GMS EOC: CEP Component 1. Strategic Environmental Assessments (SEAs)

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1^st July 2009

Component 1: Strategic Environmental Assessments (SEAs)

Aim: Ensure GMS development strategies and investment plans are environmentally sound, economically efficient and socially equitable.

Activities: Assess potential environmental impacts of GMS development strategies and investments.

SEA of Tourism Sector in Cambodia:
- Scoping:
  - Final Workshop, 28^th August 2008, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
  - Scoping Workshop, 7^th June 2007, Sihanoukville, Cambodia
- Environmental Baseline Assessment Report: [PDF: 1.71MB | 46 pages]
- Scenario Development:
  - Joint SEA Training Workshop, 2-3 October 2007: Participants from Ministry of Tourism (MoT) and Ministry of Environment (MoE)
  - Round Table High Level Meeting with Scenario Report [PDF: 152KB | 23 pages] (January 2008): Participants from Ministry of Tourism (MoT), Ministry of Environment (MoE), Ministry of Land Use Planning (MLUP) and Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF)

SEA of Energy (Hydropower) Plan (PDP VI) in Viet Nam:
- Scoping:
  - Final Workshop, 17^th July 2008, Hanoi, Viet Nam
  - Inception/Scoping Workshop, 20^th June 2007, Hanoi, Viet Nam
  - Round Table High Level Meeting with Final Scoping Report [PDF: 2.19MB | 120 pages] (23^rd October 2007): Participants from Ministry of Industry and Trade (MIT), Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MoNRE) and Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI)
- Baseline Assessment:
  - Energy Baseline Report [PDF: 216KB | 19 pages]
  - Environment and Nature Resources Baseline Report [PDF: 732KB | 31 pages]

SEA for North South Economic Corridor (NSEC): Implementation frameworks being finalized with national focals from PRC, Lao PDR and Thailand.
- Scoping: North-South Economic Corridor Strategic Environmental Assessment - Regional Impact Assessment Workshop

Cross-Sectoral coordination: Tourism, Transport and Energy
SEA E-Forum: [First Issue PDF: 538KB | 2 pages]
Implementation Status Report - Environment Assessment of Economic Corridors and Sectors [PDF: 1.67MB | 32 pages]
SEA: Harnessing Hydropower for Development - A Strategic Environmental Assessment for Sustainable Hydropower Development in Viet Nam [PDF: 1.15MB | 32 pages]

Participated Workshops

17 - 22 May 2009, Accra, Ghana: IAIA Conference in Accra, Ghana
15 - 18 October 2007, Regional SEA training workshop, Beijing, PR China: [Agenda PDF: 53KB | 3 pages]

Rationale for Component 1: Integrating Environment into GMS Development Plans

Economic Corridors and Sectoral Framework
Focus of Significant Investment – GMS RCSP, National Planning Frameworks
Cumulative, multiplier and transboundary environmental impacts
Local livelihood impacts
SEA a tool for ensuring environmentally sound and socially equitable development

Road Map for SEA in the GMS

Strengthening legal frameworks for SEA through:
- Training of sector staff
- Awareness raising
Strengthening institutional frameworks in key target groups:
- GMS sector working groups
- National environmental agencies
- National sectoral planning bodies
Strengthening human capacity:
- SEA training, training of trainers

Approaches to SEA: Two methodological variants