1. The document summarizes two case studies from Bangladesh related to environment, development, and distribution: a coal power plant case study and an adaptation project case study.
2. The coal power plant case study examines the Barapukuria coal plant and potential impacts of expanding coal power. It finds financing comes from China, local jobs were not created, and environmental and health impacts affected communities.
3. The adaptation project strengthened resilience of climate migrants in Khulna. It found participants vulnerable with low incomes, poor housing and sanitation, and climate impacts like flooding affecting their communities.
A Dominican Republic Case: Demonstrating Sustainable Land Management in the U...Iwl Pcu
The priority agenda: Keep learning how to best manage interlinkages at the operational level, through integrated project approaches. To derive local and global environmental benefits, promote sustainable development, and meet human needs.
This document discusses demonstration projects that will deliver innovative solutions to address critical water security challenges and enhance climate resilience. The primary target of the projects are local communities and partners who will benefit from the proposed activities. Key outputs include implementing sustainable solutions that address water, food and energy challenges. The projects aim to test and demonstrate innovative technologies and approaches in order to promote larger-scale adoption. Progress will be measured by the number of beneficiaries, documents outlining lessons learned, and demonstration projects that show innovation.
Mitigation Hierarchy and marine biodiversity impactsEdward Pollard
This document discusses the increasing pressures on marine biodiversity from industrial development like oil and gas, aquaculture, and wind farms. It outlines how biodiversity laws and policies are growing to address these impacts, including commitments from industry to achieve "no net loss" of biodiversity. The mitigation hierarchy of avoidance, minimization, restoration, and offsets is presented as an effective tool for industries to limit negative impacts on biodiversity from development projects in the marine environment. The hierarchy provides options for businesses to address environmental issues and risks while supporting efficient project delivery and continued operations.
The World Climate Research Programme (WCRP) 2023 Open Science Conference focused on ensuring climate science supports a more resilient present and sustainable future for humanity. The conference recognized disparities in climate change impacts and scientific contributions from different regions of the world. It was organized around themes of climate research advances, human interactions with climate, and co-produced climate services and solutions. Key outcomes included commitments to address inequities in the global scientific community, develop inclusive climate solutions, and provide actionable climate information and early warning systems globally. The climate science community pledged to give equal opportunities to all scientists and prioritize translating observations into actionable climate information.
Guidelines for mainstreaming climate change and key consideration ENVIRONMENTALALERTEA1
The document outlines objectives and approaches for mainstreaming climate change into sector plans and budgets in Uganda. It provides guidelines to help sectors conduct climate impact and vulnerability assessments, identify adaptation and mitigation opportunities, and integrate climate considerations into policymaking, financing, implementation and evaluation. Specific steps are outlined, along with tools to screen projects for climate risks and identify resilience measures to address risks. Progress in institutionalizing climate screening and budget tagging is discussed.
The document discusses integrated risk management as the first priority for municipal water management. It notes that while municipal water management involves managing many risks, these risks are typically not addressed within a coordinated structure. This can reduce opportunities to most effectively mitigate and manage risks. The document advocates for more strategic approaches to risk management that consider both operational and strategic risks and involve stakeholders beyond local water utilities. It provides an example of how the City of Calgary is working to adopt a more integrated enterprise risk management framework to create value from risk.
Increasing the storage of carbon in the soil has been a controversial strategy for addressing climate change mitigation. What is the potential and why is there debate about this? How can we push beyond the debate to constructive action?
Lini Wollenberg, a Gund Fellow, is an anthropologist and natural resource management specialist concerned with rural livelihoods and the environment. She currently leads a research program on Low Emissions Agricultural Development for the CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS), based at the University of Vermont. Her work seeks to identify options for reducing the impacts of agricultural development and land use on the climate, while also improving livelihoods for the poor in developing countries.
This presentation was given by Lini Wollenberg, CCAFS, on September 11, 2020 as part of the GundxChange Series.
A Dominican Republic Case: Demonstrating Sustainable Land Management in the U...Iwl Pcu
The priority agenda: Keep learning how to best manage interlinkages at the operational level, through integrated project approaches. To derive local and global environmental benefits, promote sustainable development, and meet human needs.
This document discusses demonstration projects that will deliver innovative solutions to address critical water security challenges and enhance climate resilience. The primary target of the projects are local communities and partners who will benefit from the proposed activities. Key outputs include implementing sustainable solutions that address water, food and energy challenges. The projects aim to test and demonstrate innovative technologies and approaches in order to promote larger-scale adoption. Progress will be measured by the number of beneficiaries, documents outlining lessons learned, and demonstration projects that show innovation.
Mitigation Hierarchy and marine biodiversity impactsEdward Pollard
This document discusses the increasing pressures on marine biodiversity from industrial development like oil and gas, aquaculture, and wind farms. It outlines how biodiversity laws and policies are growing to address these impacts, including commitments from industry to achieve "no net loss" of biodiversity. The mitigation hierarchy of avoidance, minimization, restoration, and offsets is presented as an effective tool for industries to limit negative impacts on biodiversity from development projects in the marine environment. The hierarchy provides options for businesses to address environmental issues and risks while supporting efficient project delivery and continued operations.
