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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

This training workbook is part of the Technical Publication Series of UNEP-IETC. It contains five selected Environment Management tools that were featured at the International Training on Environmental Management (ITEM) jointly sponsored by UNEP-IETC and the Technical Cooperation Council of the Philippines, Department of Foreign Affairs, and implemented by the Development Academy of the Philippines.

Designed for developing countries, least developed countries, and countries with economies in transition, this workbook focuses on EM tools that aim to anticipate the environmental impact of decisions at the early stages of planning and decision-making, with respect to selection of environmental technologies, identification and characterization of risks to the environment, health and safety, and planning environmental programs for cities and municipalities. It does not include auditing and evaluation tools.

The five tools are Environmental Technology Assessment (EnTA), Environmental Risk Assessment (EnRA), Rapid Urban Environmental Assessment (RUEA), Environmental Profiling (EP), and Environmental Management Systems (EMS). Although Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) and Urban Planning are very important planning and management tools they are not included in this publication, since these are already a part of national policies and regulatory frameworks of many developing countries. The other reason is to avoid duplication of efforts by other international and UN agencies, including UNEP, which have produced publications on that subject and which the five tools are intended to supplement and complement. However, where appropriate, EIA and other tools are incorporated in the discussions and referenced accordingly.

The Overview locates the selected tools within the decision-making loop to emphasize their assessment function. It also provides a matrix to help the reader compare the objectives, data requirements, outcome, benefits and limitations of each tool.

The main publication itself is divided into two parts. Part I features the technical papers that describe each of the EM tools. For reading consistency and reader-friendliness, they all adhere to a similar discussion flow, moving from a description of the tool and its objectives, users, applications and major steps to major regulatory/statutory requirements, benefits and limitations. Illustrative applications are included. Definitions of key terms and suggested references are also provided.

Part II is the Training Workbook, which has an introduction to the Adult Learning Approach as a suggested training paradigm. The five Training Modules correspond to the five technical papers. Each module describes the training objectives, lists some suggested introductory activities and includes a trainer's guide with presentation materials (as slides, to be enlarged by trainer) and processing questions. They are, by no means, prescriptive, but are intended to help the trainer guide the participant through a learning process, which advocates the use of an activity to trigger analysis, abstraction and application of learning concepts being introduced.

The modules may be combined into an extended training course, or used separately as a short term course for a particular audience. This training workbook is a package of five training modules on key EM tools that will serve as a convenient reference for either option by training specialists and managers. Above all, this publication is useful for generalist environmental practitioners and decision-makers to understand the benefits offered by these EM tools, and enlarge their arsenal of innovative approaches to resolving environmental dilemmas.

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