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Project Document

Strengthening national and regional capacities for

effective environmental emergency preparedness

- Phase II

SIGNATURES

Name of Subprogramme Coordinator:

Name: ______________________________

Oli Brown

Review Signature

(prior to project submission for PRC review):

____________________Date:______/______/20__

Name of Director of Division managing the Project:

Name: ______________________________

Mette Loyche Wilkie

Review Signature

(prior to project submission for PRC review):

____________________Date:______/______/20__

In Approval of the Project submitted by the above

Director and Coordinator:

UNEP Deputy Executive Director

Approval Signature

(following PRC review):

____________________Date:______/______/20__

Project Executive Summary:

In recent years, disasters have been increasingly accompanied by unprecedented environmental impacts having

severe negative consequences for people, livelihoods and the environment. Industrial and technological accidents

as well as the secondary effects of disasters such as floods and earthquakes jeopardize the health and safety of

responders, individuals and entire communities. Furthermore, pollution released as a cause of accidents also has

the potential to impact the long-term well-being of people by harming the livelihoods and environment they

depend upon. Rapid urbanization coupled with industrial advancements, lack of coping capacities, as well as the

growing vulnerability of communities increases the risk of environmental emergencies – emphasizing the need

for adequate preparedness planning and emergency response, especially in developing nations.

This project aims to strengthen national capacities for environmental emergencies preparedness through two main

set of activities: 1) Reflecting environmental emergency preparedness in policy frameworks and promoting

preparedness and guidelines through the Environmental Emergencies Centre; and 2) Enhancing the self-reliance

of four at-risk countries to manage environmental emergencies. The Environmental Emergencies Centre and its

tools will be used in support of training activities and the mainstreaming of project goals at a regional level.

The current project is part of the overall work programme and mandate of the Joint UNEP/OCHA Environment

Unit. It builds upon previous joint initiatives, including the establishment of the Environmental Emergency

Centre, and other capacity development activities executed by the Joint UNEP/OCHA Environment Unit. An in-

depth evaluation will be executed at the end of this proposed project.

ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS

AGEE Advisory Group on Environmental Emergencies

APELL Awareness and Preparedness for Emergencies at Local Level

ASEAN Association of Southeast Asian Nations

BCPR Bureau for Crisis Prevention and Recovery

CADRI United Nations Capacity for Disaster Reduction Initiative

DCPI Division of Communications and Public Information (UNEP)

DEPI Division of Environmental Policy Implementation (UNEP)

DEWA Division of Early Warning and Assessment (UNEP)

DTIE Division of Technology, Industry and Economics (UNEP)

EA Expected Accomplishment

EEC Environmental Emergencies Centre

EEF Environmental Emergencies Forum (EEF)

ENVSEC Environment and Security Initiative

EUCP European Union Civil Protection Mechanism

GA United Nations General Assembly

GC UNEP Governing Council

FAO Food and Agriculture Organization

FEAT Flash Environmental Assessment Tool

HFA Hyogo Framework for Action

IASC Inter-Agency Standing Committee

IFRC International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies

ihID Industrial Hazard Identification

JEU Joint UNEP/OCHA Environment Unit

MPP Minimum Preparedness Package

MSB Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency

OCHA United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs

OECD Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

OSCE Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe

PoW Programme of Work and Budget

SAGEE Strategic Advisory Group on Environmental Emergencies

SDC Swiss Development Cooperation

UN United Nations

UNCT United Nations Country Team

UNDAF United Nations Development Assistance Framework

UNDP United Nations Development Programme

UNECE United Nations Economic Commission for Europe

UNISDR United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction

UNITAR United Nations Institute for Training and Research

UNEP United Nations Environment Programme

UNFCCC United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change

UNGA United Nations General Assembly

UNHCR United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees

UNOSAT United Nations Operational Satellite Application Programme

WHO World Health Organization

1 UNEP Project Document

Table of Contents

Table of Contents ........................................................................................................................................ 1

1 Project Overview .................................................................................................................................. 2 Project Information.................................................................................................................................... 2 Projected Duration and Budget Summary ................................................................................................. 4

2 Project Justification .............................................................................................................................. 5

3 Project Statement ................................................................................................................................. 9 Expected results and outcomes .................................................................................................................. 9 Resource Mobilization Strategy for the project ....................................................................................... 12 National and Regional Relevance ........................................................................................................... 12 Stakeholder Analysis and roles ............................................................................................................... 14 Cost-effectiveness ................................................................................................................................... 15 Project Sustainability Strategy ................................................................................................................ 16 Project Replicability and Mainstreaming Strategy .................................................................................. 16 Public Awareness, Communications Strategy ......................................................................................... 17 Use of Legal Instruments ........................................................................................................................ 17 Project Implementation Structure ............................................................................................................ 17

4 Risk Analysis ....................................................................................................................................... 22

5 Theory of Change and Logical Framework ..................................................................................... 23

6 Monitoring & Evaluation ................................................................................................................... 27 Monitoring Plan ....................................................................................................................................... 27 Evaluation Plan ....................................................................................................................................... 27

7 Project Work Plan – ........................................................................................................................... 28


1 Project Overview

Project Information

Table 1: Required Project Information

Identification Insert IMIS no.

Insert PIMS no.

Project Title Strengthening national and regional capacities for effective environmental emergency

preparedness, Phase II

Division managing project DEPI - Division of Environmental Policy Implementation

Project Manager and Org.

Unit/Division1

Emilia

Wahlstrom

P3 Joint

UNEP/OCHA

Environment

Unit

Funding

source EF

40% Existing

staff member

(UNEP)

Other Members of Project team

To be

confirmed

P2 level

consultant

Joint

UNEP/OCHA

Environment

Unit

Funding

source XB

100% Consultant

Dawit Yared G5 Joint

UNEP/OCHA

Environment

Unit

Funding

source EF

30% Existing

staff

member

(UNEP)

Wendy Cue P5 Joint

UNEP/OCHA

Environment

Unit

In-Kind

Contribution

OCHA

5% Existing

staff member

(OCHA)

Rene Nijenhuis P4 Joint

UNEP/OCHA

Environment

Unit

In-Kind

Contribution

OCHA

10% Existing

staff member

(OCHA)

Name of Supervisor of UNEP

Project Manager2

Wendy Cue

Type/Location

Global, with a particular focus on four target countries in the following regions:

Central Asia: Armenia, Tajikistan

Southern Africa: Mozambique

Asia and Pacific: TBC

North Africa and Middle East: TBC

Region (UNEP)

Africa Asia Pacific

West Asia Europe

List Countries Tbc

Programme of Work 2014-2015

Subprogramme Disasters and conflicts

Expected Accomplishment

Expected Accomplishment 1: The capacity of countries to use natural resource and

environmental management to prevent and reduce the risk of disasters and conflicts is

improved

Most relevant PoW Output to which

Project primarily contributes3 Output 212: Risk information and training provided to countries in order to improve

1 For a UNEP executed GEF project, indicate name of the project manager executing the project. 2 For GEF projects, indicate name of UNEP Task Manager’s (TM) supervisor. In the case of internally executed GEF Projects, both the TM’s and the supervisor of the Project Manager (in the executing unit) should be indicated here. 3 Must be consistent with the Logical Framework


national preparedness to respond to and mitigate acute environmental risks caused by

conflicts and disasters

Date of UNEP clearance of concept

or relevant Programme Framework

Other Divisions/Regional Offices

involved

DTIE

DEWA ROA, ROAP,

ROWA and

ROE

DCPI

Name of External Executing

Partners

OCHA

.


