Abstract This article offers a critical analysis of the applicability and relevance of strategic environmental assessment (SEA) in the post-conflict period in Colombia as a means to support societal sustainability transition and avoid the depletion of natural resources and the emergence of new conflicts. Colombia, emerging from decades of war between the Colombian government and the FARC-EP (Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia), is experiencing an urgent need to allocate financial resources to large-scale projects with the aim of supporting post-conflict development activities, potentially resulting in rapid and hyper-development conditions and causing severe environmental impacts. Theoretically, SEA can be seen as one way to assist the Colombian government in their strategic decision-making and planning. However, the use of SEA will be bound by the post-conflict conditions and the more general institutional setting in Colombia. This article is focused on identifying the opportunities and challenges arising from the post-conflict context and the SEA action arena in Colombia. By doing this, the article provides a better understanding of institutional processes and resources in Colombia and contributes to the limited scholarly literature that is available on the application of SEA in post-conflict contexts, including research on the institutional capacity involved.

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哥伦比亚冲突后发展计划和可持续性转型的战略环境评估

摘要 本文对哥伦比亚冲突后时期战略环境评估 (SEA) 的适用性和相关性进行了批判性分析，作为支持社会可持续性转型和避免自然资源枯竭和新冲突出现的手段。哥伦比亚从哥伦比亚政府与 FARC-EP（哥伦比亚革命武装力量）之间数十年的战争中走出来，迫切需要为大型项目分配财政资源，以支持冲突后发展活动，可能导致快速和过度发展的条件，并造成严重的环境影响。从理论上讲，SEA 可被视为协助哥伦比亚政府进行战略决策和规划的一种方式。然而，SEA 的使用将受到冲突后条件和哥伦比亚更普遍的制度设置的约束。本文的重点是确定哥伦比亚的冲突后环境和 SEA 行动领域所带来的机遇和挑战。通过这样做，本文提供了对哥伦比亚制度过程和资源的更好理解，并有助于为有限的学术文献做出贡献，这些文献是关于 SEA 在冲突后环境中的应用，包括对所涉及的制度能力的研究。