AUTHOR: United Nations Interagency Framework Team for Preventive Action LAST UPDATED: 2012 TYPE OF TOOL: Handbook KEYWORDS: environmental management, conflict sensitivity, land and land use, water, fuel and energy, minerals, impact assessment, United Nations Interagency Framework Team for Preventive Action, handbook FORMAT: Downloadable PDF files LANGUAGES: English WEB LINK: http://www.un.org/en/land-natural-resources-conflict/ Strengthening capacity for conflict sensitive […]
Fuel and Energy
Fuel and Energy
CONFLICT-SENSITIVE BUSINESS PRACTICE: GUIDANCE FOR EXTRACTIVE INDUSTRIES
AUTHOR: International Alert LAST UPDATED: March 2005 TYPE OF TOOL: Handbook KEYWORDS: environmental management, conflict sensitivity, minerals, land and land use, fuel and energy, water, International Alert, handbook FORMAT: Downloadable PDF document, 195 pages LANGUAGES: English, Spanish WEB LINK: http://www.international-alert.org/ (International Alert) http://www.international-alert.org/sites/default/files/Economy_2005_CSBPGuidanceForExtractives_All_EN_v2013.pdf (tool) ABOUT THE TOOL: “Conflict-sensitive business practice: Guidance for extractive industries consists […]
ENVIRONMENT, CONFLICT, AND COOPERATION PLATFORM
Website/platform for exchange on environment, conflict, and cooperation. Relevant news and articles, reports and publications, and other resources, clustered by topics and regions on fully searchable site.
INTERNATIONAL RECOVERY PLATFORM
Website/platform on post-disaster recovery. Overviews of disasters with links to publications. Many resources: tools, guidelines, case studies, news, reports, multimedia, training info, events.
STRATEGIC ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT TOOLKIT
Report provides guidance to prepare/develop SEAs. Overview of SEA issues. Good practice, manuals and guidance, case studies. Tools to design/implement SEAs. Info on funding sources and training materials.
RELIEFWEB
Website for humanitarian information on global crises and disasters. Disaster and crisis updates and reports, maps, info-graphics, job announcements and learning opportunities and events.
COOKING FUEL SAVES LIVES: A HOLISTIC APPROACH TO COOKING IN HUMANITARIAN SETTINGS
Online training course on Matrix and Decision Tree Diagrams developed by IASC SAFE to determine safe and appropriate means of meeting cooking fuel needs under difficult circumstances.
USAID ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE DATABASE
Searchable database. Contains copies of USAID environmental impact assessments. Database updated as new documents are approved. Summary information on assessment and link to actual document.
ENVIRONMENTAL GUIDELINES FOR SMALL SCALE ACTIVITIES IN AFRICA
Outlines impacts for activities in various sectors; provides guidance for sector program design, environmental mitigation and monitoring guidance. Annotated bibliography of resources.
ENVIRONMENTALLY SOUND DESIGN AND MANAGEMENT CAPACITY-BUILDING FOR PARTNERS AND PROGRAMS IN AFRICA (ENCAP) TOOLBOX
Website with resources on environmental compliance, best practices, and references. Companion to MEO Handbook. Meant to help mainstream environmentally sound design and management.