Projected Duration and Budget Summary

Table 2: Project Duration and cost

Project start date: 10/2014 Planned completion date: 09/2016 Total duration in months: 24

Mid-term Review date(if project

spans over more than one biennium

Terminal Evaluation date: 05/2016

Budget Summary4

TYPE OF

FUNDING SOURCE OF FUNDING 2014 2015 2016 US$ Total

CASH

BUDGET

Environment Fund activity budget

Regular Budget activity budget

Extra-budgetary

Funding (posts +

non-post costs)

Donor funding secured5

- Switzerland 278,025 42,500

0 320,525

Programme Support Costs 41,544 6,351 0 47,895

Subtotal secured XB funding 319,569 48,851 0 368,420

Unsecured XB funding6 57,442 1,068,390 335,057 1,460,890

TOTAL PROJECT CASH BUDGET

(=EF or RB activity budget + Secured and

unsecured XB funding)

377,011

1,117,241

335,057

1,829,310

IN-KIND

CONTRIB

UTION

Environment Fund post costs P3, G5

Regular Budget post costs

TOTAL UNEP IN-KIND CONTRIBUTION 24,000 96,000 72,000 192,000

TOTAL UNEP MANAGED PROJECT BUDGET (=PROJECT

CASH BUDGET + UNEP IN-KIND CONTRIBUTION)

401,011

1,213,241

407,057

2,021,310

COFINANCING CASH CONTRIBUTION7

COFINANCING BASED ON PARTNERS IN-KIND

CONTRIBUTION

7,500 30,000 22,500 60,000

4 A detailed project budget shall be provided as Annex 1. 5 For GEF Projects, all funding has to be committed and confirmed by co-financing letters from co-financers at PRC stage and shall be divided between cash and in-kind contributions. 6 i.e. funding still to be mobilized 7Funding from a donor to a partner which is not received in UNEP accounts but is used by a UNEP partner or collaborating centre to deliver the

results in a UNEP-approved project


2 Project Justification

Background

Environmental emergencies are defined as “sudden onset disasters or accidents resulting from natural,

technological or human-induced factors, or a combination of these that cause or threaten to cause severe

environmental damage as well as loss of human lives and property.”8 In other words, environmental

emergencies can be caused by natural hazards such as earthquakes, floods and typhoons, or by

technological and human-induced hazards such as conflicts, goods transport, mining or industrial

activities.

A number of factors will increase the frequency, complexity and severity of disasters in the future. They

include climate change, unplanned urbanization and poverty. From 2008-2012 a total of 144 million

people were displaced by natural disasters, with 32.4 million people displaced in 2012 alone. In 2012, 98

% of this displacement was triggered by climate and weather related hazards such as flood, storms and

wildfires.9 These global changes will place an increasing burden on disaster management systems through

the increased vulnerability and exposure of large populations and are expected to slow economic growth

and create new pockets of poverty10

.

Increase in urbanization and industrialisation also brings increased pressure on environmental systems,

which when combined with poor capacity to manage natural hazards increases the risk of environmental

emergencies. Industrial accidents triggered by a natural hazard are referred to as natechs, and cause

substantial secondary impacts that affect the health and well-being of local populations and ecosystems.

For instance storms like Typhoon Haiyan11

(November 2013) and Hurricane Katrina (August 2005) both

caused oil spills that destroyed marine life, degraded shorelines and harmed economic activities like

tourism and fishing – also impacting human welfare by polluting food and water sources.

Developing countries are at particular risk both to disasters and environmental emergencies, as they have

weaker institutional, financial and legal capacities to adequately address the hazards and underlying

vulnerabilities that contribute to the damage. Rapid urbanization and industrialization complicates the

picture, as industrial facilities are established at rapid pace in an increasing number of developing

countries12

.

The World Health Organizations Emergency Events Database (EM-DAT) - which tracks technological

disasters - shows a steady increase in reported events from 1975 until around 2005 after which there has

been a slight decline until 2012 (see Figure 1).

8 UNEP/GC.22/INF/5 9 Internal Displacement Monitoring Center, 2013: Global Estimates 2012: People displaced by disasters. Available at:

http://www.internal-

displacement.org/8025708F004BE3B1/(httpInfoFiles)/99E6ED11BB84BB27C1257B6A0035FDC4/$file/global-estimates-2012-

may2013.pdf 10 IPCC, 2014: Climate Change 2014: Impacts, Adaptation, and Vulnerability (IPCC WGII AR5) Available at:

http://www.ipcc.ch/report/ar5/wg2/ 11 OCHA Situation Report No. 16 (as of 22 November 2013) on Philippines: Typhoon Haiyan 12 Keeping up with Megatrends. The implications of Climate Change and Urbanization for Environmental Emergency

Preparedness and Response. A report prepared for OCHA and UNEP upon request of the Advisory Group on Environmental

Emergencies, 2012.


Figure 1: WHO Statistics On The Number Technological Disaster Reported between 1975 and 2012

Global framework

The international community- Member States, United Nations and non-governmental organizations- is

increasingly recognizing the importance of developing national capacity for overall disaster preparedness:

(i) The Hyogo Framework for Action (HFA) was signed by 168 governments in 2005 and emphasizes the need to strengthen disaster preparedness for effective disaster response at all

levels (Priority Five).

(ii) In addition, the UN General Assembly Resolution on International Cooperation on Humanitarian Assistance in the Field of Natural Disasters, from relief to development (UNGA A/RES/66/227)

“recognizes the importance of applying a multi-hazard approach to preparedness, and encourages

Member States, taking into account their specific circumstances, and the United Nations system

to continue to apply the approach to their preparedness activities, including by giving due regard

to, inter alia, secondary environmental hazards stemming from industrial and technological

accidents”.

(iii) The UNEP Governing Council Decision UNEP/GC.26/15 on Strengthening International Cooperation on the Environmental Aspects of Emergency Response and Preparedness (February

2011) stresses the importance of preventive action and preparedness to manage environmental

impacts of natural and man-made disasters, and therefore calls to provide countries, particularly

developing countries, with technological support, capacity development and resources for

prevention, preparedness and response.


