Mainstreaming the Environment Across DFID’s Work

ENVIRONMENT

POLICY

Contents

What is environmental mainstreaming?What is environmental mainstreaming? What is DFID’s approach?What is DFID’s approach? What tools do we use?What tools do we use? How do our new environmental procedures How do our new environmental procedures

bring this together?bring this together?

Defining Environmental Mainstreaming

Integrating environmental sustainability Integrating environmental sustainability (wherever appropriate) into development (wherever appropriate) into development policy, planning and programmes for long policy, planning and programmes for long term poverty eradication.term poverty eradication.

Poverty Environment LinksPoverty Environment Links

ENVIRONMENT

RURAL + URBANLIVELIHOODS

HEALTH

VULNERABILITYTO

ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE

PARTICIPATION IN DECISIONMAKING

OPPORTUNITY

SECURITY

EMPOWERMENT

Linking Environment and Linking Environment and Economic IssuesEconomic Issues

Understanding the environmental drivers of macro-economic growth….

…and the drivers of environmental degradation

Integrating environment into national plans / PRSPs / budget support processes

Promoting fiscal policy analysis; addressing market failures

FDI, private sector investment etc.

Linking Environment and Linking Environment and Social IssuesSocial Issues

Drawing out the environment in Participatory Poverty Assessments

Poverty-environment indicators: their further development, use, and impact

Causal links between poverty and natural / man-made disasters

Integrating environmental issues into social impact analysis

Aiming to promote community management of environmental resources and services, and to protect and expand natural asset base

Linking Environment and Linking Environment and Governance IssuesGovernance Issues

Environment as an entry point to achieve pro-poor governance objectives

Institutional capacity to mainstream environment Decentralisation Supporting demand for better environmental

governance Identifying incentives for improved environmental

management Tackling conflict & corruption linkages

A Wealth of Other A Wealth of Other Environmental IssuesEnvironmental Issues

Global environmental issues, e.g.:Climate change and impact on MDGsGMOsBiodiversity

Conflict and environment Trade, transparency, etc. Environment and other sectors (health, education,

agriculture, infrastructure….) Mandatory environmental procedures

‘Upstream’ Policy Context

PRSPsPoverty Reduction Support processes Donor Support

(Budget and Sector support,

PRGF and PRSC)

Budget(MTEF)

Sector Strategies

Three Related Processes

How Does DFID Promote How Does DFID Promote Environmental Mainstreaming?Environmental Mainstreaming?

Knowledge BankKnowledge Bank Advisory Advisory ServiceService

Influencersi.e. multilateralsystem, other

donors, OGDs, DFID London, NGOs

DFIDcountry desk &

programmes

Developing Country

Governments

Environment Network

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““Tools” for environmental mainstreamingTools” for environmental mainstreaming

Policy guidance: Top management to thematic

New Environment Guide / procedures / training

Policy Division (PD) – new Teams; Chief

Environment Adviser

DFID Intranet and Internet Websites

Environment Enabling Agreement

*Environment Advisers*: PD, regional policy,

country programmes

Mandatory Environmental Procedures

It is mandatory to screen all DFID interventions It is mandatory to screen all DFID interventions over £1 millionover £1 million for environmental issues for environmental issues

Screening should still be undertaken for projects Screening should still be undertaken for projects below £1 million where there are potential below £1 million where there are potential environmental impacts. environmental impacts.

Screening is undertaken to:Screening is undertaken to: identify and exploit environmental opportunities identify and exploit environmental opportunities identify and manage environmental risks identify and manage environmental risks ensure that DFID activities are consistent with ensure that DFID activities are consistent with

policypolicy

An audit undertaken this year to assess An audit undertaken this year to assess compliance with these procedures found:compliance with these procedures found:

96% of projects in 2003 claim to have undertaken Initial Environmental Screening

But only 32% are supported by an Environmental Screening Summary Note

However, completion of ESSNs has increased from a base level of 5% in 1997

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

90

100

1997/98 1998/99 1999/2000 2000/01 2001/02 2002/03Financial Year

Per

cent

age

% of projects claiming IES carried out % of projects with ESSN available on PRISM

Initial Environmental Screening and Environmental Screening Summary

Notes 1997- 2003

Content Analysis of ESSNs2000-2003

 

 

 

Content of ESSN (%)

Financial Year

No Information

Weak Information

Good Information

2000/01

4.55

59.1

40.9

2001/02

0 60.4 39.6

2002/03

0 41.5 58.6

Totals

0.94

52.8

47.15

How Do We Encourage Screening?

Currently training on screening is provided to all Currently training on screening is provided to all DFID programme officers during the Introduction to DFID programme officers during the Introduction to the Project and Programme Cycle coursethe Project and Programme Cycle course

Since Since April 1April 1stst return of completed ESSN has been return of completed ESSN has been mandatorymandatory before funds will be released before funds will be released

ESSN to be signed by ESSN to be signed by Adviser and Project OfficerAdviser and Project Officer DFID Environment Guide DFID Environment Guide updated and re-launchedupdated and re-launched New training coursesNew training courses will accompany the re-launch of will accompany the re-launch of

the Guidethe Guide

DFID’s Environment Guide DFID’s Environment Guide provides advice on: DFID’s Environment Guide provides advice on:

The importance of the environment to the poor The importance of the environment to the poor Guidance on screening Guidance on screening Sources of further informationSources of further information

To further encourage screening and environmental To further encourage screening and environmental mainstreaming we have updated the Guide:mainstreaming we have updated the Guide: DFID’s policy and DFID’s policy and mandatory proceduresmandatory procedures Step-by-step guideStep-by-step guide to completing a screening note to completing a screening note Checklists of Checklists of opportunities and risksopportunities and risks Advice on Advice on screening in PRSPs and DBSscreening in PRSPs and DBS

Poverty Reduction Strategy Checklist

DFID’s Environmental Appraisal Process

Interactive Web- Interactive Web- pagepage

CD ROM CD ROM

As a manual As a manual

DFID website DFID website

New FormatNew Format

Web Version

Easy to navigateExamplesChecklistsStep-by-step guideFurther sources of information

Training Updates

Introduction to the Project and Programme Introduction to the Project and Programme Cycle course updatedCycle course updated

New half day environment training New half day environment training Environment Advisers will be given a half Environment Advisers will be given a half

day session on the Guide. With training day session on the Guide. With training ready to deliver to their DFID Office/Desk.ready to deliver to their DFID Office/Desk.

Environment Training

Why the environment is important to the poor? Why the environment is important to the poor? With examples and case studiesWith examples and case studies

Millennium Development Goal and DFID’s Millennium Development Goal and DFID’s environmental policy commitmentsenvironmental policy commitments

Why screen for environmental issues?Why screen for environmental issues? Who does environmental screening and when?Who does environmental screening and when? How to do environmental screeningHow to do environmental screening Tools for further investigation and study and when Tools for further investigation and study and when

to use them (e.g. EIA/SEA)to use them (e.g. EIA/SEA)