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Instructions The presentation is designed to present SEA and the new OECD Guidance in a logical way, with some illustrative cases. Please tailor this guide to suit your needs and audience. This means showing the slides that are most relevant to the taget group, and perhaps adjusting their order. You can make use of the short comments under each slide in the Notes pages. If you open the file in Normal view (when the outline is to the left, you can see these notes – and also add your own). The notes pages can also be printed - choose Notes Pages. In some cases the Notes pages are very informative. They should be seen as background reading, not to be read out loud. At the back of the presentation we have gathered some extra slides that you can select from and add into the presentation, if appropriate. GOOD LUCK!

STRATEGIC ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT IN DEVELOPMENT CO-OPERATION A SHORT INTRODUCTION Tamara Levine Development Co-operation Directorate

SEA is All About Improving Strategic Decision-making The final goal of an SEA is not a ‘well done’ SEA, but ‘better’ decisions that contribute to development outcomes.

What Is SEA ? “Analytical and participatory approaches to strategic decision-making that aim to integrate environmental considerations into policies, plans and programmes, and evaluate the inter linkages with economic and social considerations” – OECD DAC, 2006

Family of Approaches, Using Variety of Tools (Not a Single, Fixed or Prescriptive Approach) SEA SOCIAL ECON SOCIAL ENV ECON ENV SOCIAL Increasing integration of environmental, social and economic considerations SOCIAL ASSESSMENT TOOLS ECONOMIC ASSESSMENT TOOLS ENV

Donors and partner countries jointly commit to: Strengthen the application of EIAs and deepen common procedures for projects, including consultations with stakeholders; and develop and apply common approaches for “strategic environmental assessment” at the sector and national levels Donors have achieved considerable progress in harmonisation around environmental impact assessment (EIA) including relevant health and social issues at the project level. This progress needs to be deepened, including on addressing implications of global environmental issues such as climate change, desertification and loss of biodiversity. Continue to develop the specialised technical and policy capacity necessary for environmental analysis and for enforcement of legislation Paris Declaration on Aid Effectiveness §40-42

Relevance of SEA to International Development Agenda Environmental sustainability underwrites sustained economic growth, which underpins political stability – necessary for effective sustainable development and attaining MDGs SEA directly supports MDG7: “to integrate the principles of sustainable development into country policies and programmes and reverse loss of environmental resources”. Paris Declaration on Aid Effectiveness highlights importance of SEA in harmonising approaches to environmental assessment (§40-42).

Increasing Value and Importance of SEA Donors and countries are introducing legal and other requirements for SEA Emphasis of aid is changing from projects to strategic support (policies, plans and programmes) Traditional assessment tools for project planning less effective at these levels - need an upstream, holistic approach

SEA Helps to Prevent Costly Mistakes ISSUE This policy provided incentives for investments in thermal power generation Various investors were given the freedom to choose the site, the technology and the fuel No SEA was undertaken but Environmental Impact Assessments were made for the individual power plants KEY COSTS Relocation of plants due to public pressure and lobbying at considerable cost. Delayed delivery of energy. CASE: THERMAL POWER GENERATION POLICY, PAKISTAN

Mainstreaming & Upstreaming Environmental Sustainability in the Decision-making Hierarchy SEA EIA POLICY PLAN PROGRAMME PROJECTS

Projects Project alternatives (limited range) Prepared/funded by project proponents Obtaining permission (feedback to PPP rare) Linear process (feasibility to project approval) Mitigating ESE impacts Cumulative impacts (limited) PPP Alternative scenarios (broad range) Independent PPP implications for future lower-level decisions Multi-stage, Iterative process (feedback loops) Balanced ESE objectives in PPP Development outcomes at macro level Focus on cumulative impacts EIA SEA

Value of SEA in Development Co-operation Provide environmental evidence to support more informed decision-making Identify new opportunities by encouraging a systematic and thorough examination of development options Prevent costly mistakes, by alerting decision-makers to potentially unsustainable development options at an early stage in the decision-making process Build stakeholder engagement in decision-making for improved governance Safeguard the environmental assets for sustainable development with poverty reduction Facilitate trans-boundary co-operation and contribute to conflict prevention Benefits for both decision-making procedures and development outcomes

Key Principles of SEA Be integrated with existing policy and planning structures Be customised to context Analyse potential effects and risks of proposal and its alternatives Identify environmental and other opportunities and constraints Address the linkages and trade-offs between environmental, social and economic considerations Be transparent Build capacity for both undertaking and using SEA

SEA Helps to Build Public Engagement in Decision-making CASE: SEA OF MEXICAN TOURISM SECTOR ISSUE An SEA was run with an advisory body comprising representatives from different sectors including tourism, environment, forests, water, urban development, interior and finance ministries. KEY BENEFITS The SEA enabled parties with different mandates over natural resources and other issues to make durable commitments and reach agreements with a long-term perspective.

