27 July 2023
Last week, the NCEA facilitated two workshops in Ethiopia. The purpose of the workshops was to assess needs for SEA and ESIA in Blue Deal and other program activities and to meet and involve participants of the Young Experts Program (YEP).
11 July 2023
Our Annual Report 2022 is now online. As part of the report, Chair of the NCEA Hans Mommaas recalls a few notable achievements of the NCEA in 2022 in a video message.
7 July 2023
“The NCEA’s neutrality was a great asset during our meeting!” At the end of June, the NCEA facilitated a meeting that brought the Lac Nokoué programme to a close.
30 June 2023
The LANDac Conference, held from 28th to 30th June, delved into the important topics regarding all different aspects of land governance. It included a session on inclusivity in Social Impact Assessment. The NCEA in the person of Emmy Dortant took…
27 June 2023
Best practice from the Netherlands! In a short video, urban planner and senior designer Ruwan Aluvihare (Amsterdam) explains the added value of Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) for the ‘Zuidplaspolder’, a city expansion of 8,000…
19 June 2023
From 13-14 June, the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) held its very first conference in Africa. With 1,500 participants coming from 93 countries, the need for this event was evident. The growing global demand for critical…
14 June 2023
Last month, the Vietnam Geology Department in cooperation with the Netherlands Embassy, organised a seminar called ‘Experience sharing and cooperation on the assessments of strategic locations and environmental-social impacts of off-shore sand…
9 June 2023
From 5-9 June, the NCEA co-facilitated two workshops in Suriname: one for government authorities and NGOs, and one for oil companies and consultants. In this 1-minute video, Ineke Steinhauer talks about the context and the next steps.
1 June 2023
In May, two new colleagues joined the NCEA. Andrea Naylor (Project Assistant) and Lineke Mook (Communications and Knowledge Management).