(iv) UNEP´s position paper on HFA-2 (the on-going process for developing the next global framework on DRR 2015-2025) recommends that HFA-related efforts should better recognize

technological hazards as threats to development, in both developing and developed countries and

requests that technological hazards be given priority in addressing disaster risk reduction.13

The importance of national disaster preparedness

The Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC) and the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian

Affairs (OCHA) promotes the importance of national preparedness, and recognize the role of the member

states in addressing disaster risk. In 2013, the IASC, with support from its Task Force on Resilience and

Preparedness endorsed the “Common Framework for Preparedness” as part of the IASC Transformative

Agenda. OCHA follows this approach of national-led disaster management, supported by coordinated

action by international partners. Indeed, OCHA’s approach on disaster risk reduction recommends

engaging in comprehensive emergency response preparedness at the country level as building block for

addressing disaster risk.14

The 2013 study on the Integration of Environmental Emergencies in Preparedness and Contingency

Planning15

, commissioned by the Advisory Group on Environmental Emergencies (AGEE), found that

many countries, both developing and developed, have adopted measures to respond to environmental

emergencies including oil spills, and to a lesser degree, the accidental release of hazardous and noxious

substances. However, the study also highlighted the need for better awareness of environmental

emergencies to improve country-level emergency response and preparedness plans. A new (or improved)

preparedness framework at the national level is required to integrate environmental emergencies and other

potential emerging risks into disaster preparedness planning and emergency response. Strong

preparedness and response capacities are needed, and primarily at local and national level, to reduce

environmental damage, harm to and loss of lives and livelihoods caused by environmental emergencies.

Relevant skills include technical skills on industrial accident preparedness and response, coordination

skills (national and international assistance) and communication skills. Multi-hazard risk management

approaches are expected to provide opportunities to reduce risk at national levels in an efficient manner

by getting different authorities to work in a coordinated fashion16

.

In May 2013 the 10th AGEE meeting recommended supporting “nationally and regionally-led capacity

development initiatives to improve preparedness for environmental emergencies” and “to embed

environmental emergencies into comprehensive disaster risk reduction frameworks.”

Implementation Arrangements:

The project “Strengthening national and regional capacities for effective Environmental Emergency

Preparedness - Phase II” (EEP-II) will be implemented by the Joint UNEP/OCHA Environment Unit

(JEU), which has twenty years of international emergency response experience. The JEU combines the

humanitarian mandate of OCHA with the environmental expertise of UNEP, and is uniquely placed to

advance the topic of environmental emergency preparedness through its close linkages with both

environmental and disaster authorities. The JEU cooperates with a wide network of supporting countries

and their most experienced national environmental emergency responders. Thanks to the extensive JEU

network of partnerships with international and national organizations, the unit has been able to

13 UNEP Input into Post 2015 Framework on Disaster Risk Reduction., 2013 14 OCHA Position Paper. Position and Key Messages on Disaster Risk Reduction, 2013. 15 Cruz, A.-M., Integration of Environmental Emergencies in Preparedness and Contingency Planning, Joint UNEP/OCHA

Environment Unit, April 2013. 16 Managing the Risks of Extreme Events and Disasters to Advance Climate Change Adaptation. Special Report of the

Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, 2012.


successfully increase environmental emergency preparedness by supporting national capacity

development initiatives, by raising awareness, by conducting regional and national trainings and by

developing and disseminating internationally recognized response and preparedness tools.

This project, which constitutes a second phase to the JEU’s work in environmental emergency

preparedness, builds upon the project’s first phase, UNEP project nr. 21-P4, executed under the

Programme of Work 2010-2011 and 2012-2013. This phase led to the development and launch of the

EEC, as recommended by the 8th AGEE as a way to strengthen national capacities for effective

environmental emergency preparedness. As a result of the successful project, the EEC is now an online

knowledge hub designed primarily to provide national responders with a one-stop shop of all information

relevant to the preparedness, response and recovery stages of an environmental emergency. The EEC

contributes to awareness-raising and capacity development and enables expertise in the field of

environmental emergency response more widely available.17

The first phase of the project allowed the establishment of the EEC as an online space providing open

access to guidelines, advocacy tools, legal documents, interactive training courses and updates on current

environmental emergencies and events. Currently, five e-Learning modules are hosted in multiple

languages on the EEC. These are: 1) Beyond Response: better preparedness for environmental

emergencies, 2) Introduction to Industrial accidents: prevention, preparedness and response, 3) Disaster

Waste Management: best practices and tools; 4) Introduction to the Flash Environmental Assessment

Tool and 5) Environment in Humanitarian Action. 18

The establishment of the EEC has been a success. Within the last 12 months alone, the EEC online

training series has engaged over 500 users in 58 countries from government, non-government

organisations, United Nations agencies, private sector and academic institutions.19

At the same time,

feedback received during face-to-face workshops, as well as feedback received online through the EEC,

has indicated that there still is room for the further development of the EEC. Two needs stand out: 1) the

need for a specific knowledge manager to moderate discussion forums and maintain contact with national

disaster and environmental managers and responding to requests, and 2) the need for e-learnings and

guidelines in additional languages. These gaps will be addressed as part of the second project phase, and

will be informed by a comprehensive EEC evaluation undertaken in early 2015.

The project falls under the scope of the Disasters and Conflicts sub-programme’s work for 2014–2015,

where it contributes to the sub-programme’s first expected accomplishment to improve the capacity of

countries to use natural resources and environmental management to prevent and reduce the risk of

disasters and conflicts. more specifically, this project constitutes the main delivery mechanism for PoW

Output 212: “Risk information and training provided to countries in order to improve national

preparedness to respond to and mitigate acute environmental risks caused by conflict and disasters.”

17 UNEP Project Document: Strengthening National Capacities for Effective Environmental Emergency Preparedness. 2010. 18 Joint UNEP/OCHA Environment Unit. The Environmental Emergencies Centre. Brochure. 2013. 19 EEC Statistics Database, accessed by the Joint UNEP/OCHA Environment Unit, December 2013.


3 Project Statement

This project aims to strengthen capacities for effective environmental emergency preparedness and

response in order to reduce environmental damage, harm to and loss of lives and livelihoods caused by

such events. By improving existing tools and maintaining a global knowledge sharing platform, the

project will seek to strengthen national capacities in four target countries with a high risk for

environmental emergencies. It builds on successful capacity-development programmes implemented by

the JEU and its partners during the past decades, and on the pilot phase of the Environmental Emergency

Centre and other JEU-supported preparedness activities.

Expected results and outcomes

The project works under two outcomes aimed at raising awareness of environmental emergency risk and

through this - strengthening self-reliance for environmental emergency management on national level.

The project works under two outcomes:

1) Environmental emergency preparedness is reflected in policy frameworks and promoted through the Environmental Emergencies Centre;

2) At least four at-risk countries considerably enhance their self-reliance to manage environmental emergencies;

1. Environmental emergency preparedness is reflected in policy frameworks and promoted through the Environmental Emergencies Centre

Work under the first project component builds upon the recommendations of a number of recent studies

undertaken by the JEU. Project activities will address the gap in disaster preparedness planning policy

frameworks by promoting closer alignment of environmental emergency management with disaster

management20

. The need for closer communication between the two communities is also the

recommendation of a recent study on integration of environment into humanitarian action21

.

