This module is designed to provide a critical overview of the theory and practice of Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) at a national, regional, and international level, by focusing on environment and biodiversity conservation for sustainable development. Students will have opportunity to explore the EIA process and application of EIAs through case studies and will be equipped to carry out EIAs and to evaluate completed EIAs.
Having successfully completed the module, students should be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:
1. Importance of EIA of projects for a better decision-making towards preserving the environment
2. Administration and procedures that apply in the different jurisdictions
This module will equip environmental students with knowledge on the importance of biodiversity conservation in Rwanda and Central Africa referring to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CDB), national laws and policies on biodiversity and environmental conservation. The module also aims at applying skills of spatial modelling in optimizing protected areas conservation, designing ecological corridors and Land Use Zoning (LUZ) for biodiversity conservation.
The module will equip students with knowledge, understanding and mapping of water and wetland ecosystemsfunctioning, and impacts of human interventions. Students will learn the use of remote sensed data and in situ data as inputs for integrated approach to hydrological modelling of water and wetlands ecosystems functioning and analysis.