National workshop on practical application of Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) and Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) in Serbia
Date: 01-04.06.2015
Place: Belgrade, Serbia
Organizer: ECRAN Secretariat with EC TAIEX Unit
The authorities as well as other stakeholders at the national and sub-national levels play an
important role in SEA/EIA implementation in each ECRAN beneficiary country. Therefore it is
important to create a core group of the trainers in the ECRAN countries to ensure the knowledge
transfer to the sub-national levels within individual countries. For this purpose, the ‘Training of
trainers’ scheme has been developed within ECRAN Environmental Assessment Working Group,
which consists of altogether three Training of Trainees (ToT) events inviting 3 trainers from each
country. In between the ToT workshops the trainers are supposed to conduct training(s) in their
countries. The workshop on SEA/EIA is the first event within the ToT scheme to be organized in
Serbia.
Wider Objective
To support a good SEA and EIA practice in the country by increasing understanding of the regional
authorities and environmental experts on the approaches to SEA and EIA practical application.
Specific Objectives
- To explain main steps of SEA procedure;
- To apply SEA theory through exercise;
- To illustrate good SEA practice on case examples;
- To explain main steps of EIA procedure as stipulated by the national legislation;
- To apply EIA theory through exercise;
- To illustrate good EIA practice on case examples;
- To test the draft training package;
- To improve training skills of trainers involved in the ToT scheme.
Expected Results of the meeting
The expected results are:
- Increased understanding of SEA principles and options for its practical application among participants;
- Increased understanding of the key principles of a good EIA practice and options for its practical application among participants;
- Increased training skills of trainers involved in the ToT;
- Comments received on the training materials to be considered in its further update.
