Table 4 - 1 in 21 - MSK-JOR-ENV - Preliminary Risks Assessment and ESIA for the Aqaba-Amman Water Desalination and Conveyance (AAWDC) Project (Jordan) - Renewable Energy Component

Table 4-1: Characterisation of Nature and Type of Impacts TermDescriptorImpact Evaluation Definitio nNatureBeneficialImpacts are considered to improve the baseline condition or introduces a new desirable factor.AdverseImpacts result in an adverse change of the baseline condition or lead to a new undesirable factor.TypeDirectImpacts resulting from a direct interaction between a project activity and the surrounding environment.IndirectImpacts generated from subsequent interactions within the environment.CumulativeCombined impacts that act together with other impacts arising from other projects including future developments, to disturb the same environmental receptor or resource.