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Workshop on CEA, SEA and DPL January 18, 2005

Kulsum Ahmed, Team Leader, Institutions and Governance Team, Environment Department

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Changing Focus of Development Assistance Emphasis on

economic growth Environment as

constraint, add-on, self-standing, Northern agenda

Donor driven Investment in ring-

fenced projects

Support to sustainable development Environment as part of

the development agenda (MDG #7)

Country owned Support to broad

programs, reforms, social transformation

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Impact assessment Focus on technical

solutions Attention to

projects

Upstream analysis Focus on policies

and institutions Attention to

country capacity

Shifting Focus of Environmental Tools

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Clarifying the Alphabet Soup CEA- Country Environment Analysis

Country-level environmental analytical tool Environment Strategy (2001) identified need to

update environmental ESW and systematically address environmental issues in CASs and PRSPs

3 building blocks: state of the environment and development priorities, policy analysis and institutional capacity and performance analysis

Egypt

Tunisia

Ethiopia

Pakistan

Serbia and Montenegro

Bangladesh

Belarus

Uttar Pradesh

Dominican Republic

Colombia

Legend:

Completed CEAs

Ongoing CEAs

Planned CEAs

Karnataka

Bolivia

Nigeria

Mozambique

Vietnam

OVER-VIEW OF WORLD BANK CEA PILOTS

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Clarifying the alphabet soup (II) SEA – Strategic Environment Assessment

A participatory approach for upstreaming environmental and social issues to influence development planning, programming, and implementation processes at the strategic level

Importance highlighted in Environment Strategy (2001)

Mainly carried out in application of safeguard policies or as AAA

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Clarifying the alphabet soup (III) DPL – Development Policy Lending

More in first session Previously known as adjustment lending Operational Policy 8.60 revised in August

2004 Change in the way that environmental aspects

are handled SEA and CEA are key analytical tools for

policy implementation

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Workshop Objectives Learn from recent experiences with CEAs and

SEAs and develop our thinking on how these tools can effectively be used to integrate environment into country strategies and programs

Learn about the revisions to OP 8.60 and how DPLs can be used to strengthen institutions in order to promote sustainable development

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Workshop Agenda Session I: Understand implications of revised OP/BP

8.60 Session II: Role of SEA in mainstreaming environmental

concerns into policy dialogue and country programs Session III: Lessons from CEAs in mainstreaming

environmental concerns into policy dialogue and country programs

Session IV: DPLs as tools for environmental institutional reform

Cocktail Reception in MC 12 Gallery from 6 pm

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Relevant ENV Anchor Programs Policy and Economics Team

OP 8.60 implementation Review of DPLs

Institutions and Governance Team Support use of upstream analytical tools, incl.

CEA & SEA Focus on institutional capacity building

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At level of ESDVP OP 8.60 Implementation Working Group

Led by Jan Bojo, Advisor Comprises ENV, SDV, and ARD Staff

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Institutions and Governance Work Program: Key Elements Design and Prepare CEA and SEA Toolkits Support initiation of pilots on Rapid CEA Learn how best to integrate the environmental and

social dimensions: pilots on joint CEA/CSA Analyze lessons learnt and methodologies from past

CEAs and SEAs Provide cross-support to Regions strategically Implement learning, dissemination and training

program Continue dialogue with Development Partners

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We hope you enjoy the workshop!Thank You