Disaster risk reduction and management tools must include recommendations on how to prepare

adequately and effectively for environmental emergencies, including how to address secondary

environmental impacts from industrial and technological hazards. In addition, disaster response guidelines

should include considerations of the environmental vulnerabilities that may cause and drive crises.

Factoring in environmental concerns in response is fundamental in order to ensure the sustainability of

response actions and facilitate recovery.

The first project component encompasses the revision and strengthening of existing global disaster

preparedness guidance to reflect environmental emergency risk. Adequate consideration of environmental

factors in global disaster preparedness and response guidance will help to establish the common

knowledge base needed to design and implement consistent preparedness measures at country level.

The first project activity is to conduct and disseminate to donors, UN agencies and national governments

a study on environmental emergency risk. The results of this study and the study on integration of

20 Cruz, A.-M., Integration of Environmental Emergencies in Preparedness and Contingency Planning, Joint UNEP/OCHA

Environment Unit, April 2013. 21 Joint UNEP/OCHA Environment Unit, 2014, Environment and Humanitarian Action: Increasing Effectiveness, Sustainability

and Accountability, Geneva Switzerland.


environment in humanitarian action will be used to inform the integration of environmental aspects into

relevant humanitarian programme cycle guidance, including that on preparedness. In particular,

recommendations for integrating key environmental risk factors into IASC core preparedness guidance

(Emergency Response Preparedness - ERP) will be made22

. Integration of environmental emergency risk

factors and environmental considerations into inter-agency and inter-governmental guidance and tools

will be carried out in close cooperation with IASC partners. The first project component links closely to

ongoing global policy processes on disaster risk reduction, and the project will contribute to these agendas

through OCHA and UNEP policy work.

In addition to integrating environmental risk aspects into global disaster preparedness tools, the project

will improve existing environmental emergency preparedness tools. These will be developed in close

coordination with disaster and environment communities, thereby promoting a multi-hazard approach, as

specified in UNGA A/RES/66/227. Existing JEU environmental emergency preparedness tools and

methodologies will be further enhanced and made available globally for use by member states. The Flash

Environmental Assessment Tool (FEAT), an existing tool to identify existing or potential acute

environmental impacts that pose risks to humans, human life-support functions and ecosystems following

sudden-onset natural disasters, will undergo a revision and be separated into two parts – a tool for

addressing secondary impacts of industrial and technological accidents as part of disaster response23

, and

as a tool for mapping chemical hazards as part of disaster preparedness. Guidelines for the use of FEAT-

preparedness and FEAT-response will be updated and disseminated to encourage the integration of

industrial hazards into disaster management frameworks.

In response to utilization thus far and forthcoming requests, this project will strengthen and expand the

EEC and its capacities and services will be subject of further development, promotion and utilisation. In

early 2015, an evaluation of the EEC will be undertaken to analyse its current use and identify key gaps

and areas of improvement. The evaluation recommendations will be used to inform the EEC’s

improvement– looking into options for new information sharing services, such as global, regional and

sub-regional discussion forums, and expansion of the resources database including tools, studies and

lessons learned, as well as the language availability of these resources. The EEC is currently available in

English with parts of resources available in French, Spanish and Russian. The review and subsequent full

expansion into all these languages will ensure that it continues to offer national users the necessary

resources, knowledge and support to continuously improve and update preparedness frameworks at the

national and regional level. Experts from partner organizations will support the EEC activities by

contributing to the development and expansion of these resources, participating in technical discussions

on the EEC forum and promoting the EEC amongst their networks as a “one-stop-shop” for

environmental emergency preparedness.

2. National authorities in target countries have the tools and skills to assess environmental emergency risks and to implement environmental emergency preparedness measures

Building on the results of the first project component, the second component will provide comprehensive

environmental emergency preparedness support meeting the specific needs and requirements of national

stakeholders in identified target countries. Activities will be conducted in four pilot countries located in

four geographical regions – Asia Pacific24

, Caucasus and Central Asia25

, Middle East and Northern

22 Analysis and recommendations made to the MPP includes capacity needs assessment packages. 23 Such secondary impacts can include contamination of agricultural fields, water bodies, groundwater or other part of the

environment – which in turn will have socioeconomic impacts on nearby communities. 24 Focusing on the following countries: Bangladesh, Indonesia, Myanmar, Nepal, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Sri Lanka 25 Comprising Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.


Africa26

, Southern Africa27

. The methodology for country selection is explained in the chapter “National

and Regional Relevance”.

Country support will be designed based upon a capacity gaps and needs assessment and will be

implemented specifically to reinforce existing nationally-led disaster management policies and plans.

National ownership will guarantee that the support provided meets local and national requests and needs.

Level of national ownership is evaluated as part of country selection (see Annex 2. JEU Engagement

Criteria). The nature and scope of support to be provided will be developed as part of national action

plans, which in turn build upon needs assessments. The needs assessment will work with national

stakeholders to map out the specific country environmental emergency priorities. The needs assessment

will be conducted at national and local levels targeting:

- National disaster management authorities (NDMAs); - Ministries of Environment, Industry and Agriculture; - Firefighting units; - NGOs active in environmental management / emergency response.

Based on the outcomes of the needs assessments, environmental emergency workshops will be designed.

Topics covered will include:

Key Concepts and Disaster Risk Reduction

Environmental Emergencies

Multi-hazard risk Assessment

Hazard Identifications Tool

Awareness and Preparedness for Emergency

at the Local Level (APELL)

Disaster Waste Management exercise

Flash Environmental Assessment Tool

(FEAT)

Contingency and Preparedness Planning

International Response and Work Plan –

introducing EE

At the workshop national stakeholders will develop priority actions for improving their countries

environmental emergency preparedness. Partner organizations listed under “Project Implementation

Structure” will be asked to make experts available to assist in the execution of these workshops.

Based on the action plans, dedicated follow-up support will be made available by partner organizations

and the joint unit. JEU support will be primarily technical in nature, and will take the following forms:

- Industrial hazard mappings; - Specific28 assessments; - On-the-job trainings; - Inclusion of environmental emergency preparedness into national disaster risk reduction plans; - Supporting industrial accident preparedness and prevention (in partnership with UNEP DTIE); - Working to integrate environmental considerations into disaster risk reduction (in partnership

with UNEP PCDMB and linking to eco-based DRR);

- Working with partners on the topic of environmental emergency preparedness.

