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StrategicEnvironmentalAssessment

(SEA) Law

Agricultural Research Institute

20 February 2009

oanna !onstantini"ou# Environment Service

Strategic Environmental Assessment an"

$evelo%ment &lans &rocess Seminar


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SEA legislation

'he E! $irective 200*+2*E! on SEA has been trans%ose" into the!y%rus legislation by the Law 102(I)/2005,Assessment o- im%actson the environment -rom certain %lans an"*or %rogrammes (&&s)./'he Law came into e--ect as -rom 29 July 2005/'he %ur%ose o- the Law is to achieve a high level o- %rotection o-

the environment an" to integrate environmental issues in the%re%aration an" before approvalo- &&s/'he SEA %rocess is a"ministere" onlyat national level/'A guidance booklet%re%are" by

the Environmental Authority re%resentsa use-ul tool -or the inter%retationan" im%lementation o- the law/'www/moa/gov/cy

&roects

rogra!!e"

lan"

&olicies
http://www.moa.gov.cy/http://www.moa.gov.cy/


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SEA terminology(article 2)

#$%is a systematic %rocess -or estimating the environmental(economic an" social) conse1uences o- %ro%ose" &&s initiativesin or"er to ensure that they are inclu"e" an" a""resse" at theearliest stage o- "ecision maing/

lanis a strategy or "ecision# o-ten with co3or"inate" %riorities#

o%tions an" measures e/g/ lan" use %lans/

rogra!!eis an agen"a or sche"ule o- commitments#%ro%osals# instruments an" * or activities/

$nviron!ental %ut&orityis the Environment Service/

'o!petent %ut&orityis %ublic enter%rises# authoritiesestablishe" by law# government services# local authorities or %ublicorganisations/


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SEA %ur%ose an" obective(article 4)

'he main %ur%ose o- SEA is to ensure the earlyconsi"eration o-environ!ental as%ects in "ecisions about &&s/

'It is an integrative tool to su%%ort cross3sectoral a%%roaches#which are nee"e" to achieve long term "u"tainability obective"/

'SEA %lays a "eterminant role as a facilitator in deci"ion !akingto hel% ensure a broa" %ers%ective on how the "i--erent %arts maycome together/


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Legal re1uirement -or &&s(article +)Legal

'&&s %re%are" -or agriculture# -orestry# -isheries# energy# in"ustry#trans%ort# waste management# water management#telecommunications# tourism# town an" country %lanning or lan"use an" which set the -ramewor -or -uture %ermission o- %roectsin accor"ance with the $I% Law 1*0(I)/2005/

'&&s that are liely have im%acts on sites that -alls in the s%ecialprotection or con"ervation +one5 in accor"ance with therelevant laws -or the &rotection an" 6anagement o- 7ature an"8il" Li-e an" -or 8il" ir"s an" :ame# e/g/ 7atura 2000 sites/

,o legal'7ational "e-ence or civil emergencies'Financial or bu"gets &&s


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SEA %rocess

Screening

Sco%ing

aseline "ata

Alternatives

Assessment

6itigation

SEA re%ort

6onitoring

8hich &&s re1uire SEA

y%es o- issues in SEA re%ort

In-ormation on current status o- environment

Forecast the im%acts o- alternatives o%tions

Assessment o- i"enti-ie" im%acts

6easures to re"uce or remove im%acts

Formal "ocument o- in-ormation

6onitoring the a"o%te" &&s

!onsultation*&ublic&

artici%ation


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Screening -or &&s(article ;)Environmental Authority "etermines (ma< 40 "ays) whether &&sare liely to have signi-icant e--ect through='!ase by case'y%es o- &&s'oth a%%roaches/

In all the above cases tae into account='the criteria set out in anne- II'con"ultationwith the %ublic an" relevant authorities (article +)/

he outcome o- the Environmental Authority are %ublishe" in the

governmental ournal# 2 "aily news%a%ers# internet an" a registry/In the case where the Environmental Authority "eci"es that the%re%aration o- an SEA stu"y is not necessary# it ass the o%iniono- the 'o!!ittee# which is taen into consi"eration -or the -inal"ecision/


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$evelo%ment %lans(article >).evelop!ent lan" (.")'Area schemes'Local %lans'!ountrysi"e %olicy'Islan" %lan

here is a legal obligation to assess the im%acts on theenvironment "uring the fir"t preparatory act(a-ter 2/?/200+) o-the elaboration o- a &&s an" be-ore its a%%roval /

