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Tackling climate change is perhaps the greatest environmental challenge we face today. If more ambitious policies are not introduced, the OECD projects world greenhouse gas emissions to increase by about 70% by 2050, with severe consequences: destructive sea level rise and storm surges, more frequent and intense heat waves, and agricultural yields declining in many parts of the world. And even if we take actions to combat climate change, some degree of global warming from past emissions is already locked in, posing a serious challenge to social and economic development in all countries. Therefore, it is imperative that we adapt to the already changing climate.
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This policy guidance is a result of the work undertaken by a Joint OECD Environment-Development Task Team on Integrating Climate Change into Development Co-operation, led by Switzerland (Anton Hilber) and The Netherlands (Christine Pirenne, Jan-Peter Mout, Aart van der Horst). The work of the Task Team was jointly overseen by the Environment Policy Committee (EPOC) Working Party on Global and Structural Policies (WPGSP) and the Development Assistance Committee (DAC) Environet.
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Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) refers to “a range of analytical and participatory approaches that aim to integrate environmental considerations into policies, plans and programmes (PPPs) and evaluate the inter-linkages with economic and social considerations” (OECD, 2006c). It offers a structured approach to integrating environmental considerations into PPPs at different levels, including the sector level. The OECD/DAC Good Practice Guidance document on Strategic Environmental Assessment (OECD, 2006c) suggests the following key stages for carrying out an SEA: establishing the context, implementing the SEA (including by undertaking the needed analysis with appropriate stakeholders), informing and influencing decision making, and monitoring and evaluation.
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