The role of the JEU is to collaborate with long-term international and national partners, providing specific

expertise and added value to ongoing interventions. Involvement of national and international partners

26

Covering UNEP Office for West Asia countries Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, the Occupied Palestinian Territories, Syria, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Yemen, as well as OCHA Regional Office for Middle East

and Northern Africa additionally covers Afghanistan, Algeria, Egypt, Iran, Libya, Morocco, Pakistan, Tunisia and Turkey. For

the purpose of EEP-II the countries of both UNEP ROWA and OCHA ROMENA will be considered. 27 Comprising Angola, Botswana, Comoros, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Seychelles, South

Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe 28 For example on disaster waste management, industrial accident preparedness or mining and tailings management assessments.


will also be assessed as part of the engagement strategy. Coordination and alignment with UNEP and

OCHA regional offices is already on going, to ensure that the project fits into long-term strategies of

country support. JEU will provide added value to UNEP and OCHA partnerships by assisting in liaising

between national counterparts (primarily disaster management and environmental management) and other

international partners such as international conventions, regional organizations, technical experts within

various areas, and others, to ensure that the implementation of national activities is supported by those

specific partners and mechanisms with the appropriate mandate and expertise.

Resource Mobilization Strategy for the project

The total budget of the project is approximately USD 2 million, of which almost 1 million is planned for

country-level activities. A number of JEU partners are willing to contribute to this project, primarily

through making experts available for country assessment and support (expert fees and travel costs).

Switzerland has committed to funding part of the project (approximately 20%) as part of the 2014 Swiss

presidency of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE)29

. Switzerland’s

contribution is funding the activities planned in the region of Central Asia and Caucasus.

The project document has been shared with the JEU Strategic Advisory Group on Environmental

Emergencies (SAGEE), in order to explore opportunities for joint programming and possible in-kind

contributions from SAGEE members. The project document will additionally be the basis for joint UNEP

and OCHA fundraising by the senior management. Reliance on local staff from UNEP and OCHA

regional offices is needed to keep travel costs minimal, especially in the event that full funding would not

be achieved.

With funding available, four milestones under Output 1 (M1.1 – M1.4) will be delivered. The successful

delivery of Milestone 1.5 is dependent on additional funding. Under Output 2, the target for delivery with

current funding is two countries (with complete funding, the target is four countries). Under Output 3,

milestones M3.1 and M3.2 will be delivered with current secured funding.

National and Regional Relevance

Activities will be conducted in four pilot countries located in four geographical regions – Asia Pacific

30,

Caucasus and Central Asia31

, Middle East and Northern Africa32

, Southern Africa33

. These four regions

were chosen and represent a wide geographic spread in combination with a high number of countries at

high risk for environmental emergencies34

. Within these four regions, individual target countries are in the

process of being identified in consultation with regional offices of OCHA and UNEP. Country selection

has been initiated with the development of an Environmental Emergency Risk Index (EERI). The EERI

builds upon existing humanitarian, development and environmental performance indices, primarily the

InfoRM35

. InfoRM is a way to measure the risk of humanitarian crises that identifies where crises

requiring international assistance may occur and analyses that risk so it can be better managed by

29 Carried out through the project “Strengthening Environmental Emergency Preparedness Capacities in OSCE Region” 30 Focusing on the following countries: Bangladesh, Indonesia, Myanmar, Nepal, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Sri Lanka. 31 Comprising Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan. 32

Covering UNEP Office for West Asia countries Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, the Occupied Palestinian Territories, Syria, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Yemen, as well as OCHA Regional Office for Middle East

and Northern Africa additionally covers Afghanistan, Algeria, Egypt, Iran, Libya, Morocco, Pakistan, Tunisia and Turkey. For

the purpose of EEP-II the countries of both UNEP ROWA and OCHA ROMENA will be considered. 33 Comprising Angola, Botswana, Comoros, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Seychelles, South

Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe 34 Study on Environmental Emergency Risk, Joint UNEP/OCHA Environment Unit, April 2013. 35 Index for Risk Management. http://inform.jrc.ec.europa.eu


everyone. The EERI looks at the InfoRM risk elements of hazards, vulnerabilities and capacities – adding

key environmental emergency elements in order to get an understanding of those countries most at risk of

environmental emergencies. The EERI captures two elements more than any other known index in the

humanitarian sector: technological hazards and environmental vulnerability.

Currently (October 2014) the top five36

countries in each region are being assessed in consultation with

regional UNEP and OCHA offices against the JEU engagement criteria (Annex 2 and EERI results in

Figure 2). As a result of this assessment, one country in each region will be identified out of these five

top-EERI-scoring countries. Engagement criteria takes into account factors such as the existence of

international and national partners in-country, the opportunity to embed interventions into the country’s

broader capacity development initiatives and align with United Nations Development Assistance

Framework (UNDAF). Interventions will fully take into account other inter-agency initiatives and will be

in line with the IASC Common Framework for preparedness. Consultations with member states on

possible support and engagement in the project will be carried out through UNEP and OCHA regional

offices.

Figure 2: Top 30 countries most at risk of environmental emergencies according to the EERI

Support to national disaster and environmental authorities to address environmental emergencies will

benefit the population in these four target countries. Populations in developing countries are affected the

hardest by disasters and crises, including environmental emergencies. They are particularly affected by

the vulnerability dimension of risk, as they usually lack economic means to reconstruct and rebuild their

livelihoods after an emergency, and their Governments cannot ensure adequate social safety nets for times

of crisis. Risks of environmental emergencies are exacerbated by climate change and unregulated

urbanization trends.

36 Comprising of the following. In Asia Pacific: Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and Timor Leste; In Southern

Africa: Angola, Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania and Zimbabwe; In the Middle East and North Africa: Afghanistan, Pakistan,

Syrian Arab Republic, Yemen and Iran; In Central Asia and Caucuses: Tajikistan, Azerbaijan, Kyrgyzstan, Georgia and

Uzbekistan.


Stakeholder Analysis and roles

The principal stakeholders of the project are the national, state/provincial/regional and local

representatives from operational agencies and line ministries involved in humanitarian and environmental

activities, as well as private sector members and civil society organizations, including national

disaster/emergency management authorities, national environment authorities, regional and local

authorities, ministries of industry, trade, economy, (occupational) health and their regional and local

organizations, emergency response representatives, industry associations and chambers of commerce.

While the project will work at national level, local communities in countries at risk, who are the ones

directly affected by the impact of environmental emergencies, often incurring major loss of life and

livelihoods, will benefit from a successful outcome of the project and from strengthened national

capacities to be better prepared for, and respond to environmental emergencies. Where priority actions at

local level are identified as part of the consultations and workshops, local communities in that area will be

consulted and closely involved in project implementation. Ownership is crucial for this project to be

successful and the participation of local and national stakeholders from the outset of the project is

imperative on top of a comprehensive assessment identifying the target countries. Ownership will be

strengthened by linking the project to on-going national programmes, and by ensuring that activities are

designed by national partners at the environmental emergency workshop at the start of country activities.

The first project component is equally directed to staff from international and regional organisations, both

in headquarters and in regional/country offices. The EEC is a resource centre for staff involved in

humanitarian and environmental activities at the international level, UN agencies (UN Country Teams,

UNDP, WHO, FAO, UNEP, OCHA, UNISDR, World Bank, CADRI), regional organizations, national

focal points, civil society organizations and private sector members, and academics from around the

globe. The support of the international community to keep environmental emergencies high on the agenda

is vital for this project. A solid communications and awareness strategy, developed in collaboration with

UNEP DCPI, will accompany the establishment of the virtual resource centre to trigger and keep the

interest of the stakeholders to access and utilise the EEC.

