The policy summary is based on the full SEA report Strategic Environmental Assessment of the Hydropower Master Plan in the Context of the Power Development Plan VI (pdf).
Through Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA), which is a international approach to integrate environmental and social considerations into strategic decision making, the Ministry of Industry and Trade in Vietnam has, together with SEI, undertaken a pilot assessment of hydropower. The main purpose of the pilot SEA exercise is to build capacity for the integration of SEA into hydropower development in Vietnam. However, there are obstacles.
