Revision of IAIA SEA Performance PrinciplesIAIA’15

Marie Hanusch Monica Fundingsland TetlowSEA Section Co-chairs

Context

• IAIA SEA Performance Criteria first published in 2002.• Developed by the Netherlands Commission for Environmental

Assessment (NCEA) through consultation with IAIA SEA Section members and workshops during IAIA conferences over 3 years.

• Ten years later this publication has been revisited and revised to reflect how the understanding of SEA has changed.

• The revision of the SEA Performance Criteria was initiated and coordinated by NCEA with support from the SEA Section Chairs.

• NCEA is now handing the revision process over to the SEA Section Chairs for finalisation.

Summary of Revision Process

Challenges

• Revisiting the SEA Performance Criteria has been received with enthusiasm among many IAIA and SEA Section members.

• However, concerns have also been raised concerning both the revision process and contents of the current draft SEA Performance Principles.

• These are concerns which both the NCEA and the SEA Section Chairs take seriously.

• We have recently shared the main concerns raised and invited comment both via email to review.of.iaia.sea.principles@gmail.com and through IAIA Connect.

Session Objectives

• The objectives of this session are to discuss some of the challenges and agree a way forward

• Process– How should we finalise the revision of the IAIA SEA

Performance Principles?• Content

– Is there a need for further revision of the SEA Performance Principles in order to reflect the latest thinking in SEA, or do the revised principles look so similar to the 'old' ones because they are still ‘fit for purpose’?

Session Outline

• Maria Partidario and Thomas Fischer have been invited to ‘kick-off’ the discussions (5-10 mins each)– Revision process to date and thoughts on how to

proceed (Maria Partidario) – Content of the draft set of revised principles and why

the revised set looks so similar to the old ones (Thomas Fischer)

• Discussion (35 mins)• Closing

Draft revised principles

Draft revised principles w/tracked changes (1/2)

Draft revised principles w/tracked changes (2/2)