The second project component will involve cooperation and consultation with international and local staff

located in the four target countries (such as UN country teams and international NGOs). The third project

component does not only target the technical national staff from low and middle-income disaster prone

countries, but

Gender Analysis

Gender differences will be taken into consideration throughout the entire project and at all levels. Tools

and guidelines will remind users that disasters affect women, men, boys and girls differently, and that

gender issues must be integrated into preparedness planning and procedures. This message together with

an emphasis on the opportunities that originate from gender differences in terms of disaster mitigation

will accompany the general awareness raising efforts of the JEU and its partners in presentations to

conferences and workshops, in developing and conducting trainings, in publications and when meeting

with stakeholders. The participation of female national staff in trainings, workshops, conferences and

country assessments will be encouraged. Partners providing technical experts will be asked to equally

propose male and female experts and gender disaggregated data will be collected as part of all data

collection activities. The biannual evaluation of the EEC, building further on statistics already collected,

will collect gender- and age-disaggregated data to evaluate the extent to which the EEC is successful in

reaching a wide audience.


When supporting local and national preparedness planning, the different perspectives and needs of men

and women will be taken into consideration. Additionally, specific gender and age elements related to

environmental emergency risk elements like vulnerabilities and capacities, will be taken into account

when designing national actions. The EEC will give attention to gender differences both in its online

communications tools and in its discussions, and will refer to key guidelines and tools in this regard –

such as the UN Action Plan on Disaster Risk Reduction for Resilience, which advocates for the need to

reflect gender and age sensitivities in disaster preparedness. The project will encourage participation of

female representatives of national agencies and will disseminate lessons learned and good practices on

gender in disaster management, in collaboration with UNEP DCPI.

Indigenous People analysis and strategy

Although the project does not particularly focus on indigenous people’ knowledge of environmental

management, they are seen as a part of the local population. Depending on the specific project activities

and topics of engagement, indigenous people’s needs will be specifically addressed. This could, for

example, include the issue of landowners’ rights in the vicinity of mining operations, or other key

concerns. Indigenous people are expected to benefit equally from the project outcome in terms of better

preparedness for natural and man-made disasters, including industrial accidents, and in terms of reduced

impacts of the latter on their lives, livelihoods and environment. Where indigenous knowledge -based

practices are known to reinforce disaster preparedness and risk reduction, these will be integrated into the

project.

Cost-effectiveness

The project offers cost-effectiveness through a number of factors. First and as mentioned in the

introduction to this project, investment in preparedness efforts is less costly than response to natural

disasters. Second, the project explicitly builds on established partnerships of the JEU, as demonstrated

through cooperation arrangements in a number of previous past activities. Third, the project builds on

almost twenty years of environmental emergency response experience, and lessons learned will thus

automatically flow into the activities under this project. Fourth, the combined efforts of environmental

and humanitarian communities will provide additional leverage in terms of fundraising.

The project will foster a closer cooperation between disaster management, disaster risk reduction and

environmental communities, reinforcing sustainability and cost effectiveness of current and future disaster

management endeavours. Through linking activities of a number of partners, the overall impact of

environmental emergency preparedness activities will be increased and the comparative advantage of

partners combined.

Another advantage of the project in terms of cost-effectiveness is that it combines two different yet

complementary components thus providing the basic tools and guidelines, assisting in terms of

implementation and offering sustainability through a permanent online resource centre. The combination

of two components offers a comprehensive and lasting framework for environmental emergency

preparedness and decreases the risk that one of these components will need to be repeated in the near

future. The EEC component covers a niche and has the potential to reach a vast amount of users with a

relatively small input. Standing partnerships with international and regional organisations will enable

outside expertise to be shared through the EEC at a small cost. The first component is therefore a

relatively inexpensive undertaking whose results can be easily spread globally and amongst a wide variety

of stakeholders. Revising existing guidelines and tools enhances the likelihood that environmental

emergency risk considerations are integrated in the activities of partner organizations and implemented

throughout the disaster management cycle. The second project component is more expensive, but will be

fairly cost-effective for UNEP due its leverage potential of in-kind contributions. A comprehensive


capacity assessment and subsequent prioritization of target countries guarantees that countries are selected

based on the potential for actual change and replicability of the project in other countries.

Project Sustainability Strategy

Sustainability of results is the guiding principle of the project which is demonstrated in its approach and

in particular through its first component. As mentioned above, ownership of local, national and regional

stakeholders is vital in order to guarantee this sustainability. Stakeholders in target countries will need to

have the necessary capacity to maintain this level of ownership in order to further institutionalize

environmental emergency frameworks at the national level and remain accountable to the final

beneficiaries, namely the local population. In-country training and workshops, and the development of the

industrial accident preparedness and response guidelines (FEAT), serve to strengthen the knowledge and

skills of civil servants, disaster managers and environmental experts. Staff changes can be partly

overcome by continuously offering training services to incoming staff members through the EEC, and by

sharing expertise through online moderated discussions. Particular attention will be paid to the integration

of environmental emergency considerations into existing governmental disaster management plans, and to

the overall integration of the project’s outputs into the relevant disaster management frameworks of the

target countries (such as national plans of action for DRR, UNDAFs, etc.). The support and follow-up of

UNEP and OCHA regional offices will be an important condition in order to guarantee the sustainability

of efforts after the end of the project.

After the completion of the project, the JEU will remain available to liaise between potential donors and

country officials requesting further assistance in specific areas of work. Support is assured through the

support available through the EEC to share information, improve guidelines and access trainings. Finally,

institutional support is also fostered through the standard activities of JEU staff in conferences,

workshops and other events to promote the importance of environmental emergencies and to share latest

trends and updates.

In terms of exit strategy, the results of the project will flow naturally into the standard activities of the

JEU and its partners based on a thorough evaluation of the project outcomes and of the functioning of the

EEC, feedback from project partners and consideration for future work plans of the JEU. The moderation

of the EEC will be an integral part of its work plan, while follow-up assistance in the target countries will

be handed over to experienced partners with the necessary capacity and expertise. For example, industrial

hazard mapping will logically lead to the development of country projects on Awareness and

Preparedness for Emergencies at Local Level (APELL) or Chemical Accident Prevention and

Preparedness (CAPP) programmes, which would then be taken on board by UNEP DTIE37

.

Project Replicability and Mainstreaming Strategy

Successful project outcomes in the four target countries may lead to the request of additional countries for

similar assistance after the end of this project. The activities under the second project component, except

for the adaptation of the FEAT and the ihID, can be replicated should a request be forthcoming and

funding is available. Trained national staff will be requested to liaise and assist other countries in need of

technical assistance, thus fostering South-South cooperation on environmental issues.

