TAI Global Meeting, April 25-27, 2006, Ambassador Hotel, Bangkok
TAI in Asia
SEA: Sujitra Vassanadumrongdee, TEI
SA: Lalanath de Silva, WRI
TAI in
Southeast Asia
Have undertaken the
TAI assessment (s)
Gearing towards the
TAI assessment
Showing interest,
building up coalition
TAI Southeast Asia - Countries
Brunei
2. Cambodia
3. East Timor
4. Indonesia (national, 2001-2; regional, 2004-5)
5. Laos
6. Malaysia
7. Myanmar
8. Philippines (2005-6)
9. Singapore
10. Thailand (2001, 2004-5, 2006-7)
11. Vietnam (2006)
1.
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)
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Research Team (total 11 persons):
 TEI
 King Prajadhipok’s Institute
 NGO-Coordinating Committee on
Development
 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)
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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)
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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
TAI-Indonesia
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 (cont’d)
Outreach Activities:
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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
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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 TAIVietnam coalition emerged-VACNE and IUCN VN
Dr. Nguyen Ngoc Sinh and Dr. Nguyen
Hoang Yen at VACNE office
 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
Future TAI-Malaysia?
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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)
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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.
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A training session for MENGO and FoI coalition members
on P10 and TAI processes will be carried out in Sept.
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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.
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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
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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
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Afghanistan
Bangladesh (2005)
Bhutan
India (2001)
Maldives
Nepal
Pakistan
Sri Lanka (2005)
TAI India
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Lead: Environment
Support Group
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2001 PRIA – Pilot
Assessment
2004 IDMA Fndn Chandigarh
2004 Bangalore
Workshops
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National Coalition formed
2004
Bangalore Statement
Karnataka State
assessment started in
October 2005
TAI Bangladesh
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Lead: Bangladesh
Environmental
Lawyers Association
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National Coalition
formed October 2005
– 3 NGOs
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TAI proposal and
budget prepared.
Awaiting funds.
TAI Sri Lanka
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Lead: the Public Interest
Law Foundation
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National Coalition formed
Nov. 2005 – 6 leading
NGOs/Research Orgs.
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TAI SA/Aus Training
Wkshp Dec 2005 –
Colombo
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National Assessment
started April 2006.
South Asia – Future Plans
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Pakistan: Searching for Partners
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Nepal: Pro Public – Political situation
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Regional Lead: Too early to tell
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Fundraising: Needs to happen locally
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Regional Meeting: Asia 2007 (?)
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PP10: Talking to Sri Lanka Government