The World Climate Research Programme (WCRP) 2023 Open Science Conference focused on ensuring climate science supports a more resilient present and sustainable future for humanity. The conference recognized disparities in climate change impacts and scientific contributions from different regions of the world. It was organized around themes of climate research advances, human interactions with climate, and co-produced climate services and solutions. Key outcomes included commitments to address inequities in the global scientific community, develop inclusive climate solutions, and provide actionable climate information and early warning systems globally. The climate science community pledged to give equal opportunities to all scientists and prioritize translating observations into actionable climate information.
Guidelines for mainstreaming climate change and key consideration ENVIRONMENTALALERTEA1
The document outlines objectives and approaches for mainstreaming climate change into sector plans and budgets in Uganda. It provides guidelines to help sectors conduct climate impact and vulnerability assessments, identify adaptation and mitigation opportunities, and integrate climate considerations into policymaking, financing, implementation and evaluation. Specific steps are outlined, along with tools to screen projects for climate risks and identify resilience measures to address risks. Progress in institutionalizing climate screening and budget tagging is discussed.
The document discusses integrated risk management as the first priority for municipal water management. It notes that while municipal water management involves managing many risks, these risks are typically not addressed within a coordinated structure. This can reduce opportunities to most effectively mitigate and manage risks. The document advocates for more strategic approaches to risk management that consider both operational and strategic risks and involve stakeholders beyond local water utilities. It provides an example of how the City of Calgary is working to adopt a more integrated enterprise risk management framework to create value from risk.
Increasing the storage of carbon in the soil has been a controversial strategy for addressing climate change mitigation. What is the potential and why is there debate about this? How can we push beyond the debate to constructive action?
Lini Wollenberg, a Gund Fellow, is an anthropologist and natural resource management specialist concerned with rural livelihoods and the environment. She currently leads a research program on Low Emissions Agricultural Development for the CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS), based at the University of Vermont. Her work seeks to identify options for reducing the impacts of agricultural development and land use on the climate, while also improving livelihoods for the poor in developing countries.
This presentation was given by Lini Wollenberg, CCAFS, on September 11, 2020 as part of the GundxChange Series.
Gretchen Hund, Stakeholder Involvement Manager, FutureGen Industrial Alliance, presented on FutureGen 2.0’s Stakeholder Involvement Approach at the Global CCS Institute's Japanese Members' Meeting held in Tokyo on 8 June 2012.
Safeguarding food secuirty by jessica rosien, oxfamCivilsociety2
Presentation by Jessica Rosien, Oxfam; at the "CSO Panel 2: Food for All - What will it take? An Exploration of the Contribution of Small-holder Farmers to Food Security and ADB's Role", organized by Oxfam; 3 May 2013 during the 46th Annual Meeting of the Asian Development Bank in Delhi, India.
Taking Stock of International Contributions to Low-Carbon, Climate Resilient ...Climate Policy Initiative
Indonesia has a key role to play in meeting climate stabilization targets, with its high contribution to global land use, forestry, peatland, and agriculture emissions. The Indonesian government has set emissions reduction targets of 26% below business as usual by 2020, scaling up to 29% by 2030, and increasing their overall ambition to 41% with international support.
The international community therefore has the opportunity to have a large impact. The international community is already supporting changes in Indonesia’s land use sector, contributing USD 323 million climate finance in 2011, with 17.7% of that going to land use (Ampri et al. 2014). However questions remain around the effectiveness of these efforts.
Climate Policy Initiative discusses the role of international development partners* in financing mitigation and adaptation actions in the land use sectors in Indonesia. We evaluate what progress has been made to date, what challenges have been met, and what opportunities lie ahead to effectively support Indonesia, reflecting on the value add that development partners bring to the domestic picture. We provide an in-depth sectoral analysis based on international development partner data collected for the Indonesian Landscape (Ampri et al. 2014), supplemented by a literature review, and expert interviews.
Full report: http://climatepolicyinitiative.org/publication/taking-stock-of-international-contributions-to-low-carbon-climate-resilient-land-use-in-indonesia/
Community Based Adaptation as a Pillar of National Adaptation Efforts NAP Events
Presented by: Atiq Rahman
SESSION VI: PLENARY –PILLARS FOR NATIONAL ADAPTATION PLANS
The session will examine a few case studies of how a particular issue of prime importance for a country can be the main entry point or pillar of the adaptation work, after which all other issues would then be considered. Three examples will be covered. Madagascar is a well-known centre of biological biodiversity. Addressing climate change through adaptation must consider the dynamics of this biodiversity including closely related stress factors such as poverty, pressure on land due to deforestation, shifting viability of the main cash crops when climatic conditions change, etc. Two other examples are on taking a regional approach to the assessment and development of adaptation responses in the context of hydro-energy. In other cases, a focus on community-based adaptation has been very successful, as is the case for Bangladesh.
