2.4.1 Checklists

2.4.1 Checklists:

Check listsIannotate the enviromentalIfactorsIthat need to be adressedIwhenIidentifying theIimpacts of

the projects andIactivities they I can vary in complexity and I purpose. simple I checklists can be

improved andIadapted to suitIany projectIlocal conditions (Jonathan Randall, 2010).

2.4.2 Types of checklists

• Simple Checklist: it is a list of activities and their impacts • Descriptive Checklist: a simple checklist adding to it a data of the effect and level of the impact on an environmental aspect • Scaling Checklist: it describes the level of impact within a scale from 1 to 3 (quantitatively) • Questionnaire: a checklist that considers the opinion of experts and stakeholders.

Figure 4 example of types of EIA checklists ( source : developed by author,2020)

Benefits: Ieasy toIunderstand – simpleIrankingIand weighting I

Limitation: Idoes not linkIaction and impact – do notIdistiguishIbetweenIdirect andIindirect impacts I