37 One such case is Madagascar, where industrial accident risk assessments carried out by JEU have led to the request of a CAPP

and APELL programme by national authorities.


Public Awareness, Communications Strategy

Revised and updated existing guidelines and tools, in particular the Minimum Preparedness Package, will

be communicated and disseminated by the responsible units in OCHA and through the Inter-Agency

Standing Committee, in particular through its Task Force on Preparedness and Resilience. In addition, the

project results will be reported through the awareness raising channels of the JEU, and through OCHA

and UNEP. These include the biannual Environmental Emergencies Forum, news articles, social media

releases, video films and photo stories. The project will link strongly to the UNEP DCPI led project

“Global Strategic Communication, Education, Capacity-Building and Outreach Package for the Disasters

and Conflicts Subprogramme" which shares best practices and success stories from all projects across the

disasters and conflicts portfolio.

The EEC will play a key role in communicating the results of the project and in disseminating

newsletters, updates, lessons learned/good practices, publications or other public information that results

from the project. A communications strategy for the EEC will be developed with input from UNEP DCPI.

It is foreseen that this will include at least the following activities: bi-monthly newsletter to registered

EEC users (highlighting recent EEC developments, trainings and events, as well as an eLearning user

champion interview); daily monitoring of eLearning completions, user evaluations and dissemination of

certificates; bi-weekly launch of new topic on the EEC discussion forum and daily monitoring and

contributions; weekly update of EEC latest news and events calendar; 12month forecasting of advocacy

events/platforms for EEC presentation, annual statistical analysis of EEC and eLearning module user

feedback and dissemination of corresponding lessons learned report, and as the opportunity presents,

include EEC in other emergency preparedness workshops and trainings and report back on outcomes.

Planned publications include reports on key topics related to environmental emergency preparedness.

Use of Legal Instruments

As all project financing will be received through the UNEP Trust Fund for Environmental Emergencies,

all contracting and other legal agreements will be processed through UNEP, according to the

organization’s legal guidelines.

Individual consultants will be hired to carry out specific work, including studies. Letters of agreement, or

similar written statements, will be signed with the national focal point in the four target countries.

Project Implementation Structure

Activities in this project will be implemented and managed by the Joint UNEP/OCHA Environment Unit

(JEU). The JEU is the United Nations emergency response mechanism that mobilizes and coordinates

international assistance to countries facing environmental emergencies and natural disasters with

significant environmental impacts. The JEU was set up in accordance with recommendations of a 1993

governmental meeting, and formalized in July 1994 by the heads of the UN Department of Humanitarian

Affairs (DHA) and UNEP.

The JEU is integrated into and administered by OCHA’s Emergency Services Branch – in close

coordination with UNEP/DEPI´s Post-Conflict and Disaster Management Branch. The latter will play an

integral part in advancing the project and overseeing the implementation. The project will be managed by

a project manager within JEU, who will report to the chief of JEU, who in turn will report to the UNEP

DEPI Director.


The implementation of the work of the JEU is supported by the Strategic Advisory Group on

Environmental Emergencies (SAGEE). The SAGEE advises the UNEP Executive Director and the Under

Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs/ Emergency Relief Coordinator on environmental emergency

issues through the JEU. The role of the SAGEE is to identify future risks and priorities, advocate for

increased support to environmental emergencies and generate strategic partnerships and resource hubs.

The project document was shared with SAGEE members at a meeting in February 2014. The SAGEE will

be in a key role when it comes to monitoring and oversight of the project results. The project results will

also be communicated with the constituents of the Environmental Emergencies Forum (EEF). The EEF is

an open Forum and serves as a platform for information exchange, networking and to establish

partnerships in the field of Environmental Emergencies.

The project will benefit from the close collaboration with several UNEP branches, divisions and regional

offices, such as PCDMB and DTIE (Division of Technology, Industry and Economics). With PCDMB,

collaboration is foreseen primarily on the topic of environmental emergency risk index, and possibly on

the topic of environmental emergency risk arising from extractive industries. Additionally, close

collaboration is foreseen with PCDMB on policy work related to disaster risk reduction – ensuring

streamlining of OCHA and UNEP messages related to environmental emergencies, disaster risk reduction

and resilience. Collaboration with DTIE is foreseen primarily through the APELL programme, hosted by

the Sustainable Consumption and Production Branch. In Central Asia and Caucasus the project will also

profit from the established international cooperation framework Environment and Security Initiative

(ENVSEC), of which UNEP is a founding member.

The role and engagement of UNEP divisions will depend on their interest to be involved. Financing

(travel and DSA) for their full participation in country-based activities has been allocated in the project

budget, but participation and engagement will ultimately be the choice of individual offices, branches and

divisions. In particular, the following UNEP divisions will have a specific role within the project:

DTIE will contribute their expertise and methodologies in chemical accident prevention and

preparedness, and in particular its experience in implementing APELL programme at the local level and

Project Manager

Joint UNEP/OCHA Environment unit

Operational Partner

Agencies EEF SAGEE

OCHA UNEP

DTIE DEWA Regional Offices

DCPI


Chemical Accident Prevention and Preparedness Programme projects through the Flexible Framework

Initiative at the national level38

. JEU and DTIE activities are mutually beneficial and complementary in

that JEU focuses more on mapping and response, while DTIE focuses on institutional aspects and

prevention. In particular, DTIE will be a natural partner in terms of providing follow-up training and

technical assistance on institutional and legal frameworks to countries to improve national and local

preparedness to respond to and mitigate environmental risks. DTIE will provide technical support to

various training events and will also continue to contribute to the EEC in terms of sharing of expertise,

case studies and guidance materials, in particular on success stories and best practices on the

implementation of the APELL process. The EEC already hosts sub-pages on CAPP and APELL.

DELC, as Contributing Division for output 3 under PoW EA (a) of the Disasters and Conflict

subprogramme will also provide training and technical assistance on institutional and legal frameworks to

countries.

DEWA will contribute to the work on environmental emergency risk by supporting with information

management and multi-hazard mapping, advising on capacity development regarding risk assessments,

supporting capacity-building to assess environmental states and trends, and strengthening capacity for

data and information management.

DCPI will support in disseminating of information on best practices and in raising awareness through the

regional offices by informing and coordinating through the Regional Information Officers weekly

teleconferences.

Regional offices (in particular ROA, ROE, ROWA and ROAP) will provide support to the work at the

regional level, assist in the prioritization of countries at risk and identify countries’ gaps and needs in

terms of environmental emergencies preparedness. They can identify partners as well as lessons learned

to be shared among the communities of practice, as well as advocate and raise awareness on

environmental emergencies. The Regional Offices will also play an important political liaison and

coordination role with countries in order to tackle the risk of a lack of national ownership, and jointly

promote the country assistance, offered under project component two, in the selected countries to the

national authorities, and to the UN Country Team.