Distributional aspects of water pollution control programs delhiRupa D
This document provides an introduction and overview of a PhD thesis that examines the distributional aspects of water pollution control programs in Delhi, India. Specifically, it analyzes the Programs for Cleaning of Yamuna River in Delhi (PCYD). The thesis aims to understand the patterns of how benefits and costs of water pollution abatement programs are distributed, and test the hypothesis that these programs often place a regressive burden on lower income groups. It describes the water pollution problem in the Yamuna River, the various PCYD initiatives, and the methodology used, including a contingent valuation survey to estimate the economic benefits to different income groups from improved water quality. Statistical analysis of the survey data is carried out using logistic regression and mult
The document discusses the Global Environment Facility's (GEF) role in managing the Least Developed Countries Fund (LDCF) and Special Climate Change Fund (SCCF) to finance adaptation projects in developing countries. It provides an overview of the GEF's adaptation programming strategy and priorities for GEF-6, the status and distribution of funding through the LDCF and SCCF, and ways to strengthen gender integration, ecosystem-based adaptation, private sector engagement, and support for Small Island Developing States in future projects. Key statistics on funding amounts, number of projects, and beneficiary countries are also presented.
The document discusses using a nexus approach to evaluate investment projects in the Niger River Basin. It proposes using a semi-quantitative scoring method and hydrological modeling to assess projects' impacts on water security, environmental sustainability, and sensitivity to upstream changes. Projects would be grouped and assigned scores from -3 to 3 based on their estimated effects across 12 criteria, including local/downstream water availability and flow, environmental conditions, and how performance changes with flow variations. Locations would also be mapped to evaluate potential downstream impacts. The aim is to improve on qualitative scoring by allowing a more objective consideration of projects' cross-sectoral tradeoffs and cumulative effects across the large basin.
Session 2 - National Energy Research and Policy Conference 2022SustainableEnergyAut
Presentations from:
Dr Bernadette Power
Dr Gary Goggins
Jean-Pierre Roux
Dr Noreen Brennan
Dr Niall Dunphy
Katie Harrington
Dr Róisín Moriarty
Dr Brian Caulfield
Developing countries are not yet well adapted even to current climate risks: floods, droughts and storm. Yet those risks are becoming harsher as the world warms, climate extremes become more intense, and the oceans rise – the consequences of human-caused greenhouse gas emissions.
This presentation highlights the findings and lessons learned from the evaluation of World Bank Group Experience in Cliamte Adaptation.
National Adaptation Plans Thailand - Examples of MCA application in various c...UNDP Climate
So far, two UNDP-hosted workshops (June and October 2017) – attended by over 70 officials from departments under MoAC – have focused on prioritization for adaptation planning, using multi-criteria analysis (MCA); and developing a preliminary screening system for ranking and fine-tuning ongoing climate-sensitive projects and programmes.
The workshop in June focused on providing an overview of MCA as a tool to priority actions. Participants gained a better appreciation of the process and key steps involved, as well as its strengths and limitations in the context of climate adaptation planning. Feedback and key insights were also gained by MOAC on how MCA could be used in the context of implementing Thailand’s new sectoral climate change strategy (ACCSP).
In a follow-up workshop in October, participants learned the key steps to apply tools and methods in the context of their work.
After identifying key areas from the revised five-year Agricultural Climate Change Strategic Plan 2017-2021, MoAC’s is enhancing its capacity with the support of the NAP-Ag programme to to prioritize these activities, which will be funded under the Ministry’s annual budgetary cycle and put forward to international climate funds.
The document provides an overview of environmental impact assessment (EIA). It defines EIA as assessing the effects of proposed projects on the environment. EIA identifies alternatives and aims to balance economic and environmental costs and benefits. It integrates environmental concerns early in project planning. EIA started as a mandatory regulatory process in the US in 1969 and is now required in over 100 countries. The key stages of EIA are screening, scoping, baseline data collection, impact analysis, mitigation planning, public hearings, decision making, and monitoring. EIA aims to be fair, provide credible information for decisions, and ensure sustainability.
Infrastructure governance case study (uganda, water, hungary)First. Last.
This document describes a case study of a Hungarian development project that improved access to water in Uganda. The project provided solar-powered water purification systems called "Oasis water towers" at three schools near the Rwamwanja Refugee Settlement, benefiting refugees and local communities. The project selection process was transparent, prioritized environmental and social considerations, and selected a private sector partner based on established criteria. The systems can produce over 144,000 liters of purified water per day and were designed to be resilient, inclusive, and self-sustaining. The project demonstrated good infrastructure governance principles throughout its lifecycle.
Lessons on Alignment from the NAP Global Support Programme (NAP-GSP) in BhutanNAP Global Network
Presentation by Ugyen Dorji and Netra Sharma, UNDP Bhutan, as part of the webinar " Strengthening Alignment Between Adaptation to Climate Change – Disaster Risk Management – Sustainable Development", held on March 04, 2020.
