ABSTRACT
As we noted in an earlier book, EIA requirements have long been an established component of development cooperation, and now are paralleled by multilateral and bilateral donor agencies' use of SEA and related processes (Dalal-Clayton and Sadler 2005). In various institutionalised forms, this approach provides a major entry point for more integrative, sustainability-related appraisal. The increasing use and recognition of the value of SEA to development cooperation in decision-making have led to further guidance on its application. SEA practice has become central to the work of development agencies as they change their emphasis from supporting numerous individual projects to providing support via more strategic interventions.
