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The Value of Assessing and Measuring Governance Performance

Lessons from The Access Initiative. The Value of Assessing and Measuring Governance Performance. TAI Pilot Test in Thailand. Overview. Duration - 6.5 months (5 June - 25 December 2001) Multi-party research team - 11 meetings

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The Value of Assessing and Measuring Governance Performance

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  1. Lessons from The Access Initiative The Value of Assessing and Measuring Governance Performance

  2. TAI Pilot Test in Thailand

  3. Overview • Duration - 6.5 months (5 June - 25 December 2001) • Multi-party research team - 11 meetings • Review panel - high-level representatives from relevant organizations • Case studies • Dissemination of the indicators and study findings

  4. Research Team • Dr. Somrudee Nicro, TEI • Prof. Vanchai Vatanasapt, KPI • Dr. Thawilwadee Bureekul, KPI • Dr. Chatchom Akapin, Office of the Attorney General • Ms. Ravadee Prasertcharoensuk, NGO-COD • Ms. Sophia Buranakul, Independent Expert • Nathan Badenoch, WRI

  5. Review Panel • Secretary-General, Council of State • Secretary-General, Office of Environmental Policy and Planning • President, Federation of Thai Industries • Secretary-General, Association for Civil Liberty • Director, Safety and Environment Division, PTT Public Co. • President, Good Governance for Social Development and the Environment Institute Foundation • President, Thailand Environment Institute • Advisor to Association of Environmental Journalists

  6. Case Studies • Access to environmental information => Cobalt 60 => Acrylonitrile Truck Accident => Ambient air and drinking water => SOE report => 5 industrial facilities in Samutprakarn Province

  7. Case studies (cont.) • Participation in decision-making => Hin Krud coal fired power plant => Klong Dan wastewater treatment plant => Siam industrial land

  8. Dissemination • Dissemination conference: 25 Dec. 2001 • Publication • Website: http://www.tei.or.th/uep

  9. Value and Importance of Conducting National Assessment

  10. Rationales for Thailand • 1997 Thai Constitution endorses participatory approaches • Tracking of public participation during the transition period in Thailand

  11. Rationales for Thailand (cont.) • Educational tool for public awareness raising • Capacity building tool for interest groups and the public to play a monitoring role • Thailand’s implementation of Principle 10 of Rio Declaration

  12. Impacts • Knowledge and understanding: - Members of the Research Team - Other related parties - The general public => Preventing/reducing the intensity of rising environmental conflicts

  13. Impacts (cont.) • Behavior change: - The aware public => Supporting and accelerating a change in the behavior of the concerned parties to ensure informed public participation in decision-making at the policy level

  14. Impacts (cont.) • Improvement of related laws/regulations: - Amendment of the Environmental Act => EIA - Drafting of the Public Hearing Act

  15. Next Steps

  16. Next Steps • 2nd National Assessment - Regular monitoring - Fund-raising for the 2nd National Assessment • Research paper on PRTR

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