In 2013-2016 UNECE is implementing a several capacity building activities on SEA in Eastern Europe and Caucasus, see the pages dedicated to Greening Economies in the Eastern Neighbourhood (EaP GREEN) programme.
Reporting cooperation between countries in Eastern Europe, the Caucasus and Central Asia, UNECE and UNDP and the REC.
Subregional overviews and briefing papers on capacity-development interventions
Protocol on SEA: Facts and benefits | ENG | - | RUS |
Benefits of SEA | ENG | - | RUS |
Capacity-Development Needs for Implementation of the UNECE SEA Protocol: Subregional Overview of Armenia, Belarus, Georgia, Republic of Moldova and Ukraine | ENG | - | RUS |
(1st edition) | ENG | - | RUS |
SEA Protocol: Initial Capacity Development in Selected Countries of the Former Soviet Union | ENG | - | RUS |
Draft for consultation Proposed Subregional Initiatives to Support National Strategies for the Implementation of the SEA Protocol in EECCA | ENG | - | RUS |
Belgrade Initiative on SEA (Sixth Ministerial Conference "Environment for Europe", Belgrade, 10-12 October 2007) | ENG | FRE | RUS |
more on the Initiative | ENG | - | RUS |
The Czech Republic has provided, through UNDP, training for trainers on SEA in the subregion - 22-26 October 2007, Prague - training report | |||
Further training, provided by the Czech Republic through UNDP, for West Balkans countries, 22-26 September 2008, Prague - training report | |||
InWEnt, through Adelphi Research, to provide national training on SEA and EIA in Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia, late 2008 / early 2009. | |||
National training, provided by the Czech Republic through UNDP, for Belarus, 17-21 August 2009, Prague | |||
Training provided with the support of GIZ: Subregional training to provide assistance to countries of Central Asia in ratification of Protocol on SEA, 28 March - 1 April 2011, Almaty (Kazakhstan) | ENG+RUS | ||
National training provided with the support of GIZ: Workshop to strengthen capacity for the development of EIA and SEA systems in Uzbekistan, with sharing of experiences from other countries in the implementation of the Espoo Convention and in particular its Protocol on SEA, 9-12 November 2011, Tashkent | ENG+RUS |
National documents (listed per country below)
- National capacity-development needs assessments for Armenia, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine
- National (pilot) capacity-development activities
- National capacity-development strategies for Armenia, Belarus, Moldova and Ukraine (and that for Georgia [1])
- National activities implementing the strategy
- Links to other national activities [2]
Armenia
Capacity-building needs analysis | ENG | RUS | |
(2005 version, not revised) | ENG | RUS | |
Pilot project: SEA of the Yerevan City Master Plan | ENG | Armenian | |
Capacity-development strategy | ENG | RUS | Armenian |
National level training on SEA, workshop report (2013) | ENG | RUS | |
Strategy implementation activities | - | ||
Other national activities: Netherlands EA Commission also active | |||
Pilot project: SEA of the National Strategic Development Plan, Road Map, and Long-Term Investment Plan for the Solid Waste Management Sector of Armenia (implemented within the EaP GREEN) | ENG |
Azerbaijan
Other national activities: UNDP / EnvSec project 2008-2009 "SEA - Promotion and Capacity Building" (including pilot SEA of the rehabilitation programme for the areas adjacent to Baku) | ENG |
Pilot project: SEA of the National Strategy of Azerbaijan on the Use of Alternative and Renewable Energy Sources 2015-2020 (implemented within the EaP GREEN) | ENG |
Belarus
Capacity-building needs analysis | ENG | RUS |
Pilot project: SEA of the National Tourism Development Plan | ENG | |
Capacity-development strategy | ENG | RUS |
Legislative review on SEA (2013) | ENG | RUS |
Local level training on SEA, workshop report (2013) | ENG | RUS |
Strategy implementation activities | - | |
Other national activities: UNDP/TACIS Project on Building capacity for Strategic Assessment and environmental conventions in Belarus | ENG | |
Concluding workshop for Belarus, held in Minsk on 21 March 2006 | ENG |
Georgia
Capacity-building needs analysis | ENG | RUS |
Pilot project: Production of national capacity-development manual | ENG | |
Presentation, 2005 [3] | ENG | |
Capacity-development strategy | ENG | |
Strategy implementation activities | - | |
Other national activities: Netherlands EA Commission and REC Caucasus also active; e.g. SEA of Waste Law, SEA for power sector | ENG | RUS |
Pilot project: SEA of the National Waste Management Strategy and Action Plan (implemented within the EaP GREEN) | ENG |
Kyrgyzstan & Tajikistan
Other national activities: UNDP project 2008-2011 "Promote National Integrated Water Resources Management Planning and Transboundary Dialogue in Central Asia" , including SEA | ENG |
Republic of Moldova
Capacity-building needs analysis | ENG | RUS |
Pilot project: Production of national capacity-development manual | ||
Presentation, 2005 [3] | ENG | |
Capacity-development strategy | ENG | RUS |
Concluding workshop, 15 March 2006 | ENG | |
Legislative review on SEA (2013) | ENG | RUS |
Strategy implementation activities | - | |
Pilot project: SEA of the Master Plan of Orhei Town (implemented within the EaP GREEN) | ENG |
Ukraine
Capacity-building needs analysis | ENG | RUS | |
Pilot project: Production of national capacity-development manual | |||
Presentation, 2005 [3] | ENG | ||
Capacity-development strategy | ENG | RUS | Ukrainian |
National level training on SEA, workshop report (2013) | ENG | ||
Strategy implementation activities | - | ||
Other national activities: UNDP / EnvSec project 2007-2008 "SEA and Autonomous Region of Crimea Regional Development Strategy to 2015" - UNDP Crimea Integration and Development Programme | - |
Links to other international organizations active in SEA capacity development in the subregion
OECD/DAC Task Team on SEA (Good Practice Guidance on Applying SEA in Development Cooperation) | ENG |
UNEP (Integrated Assessment & Planning) | ENG |
Environment & Security Initiative (SEA - Promotion & Capacity Building) | ENG |
World Bank | ENG |
REC Caucasus (SEA Capacity Building in the South Caucasus: Towards a Coherent Strategy) | ENG |
REC & Ecoline / EU & UNEP project on strengthening local planning in the Russian Federation through SEA |
ENG |
Brochure on SEA in EU in development cooperation (2017) |
[1] Produced with assistance from the Netherlands Commission on Environmental Assessment , not in cooperation with UNECE, UNDP and REC.
[2] We would be happy to include information on other activities by countries and donors.
[3] Presentations on the national capacity-development materials, made at the International Association for Impact Assessment Conference on SEA, 27-30 September 2005, Prague