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Maria do Rosário Partidário, SEA for strategic assessment
SEA for strategic SEA for strategic assessmentassessment
- the critical factors - the critical factors approachapproach
Maria do Rosário Partidário
IST- [email protected]
IAIA’07, Seoul, June 2007
Maria do Rosário Partidário, SEA for strategic assessment
Strategic SEA
What are impacts of
policy, plan, programme proposals?
EIA-based SEA
Problems Objectives
Resources Manag
Do proposed policy, plan, programme strategies address identified problems and objectives?
How to resolve the problems and achieve objectives in a more environmental and sustainable way?
SEA methodological approaches
Maria do Rosário Partidário, SEA for strategic assessment
• Integrate environmental and sustainability issues into strategic options
• Help find ways for sustainability
What is SEA for?
Maria do Rosário Partidário, SEA for strategic assessment
It needs:
•short and fast-track steps,
•a comprehensive understanding and
•a flexible intervention
Strategic assessment approach- key assumptions
Maria do Rosário Partidário, SEA for strategic assessment
Strategic methodology
for SEA
- key elements -
Maria do Rosário Partidário, SEA for strategic assessment
Strategic Reference Framework (SRF)
establishes an assessment
referential based on relevant environmental, sectoral and
sustainable development objectives
Strategic methodology for SEA - key elements
Maria do Rosário Partidário, SEA for strategic assessment
Environmental factors (EF)
Express the relevant environmental scope
May be defined based on Directive 2001/42/CE
Strategic methodology for SEA - key elements
Maria do Rosário Partidário, SEA for strategic assessment
Strategic Issues or Drivers
Express the intended strategy which the plan, policy or programme shapes
Strategic methodology for SEA - key elements
Maria do Rosário Partidário, SEA for strategic assessment
Critical factors (CF) for decision-making
Integrated factors - result from the integration of
the strategic reference framework (SRF), the environmental factors and
the strategic issues of the initiative Establish the decision analysis framework
Ensure strategic focus (3 < X < 8) Assessment factors that can take a positive (opportunity) or negative (risk) direction
Strategic methodology for SEA - key elements
Maria do Rosário Partidário, SEA for strategic assessment
Critical factors (CF)
Strategic methodology for SEA - key elements
Decision analysis framework - What you need to focus on to strategically understand the context, identify and analyze the problems, and establish the relevant scales that will enable an adequate assessment
Critical factors are focal issues and links, that may take different directions depending on the strategy - express critical uncertainties
Maria do Rosário Partidário, SEA for strategic assessment
SEA of the strategy - the rational for a transports logistic network
(Portugal) (Partidário, 2007) Critical factors Criteria for
assessmentClimate changes Energy consumption
Emissions (transports, industrial processes)
Biodiversity Fragmentation
Spatial planning NetworksDistances and accessibilityInduced dynamics
Economy International competitivenessSocial inclusion and employmentEnvironmental economic returns
Governance Institutional networksLogistic functionality
Maria do Rosário Partidário, SEA for strategic assessment
Perspective
SEA must ensure a wide, holistic and integrated perspective in the long-
term
Strategic methodology for SEA - key elements
Maria do Rosário Partidário, SEA for strategic assessment
Decision facilitator
SEA must encourage sustainable decisionsMotivation: the strategy, not the
resultsWorks with processes, not with products
Uses decision windows
Strategic methodology for SEA - key elements
Maria do Rosário Partidário, SEA for strategic assessment
Communication strategies
Recognizes different perpsectives Uses dialogue, persuasion and negotitation techniques
Establishes governance context for institutional arrangements and
participation
Strategic methodology for SEA - key elements
Maria do Rosário Partidário, SEA for strategic assessment
Follow-up
Strongly based on monitoring and performance assessment
SEA cycle is short and frequent and is driven by the strategy dynamics
Strategic methodology for SEA - key elements
Maria do Rosário Partidário, SEA for strategic assessment
I Context for SEA and critical factors
1. Identify object of assessment2. Identify critical factors for SEA3. State SEA objectives4. Establish an appropriate forum of
stakeholders and a communication strategy for active engagement
5. Establish process integration and identify decision windows
SEA - Methodology for strategic assessmentSEA - Methodology for strategic assessment
Maria do Rosário Partidário, SEA for strategic assessment
II Analysis and assessment6. Analysis of main trends associated to the
critical factors7. Use of scenarios and consider options to
meet intended objectives 8. Assessment and comparison of options that
enable choices 9. Assessment of opportunities and risks,
and establish management measures
III Follow-up10. Programme for planning, monitoring and
management and necessary institutional arrangements for good governance
SEA - Methodology for strategic assessmentSEA - Methodology for strategic assessment
Maria do Rosário Partidário, SEA for strategic assessment
Key messageKey message
SEA can be a tool for strategic integrated SEA can be a tool for strategic integrated action if it operates strategicallyaction if it operates strategically
For that it needs to move far beyond EIA!For that it needs to move far beyond EIA!
Key messageKey message
SEA can be a tool for strategic integrated SEA can be a tool for strategic integrated action if it operates strategicallyaction if it operates strategically
For that it needs to move far beyond EIA!For that it needs to move far beyond EIA!
Maria do Rosário Partidário, SEA for strategic assessment
Thank you!
Maria do Rosário Partidário [email protected]
Thank you!
Maria do Rosário Partidário [email protected]