Strategic Environmental Assessment for Free Trade Agreements Netherlands Commission for Environmental Assessment June 5 2007
Based on views and experiences by Colin Kirkpatrick Jan Joost Kessler Chantal Line Carpentier Hernán Blanco Klaas Jan Beek Rob Verheem Ineke Steinhauer Johan Brons 2
3 FTA negotiation rounds agreement round … round 2 round … round 1 round 3
Trade policy formulation FTA negotiation SEA rounds SEA rounds round 1: preparation round 1 round 2 round 2 round 3 round 3 round 4 round … round … round … round … agreement monitoring & evaluation 4
Trade policy formulation FTA negotiation SEA rounds SEA rounds Theme papers Theme papers round 1: preparation round 1 Other commodities, sectors or issues Commodity e.g. coffee Environmental goods and services round 2 round 2 round 3 round 3 round 4 round … round … round … round … agreement monitoring & evaluation 5
SEA is interactive process between • Negotiators • Advisory group • Authors of theme papers 6
In practice • What is expected from each of the three groups? • What does each group need from the other groups? 7
Advisory group Task • Quick assessment & recommendations • Represent & consult stakeholders • Build consensus & broad support Needs • Key issues / questions from the negotiators • Reliable, objective information 8
Negotiators Task • Link SEA to negotiation Needs • Answers to their questions • Sound Information • Opinions of civil society • Clear recommendations on environmental & social issues 9
Authors of theme papers Task • Provide reliable objective information: – Facts, figures, trends, scenarios – Impacts of production technology – Current government capacity to deal with impacts – Winners and losers Needs • Guidance by the advisory group • Access to information sources 10
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