Introduction to WBI SEA Training Program

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Introduction to WBISEA Training Program

• Marian S. Delos Angeles
• World Bank Institute

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Outline

• The World Bank Institute
• ENRM Program
• SEA training program
• Partnership, cooperation, and challenges

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World Bank Institute

• Mission Promoting knowledge and learning for a
  better world
• provides learning programs and policy services
  
• environment and sustainable development,
• poverty reduction economic management,
• finance and private sector development
• human development.
• Uses satellite technology and the Internet as
  well as traditional methods in collaboration WB
  networks, operations staff and partner
  organizations to enhance clients capacity

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Key Results FY04, WBI Impact and Reach

• in various levels of civil society

• WBI reaches nearly 80,000 individuals.

of Participants
Quality
Participants (000s)
FY03
FY04
FY02
FY03
FY04
FY02
Rated 4/5 (out of 5) for usefulness
Shanghai Learning Process further expanded reach
of people reached
WBI reaches influential segments of society that
regional operations do not always have contact
with. This sometimes opens up access to Regional
colleagues.
1.6 billion
15-20 million
250,000
Website
Print Media
Television Documentaries
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WBI ENVIRONMENT DIVISION

• ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT
  PROGRAM
• WATER RESOURCES AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
• COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT AND SOCIAL INCLUSION
  PROGRAM

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WBI-ENRM PROGRAM CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT
CHALLENGES

• Conserving and Natural Resources,
  Biodiversity, Ecosystem Services
• Promoting Clean Air
• Improving the Urban Environment
• Mitigating Climate Change Adapting to Climate
  Variability

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Program Objective The WBI ENRM Program develops
capacity among individuals and institutions that
influence environmental and natural resources
management.
1- improve understanding of the linkages among
the economy, natural resources, ecosystem
services and institutions, and how societies
function.
2- foster skills that are necessary to address
sustainability, equity, and vulnerability issues
of scarce natural resources and environmental
public goods.
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Program Structure THE ENRM THEMES
ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS FOR DEVELOPMENT POLICY
FORGING PARTNERSHIPS
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Pillars of ENRM

• Sustainable Development Strategies
• Environmental Governance
• Environmental Economics and Development Policy
  Courses
• Markets for Environmental Goods and Services
• Clean Air Initiative (CAI)
• Climate Change and Variability

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CAPACITY BUILDING FOCI

• Sustainable development strategies
• Incorporating environmental objectives into
  growth,
• development, and poverty reduction strategies
• at various levels
• Rationale for Transforming Institutions (WDR
  2004)
• Consensus Building, Gender concerns
• Natural Resource Conservation (forests,
  fisheries, minerals)
• Ecosystem Level Planning and Management (new
  MEA)
• Strategic Environmental Assessment
• Project Management Country Systems (forthcoming)
• 2. Environmental governance
• Indicators, including compliance and enforcement
• Judiciary and Environmental Legislation
• Corporate environmental and social responsibility

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• 3. Environmental Economics and Development Policy
• Analytics, tools and cases
• Assessing environmental impacts and trade-offs
• associated with policy choices, alternative
  strategies,
• technology options
• Enhancing policies, strategies, and mechanisms
• to address asymmetric environmental costs and
  benefits
• Global, regional, country, ecosystem specific
  concerns (new MEA)
• 4. Payments for Environmental Goods and Services
• Development of markets
• Conservation financing public and private
• Various instruments, governance levels
• Mitigating impacts on poor and disadvantaged
  groups (new)

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• 5. Clean Air Initiative LAC, Asia, SSAfrica
• Better Air Quality Conference (Asia)
• Co-organize with ADB, US-EPA, US-AEP,
• private sector
• Training in specific tools for assessing
• air quality management options demand side
• management for the power sector
• Link to initiatives such as Sustainable Cities,
  Transport,
• Governance networks
• 6. Climate Change and Variability
• Mitigation and Adaptation
• WB CF Assist PCF BCF
• Climate Adaptation Cases for Training modules

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SEA in ENRM program

• SEA training program and follow- through TA to
  trainees
• Environmental and social assessment
• Integrate SEA concept into other training
  activities (e.g. institution, economics,
  governance)
• Integrate SEA into TA and policy service (e.g.
  integrated water resources management, water
  supply and sanitation sector assessment,
  environmental expenditure review, demand side
  energy planning)

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Requests from the client countries

• China
• - EA law 2003
• - Challenges in applying SEA in sector plans
  awareness raising for policy makers
• Vietnam
• - Revision of the environmental law with a new
  chapter of SEA
• Little experience on SEA practices
• EMERGING Philippines

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SEA in China Background

• Progress of the Environmental Assessment Law
  from EIA to SEA
• What is SEA in China
• - Regional EA
• - Planning EA (Environmental Impact Assessment
  for Plans)
• - Policy EA as pilot
• Lack of practical experience on SEA.

