environmental-assessment-mining-fr.pdf

Chicago

International Institute for Sustainable Development. L’évaluation environnementale stratégique pour le secteur minier. 2024. https://www.iisd.org/system/files/2024-05/igf-strategic-environmental-assessment-mining-fr.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{internationalinstituteforsustainabledevelopment2024lvaluation, author = {{International Institute for Sustainable Development}}, title = {{L’évaluation environnementale stratégique pour le secteur minier}}, institution = {International Institute for Sustainable Development}, year = {2024}, url = {https://www.iisd.org/system/files/2024-05/igf-strategic-environmental-assessment-mining-fr.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }