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Social Impact andOpportunities Assessment12 continuedASSESSMENT TOOLSSTEP 1Review social baseline study and determineareas of concern to the communities,potential impacts as well as areas where theproject might present opportunities (refer totool 9 Development Opportunity Ranking).Community and other stakeholder input,through focus groups or advisory panels, canassist here and in the following three steps.STEP 2Assess potential impacts and opportunities –identify areas needing impact managementprograms. Determine whether there aresignificant cumulative impacts in theproject’s broader region, as well as directand indirect impacts. Cumulative impactswill occur when the effects of severalseparate developments combine to createan intensified impact, for example road dustfrom roads leading to several separatemining and infrastructure projects withina region might jointly create a seriousenvironmental and social health impact.STEP 3Propose measures to manage and, ifnecessary, mitigate the identified impactsand enhance opportunities. If it is likely thatthere will be problems associated withpopulation influx, then use the IFC Handbookfor Addressing Project-Induced In-Migrationto develop appropriate managementmeasures. 38 This handbook is comprehensiveand strategic in its approach to issues relatedto unintended population influx. The volumecovers the business case for addressinginflux issues and what the associated costsmight be, understanding the dynamics andmotivations of project-induced in-migration,risk assessment and managementapproaches. There are also sections onassociated issues such as artisanal andsmall-scale mining, Indigenous Peoples,resettlement and biodiversity.STEP 4Reassess the impacts and opportunities,taking the proposed management measuresinto account.STEP 5Work with community and other partnerson participatory development plans thataddress community priority programs(enhancing opportunities) as well asrequired mitigation programs (mitigatingimpacts). Tools 6–18 can be used to developimpact management plans in co-operationwith community members and other partneragencies.STEP 6Review management measures andprograms regularly, and adjust as required(see tools 19–20 for monitoring andevaluation methods).STEP 7If significant regional and cumulativeimpacts are likely to occur as a result of theproject, then a regional managementapproach, in partnership with governmentand other civil society and donororganizations, should be initiated as earlyas practicable. The case study on page 141provides an example of what might beincluded in such an approach. Tool 1 willhelp in identifying the appropriatestakeholders and partners to work with.38 IFC, Projects and People: A Handbook for Addressing Project-Induced In-Migration, Washington DC, December 2009.136 Community Development Toolkit