$uring the review o- a $ the consultation an" until the

%ublication# the area un"er consi"eration may be "e-ine" by the!ouncil o- 6inisters as &ite one/

he period of con"ultationuntil the %ublication o- the $& is +months/


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Sco%ing -or &&s(article 2)he !om%etent Authority ass -or a written opinion-rom theEnvironmental Authority on the ty%e o- the in-ormation that shall beinclu"e" in the Environmental Re%ort/

he in-ormation %rovi"e" to the Environmental Authority is=

'$escri%tion o- the nature o- &&s'6a% o- the area concern'Any other relevant in-ormation/


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Environmental Re%ort(article ;)he !om%etent Authority or the consultant who %re%ares the ERmust inclu"e in-ormation relate" to='Anne< I'@ther relevant in-ormation i/e/ metho"s o- assessment# level o-"etails

'7on echnical summaryhe Environmental Authority may consult the authorities to "eci"ethe sco%e an" "etails o- the in-ormation which must be inclu"e" inthe ER/


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SEA 6etho"s

uantitative !et&od"= !ost3bene-it analysis (!A)# 6ulti3

criteria analysis (6!A)# !om%uter mo"elling# :eogra%hicIn-ormation Systems (:IS)

ualitative !et&od"= !heclists# 6atrices# 8orsho%s#Surveys

(homas / Fischer)

et&od" lan rogra!!e

8orsho%s

@verlay ma%%ing B C

Im%act matrices B

6!A C B

!A C B

!heclists B


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!onsultation(article +)he environmental re%ort shall be available to the %ublic/

At the time o- submission o- the SEA stu"y any %erson cane


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$ecision maing(article 20)he Environmental Authority taes into account the suggestions o-

the !ommittee members an" %re%ares its o%inion/he !om%etent Authority be-ore maing its "ecision regar"ing the&&s taes into consi"eration the='SEA stu"y

'Diews e


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SEA an" EIA

#$% derive" fro! $I% !et&odology'Formalie" metho"ology'Assessment o- im%acts o- s%eci-ic %ro%osals'Structure" o%%ortunity -or -ee"bac to "ecision maers

#$% i" not $I%

'est suite" to analye sectoral or regional &&s'Focus is on big %icture# %riority concerns# tren"s= not the sum o-

"etaile"# site s%eci-ic assessments'7ot a substitute -or site3s%eci-ic EA'!om%lementary instruments'Dertically integrate"


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SEA versus EIA

#$% $I%%""e""!ent &lans an"

&rogrammes&roects

#cale 6acro 6icro

#cope Larger range o-activities on a wi"erarea

Smaller range o-activities on a localscale

4a"eline Less "etails *1ualitative

6ore "etails *1uantitative

%lternative" andcu!ulative effect"

:reater em%hasis *integrate

Less em%hasis *s%eci-ic

'on"ultation Larger range o-in"ivi"uals

Smaller range o-in"ivi"uals


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SEA A%%lications

SEA stu"ies have been carrie" out since the law come into e--ect=/ Establishment o- new 1uarry one in &a%hos "istrict

2/ @%erational %rogramme -or -isheries 200?3204

4/ @%erational %rogramme on sustainable "evelo%ment an"com%etitiveness 200?3204

+/ @%erational %rogramme on agriculture 200?3204

;/ Revise" o%erational %rogramme on waste watermanagement

>/ Gy"rocarbons activities in the E


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SEA %roblems

/ &&s "o not have clear boun"aries2/ &&s can have uninten"e" an" un%re"ictable outcomes

4/ &olicy maing is a %olitical %rocess

+/ :reat uncertainty an" analytical com%le/ he sie o- the area un"er consi"eration

?/ he timescale over which analysis is re1uire" is uncertain


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SEA bene-its

/ &romotes integrate" environmental "ecision3maing an"%ublic %artici%ation in environmental %olicy3maing

2/ Facilitates "esign o- environmentally sustainable &&s

4/ &rovi"es -or consi"eration o- a larger range o- alternativesthan in normally %ossible in %roect EIA

+/ aes account o- cumulative e--ects an" global change;/ Strengthens an" streamlines %roect EIA by %rior i"enti-ication

o- im%acts an" in-ormation re1uirements an" re"ucing timean" e--ort to con"uct reviews

>/ Access to more staehol"ers through %ublic consultation?/ A coo%erative %rocess between scientists an" "ecision3maers

/ Im%rove goo" governance an" %ublic trust

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