National capacity development manual for the UNECE Protocol on “Pilot SEA Project as the Capacity Building Tool for SEA Protocol Implementation in Ukraine” SEA Prague:  “International experience and perspectives in SEA” 26-30 September 2005 Prague, Czech Republic National capacity development manual for the UNECE Protocol on Strategic Environmental Assessment (experience of Ukraine) Olena Borysova, Yevgenia Varyvoda, UNDP capacity building team Kharkiv, Ukraine

OVERVIEW OF THE BASIC QUESTIONS TEAM COMPOSITION; OBSTACLES FOR SEA CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT MANUAL; TARGET GROUPS; PLANNED MODULES; FORMAT OF THE MANUAL; WORKPLAN; MAIN ACHIEVEMENTS/CONCERNS.

OBSTACLES FOR SEA CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT Absence of transparent programming process; Lack of experience in environmental assessment (EA) implementation for strategic documents; Undeveloped regulatory base for EA procedure; Weak practice of public participation.

TARGET GROUPS AND THEIR NEEDS Professionals in environmental protection Planners Officials Overview of SEA applicable methods and tools; Case studies, examples; Comparisons between Ukrainian and international practice; References. Review of the legal framework for SEA; Recommendations for SEA practice development; Information on public participation and consultations. Methodological basis for SEA introduction into planning process; Overview of the international experience; Clear explanation on SEA coordination with planning process.

IY. The process of SEA implementation I. Introduction to SEA II. SEA Protocol implementation in the context of policy, programme, plans and legislation development (international and national levels) III. Basic elements of SEA Protocol implementation IY. The process of SEA implementation Y. Public participation in SEA YI. SEA methods and tools YII. SEA process management YIII. Capacity building development for SEA protocol Annexes Case studies

FORMAT OF THE SEA MANUAL PUBLISHED VERSION IN UKRAINIAN WITH ANNOTATIONS IN ENGLISH TO EACH MODULE; ELECTRONIC VERSION ON UNECE WEB SITE and the site of the Ministry of Environmental Protection; CD-ROMs (FOR DISTRIBUTION AT THE NATIONAL/LOCAL WORKSHOPS); LANGUAGEs: UKRAINIAN (PUBLISHED+ELECTRONIC MANUAL); ENGLISH (ELECTRONIC MANUAL).

Project working meeting, July 29, 2005 1st manual draft submission (among team members), Sep 15, 2005 Discussion, consultations on the 1st manual draft among the team, Sep 15-Oct 1 Regional consultations (Kyiv, Kharkiv, Lviv) Oct-Nov, 2005 Updating of the Manual draft Oct-Nov, 2005 Submission of the 1st manual draft to UNDP, REC, and Steering committee, Nov 15 Updating of the Manual Nov 2005 –Jan 2006 Submission of the Manual National workshop to launch the strategy and present the MANUAL

MAIN ACHIEVEMENTS/CONCERNS COMPLETION OF THE 1ST WORKING DRAFT OF THE NATIONAL MANUAL on the basis of : UNDERSTANDING OF THE SEA PLACE IN NATIONAL PLANNING PROCESS STRONG COOPERATION BETWEEN PRACTITIONERS AND THEORISTS; QUALIFIED AND PROFESSIONAL TEAM. MAIN CONCERNS: LACK OF COORDINATION BETWEEN NATIONAL ACTORS IN SEA PROCESS; UNCERTAINTY WITH POLITICAL SITUATION.