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SEA in Vietnam Background

• Awareness raising
• Lack of capacity and experience in SEA
• Local partner Ministry of Environment and
  Natural Resources, Hanoi University of Civil
  Engineering
• SEA and CEA operations

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Objectives of SEA training

• To raise decision makers awareness about SEA
  and its importance
• To enhance knowledge and skills of
  practitioners for SEA preparation
• To introduce latest international and domestic
  SEA experiences and good practices

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Course Contents

• Part I Overview of SEA
• Module 1 Basics of SEA
• Module 2 How to Conduct SEA
• Module 3 International Experience and Case
  Studies
• Part II Country Application of SEA
• Module 4 SEA application in China
• Module 5 SEA application in Vietnam
• The modular course can be easily tailored based
  on local needs.

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Course Materials

• Videos
• About 30 hours of pre-taped presentations
  given by over 30 international and local experts
• Translated into Chinese
• Textbook
• A textbook in local language is published,
  which includes presentation scripts,
  presentation slides, and reading materials
• Website
• www.worldbank.org/wbi/environment/sea

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Delivery Mode

• The modular course could be delivered in a
• combined format of any of the following
• Two-way interactive video conferences
• Face-to-face lectures
• Video playing
• In-class group discussions
• Reading materials after class
• Quizzes

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Partnership

• IAIA significant contribution to the training
  program in China
• Local partnership e.g China State Environmental
  Protection Agency
• Other international organizations

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China Target Audience

• EA professionals
• Who prepares SEA? - Institutes authorized by
  State EPA
• How to reach them? - Face to face training
  courses distance learning modes for
  follow-through
• Policy makers and planners
• Who reviews and approve SEA? Institutions
  responsible for approving development plans.
• How to reach them? - GDLN
• SEA for policy reforms

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China Program Impact

• 5 training workshops offered about 500
  participants trained - government officials, EA
  professionals, and academic
• Introduced new concepts and experiences, such as
  SEA in policy and decision making, public
  participation
• Received new requests for training on SEA
  application in land-use plans, energy,
  transportation, urban construction
• Some universities are establishing SEA program
• Facilitated professional discussion, policy
  dialogue, and the exchange of experiences
• NEXT strengthen participatory approaches

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SHIFTING FOCUS OF ENVIRONMENTAL TOOLS

• Focus on technical solutions
• Attention to projects
• Impact assessment

• Upstream analysis
• Policies and institutions
• Integrated assessment
• Social learning mechanism to influence
• institutional change

Source K. Ahmed, WB
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WB and SEA Implications for WBI Training

• Promote capacity building for client-led SEAs
  various starting points
• Promote flexibility on range of methodological
  approaches
• focus more on good principles
• Apply lessons learned to new pilots
• Continue drawing from pool of resource persons
  WB, partner institutions, client/target groups
• Build on existing initiatives

Source M. Lovei, WB
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WBI/ENRM likely emerging role facilitating
networking, partnerships

• Vertical researchers, analysts,
  decision-makers,
• Link stakeholders central/local governments
• Work with various WBI programs
• Horizontal across disciplines ministries
  various bureaus civil society
• Link stakeholders across cities, regions,
  countries
• Tap into growing cadre of environmental and
  resource economists to SEA efforts

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WB SEA East Asia and Pacific forthcoming regional
workshopManila, Dec 05 or Jan 06

• Retrospectives
• Four Countrys EIA systems evolution
• Case Studies on SEA best cases learning cases
• Capability assessment, Country Assessment and
  Policy issues
• Potential Future directions
• Communities of practice and modes of interaction
• Capacity building plans
• Monitoring and evaluation