This workshop provided 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.
The materials listed below are the materials used and distributed at the workshop.
- Sourcebook PDF (7MB)
- Workshop Agenda PDF(268KB)
- Native PowerPoint presentation files ZIP (14 MB)
- Additional handouts
Session 1: Workshop Objectives and Logistics; Participant Introductions
- Chapter Excerpt PDF (268 KB)
Session 2: Environmentally Sound Design & Management (ESDM) as a Foundation for Environmental Compliance
- Chapter Exerpt PDF (120KB)
- Environmentally Sound Design & Management: a Foundation for Environmental Compliance PDF (1MB)
Session 3: Environmentally Sound Design & Management (ESDM) in the Malawian Context
- Chapter Exerpt PDF (78KB)
Session 4: Fundamental Skills of Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA)
- Chapter Exerpt PDF (132KB)
- Overview of LOP Environmental Compliance for USAID Staff and Partners PDF (1.7MB)
Session 5a-c: Site Assessment—Applying Fundamental EIA Skills
- Chapter Excerpt PDF (127KB)
Session 6: Environmental Impact Assessment and “USAID Environmental Procedures”: the Initial Environmental Examination (IEE) and Beyond
- Chapter Exerpt PDF(139KB)
- EIA and USAID Environmental Procedures: the Initial Environmental Examination and Beyond PDF (566KB)
Session 7: The Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Process in Malawi
- Chapter Exerpt PDF(85KB)
Session 8a: IEE Critique
- Chapter Exerpt PDF (101KB)
- Sample IEE - “Sending Waste Everywhere Except to People” (SWEEP) Project PDF (83KB)
- Sample IEE - “Getting Rid of Weeds” (GROW) Project PDF (84KB)
Session 9: Principles of Environmental Monitoring
- Chapter Exerpt PDF (128KB)
- Principles of Environmental Monitoring PDF (623 KB)
Session 10: The Environmental Mitigation and Monitoring Plan (EMMP)
- Chapter Exerpt PDF (20KB)
- Environmental Mitigation & Monitoring Plans (EMMPs) PDF (1MB)
- Basic EMMP Template PDF (154 KB)
- EMMP Template with Monitoring Log and Budgeting Information PDF (192 KB)
- ENCAP Factsheet: Environmental Mitigation & Monitoring Plans (EMMPs) PDF (227KB)
- Environmental Compliance: Language for Use in Solicitations and Awards PDF (85KB)
Session 11: Introduction to the USAID Environmental Guidelines for Small-Scale Activities in Africa
- Chapter Exerpt PDF (141KB)
- GEMS Factsheet PDF (293 KB)
Session 13: Environmental Compliance Reporting
- Chapter Exerpt PDF (182KB)
- Environmental Compliance Reporting PDF (550KB)
Session 14: Environmental Compliance/ESDM Knowledge Game
- Chapter Exerpt PDF (123KB)
Session 15: Special Topic: Pesticide Risks, Safer Use & Compliance
- Chapter Exerpt PDF (156KB)
- Pesticide Risks, Safer Use & Compliance PDF (2MB)
Session 16: Special Topic: Global Climate Change & ESDM in Malawi
- Chapter Exerpt PDF (81KB)
Session 17: Special Topic: Water Quality Testing
- Chapter Excerpt PDF (18 KB)
- Sample Water Quality Assurance Plan PDF (213 KB)
- Water Quality Testing PDF (155 KB)
Session 18: Special Topic: Subproject Review—Africa Bureau Environmental Review Form (ERF) & Report
- Chapter Exerpt PDF (105KB)
- Subproject Review: Using the Africa Bureau Environmental Review Form (ERF) & Report PDF (266 KB)
Session 19: Resolving the “Parking Lot”: Final General Q&A Session
- Chapter Exerpt PDF (19KB)
- Water Quality Testing PDF (130KB)
- Sample Water Quality Assurance Plan PDF (28KB)
Session 20: Roles, Responsibilities & Resources
- Chapter Exerpt PDF (98KB)
- Roles, Responsibilities & Resources PDF (1 MB)
Session 21: Bringing Curricula to Reality
- Chapter Exerpt PDF (366KB)
Workshop Evaluation
- Workshop Evaluation Introduction PDF (1MB)
- Workshop Evaluation Word (25KB)