1. Methodical recommendations on carrying out Strategic Environmental Assessment in the Republic of Belarus

2. Environmental assessment in Belarus
Environmental expertise
Environmental impact assessment

3. Espo Convention in Belarus
on February 8, 2006
And now:
To join the Kyiv Protocol – the main aim of the Republic of Belarus today

4. SEA of National program of the development of tourism
SEA of Conception of the sustainable development of the Republic of Belarus
Two international projects at SEA:

5. The main requirements to the SEA report
Methods and procedures of carrying out SEA
Methodical
recommendations
Order of carrying out SEA
Field of application
Possibilities of including SEA into the process of planning
The main requirements to the SEA report

6. Objects of SEA in the Republic of Belarus
Forecasts
Strategies
Programs

7. The structure of the methodical recommendations
general provisions;
organization of carrying out of SEA;
the order of carrying out the SEA;
effectiveness of carrying out the SEA

8. General provisions
Main definitions of the methodical recommendations

9. Organization of carrying out the SEA
To create an informational data bank
of experts on environment assessment
(Institute of freelance experts)

10. Developer is responsible for carrying out the SEA
Ministry of health is a coordinator
Ministry of nature is a coordinator

11. Chapter 3 “The order of carrying out the SEA”
Stages of developing the strategic document in the Republic of Belarus
Steps of SEA

12. Stages of the development of strategic documents Decision-making
Developing the
concept
Developing the project by
the working group
Consideration of the project and
making a decision about
sending the document
for approval
Coordination
Revision
Approval
Stages of the
development of
strategic documents

13. The main steps of SEA Making a decision about carrying out the SEA
Creation of an expert group
Assessment of conception
Assessment of the project
Preparation of the report
Passing the report to the developer
The main steps of SEA

14. Forms of public participations
Mechanism of public participation isn’t developed in the Republic of Belarus
Only recommendations for public participations

15. Assessment of the project of the strategic document
Assessment of the analytical part
goal-setting in the field of the environment and the health
Assessment of the correspondence of the aims of document to the legislation of the Republic of Belarus in this sphere
Review of strategic documents in this sphere
Impact assessment of the measures of document
Assessment of measures about reduction the impacts

16. Assessment of the mechanisms of realization of strategic document:
Applying of indicators

17. Assessment of SEA effectiveness :
is conducted by the document’s developer

18. Conclusions:
Conducting the SEA of the sectoral programs will allow to improve the process of planning and to avoid many shortcomings and defects in different sectors
Introduction of the SEA tool at the early stages of planning and development of the documents will allow to make strategic documents more “ecological”
The suggested methodical recommendations will facilitate the further capacity building in the sphere of environmental assessment in the Republic of Belarus with the aim to join to Kyiv Protocol on SEA

19. Thank you for your attention