TAMILNADU FOREST DEPARTMENT

State Level W/S on

‘’Socio-Economic and Forest Dependency Surveys of Village Community’’
@Chennai, on 24-01-2012

Socio-Economic Impact Analysis

R.Jayachandran
Centre For Development Alternatives, Chennai
 Socio-Economic Impact
Analysis

Objective:
•To identify and evaluate the potential Socio-Economic
cultural impacts of a proposed Development Activity on the
Lives and Circumstances of the People, Households and
Communities
Socio-Economic Impact
Analysis

• It relates to Development Project, Impact and Analysis

• An assessment designed to estimate the effects of a
Project on the Stakeholders
LFA

Assumptions and Risks

PCM
 Impact

• Changes caused by a Development Activity

• Changes may be Direct or Indirect
• Changes may be in Whole or part

Impact of inputs on the Outcomes

 Impact Analysis

• An analysis to find out how much of the Change in the

Outcomes can be attributed to the Project?
• It is more than the conventional Cost-Benefit Analysis, as
it takes in to consideration of ‘’Value’’, not ‘’money’’
alone.
 Impact=Value for Money

• Inputs/Costs=Economics
• Outputs/Inputs=Efficiency
• Outcomes/Outputs=Effectiveness
• Outcomes/Costs=Value for Money
 Measuring Impact
• ‘’Controlled Groups’’ against those ‘’who have not got the support’’
of the Project
• ‘’Before’’ and ‘’After’’ Analysis
Key Aspects
•Definition of Improvements
•Segmentation of Benefits
•Segmentation of Users
Indicators
•Changes in the Community’s
Demographies
•Changes in the Public Services
•Changes in Livelihoods and Income
•Changes in the Standard of Living
The Reams of Impact of
Forest Development Projects