Problem:

As an EIA Consultant you have been requested by a promoter to make an EIA for an Integrated Resort Scheme (IRS) project comprising 150 Villas, an 18 Hole International Level Golf Course and a Marina. The project is located at Balaclava at about 100 metres from the Balaclava Marine Park. The area is under sugarcane cultivation and there are about 20 artisanal fishermen registered for region.

Required:

problem 1: List all the potential impacts of the Integrated Resort Scheme IRS Project and how these can be mitigated or prevented.

problem 2: Describe briefly the different steps in an Environmental Impact Assessment study.

problem 3: Provide the constraints of the procedure of Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) in the local context.