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Strategic Approaches to Infrastructure and Development: Insights from World Bank Pilot SEA Program

This document discusses the World Bank's Pilot Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) program, focusing on policy and sector reform in infrastructure development across regions like Hubei, China, Pakistan, and Sierra Leone. It emphasizes integrating environmental and social considerations into planning processes, assessing institutional capacities, and proposing policy adjustments. Key projects aim to improve trade logistics, governance, and inclusive development while addressing weaknesses and maximizing opportunities. Findings highlight the importance of stakeholder participation and solid institutional frameworks for sustainable development in various sectors.

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Strategic Approaches to Infrastructure and Development: Insights from World Bank Pilot SEA Program

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  1. Strategic Approaches to Infrastructure and Development Pilot SEA Program at the World Bank PEP Meeting, Washington, DC November 19, 2007

  2. World Bank’s Pilot SEA program • Focus: policy and sector reform • 7 SEAs (4 related to Infrastructure) Hubei (China), Pakistan, Sierra Leone and West Africa (ECOWAS countries) • Integrated to WB’s operations • Institution-centered SEA (OECD-DAC Guidance) • Identifies sector strategic priorities • Assesses capacity to address priorities • Formulates policy and institutional adjustments for addressing weaknesses or seizing opportunities

  3. Hubei, China YiBA Project

  4. Hubei, China SEA of Road Network Plan 2020 • Linked with a highway project but goes beyond to assess the planning process • Focuses on capacities in the provincial administration to address environmental and social risks of road development • Expected outcome • Propose mechanisms for inter-institutional coordination in transport development planning • Refine road network plan • Inform the institutional strengthening component of the Yiba project

  5. SEPSA for National Trade Corridor Improvement Program (NTCIP) China To Central Asian States Disputed Territory Afghanistan India NTCIP • Reduce costs of doing business by improving trade logistics • US$6 billion investment over next 5-6 years Iran 5

  6. SEPSA for NTCIP Strategic Approach • Poverty and social analysis embedded in institution-centered SEA • Looks at trade/development issues in the context of an infrastructure program NTC effects: • Direct impacts from transport infrastructure works  EIA • Induced development impacts(most important !) SEA Institutions and governance are critical

  7. Sierra Leone Mining Sector Strategic Environmental and Social Assessment (SESA) • Rich mineral endowment • Weak capacity • Lack of infrastructure undermines growth potential • Mining TA project under preparation

  8. Sierra Leone Mining Sector SESA: Three Key Adjustment Areas Environmental Governance Mining as sustainable development driver Poverty Alleviation (inclusion of vulnerable stakeholders) Local and Regional Development (Infrastructure)

  9. SESA: Main Results Successful reform would change significantly the distribution of benefits and costs among stakeholders It is critical to increase the legitimacy of the reform • Achieve wide buy-in of the reform • Empower vulnerable groups: women, farmers, youth • Establish a system of checks & balances: • Conflict resolution • Tripartite negotiations • Transparency in accessing land and mineral rights

  10. West Africa Mineral Sector Strategic Assessment (WAMSSA)

  11. WAMSSA: Expected Outcome • Platform for regional policy dialogue on coordination and harmonization of sector, environmental and social policies • Contribute to strengthening regional institutions for equitable and sustainable economic integration, including an infrastructure network, catalyzed by mining growth: • Equitable benefit sharing scheme • Protection of Upper Guinea Forest • Management of intra-regional migration • Basin management

  12. Emerging lessons • Policy SEA should focus on institutions and sector environmental governance; not impacts • Sector environmental governance should be assessed in the context of • Environmental and social sector priorities • The underlying distribution of benefits and costs among stakeholders • Property rights to access natural resources • Access to information, conflict resolution mechanisms and accountability of policy makers • Environmental regulatory framework (EA system)

  13. Thank you. For information and questions: Fernando Loayza, Ph.D. Sr. SEA Specialistfloayza@worldbank.org http://www.worldbank.org/seatoolkit

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