Environmental and Social Impact Assessment, Seismic Program, Nepal

2007

This was an involvement in a study entitled Environment Resource Management (ERM), an NGO based in New Delhi, India and Cairn Energy, a multinational company of the United Kingdom. The primary objectives of this study were to update the review of the legislation, review the stakeholder engagement strategy, review baseline data and update the security situation in the project area. The review includes national legislation and international agreements, laws, etc. that Nepal has signed. Important international agreements and national legislations; Labor Law, Land Acquisition/Compensation, Human Rights, Cultural Heritage, ILO Ratification, Protected Areas and Bio-diversity.