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Component 1: Environmental Planning Systems, Methods and Safeguards Improved Activity Progress and Component Strategy

Component 1: Environmental Planning Systems, Methods and Safeguards Improved Activity Progress and Component Strategy . Activity Progress May-Oct 2012. Contingent valuation of ecosystem services in Champassak province, Lao PDR Study completed by Champassak University, report underway

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Component 1: Environmental Planning Systems, Methods and Safeguards Improved Activity Progress and Component Strategy

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  1. Component 1: Environmental Planning Systems, Methods and Safeguards Improved Activity Progress and Component Strategy

  2. Activity Progress May-Oct 2012 • Contingent valuation of ecosystem services in Champassak province, Lao PDR • Study completed by Champassak University, report underway • SEA application and decision support for area based plans • Training on applying SEA in river basin context (RR SEA) • Completion of Golden Quadrangle Tourism SEA and presentation of findings and recommendations at Tourism Working Group. • Development of interactive knowledge portal • Completion of 28 core indicators and launch of the GMS Indicator Portal • Identification of new indicators inetgrating into GMS Program

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  4. Results-based management: Planning • 2013 • 2014 • 2015 • Understanding of natural capital and ecosystem services in the GMS improved • Research partnerships established; methodology in place • Awareness of value and financial costs related to ecosystem services increased • VES maps and values published and disseminated • VES methods integrated in strategic planning • VES statistics / maps used in area-based and/or sector plans • Environmental valuation methods integrated into into area based planning • Planning support tools being applied to 3 or more area-based plans • Capacity of planners to support greening of sector strategies and plans improved • At least 3 GMS universities trained in SEA and related tools • Environmental considerations integrated into GMS area-based plans • SEA guidelines in place / underway in 3 GMS countries • Documented changes in area-based plans based on SEA support • Initial SEA awareness raised in energy sector in Cambodia and Lao PDR • At least 30 stakeholders trained in SEA application for energy/ power development • Environmental planning tools introduced & capacity built for energy sector • At least 1 institution/ university in each county is capable of applying SEA in energy/ power development plans • Environment/ Ecosystems services values (cost/benefits) incorporated in national power/energy development plans • Documented changes in energy/power development plan in 2 additional countries

  5. Results-based management: Safeguards and monitoring • 2012 • 2013 • 2014 • 2015 • Priorities for country-specific safeguards capacity building and monitoring identified • Safeguards diagnostic report and action plan prepared • Improved safeguards application in ADB project (incl. transport & BCC) • RSAT tested in at least 2 river basins; documented improvement in EIA application for transport in 3 countries • Harmonization of GMS country safeguards with international best practice • At least 6 safeguards training per year • Documented improvement in safeguards application • Transition from static program website to interactive knowledge portal completed • Indicator portal receives at least 100 hits per month within 6 months from launch and at least 2500 hits within the first 18 months • Environmental Information System developed and integrated at country-level • At least 80 DPSIR indicators available and updated with support from NSU • Site level monitoring and evaluation framework adopted by BCC • BCC site progress monitored and published annually • EIS supports relevant national & site-level monitoring • At least 2 new knowledge management / sharing tools deployed • At least 2 environmental reporting systems making use of EIS data • CEP-BCI online knowledge portal recognized as a key resource center • At least 10 external publications (reports, journal papers, conference presentations) make use of EIS data • Effectiveness of BCC investments monitored • 10 key indicators on BCC sites and landscapes maintained annually

  6. Planned Activities (rest of 2012) Strategic planning • Scope out activity on economics of natural capital (Regional) • Technical inputs into ADB‟s Red River basin water resources planning (VIE) • Preparation of publication on subregional tourism SEA Safeguards • Assessment of GMS country safeguards sufficiency and potential to harmonize with ADB safeguard approaches • Myanmar EIA, monitoring and compliance capacity development Monitoring • Upgrade EOC GMS Indicator Portal with new indicators • Scoping of regional forest mapping and EOC knowledge portal upgrades • Publication of national EPA reports and subregional EPA synthesis report

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