Activities range from legal and institutional analysis, policy formulation and legislative drafting through to feasibility studies and training.
Sheridan Chambers has particular expertise in:
Sheridan Chambers has been involved in some wonderful projects and you can see an in-depth list of our work by visiting our areas of expertise. Here are just some of the recent work we have been involved with:
Strengthening Systems for Public Investment Management in Timor-Leste – Project implemented by Asian Development Bank. Responsibilities included: drafting amendments to laws and regulations to implement Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA); drafting regulations on pollution control and on environmental standards; developing enforcement notices; developing standard conditions for environmental licensing; developing procedures for competent authorities for EIA and environmental licensing; training; and institutional capacity assessments.
Tashkent water and wastewater modernisation – Project funded by EBRD. Feasibility study with specific responsibilities for: institutional and organisational assessment; legislative analysis for EIA requirements; inputs to EIA Study.
UK Conformity Studies – Project funded by European Commission. Detailed assessment of implementation of various EU environmental directives in the UK.
Capacity Building on European Pollutant Release and Transfer Register (E-PRTR) in Turkey – Project funded by European Commission. Specific responsibilities included: Legal gap analysis and transposition needs; preparation of draft Regulation on PRTR; Regulatory Impact Assessment; draft Strategy for implementing PRTR in Turkey.
Policy and legal Advice Centre, Serbia – Project funded by European Commission. Specific responsibilities included: legal assessment and gap analysis of existing Serbian legislation in the area of waste management; drafting secondary legislation on various aspects of waste management.
Strengthening Systems for Public Investment Management in Timor-Leste – Project implemented by Asian Development Bank. Responsibilities included: drafting amendments to laws and regulations to implement Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA); drafting regulations on pollution control and on environmental standards; developing enforcement notices; developing standard conditions for environmental licensing; developing procedures for competent authorities for EIA and environmental licensing; training; and institutional capacity assessments.
Tashkent water and wastewater modernisation – Project funded by EBRD. Feasibility study with specific responsibilities for: institutional and organisational assessment; legislative analysis for EIA requirements; inputs to EIA Study.
UK Conformity Studies – Project funded by European Commission. Detailed assessment of implementation of various EU environmental directives in the UK.
Capacity Building on European Pollutant Release and Transfer Register (E-PRTR) in Turkey – Project funded by European Commission. Specific responsibilities included: Legal gap analysis and transposition needs; preparation of draft Regulation on PRTR; Regulatory Impact Assessment; draft Strategy for implementing PRTR in Turkey.
Policy and legal Advice Centre, Serbia – Project funded by European Commission. Specific responsibilities included: legal assessment and gap analysis of existing Serbian legislation in the area of waste management; drafting secondary legislation on various aspects of waste management.
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Clients include European Commission, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), European Investment Bank (EIB), World Bank (WB), Asian Development Bank (ADB), United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA), Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland, Danish International Development Agency (Danida) and the French Development Agency.
