Public consultation

Article 11 of the Government of Mauritania's 2004 Environmental Impact Assessment Decree requires a description of how the public consultation will be done as part of the scoping phase. Requirements of the public consultation itself are outlined in the Government of Mauritania's 2007 Environmental Impact Assessment Decree.

We can provide advice on how this should be done as well as carrying out the public consultation itself. This includes all logistical matters such as tent hire, transport, provision of electricity, interpreters, local advertising, informing relevant stakeholders etc. To achieve this we work with a Mauritanian NGO that has had many years of experience in carrying out Public Consultation.

Like Public Consultation, social and economic surveys are an essential part of an EIA. Interviews and published data are assessed to determine the social impact a project may have. Anglo Articles has worked for several years with a Mauritanian sociologist and an economist to carry out a socio-economic baseline survey and to

determine local people's hope and fears arising from large mining projects. We highly recommend our team for your social assessments.