For development to be sustainable, environmental protection is very important. And sustainable development could be achieved by effectively balancing social, environmental, and economic goals. In Ethiopia, the environment, society, and economy are so intertwined that they require systematic attention in government policy and law to realize synergies and avoid conflicts between these three fundamental components of sustainable development. Environmental Impact Assessment is a fundamental technique for preventing, reducing, or offsetting the significant negative environmental impacts of development activities while enhancing the good ones. To this end, major economic development activities should pass through the EIA process. This study aims to conduct a legal analysis to determine whether Ethiopian EIA Proclamation No. 299/2002 is integrated into major sectoral laws governing economic activities. To accomplish this, a doctrinal methodology based on primary and secondary data sources was applied. A comparison of repealed and existing laws concerning EIA requirements under sectoral laws was used to provide additional insight into the status of former and present laws on EIA. The study contends that Ethiopia's EIA law is not adequately integrated with various sectoral laws and that their development activities have major consequences for human health and the environment. Consequently, the writer recommends making legal reform to EIA Proclamation and the major Sectoral laws, creating a system of public interest litigation for the functioning of EIA, analyzing different laws that conflict with EIA requirements, and creating follow-up and implementation systems, as well as raising awareness on the importance of EIA.
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Sustainable Development, Environmental Protection, Sectoral Laws, EIA, Integration
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Abera Gashe Tegegne. (2022). Ethiopian Environmental Impact Assessment Proclamation NO. 299/2002Vis a Vis Other Sectoral Laws. International and Public Affairs, 6(2), 29-37. https://doi.org/10.11648/j.ipa.20220602.11
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