Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) is the assessment of impacts of a project on the natural, health, social and economic aspects of the environment. In Nigeria, as it is in most parts of the world, EIA is a statutory requirement for all new projects or major modifications in projects that are likely to have significant impacts on the environment.

Sustainable development of the world’s natural resources requires careful consideration of the potential environmental impacts of proposed projects or even policies. During the development and planning phase of a project or policy, Nexusemfo Technologies prepares and leads an analytical process to predict potential impacts on the environment and assesses their significance. Contemporary principles of risk assessment and management coupled with impact mitigation are applied to developments that have the potential to impact on the natural, health, social and economic environments. This systematic approach includes a review of the possible cumulative impacts of the proposed project in the context of other existing and planned developments.

The EIA is an input into the project definition, basis for preliminary and detailed design, construction and installation, operation and maintenance and decommissioning and end-of-project phases.