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Home > Sectoral Best Practices > Visual Field Guides

Visual Field Guides

Visual field guides are intended to support field monitoring of select activities by development professionals, including those who are not environmental specialists. They are photo-based, simple yes-no checklists that identify the most typical, significant environmental design and management problems in a set of typical sectoral activities.

 

Visual Field Guide: ConstructionVisual Field Guide: Construction REVIEW DRAFT

Quick identification of serious environmental & occupational health and safety concerns in smallscale construction.

PDF (609 KB)

 Visual Field Guide: Healthcare Waste Visual Field Guide: Healthcare Waste

Quick identification of serious environmental & biosafety concerns in management of waste from small health care facilities.

PDF (486 KB)

Visual Field Guide: Rural RoadsVisual Field Guide: Rural Roads REVIEW DRAFT

Quick identification of serious environmental and/or human health & safety (EHS) concerns related to rural roads activities.

PDF (749 KB)

Visual Field Guide: Toilets/Latrines (Sanitation)Visual Field Guide: Toilets/Latrines (Sanitation)

Quick identification of serious environmental concerns in
smallscale sanitation activities.

PDF (422 KB) ENGLISH
PDF (172KB) FRENCH

Visual Field Guide: Water SupplyVisual Field Guide: Water Supply

Quick identification of serious environmental concerns in
smallscale water supply activities.

PDF (418 KB) ENGLISH
PDF (177KB) FRENCH

 

  

 
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