EAME were pleased to be invited to the CIWEM Annual Dinner, held at the impressive Drapers Hall, by HWH & Associates. EAME and HWH have been working together in Iraq for several years and it was great to build on establishing relationships and developing new ones.

EAME is an environmental consultancy based in UK, Iraq and Guyana who offer a range of environmental services including Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA), contaminated land risk assessment, investigation and remediation, geotechnical site investigations, metocean studies, environmental auditing and environmental monitoring.

Basra Multi-purpose Terminal (BMT), the largest multi-purpose port facility in Iraq, announces a major development in the Port of Umm Qasr. Marking a significant expansion to their existing facilities, BMT will be increasing their total investment in Umm Qasr Port to over USD 200 million, aimed to further advance the port in the international trade and transport sector.

EAME has conducted Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) on behalf of BMT. The ultimate objective of the ESIA process is to characterise the baseline environmental and social conditions and to set out measures to avoid, minimise, mitigate and manage adverse impacts to acceptable levels as defined by Iraqi regulatory requirements and Good International Industry Practice (GIIP) and the requirements of the International Finance Corporation (IFC) Social and Environmental Performance Standards (IFC, 2012) and IFC Environmental, Health and Safety (EHS) Guidelines (2007).

In addition to the main ESIA report EAME has undertaken a detailed desk study, baseline field studies, project risk ranking assessment, public exhibitions (in Iraq) and preparation of a Stakeholder Engagement Plan.  

Further information can be obtained from http://www.iraq-businessnews.com/2018/06/06/new-investment-at-umm-qasr-port/

EAME attended the recent IEMA Global Environmental and Social Assessment (GESA) seminar concerning Opportunities in Digital Impact Assessment. The seminar concerned how to produce and use data more consistently, how to manage environmental and social risks throughout development, and establishing (and using) digital platforms for ESIA. This is particularly interesting considering EAME’s use of remote sensing and GIS in Iraq due to the lack of available information and datasets.

EAME is an environmental consultancy based in UK, Iraq and Guyana who offer a range of environmental services including Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA), contaminated land risk assessment, investigation and remediation, geotechnical site investigations, metocean studies, environmental auditing and environmental monitoring. EAME has undertaken several SIAs in Iraq across a number of sectors including port, oil and gas, water and wastewater.