This document discusses the concept of future cities and environmental management tools. It begins with an introduction to population growth challenges and the need for smart, sustainable cities. It then defines future cities as those that enhance quality of life, ensure environmental sustainability, and increase economic reliability. Environmental impact assessments, geographic information systems, and other tools are discussed for managing the environment. The document also covers paradigm shifts towards eco-development and sustainability under Malaysia's 11th plan. It proposes a local agenda and case studies on vertical forests and farms. Finally, it discusses environmental policies and a public transportation policy framework to influence greening the vehicle fleet and urban transport.
Increasing Access to sustainable and Renewable Energy Alternatives in the Alb...Dr. Joshua Zake
A presentation made during the national inception workshop for key stakeholders in the renewable energy sector, during which the project on access to clean energy titled, ' Increasing Access to sustainable and Renewable Energy Alternatives in the Albertine Graben Project,' was introduced.
City of Cambridge Climate Change Preparedness & Resilience Planning - A Model...JSI
APHA Presentation - Best Practices of Policy Initiatives at the Local & Community Level to Address Climate Impacts.
A collaborative project with the City of Cambridge, JSI Research & Training Institute, Inc. and Kleinfelder, Inc.
Already exacerbating conditions such as asthma and heat-related mortality, climate change is a growing threat to public health that each community must confront. The City of Cambridge, MA is among the first in the nation to comprehensively plan and prepare strategic public health responses, with a focus on equity to avert intensifying health disparities. This session will review the approach taken by the City that can be replicated, starting with having conducted a thorough 2015 Cambridge Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment. The Assessment identified inequities in flood-related risks, heat exposures, and access to critical resources that varied by neighborhood and demographic risk factors. Cohorts with greater physical or mental health vulnerability were identified by several parameters. Socioeconomically disadvantaged groups, the elderly (particularly the elderly living alone) and people with who reported speak English less than very well experience impacts of heat and flooding that can be two to four times greater than people without these characteristics.
A literature review highlighted potential risk mitigation strategies. These were reviewed to identify existing capacity and gaps by a Stakeholder Workgroup comprised of health/public health institutions, medical suppliers, emergency responders, utility representatives, and those representing or serving vulnerable populations including elder service agencies, low-income housing organizations, and environmental justice advocates. Prioritized actions were incorporated into a Climate Change Preparedness and Resiliency Plan. They include: 1) Addressing transportation/accessibility disruptions. 2) Protecting critical healthcare capacity and access, maintaining access to essential medications. 3) Limiting the consequences of utility service failures during extreme weather-related events such as extreme heat, extreme cold, and/or flooding from storm surges and/or intense precipitation events. 4) Reducing long-term flooding and heat islands risks; and protecting indoor environments (especially basement apartments and senior housing). Employing a social/ecological framework, of central importance is supporting resident leadership to build social cohesion and address social determinants for individual, family, and neighborhood preparedness, using participation and other process indicators to monitor and evaluate engagement and readiness over time. We will discuss progress on resident engagement and the cross-sectoral collaborative efforts that have been launched as a result.
A presentation about protecting clean water during construction projects. Presented by Robert Roseen of Geosyntec Consulting during the Buzzards Bay Coalition's 2014 Decision Makers Workshop series. Learn more at www.savebuzzardsbay.org/DecisionMakers
The document summarizes the BONUS-MIRACLE project, which received EU funding to identify new governance configurations to reduce nutrient enrichment and flood risks in the Baltic Sea region. The project will involve stakeholders in workshops to identify "win-win" solutions to meet different policy goals. Researchers will provide scientific support through modeling scenarios of impacts on water quality and flows, as well as policy and economic analyses. Case studies will be conducted in four areas dealing with issues like flooding, nutrient levels, and biodiversity conservation. The project is led by Linkoping University and involves partners from Sweden, Germany, Poland, Latvia, Denmark.
How to Build a Module in Odoo 17 Using the Scaffold MethodCeline George
Odoo provides an option for creating a module by using a single line command. By using this command the user can make a whole structure of a module. It is very easy for a beginner to make a module. There is no need to make each file manually. This slide will show how to create a module using the scaffold method.
Gretchen Hund, Stakeholder Involvement Manager, FutureGen Industrial Alliance, presented on FutureGen 2.0’s Stakeholder Involvement Approach at the Global CCS Institute's Japanese Members' Meeting held in Tokyo on 8 June 2012.
Safeguarding food secuirty by jessica rosien, oxfamCivilsociety2
Presentation by Jessica Rosien, Oxfam; at the "CSO Panel 2: Food for All - What will it take? An Exploration of the Contribution of Small-holder Farmers to Food Security and ADB's Role", organized by Oxfam; 3 May 2013 during the 46th Annual Meeting of the Asian Development Bank in Delhi, India.
