Omar Hamdy

Glossary. Environmental and social risk

ESIA

ESIA

A study that identifies a project's environmental and social impacts and how to avoid or reduce them.

Usage: Keep the English once.

دراسة تقييم الأثر البيئي والاجتماعي

دراسة تحدد آثار المشروع البيئية والاجتماعية وسبل تجنبها أو تخفيفها.

المصدر: الصحافة المالية العربية

Source of the Arabic term: Established Arabic financial press

Why a lender reads this

A development finance credit line comes with environmental and social requirements, usually the IFC Performance Standards or the EBRD requirements. The lender must screen, categorise and monitor each loan against them, and the DFI checks that it did.

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