This workshop will provide intensive training for USAID/Malawi staff & partners in compliance with USAID's environmental procedures over life-of-project and in the objectives of these procedures: environmentally sound design and management (ESDM) of USAID-funded activities.
Overall Goal. The overall goal of the workshop is to strengthen environmentally sound design and management of USAID-funded activities in Malawi by assuring that participants have the motivation, knowledge, and skills necessary to: (1) achieve environmental compliance in project implementation; and (2) otherwise integrate environmental considerations in activity design and management to improve overall project acceptance and sustainability.
The materials listed below are the materials that will be used and distributed at the workshop.
- Sourcebook PDF (6.5 MB)
- Workshop Agenda PDF (318KB)
- Native PowerPoint presentation files ZIP (8.5 MB)
Session 1: Workshop Objectives, Participant Introductions, and Expectations
- Chapter Excerpt PDF (154 KB)
Session 2: Environmentally Sound Design & Management (ESDM) as a Foundation for Environmental Compliance
- Chapter Excerpt PDF (xx KB)
- Environmentally Sound Design & Management: a Foundation for Environmental Compliance PDF (985 KB)
Session 3: Fundamental Skills of Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA)
- Chapter Excerpt PDF (188 KB)
- Fundamental Skills ofEnvironmental Impact Assessment (EIA) PDF (983 KB)
Session 4: Skill-Building in Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA)
- Chapter Excerpt PDF (160 KB)
Session 5: Environmental Impact Assessment and USAID Environmental Procedures: the Initial Environmental Examination (IEE) and Beyond
- Chapter Excerpt PDF (82 KB)
- EIA and “USAID Environmental Procedures”: the Initial Environmental Examination (IEE) and Beyond PDF (448 KB)
- USAID Environmental Procedures Briefing for Mission Staff: Message to the MEO/Trainer PDF (82 KB)
Session 6: Partner Technical Presentation — Pesticide Use in USAID Activities
- Chapter Excerpt PDF(148 KB)
- Introduction:Partner Technical PresentationPesticide Use in USAID Activities PDF (61 KB)
Session 7: Partner Technical Presentation — WASH & Water Supply Activities
- Chapter Excerpt PDF (150 KB)
- Introduction:Partner Technical PresentationWASH and Water Supply Activities PDF (150 KB)
Session 8: Partner Technical Presentation— Health Care Waste Management
- Chapter Excerpt PDF (153 KB)
- Introduction:Partner Technical Presentation — Health Care Waste Management PDF (77KB)
Session 9: Partner Technical Presentation — Fisheries
- Forthcoming
Session 10: Principles of Environmental Monitoring
- Chapter Excerpt PDF (184 KB)
- Principles of Environmental Monitoring PDF (1.8 MB)
Session 11: The Environmental Mitigation and Monitoring Plan (EMMP)
- Chapter Excerpt PDF (185 KB)
- Environmental Mitigation & Monitoring Plans (EMMPs) PDF (1 MB)
- ENCAP Environmental Mitigation and Monitoring Plans (EMMP) Factsheet PDF (277 KB)
- Environmental Compliance: Language for Use in Solicitations and Awards PDF (85 KB)
- EMMP Basic Template PDF (83 KB)
Session 12: Introduction to the USAID Sector Environmental Guidelines (SEGs) and Related Resources
- Chapter Excerpt PDF (179 KB)
- Sectoral Environmental Guidelines: Water and Sanitation PDF (609 KB)
- Sectoral Environmental Guidelines: Fisheries PDF (755 KB)
- Global Environmental Management Support (GEMS II) Factsheet PDF (346 KB)
Session 13: EMMP Skill-Building Exercise
- Chapter Excerpt PDF (186KB)
Session 14: Environmental Compliance Reporting
- Chapter Excerpt PDF (188 KB)
- Environmental Compliance Reporting PDF (532 KB)
Session 15: Sector Working Groups
- Forthcoming
Session 16: Roles, Responsibilities, and Resources
- Chapter Excerpt PDF (182 KB)
- Roles, Responsibilities, and Resources PDF (961 KB)
Session 17: Resolving the “Parking Lot”: Final General Q&A Session
- Chapter Excerpt PDF (150 KB)
Session 18: Environmental Priorities for USAID Activities in Malawi + Bringing Curricula to Reality
- Chapter Excerpt PDF (284 KB)
Additional Materials
- ENCAP Visual Field Guides
- Construction PDF (609 KB)
- Rural Roads PDF (749 KB)
- Sanitation PDF (422 KB)
- Water Supply PDF (415 KB)
- Healthcare Waste PDF (486 KB)
- Sectoral Environmental Guidelines: Healthcare Waste PDF 635 KB)
- Sectoral Environmental Guidelines: Small Healthcare Facilities PDF (939 KB)