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Strategic Environmental Assessment for Free Trade Agreements

June 5 2007 Netherlands Commission for Environmental Assessment

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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

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round 1 round 2 round 3 round … agreement round …

FTA negotiation rounds

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round 1 round 2 round 3 round … monitoring & evaluation round 1: preparation

Trade policy formulation

agreement round … round … round … round 4 round 3 round 2

SEA SEA rounds FTA negotiation rounds

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round 1 round 2 round 3 round … Other commodities, sectors or issues Commodity e.g. coffee monitoring & evaluation round 1: preparation

Trade policy formulation Theme papers

agreement round … round … round … Environmental goods and services round 4 round 3 round 2

SEA SEA rounds FTA negotiation rounds Theme papers

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SEA is interactive process between

• Negotiators
• Advisory group
• Authors of theme papers

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In practice

• What is expected from each of the

three groups?

• What does each group need from the
• ther groups?

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Advisory group

Task

• Quick assessment & recommendations
• Represent & consult stakeholders
• Build consensus & broad support

Needs

• Key issues / questions from the negotiators
• Reliable, objective information

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Negotiators

Task

• Link SEA to negotiation

Needs

• Answers to their questions
• Sound Information
• Opinions of civil society
• Clear recommendations on

environmental & social issues

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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

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More information:

www.eia.nl