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Training workshop 1 on practical application of SEA in Armenia

Training workshop 1 on practical application of SEA in Armenia

Environmental Policy
30 - 31 October 2023
Yerevan Armenia
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The United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) secretariat to the Convention on Environmental Impact Assessment in a Transboundary Context (Espoo Convention) and its Protocol on Strategic Environmental Assessment (Protocol on SEA) provides technical advice and capacity-building to support Armenia in developing its strategic environmental assessment (SEA) system in line with the Protocol on SEA. The support includes the provision of two training workshops on SEA in the framework of the European Union-funded “European Union for Environment” (EU4Environment) programme (2019 – 2024).

This Training Workshop 1 on practical application of SEA in Armenia will raise awareness and build capacities of the national stakeholders on such key elements of SEA as screening, scoping, baseline analysis, consultations and public participation in the SEA process, and procedural integration of SEA with the strategic planning process. The event is organized by the Ministry of Environment of the Republic of Armenia in cooperation with the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) and facilitated by the international and national SEA consultants to the UNECE.

Training workshop’s objectives, expected outputs and outcomes

  • raise awareness and build capacities of national sectoral planning authorities, regional planning authorities, local self-governing bodies, and other stakeholders in Armenia about the concept and benefits of SEA, screening in SEA, preconditions for effective implementation of SEA, its integration with the strategic planning document and stakeholder participation in SEA.
  • raise awareness and build capacities of sectoral planning authorities, decision-makers, regional planning authorities, local self-governing bodies, and other stakeholders in Armenia about SEA process according to:
    • the amended national legislation on SEA;
    • the Protocol on SEA to the Convention of Environmental Impact Assessment in a Transboundary Context (Espoo Convention) and SEA Directive 2001/42/EC;
  • to enhance the capacities of the training workshop participants in undertaking the screening, scoping, baseline analysis, stakeholder engagement, roles and responsibilities during SEA, preparation of SEA scoping reports and procedural integration of SEA with its planning subject using practical exercises.

Participants

The workshop will gather up to 35 participants from the sectoral ministries, specialised divisions of the Ministry of Environment and the Ministry of Health, regional planning authorities, local self-government authorities, and representatives of civil society.

Meeting documents

52723 _ Agenda _ 384637 _ Armenian _ 739 _ 397149 _ pdf
52723 _ Agenda _ 384637 _ Russian _ 864 _ 397150 _ pdf
52723 _ Presentation by Dr Maia Gachechiladze-Bozhesku, international consultant to UNECE: Introduction to SEA _ 384641 _ Russian _ 864 _ 397158 _ pdf
52723 _ Presentation by Dr Maia Gachechiladze-Bozhesku, international consultant to UNECE: Introduction to SEA _ 384641 _ Armenian _ 739 _ 397172 _ pdf
52723 _ Presentation by Ms Azganush Drnoyan, National SEA Consultant to UNECE: National Legal Requirements for SEA _ 384651 _ Armenian _ 739 _ 397169 _ pdf
52723 _ Presentation by Ms Azganush Drnoyan, National SEA Consultant to UNECE: National Legal Requirements for SEA _ 384651 _ Russian _ 864 _ 398912 _ pdf
52723 _ Presentation by Dr Maia Gachechiladze-Bozhesku, international consultant to UNECE: Strategic planning process and integration of SEA into it _ 384642 _ Russian _ 864 _ 397159 _ pdf
52723 _ Presentation by Dr Maia Gachechiladze-Bozhesku, international consultant to UNECE: Strategic planning process and integration of SEA into it _ 384642 _ Armenian _ 739 _ 397174 _ pdf
52723 _ Presentation by Dr Maia Gachechiladze-Bozhesku, international consultant to UNECE: Determining the scope of SEA (scoping) _ 384643 _ Russian _ 864 _ 397160 _ pdf
52723 _ Presentation by Dr Maia Gachechiladze-Bozhesku, international consultant to UNECE: Determining the scope of SEA (scoping) _ 384643 _ Armenian _ 739 _ 397175 _ pdf
52723 _ Presentation by Ms Azganush Drnoyan, National SEA Consultant to UNECE: Consultations with competent authorities and the public _ 384652 _ Armenian _ 739 _ 397170 _ pdf
52723 _ Presentation by Ms Azganush Drnoyan, National SEA Consultant to UNECE: Consultations with competent authorities and the public _ 384652 _ Russian _ 864 _ 398914 _ pdf
52723 _ Presentation by Dr Maia Gachechiladze-Bozhesku, international consultant to UNECE: Consultations with environmental and health authorities and the public _ 384648 _ Russian _ 864 _ 397166 _ pdf
52723 _ Presentation by Dr Maia Gachechiladze-Bozhesku, international consultant to UNECE: Consultations with environmental and health authorities and the public _ 384648 _ Armenian _ 739 _ 397180 _ pdf
52723 _ Presentation by Dr Maia Gachechiladze-Bozhesku, international consultant to UNECE: How to prepare the SEA Scoping Report? _ 384649 _ Russian _ 864 _ 397167 _ pdf
52723 _ Presentation by Dr Maia Gachechiladze-Bozhesku, international consultant to UNECE: How to prepare the SEA Scoping Report? _ 384649 _ Armenian _ 739 _ 397183 _ pdf
52723 _ Presentation by Dr Maia Gachechiladze-Bozhesku, international consultant to UNECE: Baseline analysis in SEA _ 384650 _ Russian _ 864 _ 397168 _ pdf
52723 _ Presentation by Dr Maia Gachechiladze-Bozhesku, international consultant to UNECE: Baseline analysis in SEA _ 384650 _ Armenian _ 739 _ 397181 _ pdf
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