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Albertine Rift EIA and SEA Leadership Building Workshop

Civil Society Alliance for Enhanced Implementation of EIAS in Key Biodiversity Areas of the Albertine Rift Region. Albertine Rift EIA and SEA Leadership Building Workshop. Musanze, Rwanda: 05-08 August 2013. REGIONAL OVERVIEWS, EXAMPLES FROM AFRICA AND THE WORLD. By

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Albertine Rift EIA and SEA Leadership Building Workshop

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  1. Civil Society Alliance for Enhanced Implementation of EIAS in Key Biodiversity Areas of the AlbertineRift Region Albertine Rift EIA and SEA Leadership Building Workshop Musanze, Rwanda: 05-08 August 2013

  2. REGIONAL OVERVIEWS, EXAMPLES FROM AFRICA AND THE WORLD By Dieudonné BITONDO Ing., PhD. Executive Secretary of SEEAC

  3. Global Level IAIA (international Association for Impact Assessment) CLEAA (Capacity Linkage and Exchange for Environmental Association in Africa) Continental Level RegionalLevel NAAEA(North Africa Association for Environmental Assessment) SAIEA (South Africa Institute for Environmental Assessment) EAAEA (East Africa Association for Environmental Assessment) SEACA Secretariat for EnvironmentAssessment in Central Africa WAAEIA (West Africa Association for Environmental Impact Assessment) National Level National Associations of E.A EIA Professional Organigram Regional/WorldwideExamples

  4. Capacity Development and Linkages for Environmental Assessment in Africa (CLEAA) THE PAN-AFRICAN NETWORK FOR ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND MANAGEMENT Capacity Development and Linkages in Environmental Assessment in Africa (CLEAA) is an indigenous, Pan-African network that promotes and builds capacity for Environmental Assessment and Management (EA&M) processes and tools to support sustainable development in Africa. The CLEAA Network The CLEAA network is anchored and governed by its regional Nodes, each an independently chartered organization with its own programme of work. These are: Eastern Africa Association for Impact Assessment (EAAIA); West African Association for Environmental Assessment (WAAEA) ; The Secretariat for Environmental Assessment in Central Africa (SEACA); and The Southern African Institute for Environmental Assessment (SAIEA). Additional nodes in North Africa and the Indian Ocean Islands were active at one time and CLEAA will seek to re-engage them Regional/WorldwideExamples

  5. Vision and Strategy. CLEAA’s vision is that by 2015, all African countries have the capacity for, and commitment to, employing environmental • assessment and management tools in the promotion of sustainable development. • Strategic Focus. Towards this end, CLEAA activities are organized into five focus areas: • Training and Education to provide instruction in EA&M theory and practice. • Human Resource Development to enhance the skills and experience of EA&M practitioners and administrators. • Policy Development to support the development of more effective and financially sustainable national EA&M systems. • Awareness and Constituency-Building to enhance national commitments to employing EA&M in achieving environmentally sustainable development. • Strengthening Networks to support focus areas and strengthen EA&M capacity and practice. Regional/WorldwideExamples

  6. CLEAA’s Stakeholders. In order to have a meaningful impact under these five focus areas, CLEAA intends reaching out to the following stakeholders: • Public Sector (national): Government officials and decision-makers responsible for promoting and implementing EA&M for both public- and private-sector development activities. • Public Sector (regional): Officials of the African Union and Regional Economic Communities, who provide strategic direction and who develop regional protocols, policies, programmes and plans that have developmental and environmental impacts. • Private Sector: Developers and consultants involved in applying EA&M to specific projects. • Civil Society: NGOs, CBOs and others participating in EA studies as Interested and Affected Parties. Regional/WorldwideExamples

  7. Professional Development Fellows ProgramProvides intensive training, • mentorship and practical experience to carefully selected emerging African EA professionals. CLEAA invites donors, corporates, governments and other partners to support this worthy effort by “Sponsoring a PD Fellow”. • African EA Barometer and Mapping measure progress in the ability of a country to effectively implement an EA system. After identifying strengths and weaknesses, stakeholders can develop a targeted capacity building program for a country. The CLEAA Barometer is a unique tool in promoting sustainable development in Africa. Results from Barometer enquiries will be summarized in an annual report to AMCEN and then publicized widely across the continent. CLEAA invites donors, corporates, governments and other partners to “Sponsor a Country” for a Barometer Workshop. • Use African expertise - providing work opportunities for existing and emerging African practitioners is a good way of ensuring that expertise is both built and retained on the continent. CLEAA encourages foreign and local consulting firms, donors, development partners, lending agencies and governments to allocate increasing roles for local consultants. Regional/WorldwideExamples

  8. For more information: • CLEAA Coordinator: Hussein Sosovele (Prof)University of Dar es SalaamInstitute of Resource AssessmentP.O.Box 35097, Dar es Salaam, TanzaniaTel: + 255 22 2410144, Fax: + 255 22 2410393, • Skype: hussein.sosovele1 Email: sosovele@ira.udsm.ac.tz • Or CLEAA Deputy Coordinator DrDiedonneBitondo at bitondodieudonne@yahoo.fr Regional/WorldwideExamples

  9. Secretariat for Environmental Assessment in Central Africa (SEEAC) Regional/WorldwideExamples

  10. PRESENTATION OF SEACA (SEEAC) • In order to better address Environmental Assessment (EA) capacity development challenges in Central Africa, practitioners decided to create the Secretariat for the Environmental Assessment in Central Africa (SEACA) in 1998. • SEACA is legally registered in Cameroon under law no 90-53 of 19th December 1990 related to freedom of Association. Regional/WorldwideExamples

  11. PRESENTATION OF SEEAC (CONT.) • Membership consists of national associations for environmental assessment from Cameroon, Chad, Democratic Republic of Congo, Republic of Congo, Gabon, Rwanda, Burundi, Equatorial Guinea, Sao Tome & Principe and the Central African Republic to which SEACA provides strategic support. • Activities of the national associations are in support to those of the Governments in Central Africa. Regional/WorldwideExamples

  12. THE SPONSHORSHIP OF (CLEAA/PEAA) SEEAC as a beneficiary of PAANEEAC is financed by the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs (DGIS) with a technical support from the Netherlands Commission for Environmental Assessment (NCEA) . Regional/WorldwideExamples

  13. THE PAANEEAC PROGRAM (2/2) Currently, National Associations from the following seven countries are effectively operational under the PAANEEAC programme: Burundi, Cameroon, Central Africa, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon, and Rwanda. Regional/WorldwideExamples

  14. MODE OF ACTION Assisting national associations in the drafting and implementation of their action plan; • Ensure the sub regional, regional and international coherence of the action plans in relation to: • The creation of a register of professionals; • The promotion of a code of ethics and deontology; • The Harmonization of procedures; • The involvement of national and sub-regional experts in EIA studies; • The Organization of annual meetings around specific themes of general interest; • The animation and capacity building of the network of national associations ; • The circulation of relevant EA information in Central Africa. Regional/WorldwideExamples

  15. SPECIFIC ACTIVITIES RELATED TO THE PROMOTION OF EA Basic activities consist of the following: • Sensitization; • Information ; • capacity building ; • collaboration with national administrations in charge of EIA ; • Lobbying; • Watch dog of the government. Regional/WorldwideExamples

  16. Thank You All! It’s Now time for questions! Regional/WorldwideExamples

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