This document outlines a 4-step process for improving environmental management: 1) Conduct assessments to provide reliable data and monitor natural resources. Assessments include climate change, biodiversity, fisheries, migratory animals, and more. 2) Create a diagnostic report identifying high-risk issues based on assessment results. The report also notes secondary issues of concern. 3) Participate in capacity building sessions like workshops or e-learning to address issues identified in the diagnostic report. 4) Conduct a management review to evaluate improvements in environmental management and discuss challenges that remain after capacity building.

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4Simple steps to improving environmental management
Continuous assessment can
improve data management,
monitoring, and knowledge
management.
It is critical to increase your
understanding of what
functions within your
organisation requires
additional attention.
Performance evaluation.
Monitoring continuous
improvement.
Improving policy
development, skills,
organizational development.
[1]
Assessment
[3]
Capacity
Building
[4]
Management
Review
[2]
Diagnostic
Reports

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The assessment and monitoring of
extreme impacts of flooding, droughts,
and heat waves on water birds,
endangered fauna and flora and
migratory wild animals is critical in
planning and addressing the issue.
Climate, bio-diversity and the stock of
fish require consistent assessment and
monitoring to ensure that the correct
plans, policies, strategies and other
measures are in place to address the
challenges that arise.
Step 1: Conduct the assessments
Ongoing continuous assessment provides reliable data, promotes the
importance of monitoring and improving knowledge and vital information for
decision making on natural resources.
12 Key Risk Assessments
[1] Climate Change Assessment
[2] Bio-diversity Assessment
[3] Responsible Fisheries Assessment
[4] Migratory Water Birds Assessment
[5] Endangered Fauna & Flora assessment
[6] Migratory Wild Animals Assessment
[7] Social Impact Assessment
[8] EIA Assessment
[9] Environment, Social Impact Assessment
[10] Risk Assessment
[11] Stakeholder Assessment
[12] NGO Assessment
Organizational activity that impacts the
natural environment requires appropriate
assessment for informed decision making
on whether the activity should be granted
license. Consistent monitoring and
assessment on the potential environmental,
social and economic impact is therefore
critical.
Real-time organizational self
- assessment on every
function of the organizations
functionality is vitally
important to improving
environmental performance.
You can find some of our risk assessments on our website: www.netafrica.be – for further information email: info@netafrica.be

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These are the issues that are identified as high risk
and require immediate attention.
These issues are also important but are categorized
as secondary.
Diagnostic Report
Weaknesses
Opportunities
Threats
Strengths
ESG
Political
Monitoring
Evaluation
Risks
Governance
Impacts
Economy
Capacity
Building
Workshops
Leadership
Coordination
Diagnostic Reports Step 2: Conduct the diagnostic report
The diagnostic report is based on your responses to the assessments, which can be
based on one particular assessment or a combination of assessments. All issues
identified as high risk require immediate attention.

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Capacity Building Step 3: Participate in capacity building sessions
Capacity building sessions are designed to address issues highlighted in the diagnostic
report. We offer capacity building workshops, e-learning as well as a capacity building
toolbox which has all the necessary information to take you through each step.
E-learningWorkshops Capacity Building Toolbox
NET AFRICA’S
Capacity
Building
Toolbox

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Management Review Step 4: Management Review
The management review assess the any improvements in environmental management
after the capacity building process. The process promotes continuous improvement.
Challenges now addressed
The management review is a process that discusses the
challenges that have been tackled during the capacity
building process.
Coordination
of leadership
Joint agreed
environmental
policy
Strategic
management
plans
Ratification of
UN Convention
on climate
change
Disaster risk
reduction
strategy
Issues no longer
outstanding
Issues still
outstanding
Adoption of
water adaptation
technologies?

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For further information please email us: info@netafrica.be