10. Manchester University EIA Centre, the Rural Development, Water and Environment Department of the World Bank (Middle East and North Africa Region) and the METAP Regional Facility. Evaluation and future development of the EIA system in the Palestinian Authority. Cairo, 2000: 19pp.

An evaluation study was conducted to assess the current status of EIA in the Palestinian Authority, and develop an action plan for institutional strengthening. The study was based on interviews and discussions with national and local government departments, industrial organizations, NGOs, universities, technical institutes and private consulting firms, together with the completion of a questionnaire and studies of relevant documentation. This report starts with an executive summary, followed by a description of METAP EIA project activities, then a summary of the Palestinian EIA system in relation to international norms, legal and administrative framework for EIA, operational and institutional implementation of EIA, and amendment of the Palestinian EIA system for compatibility with international norms.