Mainstreaming Environment in Development Co-operation

Name: Environmental Integration in EC Development Co-operation: An Introduction
Code of the course on syslog: AIDCO ENV 01
Proposed by: EuropeAid
Number of participants for each session: 25 - 40
Course Languages: French, English

Objectives

Participants are more motivated to address the environmental dimension (including climate change-related aspects) in development co-operation interventions. They are:

• more aware of the links between environment and development;
• more aware of how the environment relates to their area of work/cooperation sector;
• they get an overview of the main environmental integration tools in relation to the various phases of the cycle of operations and the main aid delivery methods.

Participation in this course is a pre-requisite for participation in the more advanced, 3-day seminar entitled "Environmental Integration in EC Development Co-operation: Tools and Methods for the Cycle of Operations".

Target audience

Staff involved in the programming and/or management of EC development co-operation activities (primarily AIDCO, DEV, RELEX and Delegation-based staff).

Contents

• Concepts and definitions. Rationale for environmental and climate change integration in development co-operation
• Links with the various sectors of intervention
• The policy context
• Environmental integration in the cycle of operations (overview)

Duration

1 day

Documentation - Hand-outs

- Copy of slides
- EC Environmental Integration Handbook

More information for EC staff on Syslog website

Slides to download

Slides: An Introduction