Key Stages in SEA: 1 Establishing the context  Screening: deciding whether an SEA is appropriate and relevant to the development of a policy, plan or programme  Setting objectives  Identifying stakeholders Implementing the strategy  Scoping: establishing the content of the SEA  Collecting baseline information  Identifying alternatives  Identifying how to enhance opportunities and mitigate impacts  Reporting

Key Stages in SEA: 2 Informing and influencing decision-making  Making recommendations Monitoring and evaluating  Monitoring decision taken on the PPP and the results of their implementation  Evaluation of the SEA

Where Can SEA Be Applied in Development Co-operation ? Policies, plans & programme led by partner country governments: 1.Macro-level strategies and plans 2.Policy reforms and budget support programmes 3.Country sector programmes 4.Infrastructure investments 5.Spatial development programmes and plans 6.Trans-national planning Policies and plans of donor agencies: 7.Country assistance strategies and plans 8.Donor institutional strategies 9.Donor sector policies 10.Private sector infrastructure support facilities 11.Review Commission Private sector initiatives: 12.Mega projects financed by the private sector in association with others The DAC Guidance identifies 12 key entry points:

DAC Guidance on SEA: Contents Executive summary Introduction Understanding SEA Benefits of using SEA in development cooperation Towards SEA good practice: principles and processes Applications of SEA in development cooperation  Guidance notes for 12 key entry points, eg Direct budget support Poverty reduction strategies Country sector programmes Country assistance strategies How to evaluate an SEA Capacity development for SEA in development cooperation Appendices

Guidance Note Format INTRODUCTION: description of entry point INFORMATION BOX: rationale for applying SEA and typical issues of process and substance CHECKLIST OF KEY QUESTIONS: typical questions that would guide SEA in the specific context of the entry point CASE STUDIES: to illustrate how SEA is applied and what outcome scan be achieved

Key Challenges for Capacity Development and SEA Lack of knowledge amongst decision-makers on the value of SEA to development effectiveness Lack of institutional experience of using systematic decision-making tools such as SEA

An on-line copy of the DAC SEA Guidance and further information on the work of the OECD DAC Environet Task Team on SEA are available at:

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Extra Slides Case studies

SEA Can Facilitate Trans-boundary Co-operation CASE: TRANSBOUNDARY EA IN THE NILE BASIN ISSUE Nile countries rely on efficient water management Transboundary environmental assessment was carried out to coordinate their interests. KEY BENEFITS Prioritised set of transboundary environmental threats and an environmental action plan. Enhanced regional cooperation on transboundary environmental and natural resources issues. Establishment of micro-grant fund to support community level initiatives.

SEA Can Safeguard the Environmental Assets for Poverty Reduction CASE: SEA FOR WATER USE, SOUTH AFRICA KEY ISSUES The catchment was under water stress and there was no surplus for allocation to new users; Inequity in allocating water resources between commercial sectors and the community existed. KEY BENEFITS SEA helped to provide decision-makers with reliable data from the catchments for more informed decisions.

Principles of SEA – Expanded Set Establish clear goals Be integrated with existing policy and planning structures Be flexible, iterative and customised to context Analyse the potential effects and risks of the proposed policy, plan or programme, and its alternatives, against a framework of sustainability objectives, principles and criteria Justify the selection of preferred options and the acceptance of significant trade-offs Identify environmental and other opportunities and constraints Address the linkages and trade-offs between environmental, social and economic considerations Involve key stakeholders and encourage public involvement Include an effective, preferably independent, quality assurance system Be transparent throughout the process, and communicate the results Be cost-effective Encourage formal reviews of the SEA process after completion, and monitoring the outputs of the policy, plan or programme Build capacity for both undertaking and using SEA