Strategic Environmental Assessment of the Integrated Socio-Economic

Development Program of Novokuznetsk Municipal District through to 2025,

Kemerovo Region, Russian Federation

Marina Khotuleva, Consultant to UNECEElena Perfil’eva, InEcA Consulting LCC

Kyiv, 31 October 2017

SEA objectThe Integrated Socio-Economic Development Program of Novokuznetsk Municipal District through to 2025

Project period 2016-2017

Executor InEcA-consulting, LLC», Novokuznetsk

Financed by UNDP/GEF – Ministry of Natural resources and Environment of the Russian Federation Project «Mainstreaming biodiversity conservationinto Russia’s energy sector policies and operations» http://bd-energy.ru/

SEA framework

BIODIVERSITY AND COAL MINING

THE TERRITORY OF ASSESSMENT

RETROSPECTIVE ASSESSMENT

LEGISLATIVE FRAMEWORK

Radical improvement of the

environmental performance

Infrastructure development in the Novokusnetskmunicipal district

Increasing the efficiency and quality of municipal services

Table of Content

Part I. Passport of the Municipal District

Part II. The Concept of socio-economic development of the Novokuznetsk Municipal District.

Part III. Longer-term Plan of socio-economic development of Novokuznetsk Municipal District for 2007 - 2022

Part IV. Mid-term Plan of socio-economic development of Novokuznetsk Municipal District for2012 – 2017 годы

Part V. Annual Plan of socio-economic development of Novokuznetsk Municipal District

Appendixes

Total 404 pages

The subject of SEA: «Integrated Novokuznetsk Municipal District Socio-Economic Development Program (the Program)

Strategic objectives

Improving quality of local life style in Novokuznetsk municipal district

Development of local economy of the Novokusnetskmunicipal district

Improving the management efficiency on the settlements’ and municipal levels

Novokuznetsk Municipal District Mission:Sustainable improving of population life quality, due to economic and social

development, increasing involvement of local population in solving the problems of the municipal district, and achieving harmonic environment

SEA limitations and assumption• Ex-post SEA: the Strategy/Program has started in 2007:

– For addressing this limitation, the SEA has been connected to the process of the re-consideration of the Program.

• No national SEA legislation/provisions; SEA Protocol is not a part of Russian legislation:– The main SEA Protocol provisions have been followed on the voluntary basis

as much as possible.• Limited responsibilities of municipal authorities in addressing of local

environmental problems:– The recommendations on strengthening of the environmental management

on the municipal level have been developed.• The evaluation of the Program efficiency has been never done:

– This limitation has been pointed out;– The environmental performance (including public health) has been analysed;– The environmental indicators have been developed to the Program

environmental monitoring

Main advantages / factors of success• Accurate SEA planning: key SEA principles and elements

covered by SEA Protocol, were carefully planned andimplemented;

• Elaborate set of methods;• Extensive public participation and collaboration;• SEA capacity building;• Analysis of main gaps in the planning/implementation process

and developing recommendations for improvement;• Strong commitment of municipal authorities to do SEA; close

collaboration with the “holders” of the planning process.

SEA stagesTraining and seminars

Stakeholder identification & involvement

Data collection

Target analysis of the Program

Preliminary assessment of environmental conditions

Assessment of baseline conditions and trends

The Program analysis

Assessment of socio-economic development alternatives

• list of identified problems

• trends’ assessment

• alternatives of socio-economic development

• qualitative and quantitative ecosystem services assessment

• list of additional measures to mitigate impacts

• recommendations for the Program aims, objects and measures adaptation

• list of monitoring indicators

Recommendations

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Ecosystem services and biodiversity assessment

Stage IDevelopment objectives and actions planned

Environmental objectives and actions planned

Последствия для окружающей среды и здоровья населения

(негативные и положительные)

Снижают негативные воздействия, увеличивают положительный

эффект

?

Additional acgtions/mitigations and/or corrections of objectivves

and actions

Valuable environmental gaps

Are the environmental issues addressed

?

YES NO YESNO

Stage II

Strategic environmental objectives of Federal and

Regional levels

Strategic development objectives

Harmonized?

YES NOТ

Harmonization (correction or re-establishing of the objectives)

SEA Algorithm

Thematic assessments and analyses applied

Within the SEA framework, a number of thematic assessments have been done:

• Environmental assessment of the Novokuzhetsk District territory(including public health and social issues); identification of keyissues;

• Ecosystem services and biodiversity assessment;• Objective-led analysis;• Alternatives analysis;• Impact assessment;• GIS/mapping.

