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Appendix 3: | Copy of FothergillTC’s Digital
EIA Questionnaire issued to Federal Ministry of
Environment Nigeria August - September 2022
Question 3: Has the Ministry begun a process
receiving and storing proponent EIS in digital
format?
Question 1: Does the Ministry (/ another
Government body / State level body) have an
online environmental data system which allows
proponents, consultants and other stakeholders
to access environmental data?
For example, storing a copy of the EIA Report as a
PDF on a computer, alongside a paper copy in the
newly appointed library that was set out in your
June 1st presentation?
In relation to the above:
This would be data such as GIS locations of
designated environmental sites, air / water quality
monitoring data, etc.
An example of such a system in the UK can be seen
here: https://magic.defra.gov.uk/
Question 2: How many Environmental Impact
Statements (EIS) does the Ministry receive on an
annual basis at present?
In relation to the above:
A. Are there other state level bodies that have
their own EIA requirements and receive
separate EIS?
Example: In the Federal EIA systems in Canada
and Australia it is relatively common for a single
project to trigger both Federal and State level EIA
requirements.
As such, I want to better understand if this is the
case in Nigeria?
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A. Has the Ministry begun, or are there plans to
begin, scanning the documents in the new EIS
library?
Also - with the equipment available to the
Ministry to conduct such scanning, can you
make an approximate estimate of how long it
would take to generate an electronic archive of
the Ministries paper copy library.
B. How feasible would it be for the Ministry to
approach proponents who have previously
submitted EIS that is stored in your paper copy
library to request they submit a PDF version of
the same document?
a. If the Ministry believes this could be
feasible, can you estimate how many
proponents you feel would be willing to
send an additional electronic copy?
