The SEA serves as an important decision-aiding tool that incorporates a range of analytical and participatory approaches. These should aim to integrate environmental considerations into policies, plans and programmes and evaluate the inter-linkages with economic and social considerations. This will help to ensure that the prudent management of natural resources and the environment provide the foundations for sustainable economic growth which, in turn, potentially supports livelihoods and socio-political stability. In addition, a transboundary SEA offers the opportunity to promote greater international cooperation, information sharing, and stability. It can build stakeholder engagement for improved governance, facilitate trans-boundary co-operation around shared environmental resources, and contribute to conflict prevention.
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