Taking Stock of International Contributions to Low-Carbon, Climate Resilient ...Climate Policy Initiative
Indonesia has a key role to play in meeting climate stabilization targets, with its high contribution to global land use, forestry, peatland, and agriculture emissions. The Indonesian government has set emissions reduction targets of 26% below business as usual by 2020, scaling up to 29% by 2030, and increasing their overall ambition to 41% with international support.
The international community therefore has the opportunity to have a large impact. The international community is already supporting changes in Indonesia’s land use sector, contributing USD 323 million climate finance in 2011, with 17.7% of that going to land use (Ampri et al. 2014). However questions remain around the effectiveness of these efforts.
Climate Policy Initiative discusses the role of international development partners* in financing mitigation and adaptation actions in the land use sectors in Indonesia. We evaluate what progress has been made to date, what challenges have been met, and what opportunities lie ahead to effectively support Indonesia, reflecting on the value add that development partners bring to the domestic picture. We provide an in-depth sectoral analysis based on international development partner data collected for the Indonesian Landscape (Ampri et al. 2014), supplemented by a literature review, and expert interviews.
Full report: http://climatepolicyinitiative.org/publication/taking-stock-of-international-contributions-to-low-carbon-climate-resilient-land-use-in-indonesia/
Community Based Adaptation as a Pillar of National Adaptation Efforts NAP Events
Presented by: Atiq Rahman
SESSION VI: PLENARY –PILLARS FOR NATIONAL ADAPTATION PLANS
The session will examine a few case studies of how a particular issue of prime importance for a country can be the main entry point or pillar of the adaptation work, after which all other issues would then be considered. Three examples will be covered. Madagascar is a well-known centre of biological biodiversity. Addressing climate change through adaptation must consider the dynamics of this biodiversity including closely related stress factors such as poverty, pressure on land due to deforestation, shifting viability of the main cash crops when climatic conditions change, etc. Two other examples are on taking a regional approach to the assessment and development of adaptation responses in the context of hydro-energy. In other cases, a focus on community-based adaptation has been very successful, as is the case for Bangladesh.
Distributional aspects of water pollution control programs delhiRupa D
This document provides an introduction and overview of a PhD thesis that examines the distributional aspects of water pollution control programs in Delhi, India. Specifically, it analyzes the Programs for Cleaning of Yamuna River in Delhi (PCYD). The thesis aims to understand the patterns of how benefits and costs of water pollution abatement programs are distributed, and test the hypothesis that these programs often place a regressive burden on lower income groups. It describes the water pollution problem in the Yamuna River, the various PCYD initiatives, and the methodology used, including a contingent valuation survey to estimate the economic benefits to different income groups from improved water quality. Statistical analysis of the survey data is carried out using logistic regression and mult
The document discusses the Global Environment Facility's (GEF) role in managing the Least Developed Countries Fund (LDCF) and Special Climate Change Fund (SCCF) to finance adaptation projects in developing countries. It provides an overview of the GEF's adaptation programming strategy and priorities for GEF-6, the status and distribution of funding through the LDCF and SCCF, and ways to strengthen gender integration, ecosystem-based adaptation, private sector engagement, and support for Small Island Developing States in future projects. Key statistics on funding amounts, number of projects, and beneficiary countries are also presented.
The document discusses using a nexus approach to evaluate investment projects in the Niger River Basin. It proposes using a semi-quantitative scoring method and hydrological modeling to assess projects' impacts on water security, environmental sustainability, and sensitivity to upstream changes. Projects would be grouped and assigned scores from -3 to 3 based on their estimated effects across 12 criteria, including local/downstream water availability and flow, environmental conditions, and how performance changes with flow variations. Locations would also be mapped to evaluate potential downstream impacts. The aim is to improve on qualitative scoring by allowing a more objective consideration of projects' cross-sectoral tradeoffs and cumulative effects across the large basin.
Session 2 - National Energy Research and Policy Conference 2022SustainableEnergyAut
Presentations from:
Dr Bernadette Power
Dr Gary Goggins
Jean-Pierre Roux
Dr Noreen Brennan
Dr Niall Dunphy
Katie Harrington
Dr Róisín Moriarty
Dr Brian Caulfield
Developing countries are not yet well adapted even to current climate risks: floods, droughts and storm. Yet those risks are becoming harsher as the world warms, climate extremes become more intense, and the oceans rise – the consequences of human-caused greenhouse gas emissions.
This presentation highlights the findings and lessons learned from the evaluation of World Bank Group Experience in Cliamte Adaptation.
National Adaptation Plans Thailand - Examples of MCA application in various c...UNDP Climate
So far, two UNDP-hosted workshops (June and October 2017) – attended by over 70 officials from departments under MoAC – have focused on prioritization for adaptation planning, using multi-criteria analysis (MCA); and developing a preliminary screening system for ranking and fine-tuning ongoing climate-sensitive projects and programmes.
The workshop in June focused on providing an overview of MCA as a tool to priority actions. Participants gained a better appreciation of the process and key steps involved, as well as its strengths and limitations in the context of climate adaptation planning. Feedback and key insights were also gained by MOAC on how MCA could be used in the context of implementing Thailand’s new sectoral climate change strategy (ACCSP).
