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Activities in Colombia date back to 1995, when the NCEA reviewed an Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) for the so-called tidal inlet project near Cartagena. In an MoU with the Ministry of Environment (2007-1010), the NCEA provided support on the implementation of Strategic Environmental Assessment. In 2013, the NCEA reviewed an ESIA for the dredging of the Cartagena Bay access channel. More recent activities include advisory work on ESIA for offshore wind energy in the framework of an MoU with the Colombia Environmental Licensing Agency and on the Dutch supported Water as Leverage project in Cartagena.

 


Scoping

Scoping process
After NMA has decided that an ESIA is needed, the proponent is required to publish an announcement stating the intent to undertake the project. This may be accompanied with announcements of public consultations: where the public can make comments on issues that they would like to see addressed in the ESIA. In the scoping phase, the proponent is required to consult other government bodies, NGOs and the general public before the scoping report is submitted to NMA.

Article 6, SB 2025.


Contents of the scoping document
Not specified.

Timeline scoping
No timeline is specified for elaboration of the scoping report. NMA has 14 days available to decide on the scoping report, or may ask for additional information. After resubmitting the adapted scoping report NMA has 7 days to pronounce its decision. NMA is required to take results of consultation into consideration in its decision on the scoping report.

Article 6, SB 2025

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Meeting with ANLA, Environmental Licensing Agency, Bogotá 2024, establishing MoU

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Location of one of the project proposals of Water as Leverage, Cartagena, Bocana estabilizada, 2024

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Meeting with members of the Environmental Protection Agency, Water as Leverage project, 2024

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Meeting with CARDIQUE, Cartagena in the framework of the Water as Leverage program, 2024

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Legislation in Colombia

In Colombia, environmental assessment legislation is regulated by Decree 1076 of 2015, describing the procedure for the elaboration of an EIA in order to obtain an environmental license prior to the implementation of projects, works and activities. Several manuals exist to support the process. For policies, plans and programs, an SEA can be developed, but this is not required by law. So far about 20 SEAs have been developed in Colombia on a voluntary basis. The Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development is the entity that oversees all EIA and SEA developments.

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