Welcome to SEA Prague A special thematic meeting of the International Association for Impact Assessment Conference Format Welcome by the Czech Minister Conference Format Preliminary Program Discussion streams and topic-related sessions Stream A SEA legislation and policy A1 Legal and policy frameworks for SEA in Africa A2 Legal and policy frameworks for SEA in Asia A3 Legal and policy frameworks for SEA in Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific A4 Legal and policy frameworks for SEA in Newly Independent States A5 Legal and policy frameworks for SEA in Europe A6 SEA in Latin America A7 Legal and policy frameworks for SEA in Canada and the U.S. A8 SEA in development cooperation A9 Transboundary SEA Stream B SEA Practice in key sectors B1 SEA in Poverty Reduction Strategies B2 SEA practice in transport planning B3 SEA practice in energy management B4 SEA practice in water management B5 SEA practice in coastal zone management bullet B6 SEA of agriculture, food policy and rural issues B7 Application of Regional-Sectoral Assessments (RSA) to extractive industries B8 Application of SEA to Policy or Institutional Reforms Stream C Linkages between SEA and other assessment or planning tools C1 SEA and sustainability appraisal C2 Integrated assessment and planning for sustainable development C3 SEA and environmental planning and management C4 SEA in spatial planning C5 SEA and landscape planning C6 SEA practice and biodiversity C7 SEA and EIA tiering: the missing link? Stream D Cross-cutting issues in SEA practice D1 Data and scale issues in SEA D2 Public participation in SEA D3 Addressing health in SEA D4 Assessment of cumulative impacts in SEA D5 SEA follow-up D6 SEA review Stream E Improving standards and building capacity for SEA E1 Professional and institutional capacity building for SEA E2 SEA theory and research E3 Developing SEA guidance E4 Institutional frameworks for SEA: searching for appropriate organisations E5 Operating SEA knowledge centres E6 Distance learning and e-learning in SEA E7 Capacity Development Manual for the implementation of the Protocol on SEA Special event: World Bank Day (1 page)