In a follow-up workshop in October, participants learned the key steps to apply tools and methods in the context of their work.
After identifying key areas from the revised five-year Agricultural Climate Change Strategic Plan 2017-2021, MoAC’s is enhancing its capacity with the support of the NAP-Ag programme to to prioritize these activities, which will be funded under the Ministry’s annual budgetary cycle and put forward to international climate funds.
The document provides an overview of environmental impact assessment (EIA). It defines EIA as assessing the effects of proposed projects on the environment. EIA identifies alternatives and aims to balance economic and environmental costs and benefits. It integrates environmental concerns early in project planning. EIA started as a mandatory regulatory process in the US in 1969 and is now required in over 100 countries. The key stages of EIA are screening, scoping, baseline data collection, impact analysis, mitigation planning, public hearings, decision making, and monitoring. EIA aims to be fair, provide credible information for decisions, and ensure sustainability.
Infrastructure governance case study (uganda, water, hungary)First. Last.
This document describes a case study of a Hungarian development project that improved access to water in Uganda. The project provided solar-powered water purification systems called "Oasis water towers" at three schools near the Rwamwanja Refugee Settlement, benefiting refugees and local communities. The project selection process was transparent, prioritized environmental and social considerations, and selected a private sector partner based on established criteria. The systems can produce over 144,000 liters of purified water per day and were designed to be resilient, inclusive, and self-sustaining. The project demonstrated good infrastructure governance principles throughout its lifecycle.
Lessons on Alignment from the NAP Global Support Programme (NAP-GSP) in BhutanNAP Global Network
Presentation by Ugyen Dorji and Netra Sharma, UNDP Bhutan, as part of the webinar " Strengthening Alignment Between Adaptation to Climate Change – Disaster Risk Management – Sustainable Development", held on March 04, 2020.
This document discusses the concept of future cities and environmental management tools. It begins with an introduction to population growth challenges and the need for smart, sustainable cities. It then defines future cities as those that enhance quality of life, ensure environmental sustainability, and increase economic reliability. Environmental impact assessments, geographic information systems, and other tools are discussed for managing the environment. The document also covers paradigm shifts towards eco-development and sustainability under Malaysia's 11th plan. It proposes a local agenda and case studies on vertical forests and farms. Finally, it discusses environmental policies and a public transportation policy framework to influence greening the vehicle fleet and urban transport.
Increasing Access to sustainable and Renewable Energy Alternatives in the Alb...Dr. Joshua Zake
A presentation made during the national inception workshop for key stakeholders in the renewable energy sector, during which the project on access to clean energy titled, ' Increasing Access to sustainable and Renewable Energy Alternatives in the Albertine Graben Project,' was introduced.
City of Cambridge Climate Change Preparedness & Resilience Planning - A Model...JSI
APHA Presentation - Best Practices of Policy Initiatives at the Local & Community Level to Address Climate Impacts.
A collaborative project with the City of Cambridge, JSI Research & Training Institute, Inc. and Kleinfelder, Inc.
Already exacerbating conditions such as asthma and heat-related mortality, climate change is a growing threat to public health that each community must confront. The City of Cambridge, MA is among the first in the nation to comprehensively plan and prepare strategic public health responses, with a focus on equity to avert intensifying health disparities. This session will review the approach taken by the City that can be replicated, starting with having conducted a thorough 2015 Cambridge Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment. The Assessment identified inequities in flood-related risks, heat exposures, and access to critical resources that varied by neighborhood and demographic risk factors. Cohorts with greater physical or mental health vulnerability were identified by several parameters. Socioeconomically disadvantaged groups, the elderly (particularly the elderly living alone) and people with who reported speak English less than very well experience impacts of heat and flooding that can be two to four times greater than people without these characteristics.
A literature review highlighted potential risk mitigation strategies. These were reviewed to identify existing capacity and gaps by a Stakeholder Workgroup comprised of health/public health institutions, medical suppliers, emergency responders, utility representatives, and those representing or serving vulnerable populations including elder service agencies, low-income housing organizations, and environmental justice advocates. Prioritized actions were incorporated into a Climate Change Preparedness and Resiliency Plan. They include: 1) Addressing transportation/accessibility disruptions. 2) Protecting critical healthcare capacity and access, maintaining access to essential medications. 3) Limiting the consequences of utility service failures during extreme weather-related events such as extreme heat, extreme cold, and/or flooding from storm surges and/or intense precipitation events. 4) Reducing long-term flooding and heat islands risks; and protecting indoor environments (especially basement apartments and senior housing). Employing a social/ecological framework, of central importance is supporting resident leadership to build social cohesion and address social determinants for individual, family, and neighborhood preparedness, using participation and other process indicators to monitor and evaluate engagement and readiness over time. We will discuss progress on resident engagement and the cross-sectoral collaborative efforts that have been launched as a result.
