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TRAINING TOOLKIT Integrating the Environment into humanitarian action and early recovery Blanche RENAUDIN : brenaudin@urd.org Groupe oupe URD URD Summary Groupe URD Training toolkits presentation Training

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TRAINING TOOLKIT Integrating the Environment into humanitarian action and early recovery

Blanche RENAUDIN : brenaudin@urd.org

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Groupe

  • upe URD

URD

Summary

  • Groupe URD
  • Training toolkit’s presentation
  • Training session
  • Environmental Network
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Groupe

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Groupe URD

  • Established in1993 – independent institute – analysis of practices

and development of policy - humanitarian and post crisis sector

  • From 93 to 97 : platform for dialogue between humanitarian and

development actors - linking emergency and development aid

  • Mission : improving the quality of humanitarian aid
  • Activities : evaluation, research, training
  • Observatories of aid practices : Haïti, Chad and Afghanistan
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Groupe URD : collective learning cycle www.urd.org

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Groupe URD : Environmentally-Friendly Installations

Office isolated with straw Ecological sanitation

Thermic solar pannels for heating water

Plantations to avoid erosion of sloping lands The walls are made of hemp Heater that uses waste wood

Groupe

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Summary

  • Groupe URD
  • Training toolkit’s presentation
  • Training session
  • Environmental Network
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Design of the training toolkit

  • Strong demand among humanitarian sector – Training sessions
  • Training sessions organized in South Africa, Zimbabwe, Chad,

Afghanistan, Canada, France – URD / UNEP

  • Training toolkit : developed in 2011 – using practical experiences
  • Target audience : humanitarian workers – project managers, technical

coordinators, field officers Outcome : address the different ways in which the environment can be taken into account in humanitarian action, and assist actors to integrate environmental approach into their policy development, planning, programme design and operational activities Training aining toolki lkit

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Training Toolkit Presentation

  • Flexible tool, designed to be :
  • adjusted to the local context
  • used as specific training needs
  • design as timeframes require
  • Each module contains :
  • PPT – presentation
  • Trainer’s Guide
  • Summary (4 pages)
  • Pedagogical tools (case study, video, documents…)
  • Bibliographic resources
  • 11 Modules available in English / French

Training aining toolki lkit http://www.urd.org http://postconflict.unep.ch

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Arborescence

Training aining toolki lkit

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Modules

  • Module 1 – Training Overview
  • Module 2 – Key Environmental Concepts
  • Module 3 – Interaction between Humanitarian Action and the Environment
  • Module 4 – Water Management and Ecological Sanitation
  • Module 5 – Waste Management
  • Module 6 – Reduction of and Alternatives to the Use of Firewood
  • Module 7 – Livelihoods and the Environment in Rural Contexts
  • Module 8 – Humanitarian Logistics
  • Module 9 – Environment and Project Cycle
  • Module 10 – Adopting an Environmental approach
  • Module 11 – Wrap up

Training aining toolki lkit

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Summary

  • Groupe URD
  • Training toolkit’s presentation
  • Training session
  • Environmental Network
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Training aining ses essio sion n : k key y env nvironmen ironmental al concepts ncepts

 Environmental Approach?  Environment?  Sustainable Development?  Ecosystem?

Concepts to be clarified ?

Brainstorming exercise: 10 min

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Key environmental concepts to be clarified

Environmental approach

  • Contextualize projects given the environmental vulnerabilities of areas they are

located in

  • Assess projects for potential negative environmental impacts, given this context
  • Mitigate negative impacts by modifying the project design (such as using less

timber), or compensating for negative impacts (such as supporting woodlots to bring timber supply back into balance)

  • Enhance environmental benefits in the project (for example by extending the

mitigation measures to bring net positive benefits – by increasing work on woodlots, or introducing environmental technologies etc.)

Environmental approach is not a sector on its own. It is integral to every issue and area of work.

Training aining toolki lkit

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Training aining ses essio sion n : k key y env nvironmen ironmental al concepts ncepts

Environment : All living and nonliving components by which an organism is surrounded and

  • affected. (Glossary of Agriculture, Environment and Sustainable Development – Kansas State
  • University. 1996)

Includes three closely related components:

  • physical components, including geology, topography, soils, water resources, air quality
  • biological components, including fauna, flora (biodiversity) and
  • social components, including culture, religion, and local values . (USAID)

The sum of all external conditions affecting the life, development and survival of an

  • rganism. (US EPA)

Sustainable Development : Development which responds to the needs of the present generation without compromising the capacity of future generations to fulfill their own

  • needs. Integrates ecological, economic and social aspects. (United Nations World Development
  • Commission. Brundtland Report, “Our Common Future”)

Ecosystem : Association of a community of living species (biocenosis) and of a physical environment (biotope) which provides the elements that enables the species to thrive.

