The 6th Workshop on the Trans-boundary Environmental Impact Assessment (TEIA) in
In cooperation with the Tumen Secretariat, the workshop was jointly organised by the Ministry of Environment (MOE) of ROK and the Korea Environment Institute (KEI), of which the latter has prominent expertise in the field of environmental impact assessment (EIA).
Around 20 environmental experts from GTI member countries (
Mr. Kim Myong Hwan, Deputy Director of MOE delivered the opening address, followed by Mr. Kim Ji Young, Director General of KEI. Mrs. Nataliya Yacheistova, the director of the Tumen Secretariat, further emphasised the role of GTI Environment Board (EB) in the progress of
Ms. Anna Radnai, senior advisor of the Ministry for Environment and Waters in Hungary, addressed “Current Activities and Case Study of the Espoo Convention” including Hungarian EIA and the case study of “Life-time Extension of a Nuclear Power Plant for Further 20 Years Operation.” Following on, Mr. Lee Young-Joon presented on “Frame work for TEIA and Guideline in NE Asia Discussion for Intra-governmental cooperation”.
There was a shared view among the participants on the need of further utilising the GTI Environment Board (EB) to enhance communications at both government and research levels. In this regard, the inaugural GTI EB meeting planned to be held in 2010, would be apparent for discussion of TEIA system and to reach an agreement at an official level, prior to specifics such as the development of practical TEIA guidelines for the region and standardising EIA contents among member states. A background paper outlining the main ideas on the EIA systems of each member countries was conceived to be beneficial across all participants.
CONTACTS
For further inquiries, please do not hesitate to contact:
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Dr. Young-Joon Lee Director, Division of Strategic Assessment Korea Environment Institute Tel: +82-2-380-7763 Fax: +82-2-380-7744 email: yjlee@kei.re.kr |
Ms. Ha-young Kwon Researcher Korea Environment Institute Tel: +82-2-380-7762 Fax: +82-2-380-7744 email: hykwon@kei.re.kr |
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Mr. Myong Hwan Kim Deputy Director, Global Environment Division Ministry of Environment, ROK Tel: +82-2-2110-6560 Fax: +82-2-504-9206 email: newhopes@korea.kr |
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Programme
TEIA workshop
7 December 2009 (Day One)
- Opening Address by Director, MOE ROK
- Welcoming Address by Dr. Ji Young Kim (Director General, KEI)
- Current activities of GTI by Ms. Nataliya Yacheistova (invited speaker, Director, Tumen Secretariat UNDP) (20min)
- Progress of Transboundary EIA training program in
Current activities and Case study of the Espoo Convention
Frame work for TEIA and Guideline in
Discussion for Intra-governmental cooperation
8 December 2009 (Day Two)
TEIA of Waste Management
TEIA of Water Quality and Water Resources
TEIA of Air Quality and Atmosphere
9 December 2009 (Day Three)
10 December 2009 (Day Four)
Environmental Governance and TEIA




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