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Timeline of Engagement
November 2022
- Initial engagement between research
team and representatives from FMEnv
Environmental Assessment Department.
- 7th - Online research meeting with FMEnv
and NCEA, attended by 20+ representatives
from the Ministry, with engagement led by Dr
Musa Gashau and Adegboyega Lawal for the
Ministry and Bobbi Schijf for the Commission.
- Survey on - Digital EIA: Progress, Challenges
and Opportunities – issued to FMEnv.
- 17th - Online research meeting
with Nigerian EIA experts
- Identification of shortlist of representatives of
other key Nigerian EIA stakeholders to approach
- within confines of the snapshot study.
- 25th - Online research meeting with
NOSDRA led by the Agency’s ICT &
GIS Director - Margaret Adesida.
September - October 2022
December 2022
- FMEnv response to research Digital EIA
survey and organisation of broad based
online meeting with staff from across the
Environmental Assessment Department.
- Research analysis meeting (FothergillTC
and Willend) to discuss key emerging
themes, opportunity areas and followup topics to discuss with FMEnv.
- Confirmation of the following parties
participation in the research:
- 9th - Online research meeting with
FMEnv with engagement led by Mashood
Aliyu and Adegboyega Lawal.
August 2022
○ Netherland Commission for
Environmental Assessment (NCEA)
○ National Oil Spill Detection and
Response Agency (NOSDRA)
- Engagement with IFC to organise
January 2023 facilitated discussion
with FMEnv to explore of potential beta
testing of MALENA AI on Nigerian ES.
○ Two leading Nigerian EIA experts
· Dr Andrews Aboje, Principal
Consultant, Earth Pulse Consult Ltd
Appendices 1-5 present records of both
FMEnv and NOSDRA engagement.
· Dr Edu Inam, Associate Professor,
Department of Chemistry,
University of Uyo, Nigeria
- Discussions with representatives at
International Finance Corporation (IFC)
exploring the potential opportunity to consider
beta-testing the MALENA artificial intelligence
(AI) on Nigeria EIA related documents.
Willend Associates and FothergillTC Ltd – Research: Enabling Digital EIA in Nigeria
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