Strategic Planning (Principle #1)

The next Sustainable Infrastructure: Putting Principle into Practice webinar, on June 9, focuses on Strategic Planning and Sustainable Infrastructure Development, the first Good Practice Principle from UNEP’s newly released International Good Practice Principles for Sustainable Infrastructure.

The session provides an introduction to strategic planning (Principle #1), followed by a technical presentation on strategic environmental assessments (SEA). The remainder of the session includes presentations of two case studies given by practitioners engaged in strategic planning for infrastructure at the national and sector (hydropower) levels. Case presentations include interactive activities that will allow exchange between case study presenters and participants regarding sustainability challenges and lessons learned from the cases.

Subsequent webinars in the series, held on the second Wednesday of every month, focus on each of the remaining 10 Good Practice Principles.

 Case Study: Strategic Environmental Assessment of Hydropower Development in Azad Jammu and Kashmir by Dr. David Annandale

 Case Study: Application of the Capacity Assessment Tool For Infrastructure in the Gambia by Talía Rangil Escribano

Technical Presentation: Arend Kolhoff of the Netherlands Commission for Environmental Assessment will present Strategic Environmental and Social Impact Assessments

Case Presentation #1: David Annandale, SEA Specialist, will present Hydropower Strategic Environmental Assessment and Planning in Azad Jammu Kashmir State, Pakistan

Case Presentation #2: Talía Rangil Escribano, Institutional Capacity Building Team Leader at UNOPS Gambia Office, will present Application of Capacity Assessment Tools in The Gambia