732-i

West Africa Capacity Development (WAMER)

Project details

Status

Issued

Country

Senegal

Activity type

Capacity development

Subject

Oil & Gas, Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA)

Last modified

12 April 2019

In 2009, the NCEA was asked to support WWF’s office for the West African Marine Eco-Region (WAMER) with SEA introduction for its regional oil & gas programme. In 2010, a more structural follow-up was requested and implemented to ensure continuation of SEA introduction in the region.

Significant details

Started: 2009

Completed: 2010

Process and activities

The NCEA conducted the following activities as part of this programme:

  • A regional SEA introduction training in the form of a 3-day workshop in Dakar. Target groups were decision-makers and top-level staff from ministries of the seven countries as well as WWF staff;
  • A national SEA introduction training in The Gambia, with participants from all key ministries and some agencies;
  • Regional in-depth trainings in the form of high-level and technical workshops with more attention to the use of SEA in practice.

Results

The workshops were much appreciated. Participants indicated that they learned, among others, to distinguish between EIA and SEA, to apply different steps of SEA, and to understand the importance of participation and stakeholder involvement.

 

Follow-up

Intended follow-up for this programme was the coaching of participants in pilot SEAs for four national plans in the region. Due to changing priorities in Dutch development cooperation, however, no further investments were made in this cooperation.

Advisory reports and other documents

01 Jan 2009: Other

Parties involved

Members of the working group

Technical secretary

Gwen van Boven