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TAI in Asia
SEA: Sujitra Vassanadumrongdee, TEI
SA: Lalanath de Silva, WRI
TAI Global Meeting, April 25-27, 2006, Ambassador Hotel, Bangkok
TAI in Southeast Asia
Have undertaken the TAI assessment (s)Gearing towards the TAI assessment
Showing interest, building up coalition
TAI Southeast Asia - Countries
1. Brunei2. Cambodia3. East Timor4. Indonesia (national, 2001-2; regional, 2004-5) 5. Laos6. Malaysia 7. Myanmar 8. Philippines (2005-6) 9. Singapore10. Thailand (2001, 2004-5, 2006-7) 11. Vietnam (2006)
TAI-Thailand
Thailand Environment Institute (TAI Core Team Member)
Help develop the TAI Methodology from the beginning
Lead the TAI-Thailand coalition and the assessments
Expand TAI network to Southeast Asian countries
Pilot National Assessment in Thailand (Jun-Dec 2001)
Research Team (total 11 persons): TEI King Prajadhipok’s Institute NGO-Coordinating Committee on Developm
ent Independent experts
Review of the findings by a National Review Committee (9 persons)
Dissemination Conference on Dec 25, 2001 in BKK Publication (1st ed. -300 copies and 2nd ed. - 600 copies) to
be distributed to government agencies, educational institutions and CSOs
Publication posted on TEI website
2nd National Assessment in Thailand (Nov 2004- Mar 2005)
Research Team (total 17 persons): TEI King Prajadhipok’s Institute Sustainable Development Foundation National Human Rights Commission of Thailand Independent experts from CSOs and
government agencies (DWR and DIW) Advisory Panel (16 persons) Public Review Seminar on July 25, 2005 in Bangkok Publication (3,000 copies) Publication will be posted on TEI’s website shortly Outreach materials being prepared
3rd National Assessment in Thailand (on-going)
Research Team (total 16 persons): TEI King Prajadhipok’s Institute Sustainable Development Foundation National Human Rights Commission of
Thailand Independent experts from CSOs and
government agencies (DWR and DEQP) Advisory Panel (invitation process) Preparation of TAI Toolkit for Grass root
NGOs
National TAI Assessment (2001-2) Lead: Indonesian Center for Environmental Law (ICEL)
Regional TAI Assessments (2004-5)Gunung Kidul and Bandung Lead (Gunung Kidul):Lapera Lead (Bandung):Legal Aid Foundation Bandung Translating TAI indicators into local indicators
TAI-Indonesia
TAI-Indonesia (cont’d)
Outreach Activities: Preparing the publication of national and regional assessment reports,
Local TAI Toolkit, Access pocket books for 4 different stakeholders: government officials, MPs, business, and laypersons
Series of seminars and trainings at local and national levels, preparing national festival on environmental democracy
Encouraging stakeholders at local level to actualize the Access principles (e.g., Mayor of Gunung Kidul already made political commitments and has been preparing local regulation on transparency and public participation, creation of local community groups (local leaders and community radio groups) disseminating info. about gov. policies to the public)
Planning to develop PP10 at national and local level
TAI-Philippines Lead: Maximo T. Kalaw Institute for
Sustainable Development (MTKISD) TAI-Philippines Core Team,
Environment Broadcast Circle, MTKISD, Legal Rights and Natural Resources Center
10 NGO members under CT October 17-19, 2005: The TAI Training
Workshop held with support from WRI and TEI (resource person)
The research on the General Legal Framework completed and gearing towards research on the Case Studies (first draft by June, 2006)
TAI-Vietnam
Trip to Vietnam on November 21-23, 2006, meeting with 7 active CSOs to introduce TAI activities
Lead organizations for the TAI-Vietnam coalition emerged-- VACNE and IUCN VN
Subagreement being processed
Planning a TAI Methodology Training Workshop in Hanoi in May 2006
Dr. Peter Moore and Mr. Bernard O'Callaghan at IUCN Vietnam Office
Dr. Nguyen Ngoc Sinh and Dr. Nguyen Hoang Yen at VACNE office
Future TAI-Malaysia?
January 18-19, 2006: P10 Workshop was organized by British High Commission (BHC) KL to introduce TAI and to identify prospective Malaysian CSO partners
April 4, 2006: A follow-up meeting in Malaysia was held again by BHC KL.
The Malaysian Environmental NGO Network will take up the lead in the implementation of P10 and work together with the Freedom of Information Coalition (FoIC)
Future TAI-Malaysia? (cont’d) The coalitions intends to produce a strategy paper by June
on how P10 processes could be best implemented in the country, taking into account the current political scenarios.
A training session for MENGO and FoI coalition members on P10 and TAI processes will be carried out in Sept.
Two regional workshops in Central and Eastern regions of Peninsular Malaysia for the wider public and civil societies will be hosted in Oct/Nov to disseminate vital information on P10 processes.
To support this, a handbook on P10, which contains vital information such as a directory of information sources will be published in Oct and disseminated widely.
SEA-Future Plans
TAI Training workshop in Vietnam Explore possibility in other countries in SEA and
EA regions Strengthen the regional network Fundraising for regional activities Regional meeting in 2007 and regional report PP10: Coordinate with TAI partners to follow-up
with their country gov. representatives
TAI in South Asia
Lalanath de Silva
(WRI – TAI Global Secretariat)
TAI South Asia - Countries
Afghanistan Bangladesh (2005) Bhutan India (2001) Maldives Nepal Pakistan Sri Lanka (2005)
TAI India
Lead: Environment Support Group
2001 PRIA – Pilot Assessment
2004 IDMA Fndn - Chandigarh
2004 Bangalore Workshops
National Coalition formed 2004
Bangalore Statement
Karnataka State assessment started in October 2005
TAI Bangladesh
Lead: Bangladesh Environmental Lawyers Association
National Coalition formed October 2005 – 3 NGOs
TAI proposal and budget prepared. Awaiting funds.
TAI Sri Lanka
Lead: the Public Interest Law Foundation
National Coalition formed Nov. 2005 – 6 leading NGOs/Research Orgs.
TAI SA/Aus Training Wkshp Dec 2005 – Colombo
National Assessment started April 2006.
South Asia – Future Plans
Pakistan: Searching for Partners
Nepal: Pro Public – Political situation
Regional Lead: Too early to tell
Fundraising: Needs to happen locally
Regional Meeting: Asia 2007 (?)
PP10: Talking to Sri Lanka Government