ADB |
Asian Development Bank |
AfDB |
African Development Bank |
CWC |
Central Water Commission of India |
EA, EIA |
Environmental Assessment,
Environmental Impact Assessment. |
EAP/EMP |
Environmental Action/Management
Plan |
EBRD |
European Bank for Reconstruction
and Development |
EC |
Electrical Conductivity |
EIRR |
Economic Internal Rate of Return |
EIS |
Environmental Impact Statement |
EOP |
Effect on Production |
EPA |
Environmental Protection Agency |
ERL |
Environmental Resources Limited |
ESCAP |
Economic and Social Commission for
Asia and the Pacific |
FAO |
Food and Agriculture Organization
of the United Nations |
GIS |
Geographic Information System |
GTZ |
Deutsche Gesellschaft für
Technische Zusammenarbeit (German development agency) |
ICID |
International Commission on
Irrigation and Drainage |
ICOLD |
International Commission on Large
Dams |
IEE |
Initial Environmental
Examination/Evaluation |
ILO |
International Labour Organization |
IPCS |
International Programme on
Chemical Safety |
IUCN |
International Union for the
Conservation of Nature |
IWRA |
International Water Research
Association |
NGO |
Non-Governmental Organization |
ODA |
Overseas Development
Administration of the UK |
OECD |
Organization for Economic
Cooperation and Development |
PEEM |
Panel of Experts on Environmental
Management for vector control. (A joint activity of WHO,
FAO, UNEP and UNCHS). |
PE/RC |
Preventative
Expenditure/Replacement Costs |
SAR |
Sodium Adsorption Ratio |
TOR |
Terms of Reference |
UNCHS |
United Nations Centre for Human
Settlements |
UNECE |
United Nations Economic Commission
for Europe |
UNEP |
United Nations Environment
Programme |
USA |
United States of America |
WHO |
World Health Organization |