Paraguay In Paraguay, WWF organised an SRJS workshop on SEA with the Ministry of Public Works, facilitated by the NCEA which was attended by civil servants of the Ministries of National Planning, of Environment, of Forestry and of Trade. Ms Daphne Willems of WWF-NL was also present: “The theme was the Hidrovía, or ‘water highway’: enhancing navigation of the Paraguay river, which flows through the Pantanal, the largest wetland on the planet. It was a fantastic session. Having all these ministries in the same room was in itself special: cooperation between these departments is scarce. The - mostly young - civil servants were hungry for information. They practised enthusiastically with everything related to the Hidrovía: drinking water supply, irrigation, flood risks, water quality, nature values and impacts for people living along the river, including the Guaraní Indians. They developed a plan for participation, they learnt how to set up an integrated team. The Ministry has decided to set up a team to do such analysis structurally. Mission accomplished?” The participants also evaluated the workshop positively, which led to this feedback from WWF Paraguay: “I am very satisfied with the great appreciation the participants express for the importance and applicability of SEA in the planning processes of plans, policies and programmes. It would be good to evaluate internalisation of this tool in the near future”. 44 The NCEA’s Views and Experiences 2018
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