A presentation about protecting clean water during construction projects. Presented by Robert Roseen of Geosyntec Consulting during the Buzzards Bay Coalition's 2014 Decision Makers Workshop series. Learn more at www.savebuzzardsbay.org/DecisionMakers
The document summarizes the BONUS-MIRACLE project, which received EU funding to identify new governance configurations to reduce nutrient enrichment and flood risks in the Baltic Sea region. The project will involve stakeholders in workshops to identify "win-win" solutions to meet different policy goals. Researchers will provide scientific support through modeling scenarios of impacts on water quality and flows, as well as policy and economic analyses. Case studies will be conducted in four areas dealing with issues like flooding, nutrient levels, and biodiversity conservation. The project is led by Linkoping University and involves partners from Sweden, Germany, Poland, Latvia, Denmark.
How to Build a Module in Odoo 17 Using the Scaffold MethodCeline George
Odoo provides an option for creating a module by using a single line command. By using this command the user can make a whole structure of a module. It is very easy for a beginner to make a module. There is no need to make each file manually. This slide will show how to create a module using the scaffold method.
This slide is special for master students (MIBS & MIFB) in UUM. Also useful for readers who are interested in the topic of contemporary Islamic banking.
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3. Case study: Mitigation
Socioeconomic, Environmental, and Climate Change
Impacts of the Barapukuria Coal Plant
What can we expect as we go from 2% coal to 12% under
the government plan?
Look to Barapukuria coal plant for answers along key aspects:
1. financing,
2. employment,
3. socioeconomic,
4. environment,
5. climate change.
Distributional impacts & Policies that moderate these impacts
4. 4
Tilai River
Subsided Land
Fly Ash Pond
Chimney
Financier: China ExIm
Borrower: BD Government (GoB)
Builder & 5 yr Operator: Harbin Electronics
Owner & Operator: PDB (GoB)
Plant Contracted GoB Workers
Plant Outsourced Workers
Plant Chinese Workers
Mine Chinese Workers
Mine Contracted GoB Workers
Mine Outsourced Workers
$
Power Plant
Coal Mine
Local Community
Land Owners
Landless Peasant
Indigenous Groups
CSOs
Journalists
Research Institutes
Ministry of Power, PDB
Ministry of Environment
Background: Key Players
525 MW
$656 mn
5. Key Findings
Financing
Financing comes in ‘package’ -> machinery, builders,
technical know-how
Traditional financiers moving away from fossil-fuel
power generation
Employment Lack of jobs for local communities
Loss of indirect employment from imported factor
inputs
Socioeconomic
Impacts
Title-holding landowners fairly compensated
Uncompensated impacted communities include:
sharecroppers, indigenous communities
Environmental
Impacts
Water depletion impacted 15 villages; Water & Air
Pollution
GHG emissions (525 MW, subcritical): ~4 million mt
CO2/year
6. Safeguard Policies
Bangladesh Public Consultation, Grievance Mechanism not required/ not
implemented
Environmental Management Plan with timelines not required
China
Overseas
Regulations
Recommends Chinese firms conduct Environmental Impact
Assessment (EIA)
Refers to host country laws and international standards (ADB, ExIm,
Equ. Princ.)
China ExIm Guideline includes resettlement (only one of two policy banks to do
so)
Monitors environmental impact throughout project cycle (not
accessible)
Equatorial
Principles
EIA includes impacts on indigenous peoples (like ADB)
Independent Monitoring required for high risk projects (like ADB)
ADB Includes indirect socioeconomic impacts
Applies Polluter Pays Principles
7. Nature of Safeguards Characteristics IDBs
Conditional Harmonization
IDB has predetermined set of mandatory thematic, operational, and
procedural standards that a borrower must comply with regardless of
their national country system and level of development. The
development bank performs compliancet work itself or provides
technical assistance for the borrower to comply
WB, EIB, IADB, USEXIM
Capability Enhancing Recognition
IDB recognizes borrowing country standards but conducts due
diligence to ensure that the bank project is in compliance with local
laws and norms. If country system capabilities are deemed to be
inadequate the IDB development bank provides technical assistance
technical assistance to the borrower country to improve the standards
for the project.
CAF, KfW, CaDB, AfD
Deferential Recognition
IDB recommends that projects comply with national country systems,
but seldom assess the adequacy of such systems, project compliance
with such systems, and/or provide technical assistance to project
managers or borrower countries for compliance.
BNDES, CDB, CHEXIM
IDB Safeguards in Latin America
China Banks at Weaker End of Safeguard
Spectrum relative to BWIs
Source: GEGI
8. Long term issues
Financing Project document does not include revenue over
plant’s lifetime (30 y)
By 2030 renewables cost competitive with subcritical
coal
Water
depletion
2% coal impacted 15 villages, 2041 Policy could impact
375 villages
Wastewater discharge pollutes water bodies; fly-ash
deposit
Air
Pollution
Health impacts from copollutants
Average cost $49/ton of CO2 (from 37 studies around
the world)
GHG
emission
2041 Policy not compatible with Intended Nationally
Determined Contributions
Not compatible with a longer timeline (2050)
9. Conclusion
• Research highlights some key aspects of different options that exist
for developing countries to meet energy needs, and a framework for
how to weigh these different aspects
• Recommend policy based on environmental and economic
considerations.