Ecosystem services and biodiversity assessmentEcosystem services Description

Relevance to usersLocal communities Authorities Business

Provisioning services: foodproduction

Forest products: bear's onion (Allium microdictyon), bracken (Pteridium pinetorum), pignolia (Pinus sibirica), mushrooms and berries(wild strawberry, raspberry, black and red currant, blueberry).

High

It’s the important resource for household consumption and trading.

The seasonal wild harvest gathering can provide 80-100 % of annual income for local community.

Low

The resource isn’t crucial for economic system of the region.

Low

Wild harvest gathering according to rules and regulationsdoes not have a serious impact on ecosystems

Regulating services:

hazard processes regulation

Taiga creates a buffer zone from hazard processes, supports river runoff, reduces a risk for flooding. High level of moisture-holding capacity reduces a risk of wildfire.

High

Mitigating the property damages the.

High

Reduction in expenditures on prevention and elimination the effects of the natural emergencies.

High

Mitigating the property damages.

Within the strategic planning, it is recommended to take into account the

ecosystem services of the area

Ecosystem services

Wood

Mushrooms

Berries

Fish

Wildfowl

Hunting

Fishing

Photosynthesis,CO2 uptake

Prevention of droughts, hurricanes, floods

Habitats of plants and animalsSelf-purification of

water bodies

Recreation

Cognitive function (ecotourism)

Water

Tourism

Цель/задача «Комплексной программы…» хорошо согласована с приоритетной экологической целью СЭО.

Цель/задача «Комплексной программы…» принципиально согласована с приоритетной экологической целью СЭО, но не увязана в стратегии. Необходимо более тесно увязать цели.

Цель/задача «Комплексной программы…» нейтральна по отношению к приоритетной экологической цели СЭО.

Цель/задача «Комплексной программы…» не согласуется с приоритетной экологической целью СЭО. Необходимы меры, направленные на согласование целей.

Цель/задача «Комплексной программы…» противоречит приоритетной экологической цели СЭО. Необходимы меры, направленные на уточнение цели/задачи «Комплексной программы…».

• Strategic development objectives verified for better harmonization with national and regional environmental objectives;

• The set of tactical environmental objectives has been developed;

• The analysis of objectives and actions has identified certain discrepancies. Additional actions have been developed.

Objective-led analysis

Ecosystem services and biodiversity assessment

Average value of biodiversity of Novokuznetsk municipal district, thousand RUB /ha/year

Value of ecosystem products and biodiversity resources of Novokuznetsk municipal district, million RUB / year

Criteria Existing trendTrends for the scenarios

Transition/Innovation «Zero» (business as usual) Additional

1.Air pollution/emissions Increasing, due to:- Coal production;- Automobile

transport- inefficient treatment

of emissions on public utilities;

- Transboundary transport from neighboring regions .

Increasing, due to:- Coal production;- Automobile transport

Increasing, in the context of existing trends (increase of coal production).

Decreasing, due to:- Decrease of emissions of coal production (main pollutant).- preservation and proper maintenance of ecosystems will improve the regulatory function of ecosystems and self-purification of the atmosphere

Decreasing, due to:- Replacement of old enterprises by modern facilities.

2. Surface water pollution

Рост (за счет неэффективной очистки сточных вод либо отсутствия очистки на предприятиях угледобычи и ЖКХ).

Increasing, due to:- Coal production;- Industries development- Construction of

agroholdings

Increasing, in the context of existing trends (increase of coal production).

Decreasing, due to:- Decrease of emissions of coal production (main pollutant).- preservation and proper maintenance of ecosystems will improve the regulatory function of ecosystems and self-purification of the surface water bodies

Decreasing, due to:- Replacement of old enterprises by modern facilities.

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Stakeholders meetings:• Meetings of working group with key

informants;• Multi-stakeholders meeting: working

group, heads of rural administrations, local activists and experts;

• Meeting with municipal authorities;• 6 round tables and 2 rounds of public

consultations. Capacity building/awareness raising events:• 3 workshops-trainings• 2 business games• mass media publications.

28 February 2017

Public consultations and capacity building events

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Thank you for your attention!mkhotuleva@ecoline-int.org

http://ecoline-int.org/Information on the SEA pilot project presented

is available (in Russian):Scoping report and SEA SoW

http://ineca.ru/?dr=about/news/2017/08/15&pg=01Draft Environmental Report

http://ineca.ru/?dr=about/news/2017/08/15&pg=01

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