(Article 2 of the Convention on Biological Diversity)

Key environmental concepts to be clarified

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Environmental impacts of a crisis

1. Environmental impacts in the aftermath of conflicts and disasters can leave populations with a degraded natural resource base and greater vulnerability to future events 2. The relief and recovery operations that follow can sometimes cause important environmental damage, enhancing impacts of the crisis to which they were designed to respond

Conflict Natural disasters Humanitarian action Intervention Degradation of the natural environment

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Traini ning ng sessio ion n : Inter eractio ction n between en humanita itaria rian crisis s and the environm nment ent

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Why the environment matters

Produced by Groupe URD

FILM

Traini ning ng sessio ion n : Inter eractio ction n between en humanita itaria rian crisis s and the environm nment ent

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“Failure to consider the environment during the pressures of a humanitarian response can result in a number of significant negative outcomes, with consequences for the very people that the intervention is trying to help.” DFID, 2007 At the very least, all humanitarian operations should consider the risks and impacts related to the three Ws.

WATER WOOD WASTE

Traini ning ng sessio ion n : Inter eractio ction n between en humanita itaria rian crisis s and the environm nment ent

Key messages

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A global approach…

Integrating the environment in projects -> continuous reflection

Initial assessment design

Implementation monitoring

closure evaluation Preliminary phase

Adjusting the project if necessary for a better environmental impact Cross-cutting issue of the environment in a classic evaluation Identifying + and - impacts Integrating the environment into the objectives, results, activities, indicators Gathering information about the environmental context (baseline)

Document analysis

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… and some useful tools CASE STUDY

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Key messages

  • Integrating the environment = cross-cutting approach
  • In the interest of humanitarians to integrate environmental

considerations into projects: improved quality -> relevance, coherence, effectiveness, efficiency, and an opportunity to build back better

  • A simple approach, based on common sense: above all, it is a

question of adopting methodological reflexes and good practice

  • Environmental tools which can be used: environmental context

assessment, Environmental Impact Assessment, environmental indicators, environmental evaluation

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Training aining ses essio sion n : Adopt pting ing an environm vironmental ental approa proach ch thro roughout ughout an orga ganiz nizat ation ion

Why should we adopt an environmental approach throughout an organization?

  • Humanitarian action does not in itself involve an environmental

approach.

  • However, adopting an environmental approach is essential in
  • rder not to jeopardize the livelihoods of local populations in

the medium and long term.

  • Therefore, it is important to take the time to reflect upon ways

to include this outlook in policies at the institutional level to widen our impact.

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Training aining ses essio sion n : Adopt pting ing an environm vironmental ental approa proach ch thro roughout ughout an orga ganiz nizat ation ion

Resistance factors and how to respond to them?

  • Lack of awareness
  • Not a humanitarian mandate
  • Complexity of integration
  • Lack of expertise
  • Organization
  • Financial limits
  • Institutional framework
  • Time constraints
  • Cultural issues

ROLE PLAY

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Training aining ses essio sion n : Adopt pting ing an environm vironmental ental approa proach ch thro roughout ughout an orga ganiz nizat ation ion

some key success factors

  • Explicit commitment from Management (letter of commitment,

environment policy).

  • Time to ensure that all departments adopt the approach and that

lessons learned are integrated throughout the process.

  • The designation of an environmental focal point (or a dedicated

team) for the adoption and continuation of the environmental approach.

  • The integration of a communication strategy and a training plan,

adapted to different types of employee and their functions, into the

  • rganization’s strategic plan.
  • A good understanding of areas where there may be clashes between

existing procedures and the environmental approach in order to make decisions about potential internal adjustments.

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Summary

  • Groupe URD
  • Training toolkit’s presentation
  • Training session
  • Environmental Network
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Pers rspectiv ectives es : Envir viron

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Francophone Environmental Network

  • since 2011, about 10 organizations members
  • mission and objectives definitions : advocacy, experience

sharing, development of operational tools

  • expertise inventory (next slide)
  • technical meetings : carbon balance, waste management
  • Actions to be conducted together : writing articles, production of

document,

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Francophone Environmental Network : expertise inventory