ID:
policies-42
Name:
Environmental Impact Assessment Act No. 106/2000
Issuing organisation:
Icelandic parliament
Geographical Scope:
Iceland
Type:
Legistlation
Scientific domain:
physical states, chemistry, geology, and biology
Type of water:
surface and groundwater
Water management focus:
monitoring, forecasting, management, simulation,
Parameter change rate assumption:
Quality, flow, level, pressure
Description:
Water is a core environmental factor considered under Iceland’s Environmental Impact Assessment Act No. 106/2000. The Act ensures that any proposed project which might affect water resources—including rivers, lakes, groundwater, and coastal waters—is carefully evaluated for potential environmental impacts before approval.
Status:
Effective
Effect Date:
1 January 2001
Resource:
https://www.fao.org/faolex/results/details/en/c/LEX-FAOC043486/
Recommendations:
The Act does not focus solely on water, but it requires water-related impacts to be assessed as part of a broader Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA).
