Initial Recommendations for the Social Impact Assessment (SIA) in Investments in Watershed Services Programs

Initial Recommendations for the Social Impact Assessment (SIA) in Investments in Watershed Services Programs

By Michael Richards, Tuyeni Mwampamba - Forest Trends

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The main objective of this paper is to provide recommendations on the social impact assessment (SIA) of investments for watershed services (IWS) projects or programs. The paper draws on an extensive literature on the theory and practice of SIA, on the authors’ experiences of applying SIA in other natural resource contexts, and on discussions from a workshop with IWS program practitioners. It can be regarded as an introductory primer on SIA for IWS practitioners.