All mega-projects now require strategic environment assessment

[webfact]

 

The government has recently issued a new ministerial regulation, requiring all mega projects to undergo a strategic environmental assessment (SEA), on top of the existing environmental impact assessment (EIA) and health impact assessment (HIA), to avoid friction developing between the state or private investors and the people.

 

Under a PM Office ministerial regulation, a 13-member SEA committee will be set up, comprising permanent secretaries from the finance, agriculture, natural resources and environment, energy, interior, public health, industry and social development and human security ministries, with the prime minister as the chair.

 

The main tasks of the committee are to set out policies and guidelines for strategic environmental assessments and the projects that require them and to support and promote the development of SEAs.

 

Full story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/all-mega-projects-now-require-strategic-environment-assessment/

 

-- © Copyright Thai PBS 2023-08-04

 

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[SooKee]

Another envelope? ????

[ikke1959]

start with daily lives... black smoke cars as there are still a lot on the roads... and also stop selling petrol scooters but only electric ones...

[Mr Derek]

So it's an excuse to push ahead on projects which fail the Environmental Impact Assessment. From now on they'll say "look, this project has benefits for the nation" and that will become the official deciding factor.

[hotchilli]

16 hours ago, webfact said:

The government has recently issued a new ministerial regulation, requiring all mega projects to undergo a strategic environmental assessment (SEA), on top of the existing environmental impact assessment (EIA) and health impact assessment (HIA), to avoid friction developing between the state or private investors and the people.

Wow...

[brianthainess]

18 hours ago, SooKee said:

Another envelope? ????

And, another committee, all reaping  10k a time and chaired by no less than the supreme leader of all time PM Prayuth.

 

 

[newnative]

Absolutely not needed if the other two are doing their jobs properly.

[AustinRacing]

They sure like using big words. Fruits of junkets to developed nations as part of learning programs. When it comes to implementation step they run out of juice like many other initiatives. 

[jacko45k]

With or without the big fat brown envelopes?