The treatment of climate change impacts and adaptation in the environmental impact assessment of the standard gauge railway project in Tanzania

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dc.contributor.authorRweyendela, Amani G.
dc.contributor.authorMwegoha, William J.
dc.date.accessioned2021-05-12T12:28:39Z
dc.date.available2021-05-12T12:28:39Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.descriptionFull text article. Available at https://doi.org/10.1080/17565529.2021.1911774en_US
dc.description.abstractTransport remains one of the essential infrastructures, crucial for socio-economic development. However, climate change threatens the transport infrastructure development gains already achieved globally. The incorporation of climate change and adaptation capabilities into environmental impact assessment (EIA) processes has been extensively discussed and linked to enhanced project climate resilience. However, a considerable research gap remains unexplored, and that is assessing whether and how EIA has been used to climate-proof development proposals in Africa. This study examined how climate change impacts and adaptation capabilities featured in the EIA of a major transport infrastructure project in Tanzania. It draws on reviewing the project’s environmental impact statement (EIS) using review criteria derived from the literature. The findings revealed that all EIA stages addressed climate change in one way or another, with some of the criteria more comprehensively treated than others. A closer examination unveiled several good practices, which evidence appreciation for climate science and considerable strength in climate change preparedness. The results highlight EIA’s potential to steer climate efforts among vulnerable communities systematically. This paper will contribute to the international discussion on this issue and offer a basis for further research towards deeper engagement between the actors within EIA, transport planning and climate networks.en_US
dc.identifier.citationRweyendela, A. G., & Mwegoha, W. J. (2021). The treatment of climate change impacts and adaptation in the environmental impact assessment of the standard gauge railway project in Tanzania. Climate and Development, 1-11.en_US
dc.identifier.otherDOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/17565529.2021.1911774
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12661/3053
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherTailor & Francis Ltd.en_US
dc.subjectSocio-economic developmenten_US
dc.subjectClimateen_US
dc.subjectClimate changeen_US
dc.subjectEnvironmental Impact Assessmenten_US
dc.subjectEIAen_US
dc.subjectEnvironmenten_US
dc.subjectEconomic developmenten_US
dc.subjectTransport infrastructureen_US
dc.subjectVulnerable communitiesen_US
dc.subjectStandard gaugeen_US
dc.titleThe treatment of climate change impacts and adaptation in the environmental impact assessment of the standard gauge railway project in Tanzaniaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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