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Applying strategic environmental assessment (pdf 2.2mb)

This guide provides advice and guidance on how to integrate strategic environmental assessment in the formulation and assessment of development policies, plans and programs.

Development assistance is increasingly being provided through strategic-level interventions, rather than at the project level. To ensure environmental considerations are taken into account in this new aid context, established environmental assessment tools at the project level need to be complemented by approaches fully adapted to policies, plans and programs. Strategic Environmental Assessment meets this need.
 
In view of the diversity of circumstances across different countries, it seeks to provide a commonly agreed and shared model that allows for flexibility in developing appropriate applications of Strategic Environmental Assessment to the diversity of needs.
 
 

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