Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) of Rayong Province Development Master Plan and Revision of Thai Draft SEA guidelines

Project Description
As part of the technical assistance project TA 9204-THA Phase 2, ICEM supported the Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) of the Rayong Provincial Development Master Plan and the revision of Thailand’s draft SEA Guidelines. Commissioned by the National Economic and Social Development Council (NESDC) and funded by the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the project aimed to promote ecological sustainability and social equity through strategic planning. It also contributed to institutionalizing SEA practices across Thailand by strengthening national guidelines and building implementation capacity.

Objectives, Activities, and Results
ICEM produced four core reports: (1) Methodology & Scoping outlining the SEA approach; (2) Baseline detailing status and trends across 13 strategic themes; (3) Sustainability Analysis Report applying a multi-criteria analysis to assess the Rayong Plan under “business as usual” and planned scenarios; and (4) Sustainable Development Pathway Report recommending measures to integrate sustainability into the current and future provincial plans. ICEM also supported the development of Thailand’s revised national SEA guidelines and created a multi-module animated training course to build SEA capacity among government agencies. ICEM delivered the keynote address on SEA as a tool for sustainable and equitable development at NESDC’s 2020 national SEA conference.

client:
Asian Development Bank (ADB)
LOCATION:
Thailand
TIME:
February 2019
to July 2019

TAGS

Climate Change, Environmental Economics, Project description, Urban Resilence, Water
Thailand
Completed Project

Publications

As part of the project, four major reports were produced (click the titles to download).
  • Volume I: Methodology & Scoping – summarizes the methodology and documents the activities and outputs of the scoping phase.
  • Volume II: Baseline – includes full chapters on each of the thirteen strategic themes identified in the scoping phase, describing past trends and status. This includes economic activities, demographics and social issues, and environmental and natural resources.
  • Volume III: Sustainability Analysis Report – this report assesses the Rayong Provincial Development Plan (RPDP) through a multi-criteria analysis (MCA) against the framework of SEA sustainable development objectives. Baseline trends in each strategic theme are assessed for a ‘Business as Usual ‘scenario and full RPDP implementation scenario.
  • Volume IV: Sustainable Development Pathway Report – this final volume of the pilot SEA provides measures for inclusion in the current and next RPDP as well as in other plans that influence provincial development.
  • Strategic Environmental Assessment Guidelines for Thailand

Presentations

This animated presentation was developed as part of the project Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) of Rayong Province Development Master Plan & Revision of Thai Draft SEA guidelines. The materials are designed primarily to support government agencies to understand why SEAs are important, the steps involved in conducting an SEA, and implementation within the Thai context. The materials may also be useful for private sector organizations wishing to improve their sustainability performance, consultants involved in conducting SEAs, and individuals or organizations involved in research, teaching or training in this field. The course consists of three modules:
  1. Introduction: principles of SEA
  2. SEA process: methodology
  3. Case study: SEA application in Rayong province
Click here to download the presentation to view the animations.

ICEM also presented the key note address on SEAs as a tool to promote ecological sustainability and social equity at the Thai National Economic and Social Development Council cross sector conference on SEA in November 2020.

Click here to download the presentation.

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