Introduction
ESIA is established since 1995 and a number of evaluations concluded that although its performance is improving, it is not making use of the potential of ESIA. An SEA system is not (yet) established in Bangladesh but there is growing support in some departments and line ministries to develop it.
News
Webpages | 17-01-2024
Climate change adaptation in water and food security programmes: evaluation report online
The IOB has released an evaluation report on how climate change adaptation is integrated into water and food security programmes funded by the…
Webpages | 30-05-2023
National workshop to prepare SESA legislation in Bangladesh
Bangladesh is well on its way to preparing SESA legislation. SESA stands for Strategic Environmental and Social Assessment. This termoniology is…
Webpages | 02-05-2022
Synergy: increasing local ownership through environmental and social assessment
NWP, RVO and NCEA organised a webinar to discuss the potential to increase local ownership of water management via environmental assessment.
Webpages | 15-12-2021
Coaching SEA integrated Masterplan - Bangladesh
The NCEA joined a mission to the Chalan Beel which is one of the priority areas under the Bangladesh Deltaplan 2100. This region faces multiple…
Webpages | 19-10-2020
Review of the SESA for major Bangladesh River Stabilisation Plan
We recently reviewed the 5th version for the SESA for the Bangladesh River Stabilisation Plan (2015-2040). Although the content of the SESA has improved…
Webpages | 11-03-2019
National SEA seminars
In the past weeks, the NCEA staff joined SIDA/Niras in some of their closing seminars of the international Strategic Environmental Assessment training…
Webpages | 01-02-2019
SEA for Sundarbans - Bangladesh
Dhaka, 27-31 January - In Bangladesh an SEA for the South West region including the Sundarbans will start soon. The Sundarbans has a World Heritage…
Webpages | 25-10-2018
SEA legislation adopted in Bangladesh
Following a growing number of countries, Bangladesh also adopted Strategic Environmental Assessment legislation! There are currently 3 SEA's planned in…
Webpages | 30-10-2017
Lectures on SEA for 5 Asian countries
The NCEA provided guest lectures on SEA for about 30 government officials from five South East Asian countries. The lectures were part of the three-week…
Webpages | 21-06-2017
SESA for the river stabilisation - Bangladesh
The Assam earthquake in 1950 caused the Jamuna-Padma-Meghna river to fill up with sediments. As a result, the river’s width has roughly doubled…
Webpages | 31-01-2017
Building SEA experience in Bangladesh and Cambodia
Together with trainers from the Swedish international training programme on SEA, the NCEA visited Bangladesh and Cambodia. The aim was to assess the…
