Environmental & Social Services 2019

Download A4 | Letter SRK News | Issue 59 : Environmental & Social Services Manuela de la Peña , Senior Consultant Relocating people or communities is generally related to an involuntary resettlement process, which implies a displacement that is physical (relocation or loss of housing), economic (loss of assets and/or...

Download A4 | Letter SRK News | Issue 59 : Environmental & Social Services Darryll Kilian , Partner and Principal Consultant Natasha Anamuthoo , Senior Environmental Scientist SRK developed an environmental and social management framework (ESMF) for the Southern African power pool (SAPP). The framework will facilitate the screening of...

Download A4 | Letter SRK News | Issue 59 : Environmental & Social Services Jane Joughin , Corporate Consultant John Merry , Principal Consultant Mine waste management must be at the forefront of mine planning in Europe – particularly in the UK, EU member states and countries undergoing accession to...

Download A4 | Letter SRK News | Issue 59 : Environmental & Social Services Maria Inés Vidal , Principal Environmental Consultant When conducting due diligence “materiality” always matters. In essence, materiality refers to what is really important or has great consequences. However, what can be considered material in environmental and...

Download A4 | Letter SRK News | Issue 59 : Environmental & Social Services Chris O’Brien , Environmentalist and Senior Consultant Unprecedented. The word has become overused when talking about climate. Unprecedented heatwaves, droughts, windspeeds and storm forces, and now it can describe political action. With 195 signatures on the...

Download A4 | Letter SRK News | Issue 59 : Environmental & Social Services Franciska Lake , Partner and Principal Environmental Scientist Beth Candy , Principal Environmental Scientist Recently, African countries have begun strengthening the legal requirements for environmental and social compliance, including environmental impact ssessment (EIA) provisions. They focus...

Download A4 | Letter SRK News | Issue 59 : Environmental & Social Services Philippa Burmeister , Principal Environmental Scientist Strategic environmental assessment (SEA) refers to a systematic assessment of the environmental implications of policies, plans or programs. Determining the impact policy decisions or alternatives, would seem common sense. SRK...

Download A4 | Letter SRK News | Issue 59 : Environmental & Social Services Nicholas Cristi , Civil Engineering Consultant When historically under-regulated tailings facilities (by today’s standards) can be reprocessed to extract residual minerals and then re-built to today’s modern codes, following international best practices, the value to the...

Download A4 | Letter SRK News | Issue 59 : Environmental & Social Services Jessica Edwards , Senior Social Consultant and Public Participation Practitioner The rapid expansion of various industries, in particular mining, in the West African country of Guinea has led to an increase in resettlement projects. However, without...

Download A4 | Letter SRK News | Issue 59 : Environmental & Social Services Adel Malebana , Senior Social Consultant With continuing job losses and deteriorating profitability in mines, the potential for conflict between mines and communities increases. Communities and stakeholders expect the mine to provide sheltered employment and benefits...

Download A4 | Letter SRK News | Issue 59 : Environmental & Social Services Sue Reuther , Principal Environmental Consultant Matthew Law , Principal Environmental Economist and Management Consultant Chris Dalgliesh , Principal Environmental Scientist All projects and policies have a financial impact by creating wealth at the household or...

Download A4 | Letter SRK News | Issue 59 : Environmental & Social Services Ashleigh Maritz , Senior Environmental Scientist Uganda has enjoyed an exponential socio-economic transformation over the past two decades due to political stability and support from developing partners and the Ugandan people. Rapid economic growth has, however,...