The training workshop on practical application of strategic environmental assessment (SEA) in Ukraine is organized by the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of Ukraine in cooperation with the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) within the framework of the EU-funded Programme 'Greening the Economies in the Eastern Neighborhood' (EaP GREEN). The logistical support is provided by the NGOs.
The two-day workshop will gather up to 35 participants and is targeted at the representatives of the central authorities (ministries) responsible for sectoral planning and regional (oblast) environmental and health authorities from 10 oblasts of Ukraine, i.e., Zhytomyrska, Kyivska, Luhanska, Odeska, Rivnenska, Sumska, Ternopilska, Khersonska, Cherkaska and Chernihivska Oblasts (where the preparation of various strategic initiatives is planned to be initiated in the close future).
The objectives of the workshop are:
- To raise awareness and build capacities of the central planning authorities and regional environmental and health authorities from 10 oblasts of Ukraine on the SEA process under the Protocol on SEA to the Convention of Environmental Impact Assessment in a Transboundary Context (Espoo Convention);
- To discuss the content of the draft SEA Guidelines for Ukraine prepared within the framework of EaP GREEN and to gather feedback on its feasibility within the national context; and
- To enhance the capacities of the central planning authorities and regional environmental and health authorities from 10 oblasts of Ukraine to organize and manage the SEA process as per the Protocol on SEA, the draft Law of Ukraine on SEA and the draft SEA Guidelines.
Thus, as a result of the workshop, the participants will get familiar with:
- the SEA procedure as required by the Protocol on SEA and draft Law of Ukraine on SEA;
- the roles and responsibilities envisioned by the Protocol on SEA and recommended by the SEA Guidelines following the best international practice;
- selected methodological aspects of SEA; and
- selected practical aspects (how to prepare a Terms of Reference for SEA, how to organize/conduct the SEA scoping procedure, what to include in the SEA scoping report, and so forth).
During the workshop, the participants will be invited to discuss the draft SEA Guidelines for Ukraine and thus contribute to its improvement.
The workshop will be delivered by the international and national consultants to the UNECE, experts from the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of Ukraine, national environmental experts from PLEDDG's, and Law-Making and Information Technologies Institute NGO (Ukraine).
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| Agenda | ENG | UKR |
| Report | ENG | |
| List of participants | ENG | UKR |
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| Introduction to the EaP GREEN programme, Protocol on SEA, and international good SEA practice (key principles, main actors, benefits and costs)
Dr. Maia Gachechiladze-Bozhesku, National SEA Team Leader and International SEA Consultants to UNECE |
UKR | |
| Main steps in SEA, relationship between the SEA, EIA and ecological expertise in the Ukrainian context
Natalia Trofimenko, Deputy Director of Department - Head of Division of Environmental Policy and Scientific Activities of the Department of Strategic Environmental Policy, Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources of Ukraine |
UKR | |
| Strategic planning process and integration of SEA into it: national legal requirements and practical considerations
Natalia Trofimenko, Deputy Director of Department - Head of Division of Environmental Policy and Scientific Activities of the Department of Strategic Environmental Policy, Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources of Ukraine |
UKR | |
| Determining the scope of SEA (scoping): international practice (role of the planning authorities, consultation), and approach proposed by the draft SEA Guidelines
Dr. Vyacheslav Potapenko, Lead Author and National SEA Expert to UNECE and welcome of comments on the Guidelines |
UKR | |
| How to prepare the terms of reference for SEA: practical considerations
Dr. Maia Gachechiladze-Bozhesku, National SEA Team Leader and International SEA Consultants to UNECE |
UKR | |
| Analyses in SEA on the basis of Ukrainian experience
Part I: baseline data analysis, objective-led analysis Part II: assessment of effects, identification of alternatives, consideration of SEA results Dr. Gennadii Marushevskyi, Environmental Consultant to PLEDDG |
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| Preparation of the SEA Report: approach proposed by the draft national SEA Guidelines and practical considerations
Dr. Vyacheslav Potapenko, Lead Author and National SEA Expert to UNECE and welcome of comments on the Guidelines |
UKR | |
| Consultations with environmental and health authorities and public: approach proposed by the draft national SEA Guidelines
Olexandr Tarasenko, Deputy Head of International Activities and European Integration Unit - Head of the Division of multilateral and bilateral agreements, international commitments, the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of Ukraine |
UKR | |
| Taking SEA results into account in planning documents and the related decision-making process: approach proposed by the draft national SEA Guidelines and practical considerations
Vyacheslav Potapenko, lead author of the Methodological recommendations of SEA in Ukraine and the National expert on SEA UNECE |
UKR |