ABSTRACT

Botswana recently introduced strategic environmental assessment (SEA) into her national environmental management framework and the SEA approach used in is anchored on the South African approach which is reported defective where it originates. Furthermore, there is a dearth of literature on the performance of SEA in Botswana. In response, this paper studies the quality of SEAs of three of Botswana’s development plans, prepared between 2011 and 2018. The study employs European SEA Directive-based SEA report quality review package. Findings demonstrate that SEA practice in Botswana is generally satisfactory albeit with some critical challenges. Shortcomings relate to the description of the baseline environment; the listing of baseline documents; the identification of problems relating to, and effects of proposed plan on areas of ecological significance; evaluation of secondary, cumulative, and synergistic effects; the elaboration of various properties of effects; consideration given to effects on various sustainability receptors and health implications; the conduct of SEA following applicable national SEA frameworks; the uncertain effects of public participation and SEA on proposed plan; and, the description of how developed monitoring arrangements can be used to reduce duplication of efforts between SEA and EIA.

摘要

博茨瓦纳最近将战略环境评估（SEA）纳入其国家环境管理框架，其中使用的战略环境评估方法以南非方法为基础，据报道该方法在其起源处存在缺陷。此外，关于策略性环境评估在博茨瓦纳的表现的文献也很少。为此，本文研究了博茨瓦纳 2011 年至 2018 年间制定的三个发展计划的策略性环境评估的质量。该研究采用了基于欧洲策略性环境评估指令的策略性环境评估报告质量审查包。调查结果表明，博茨瓦纳的战略环境评估实践总体令人满意，尽管存在一些严峻的挑战。缺点与基线环境的描述有关；基线文件清单；确定相关问题，拟议规划对具有生态意义的地区的影响；评估次要、累积和协同效应；效果的各种属性的详细阐述；考虑对各种可持续性受体的影响和健康影响；根据适用的国家策略性环境评估框架进行策略性环境评估；公众参与和战略环境评估对拟议计划的不确定影响；以及如何使用已制定的监测安排来减少战略环境评估和环境影响评估之间的重复工作的描述。和协同效应；效果的各种属性的详细阐述；考虑对各种可持续性受体的影响和健康影响；根据适用的国家策略性环境评估框架进行策略性环境评估；公众参与和战略环境评估对拟议计划的不确定影响；以及如何使用已制定的监测安排来减少战略环境评估和环境影响评估之间的重复工作的描述。和协同效应；效果的各种属性的详细阐述；考虑对各种可持续性受体的影响和健康影响；根据适用的国家策略性环境评估框架进行策略性环境评估；公众参与和战略环境评估对拟议计划的不确定影响；以及如何使用已制定的监测安排来减少战略环境评估和环境影响评估之间的重复工作的描述。