A
primary problem identified of SEA implementation in
Malaysia has been its limited adoption as a policy planning
tool even though it has been explicitly stated in the National
Policy on the Environment and the Ninth Malaysia Plan. A
secondary problem is the lack of methodological guidelines in
conducting SEA in a consistent and systematic manner. Many
of the SEA implementations are varied in their definition and
integration of environmental considerations ranging from
simple utilization of rapid EIA screening approaches to
descriptive sustainability assessment evaluations. Furthermore,
a tertiary problem is the existing low level of awareness
on SEA and its potential for super-streaming environmental
considerations in policy planning.