During the monitoring and control phase, the fulfilment of the project owner’s
commitments and the issues envisaged in the EIA Report or Project Presentation
File are examined. If it is concluded that the commitments have not been adequately
addressed, the project owner is given a deadline to fulfill them. The investment will
be suspended if the commitments are not put into action within the time extension.
To continue with the project, the project owner should meet all the envisaged
commitments (2014 EIA By-Law, Article 19/1(b)).
The monitoring and control phase includes both procedural and substantive
elements. The checks ascertain whether or not the investment has been initiated and
has started to operate within the statutory time period. The site of the investment,
the installations and constructions are subjected to physical examination to discover
whether they are in line with the requirements designated by the official permit. In
order to ensure the efficiency of the monitoring and control, it is the duty of the
Qualified EIA Agencies to communicate with the MoEU and the concerned
Governorate about the dates of the course of conduct of all the phases of the
investment, such as the commencement, construction, operation and post-operation.
The existing scientific capacity of Turkish experts can be channelled to provide
systematic monitoring and control over the wide range of projects which are currently operating. In order to attain a fruitful outcome there is a need for strong
organizational restructuring in Turkish EIA bureaucracy to develop permanent units
which are trained and employed to ensure the efficient functioning of monitoring
and control on a sectoral basis.
5.4 Conclusion
There are major challenges with respect to proper implementation of the EIA in
Turkey. Systematic compilation of data about the state of the environment and a
comprehensive inventory are needed to identify the problems and opportunities
related to EIA applications. Though the MoEU provides extensive information on
EIA, it is not possible to obtain the necessary knowledge about EIA practices case
by case. Academic research should also be promoted to obtain a comparative
database which systematically encompasses the existing knowledge and practices.
The EIA process should be improved through the integration of substantial and
procedural elements into EIA legislation. During the Workshop on EIA, organised
by the MoEU between 15 and 17 April 2019,
7 visionary ideas were put forward by
the MoEU at the highest level. It was suggested that the EIA process should be
more proactive rather than reactive. In the face of striking environmental risks, there
were proposals for the compulsory inclusion of sustainable development targets
such as energy efficiency, zero waste, and zero emission in EIA Reports.
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Hereafter I will refer this event in short as the ‘2019 Workshop on EIA’.
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commitments and the issues envisaged in the EIA Report or Project Presentation
File are examined. If it is concluded that the commitments have not been adequately
addressed, the project owner is given a deadline to fulfill them. The investment will
be suspended if the commitments are not put into action within the time extension.
To continue with the project, the project owner should meet all the envisaged
commitments (2014 EIA By-Law, Article 19/1(b)).
The monitoring and control phase includes both procedural and substantive
elements. The checks ascertain whether or not the investment has been initiated and
has started to operate within the statutory time period. The site of the investment,
the installations and constructions are subjected to physical examination to discover
whether they are in line with the requirements designated by the official permit. In
order to ensure the efficiency of the monitoring and control, it is the duty of the
Qualified EIA Agencies to communicate with the MoEU and the concerned
Governorate about the dates of the course of conduct of all the phases of the
investment, such as the commencement, construction, operation and post-operation.
The existing scientific capacity of Turkish experts can be channelled to provide
systematic monitoring and control over the wide range of projects which are currently operating. In order to attain a fruitful outcome there is a need for strong
organizational restructuring in Turkish EIA bureaucracy to develop permanent units
which are trained and employed to ensure the efficient functioning of monitoring
and control on a sectoral basis.
5.4 Conclusion
There are major challenges with respect to proper implementation of the EIA in
Turkey. Systematic compilation of data about the state of the environment and a
comprehensive inventory are needed to identify the problems and opportunities
related to EIA applications. Though the MoEU provides extensive information on
EIA, it is not possible to obtain the necessary knowledge about EIA practices case
by case. Academic research should also be promoted to obtain a comparative
database which systematically encompasses the existing knowledge and practices.
The EIA process should be improved through the integration of substantial and
procedural elements into EIA legislation. During the Workshop on EIA, organised
by the MoEU between 15 and 17 April 2019,
7 visionary ideas were put forward by
the MoEU at the highest level. It was suggested that the EIA process should be
more proactive rather than reactive. In the face of striking environmental risks, there
were proposals for the compulsory inclusion of sustainable development targets
such as energy efficiency, zero waste, and zero emission in EIA Reports.
7
Hereafter I will refer this event in short as the ‘2019 Workshop on EIA’.
94
Ş. Güneş