Bangkok, Thailand
23rd September 2013A delegation of 12 Officers of the National Environment Commission Secretariat from the Royal Government of Bhutan paid a study visit to the Environment Operations Center (EOC) to learn about Strategic Enviroment Assessment (SEA) application in the Greater Mekong Subregion.
The EOC also presented the review of country SEA frameworks and shared lessons learned from pilot studies in the subregion to the delegation. The presentation was followed by a group discussion focused on opportunities to mainstream SEA in Bhutanese policy and planning processes and potential knowledge exchange on SEA good practice and methodology.The visit to EOC is part of a 10-day training course on Strategic Environmental Assessment organized by Kasetsart University in Bangkok, Thailand.
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Land use planners in Yunnan were introduced to a new land use change modeling application at an awareness raising and capacity building event held in Kunming from 21–25 September.
The CLUMondo modeling software helps planners project the type, scale, and location of future demand for land. When combined with other tools, such as Spatial Multicriteria Assessment, it enables land use decisions to better balance economic, social, and environmental considerations.
Funded by the GMS Core Environment Program (CEP), an improved version of the software was recently developed and a capacity building program is being rolled out for the six GMS countries.
With CEP support, the Yunnan Institute of Environment Science (YIES) and the Free University of Amsterdam jointly organized the seminar to introduce CLUMondo to Yunnan planners and decision-makers and also to build broader understanding about the benefits of land use change simulation technologies.
The longer-term aim is to develop a network of academic institutions to provide modeling support to relevant government agencies.
Nearly 30 participants attended the seminar, including representatives from:
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Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar
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More than 200 government and non-government participants attended this Myanmar event which saw the launch of a new Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Procedure and National Environmental Quality (Emissions) Guidelines, both of which were developed with support from the GMS Core Environment Program.
Speeches and presentations can be downloaded below.
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