The objective of the programme is to strengthen SEA capacity in the participants' organisations. The programme will support each participant in initiating and developing an “SEA Project (SEAP)" that will strengthen the use of SEA in planning processes that she/he is involved in.
In the long term, the programme goal is to increase the integration of environmental and sustainability considerations into planning and decision making processes in the participants’ countries. The sustainability perspective on SEA addresses the interlinking of social, ecological and economic aspects, including aspects of poverty alleviation and the rights of the poor.
BENEFITS:
Participants may be nominated by organisations and agencies within the energy sector that work actively with plans, policies and programmes at national or regional levels, and in different sectors for which SEA is required or may be applied. These may be government agencies, ministries, non-governmental organisations or private enterprises involved with energy in any relevant field, such as production, distribution, consumption, regulation, planning, policy development, or civil society engagement.
The programme will seek diversity in the sectors represented. Priority will be given to organisations that will benefit from increased capacity in SEA and strategic energy development. Participants will be selected from organisations with demonstrated intent and possibilities to support the design and implementation of an SEAP within the organisation.
This training programme has a regional focus. The following countries are invited to nominate candidates:
Kenya, Mozambique, Rwanda, Tanzania and Zambia.
The training programme content is organised in four integrated thematic modules:
Module 1, Introduction to SEA: the concept of and rationale for SEA,
and methods and tools for conducting SEA.
Module 2, International and Swedish regulatory systems and experiences of SEA within the energy sector: concept and approach, the role of regulatory frameworks, and effective environmental integration.
Module 3, Good governance and implementation of SEA in practice: the institutional, political, social and economic aspects of enabling the integration of environmental considerations in strategic planning.
Module 4, Organisational change: organisational change theory and tools and skills for initiating, leading and managing an SEA project within an organisation.
Organisation
Niras ABName
ITP SecretariatAddress
NIRAS Sweden ABTelephone
+46 8 5455 3300Fax no.
+46 8 5455 3333Web
www.niras.com/nic