Introduction to SEA презентация

Introduction to SEA S.T. Medzhitova ЦЭ/м-18-1з 2020

WHAT IS SEA Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) is an efficient procedural tool to integrate environmental and health considerations into plans, programmes as well as to policies and legislation alongside the economic and social considerations

WHAT SEA SHOULD DO Inform the decision-making through - a robust assessment of the likely environmental and health consequences, and of their relationship with the objectives and development proposals of the plan/programme; - identification of development alternatives; and - outcomes of the consultations; Enable consultations with governmental agencies as well as public in the preparation of plans, programmes and policies, including, if relevant, a transboundary aspect; Ensure that the results of assessment and debate are taken into account during decision-making and implementation.

SEA BENEFITS Provides for a high level of environmental and health protection Improves the quality of planning Facilitates identification of new development opportunities Helps to prevent costly mistakes Increases the efficiency of decision-making and strengthens governance

PRINCIPLES OF SEA APPLICATION Undertaken by the authority responsible for planning Applied as early as possible in decision-making process Focused on key issues Evaluates reasonable range of alternatives Provides appropriate opportunities for involvement of key stakeholders & the public Carried out with appropriate, cost-effective methods & techniques of analysis Individual SEA adjusted to the document assessed, considering its focus, planning process, structure of the document, governmental agencies and other stakeholders involved etc.

MAIN ACTORS IN SEA Planning agencies (sectoral ministries, regional and local authorities) Environmental and health authorities The public (natural or legal persons, civil society, non-governmental organizations, etc.) Decision-makers (government, parliament, regional or municipal councils) Other governmental institutions Consultants and experts

SEA AND PLANNING Planning analyses and proposes development interventions SEA examines individual outputs of the planning process and it may propose any necessary amendments Optimally, SEA should be carried out in parallel with planning, when - The lead process is the planning process, and - SEA fits into the logic and steps of the planning process Thus, both processes can be seen as mutually reinforcing tools within one robust planning system for more sustainable development

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