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by: World Bank, The University of Gothenburg, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, The Netherlands Commission for Environmental Assessment
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This book presents the findings and recommendations of the
evaluation of the World Bank's Strategic Environmental Assessment
(SEA) Pilot Program. It shows that SEA can contribute to improving
development policy and sector reform by calling attention to
environmental and social priorities, strengthening constituencies,
enhancing policy capacities, and improving social accountability. It
also provides guidance for undertaking SEA in policy and sector
reform.
Although it acknowledges the need for tailoring SEA to the context
of specific sectors and countries, the book discusses in
detail—and illustrates with examples—the analytical work
and participatory processes required for effective SEA at the policy
level. It suggests that the time is ripe for scaling up SEA in
development policy and sector reform and recommends the establishment
of a global alliance on environmental and climate change mainstreaming
to support developing countries’ efforts for achieving
sustainable development. The book concludes by arguing that SEA applied
to sector reform and development policy is a critical step for these
efforts to be successful.
This title responds to demand for SEA approaches at the policy level
from policymakers, development and environmental specialists of
bilateral and multilateral institutions, and environmental assessment
specialists. This publication is the result of joint work by the
Environment Department of the World Bank, the Environmental Economics
Unit at the Department of Economics of the University of Gothenburg
(EEU), the Swedish EIA Centre at the Swedish University of Agricultural
Sciences, and the Netherlands Commission for Environmental Assessment
(NCEA.) In line with the Paris Declaration on Aid Effectiveness, the
book also contributes to harmonization of SEA approaches by the donor
community that is led by the SEA Task Team of the OECD Development
Assistance Committee.
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