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1 2012 The World Bank Group 1818 H Street, NW. Washington, DC 20433, Telephone: 202-473-1000. Internet: E-mail: All rights reserved. Published September 2012. This volume is a product of the staff of the World Bank Group. The findings, interpretations, and conclusions expressed in this volume do not necessarily reflect the views of the Executive Directors of The World Bank Group or the governments they represent. The World Bank Group does not guarantee the accuracy of the data included in this work. The boundaries, colors, denominations, and other information shown on any map in this work do not imply any judgment on the part of the World Bank Group concerning the legal status of any territory or the endorsement or acceptance of such boundaries.

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3 44. chapter 1. Energy-Environmental Review for Iran (2004)..47. Objective and Scope ..3. Lessons Methodology ..3. Strong Link between Country Ownership Structure of the and Effective Implementation of SEA as an Instrument to Mainstream Environment to Promote Policy Regional Technical Assistance that chapter 2. SEA Experience in the World Facilitates Donor Partnership and Contributes Bank: Synthesis and to Capacity The Evolutionary Nature of SEA Practice Supplemental Quantitative Tools that in the World Bank ..9. Make SEA More Effective in Priority The Strategic Role of SEA as a Priority Setting Way and Multistakeholder Dialogue What Makes SEA Effective?..10. Lessons and Good Practices.

4 13. Influence in Decision chapter 5. World Bank SEA Experience in Multistakeholder South Asia: From Impact-Centered Country 17. to Policy Introduction and Strengthening the World Bank's SEA Agenda ..18. Evolution of SEA in South Final Case Impact-centered Policy and Institution-Centered Country Environmental chapter 3. World Bank SEA Experience in Blend of Impact and Institution-Centered SEA: East Asia and the Pacific: A Tool Strategic Basin for Environmental Discussion of Case Introduction and Moving Evolution of SEA in East Asia and the Annex SEAs Undertaken in the South Asia Drivers of Annex Comments from Field Office Staff Timing of SEA ..25. on Advancing the Regional SEA Stakeholder Learning chapter 6.

5 World Bank SEA Experience Environmental Awareness and in Sub-Saharan Africa: From Environmen- Capacity Building within tal Safeguarding to Informing Shifting Priorities ..28 Policy 68. Applying Recommendations from Looking at the Future of SEA in the Region ..29 Evolution of SEA in Sub-Saharan Elements of an Effective Annex Design and Use of SEA in 71. Annex SEAs in East Asia and Pacific Main Drivers of SEA in Annex Case iii Key Lessons Learned in the Use of SEA Boxes in the Africa Box What is SEA in the World Bank's Experience?..4. Country Box Generic Terms of Reference for Taking Stock of Bank Regional Experience in Stakeholder Box Consultations in the West Africa Capacity Mineral Sector Strategic assessment (WAMSSA).

6 16. Legal Basis for Box REA for Manila Third Sewerage Project, Future Trends: New Applications of SEA in Philippines (2005)..26. Moving Forward: Developing a Structured Approach Box SEA of Tourism Development in to Mainstreaming SEA in Africa ..76 Guizhou Province, China (2007)..28. Box Environmental assessment for Wuhan's Annex SEAs Completed, Ongoing, and in Urban Transport Development the Pipeline in Africa, 1999 early Box Cost of Environmental 43. Box Box Sustainable 50. chapter 7. World Bank SEA Experience Box Colombian Experience with in Latin America and the Caribbean: Country Environmental Enhancing Infrastructure Developments and Sector Introduction and Methodology ..81 Tables Evolution of SEA in Latin America and the Caribbean.

7 81 Table Key Elements of Proposed Impact-Centered Regional SEA Institution-Centered or Policy Table Status of SEA Indicators Current Status of SEA in in the Main Drivers and Limitations of Table Egypt: assessment of Policies to Reduce Discussion and Damage Sectors Not Always in the Driver's Seat ..87 Table Select SEAs in Certain Sectors More Amenable to Table Country Environmental Bank Regional Experience in SEA Table Current Planned or Ongoing SEAs Limited in Key Sectors ..88 with World Bank Support in the LAC Impact on Stakeholder Engagement ..88. Capacity Building for Figures Coordination with IDB and International Figure Egypt: EER Methodology Finance Corporation (IFC)..89 Figure Egypt: Estimated Local Damage Private Sector Figure Proportion of SEAs in SAR by Regional Priorities for Action.

8 89 Figure Proportion of SEAs in SAR by chapter 8. World Bank SEA Experience in Europe and Central Asia: The Mixed Effects of Evolution of SEA in Europe and Central Asia ..93. Application of SEA in the ECA Region ..95. Summary of Results and Lessons Learned ..99. Ongoing and Potential SEA Development in the ECA Region ..100. Conclusions and iv Str ategic Environmental assessment in the World Bank Acronyms and Abbreviations AFR Sub-Saharan Africa IAIA International Association for CBA cost-benefit analysis Impact assessment CEA country environmental analysis IBRD International Bank for Reconstruction CIA cumulative impact assessment and Development COED cost of environmental degradation IDA International Development Association CoP Community of Practice IDB Inter-American Development Bank CPP consultation and public participation IFC International Finance Corporation CSO civil society organization IIRSA Initiative for the Integration DPL development policy loan of Regional Infrastructure of DPO

9 Development policy operations South America EA environmental assessment JMP Joint Multipurpose Program EAP East Asia and the Pacific LAC Latin America and Caribbean ECA Europe and Central Asia Lao PDR People's Democratic Republic of Lao EEAA Egyptian Environmental Affairs Agency MARD Ministry of Agriculture and EER energy-environment review Rural Development EIA environmental impact assessment MENA Middle East and North Africa EIB European Investment Bank METAP Mediterranean Environmental EMAP Environmental Management Technical Assistance Program Action Plan MTSP Manila Third Sewage Project EMU Environment Management Unit MW megawatt ESMF environmental and social NEAP National Environmental Action Plan management framework NGO nongovernmental organization ESMP environmental and social NIS newly independent states management plan NLTA non-lending technical assistance EU European Union NSP National Spatial Plan FCPF forest Carbon Partnership Facility NT2 Nam Theun 2.

10 FPDP forest Protection and OP Operational Policy Development Plan PDP Power Development Plan GDP gross domestic product PPCR Pilot Program for Climate Resilience GEF Global Environment Facility PRSP poverty reduction strategy paper GEPAP Gulf Environmental Partnership and PSIA poverty and social impact analysis Action Program RAP Resettlement Action Plan HPCD Hubei Provincial RDP Regional Development Plan Communication Department REA regional environmental assessment HRNP Hubei Road Network Plan REC Regional Environmental Center Acronyms and Abbreviations v REDD reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation S&R screening and ranking SAP Strategic Action Program SAR South Asia Region SBA strategic basin assessment SCD Southern Coastal Development SDI spatial development initiative SDP Sibovc Development Plan SEA strategic environmental assessment SECHSA strategic environment, cultural heritage, and social assessment SEPSA strategic environmental, poverty.