• Chance to inform policy that addresses needs of vulnerable
populations especially with the emergence of Southern-led finance
10. Case Study: Adaptation
• Project name: “Strengthening Resilience of Climate-Induced Migrants
in Vulnerable Urban Communities in Khulna”
• BRAC project
• Addresses environment, climate change, and socioeconomic
vulnerabilities
• Focus on livelihoods + climate impacts
• Waterlogging, access to potable water
11. Overview 11
» Implementing Organization: BRAC Humanitarian Programme (BHP) and BRAC Ultra-
Poor Graduation Programme (UPG)
» Location: Urban Settlements in Khulna and Rajshahi
» Target Population: Ultra-poor climate migrant women in urban settlements
» Duration: 18 months
12. Study Area 12
» Khulna: 3rd largest city, Population: 770,498,
Informal settlements: 520
» Vulnerabilities: inadequate rainfall, urban
flooding, water logging, storm surge,
infrastructural challenges
» 3 most vulnerable slums: 5 no. ghat, 7 no. ghat,
and Notunbazar
13. Objectives 13
» Assess the current situation in terms of economic, social and environmental
problems of the communities
» Identify the climate-induced vulnerabilities to track potential change at the end
of the programme
14. Project Outcomes
14
Capacity to minimize, withstand
and bounce back from negative
impacts of climate change Strengthened the socio economic
resilience
2
3
1
Improved social
empowerment
19. 19
Qualitative Evaluation
FGDs: 3 slum committees
• Challenges faced
• Interaction between challenges
• Actions taken
• Effective solutions proposed by locals
KIIs: 4 government and non-gov organizations
• Existing projects for managing the challenges
• Identify operational & functional challenges of interventions
• Suggest potential scope of HH level integrated interventions
20. Quantitative Evaluation 20
Assessed the vulnerability of the participant and control group to track
potential change at the end of the programme
1 Socioeconomic
» Income generating
activities
» Income generating assets
» Credit, Grants and Savings
» Food Security
» Decision making
» Social Inclusion
2 Household/Infrastructural
» Housing Structure
» Surrounding Infrastructure
» WASH
3 Climate Change
» Climate-induced migration
and impacts
» Awareness
» Adaptation measures
22. Study Results
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Household level financial condition
Indicators Participants (mean)
Per capita monthly HH income (BDT) 1,754.60
Have cash savings (Yes=1, No=0) (%) 6.2
Respondent involved in IGA (Yes=1, No=0) (%) 59.5
Average value of HH productive asset (BDT) 4,868.90
Households receiving government allowance/assistance (Yes=1, No=0) (%) 10.6
24. Study Results
24
Household level infrastructure condition
Indicators Mean
House is built resistant to rain and storm (Yes=1, No=0) (%)
32.8
Water enters the house if waterlogging happens in the area (Yes=1, No=0) (%)
64.2
Cooks inside the house (Yes=1, No=0) (%)
63.9
25. Study Results
25
90.9
17.2
10.9
9.1
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100
Lakri/Wood
Sawdust
Cow dung/ Pipe coal
Gas cylinder
Percentage (%)
Fuel
Type
Houehold level fuel use
26. Study Results
26
Wash and Sanitation:
» Almost 28 percent of the participants had to cover more than 15 minutes of walking distance
from their houses to the sources of drinking water
» Household’s monthly expenditure associated with water collection is on an average BDT 72
» Around 53 percent of the surveyed households expressed the need for safe drinking water
» About 50 percent of the surveyed households used joint/community latrine in the settlements
28. Study Results
28
Climate induced migration
» Around 9% of the participants migrated for work, but 72 % moved after losing land and house in
natural disasters
» The participants mostly migrated from Bagerhat, Barisal, Pirojpur and Khulna districts
Climate Change Awareness
» 30% of the participants reported that they had heard about the term “Climate Change”
Adaptation strategies against climate shocks
» 12% of the participants made a loft in the house while 5% raised the base of the furniture to protect
household items from water logging
» 55% changed their water sources due to climate change issues
30. Conclusion
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» Participant group comprises of climate-induced migrants who are socioeconomically vulnerable,
have very low levels of per capita household income & productive assets
» Inadequate housing and sanitation infrastructure, making them vulnerable to flooding and storm
surges
» Scope to improve the anticipatory capacity of the community
» Cooking facilities used are carbon intensive and have negative health impacts
» Existing water supply, drainage access does not sufficiently counter impacts of climate change
such as increasing salinity in water and waterlogging
» Waste management facility is inadequate and unaffordable to the most vulnerable households
» Potential scope for household level integrated interventions