“Best Practice: Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) Performance Criteria” provides criteria to help create effective SEA processes and evaluate existing ones. SEA ensures that strategic decisions consider environmental, social, and economic impacts while supporting sustainability goals. The criteria emphasize that SEA should be integrated into policy-making, focus on key sustainability issues, involve public participation, and remain transparent and accountable. Additionally, it should be flexible, cost-effective, and provide useful information early enough to influence decisions. By following these principles, SEA improves decision-making, increases credibility, and leads to more efficient environmental assessments at the project level.
About Best Practice Principles Series
IAIA’s International Best Practice Principles series covers a variety of impact assessment topical areas, sharing best practices for practitioners.