The following external partner agencies will contribute to the project:

The Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC) Task Force on Resilience and Preparedness will be a key partner for including environmental emergency preparedness and response indicators into their

preparedness efforts, and to ensure that activities are undertaken in line with the Common Framework

for Preparedness. The IASC will be a major platform for the promotion of and awareness-raising on

the importance of environmental emergencies. (comp. 1)

OCHA will support the project when it comes to the updating and use of international disaster preparedness and response tools, including the OCHA Emergency Response Preparedness (comp. 1).

OCHA Regional Offices (Central Asia and Caucasus, Southern Africa, West and Central Africa, Asia

and Pacific, Latin America and Caribbean) will assist in collecting information to prioritize countries

at risk and to identify target countries for the second project component. They will offer support to

the national activities (comp 2), as well as to the dissemination of relevant tools and guidelines

through the EEC (comp 1).

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The International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) has in-depth expertise on legal preparedness for natural disasters through its Disaster Law Programme. It will be

invited to make this expertise available to interested country officials, share it through the EEC and to

adapt its materials (especially the IDRL Guidelines) to include information on environmental

emergencies. (comp. 1 and 2)

Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) will cooperate with the Joint Environment Unit in supporting environmental emergency preparedness in Southeast Asia and in organizing regional

consultations. (comp. 1)

Capacity for Disaster Reduction Initiative (CADRI) will work with the Joint Environment Unit to promote and integrate environmental emergencies in the context of disaster risk reduction and support

national and regional-level strategic planning exercises and long-term capacity development

programmes. (comp.1)

The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) is a partner for raising awareness on Natech Risk Management. (comp.1)

The Swiss 2014 Chairmanship of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) is committed to supporting the JEU in supporting environmental emergency preparedness in

the Caucasus and Central Asia and in organizing regional consultations. (Cooperation between the

Joint Environment Unit and the OSCE in 2014 will take place under the second component of this

project. OSCE Chairmanship activities aim to adopt the “Beyond Response: better preparedness for

environmental emergencies” approach to the OSCE context in South Caucasus, Central Asia and

Afghanistan. The OSCE will contribute through capacity development activities to component two,

including through the mechanism of Envsec. (comp. 1 and 2).

Envsec (Environment and Security) Initiative is s a partnership of six international organizations –OSCE, Regional Environment Centre for Central and Eastern Europe (REC), UNDP, United Nations

Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE), UNEP, and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization

(NATO) as an associated partner – with specialized, but complementary mandates and expertise, that

provides an integrated response to environment and security challenges. JEU has collaborated with

Envsec on a number of missions – most recently to address arsenic waste legacy issues in Georgia –

and will continue to do so in the project region of Central Asia and Caucasus. A similar arrangement

could be possible in Africa in collaboration with the United States Africa Command (U.S. Africom).

(comp. 2)

UNDP Bureau for Crisis Prevention and Recovery (BCPR) is the leading expert organization for crisis prevention and recovery within UNDP. It will provide crucial information on placing

environmental emergency preparedness and response in the overall framework of natural disaster risk

reduction and recovery efforts, and will guarantee the inclusion of early recovery aspects in JEU

activities. BCPR will share its expertise through the EEC. (comp. 1 and 2)

UNDP Country offices/UN Country teams will be a key partner in working with national authorities to provide in-country assistance on strengthening their preparedness. The Country Offices

and Regional Offices will be consulted and asked to provide support in establishing contacts, linking

to ongoing environmental and disaster risk reduction initiatives and in jointly implementing priority

actions. The close involvement of a UNDP Country Office will also provide the JEU assistance with

the relevant links to overarching UN in-country strategies and plans. (comp. 2)


The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) will continue to be a crucial partner of the JEU to share information on new developments on technologies. Possibly they could

provide support to the mapping of hazardous installations in targeted countries through its

Operational Satellite Application Programme (UNOSAT), at the example of hazard mapping in

Kenya carried out in June 2013. Mutual participation in relevant conferences and workshop will be

organized to encourage information-sharing. (comp. 2)

The United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE), and in particular its Convention on the Transboundary Effects of Industrial Accidents, has relevant expertise when it comes to legal

preparedness for transboundary industrial accidents. UNECE is a close partner in the OSCE region

and can take on follow-up the work in-country after the capacity development activities of the project

are completed.(comp 2)

The Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency (MSB) is a key partner to support in-country preparedness efforts, building further on past joint projects. MSB will provide experts in-kind to give technical

assistance to be deployed to target countries, organize training courses and continue to develop

content for e-learning. (comp. 1 and 2)

The Swiss Development Cooperation (SDC) is a key partner to support in-country preparedness efforts, building further on past joint projects with the JEU. SDC will provide experts in-kind to give

technical assistance to be deployed to target countries, organize training courses and continue to

develop content for e-learning. SDC is the main partner for activities in Caucasus and Central Asia

(comp. 2)

The European Union Civil Protection Mechanism (EUCP) will provide environmental experts and disaster managers in-kind to visit the target countries, possibly through joint missions, and to share its

expertise through the EEC, including collecting and disseminating lessons learned in recent

emergencies. The EUCP will continue to promote environmental emergency preparedness throughout

its activities and guidelines. (comp. 1 and 2)


4 Risk Analysis

Table 4: Project Risk Log

RISK LOG

Risk Description Category Impact

Severity Likelihood

Risk Management

Strategy & Safeguards

By When/

Whom?

1 Lack of ownership at national

level. Targeted countries do

not demonstrate the political

willingness and commitment

to address the environmental

dimensions of disasters and

conflicts.

Political High Medium The selection of the target

countries is based on

demonstrated political

commitment. Furthermore, full

engagement with national

authorities early on in the project;

continuous dialogue and follow-

up to explain their interest in

better preparedness; raising

awareness of the environmental

dimensions of disasters and

conflicts; identification of country

counterparts and facilitation of

dialogue by involving country and

regional offices.

JEU, UNEP

and OCHA

Country and

Regional

offices

2 Lack of political support at

international level.

Preparedness for and response

to environmental emergencies

is not seen as a vital factor for

reducing human loss and

environmental damage to

lives and livelihoods by all

relevant stakeholders.

Political High Low Early and continuous advocacy

with the international community;

participation in relevant

workshops and conferences to

continue raising awareness;

regular updates on trends and

developments on environmental

emergencies.

UNEP and

OCHA

3 Change in commitment from

partners which translates into

no experts made available

through donor network for

assessments, trainings and

sharing of expertise on the

EEC.

Organizational/

Financial

Medium Low Project document takes into

consideration priorities of partner

organizations. Building further on

long-standing partnerships and

continuous involvement during

the project cycle.

JEU

4 EEC not able to establish a

qualitatively high reputation

and is not properly used.

Organizational Medium Low EEC to be made easily accessible

for users, continuously promoted

and constantly monitored and

updated; regular evaluations

guarantee the EEC responds to

needs of users.

JEU, UNEP

and OCHA

5 A major environmental

emergency occurs in one of

the target countries during the

project implementation.

Potential negative

environmental

and social

impacts

High Medium Comprehensive risk assessments;

national preparedness frameworks

improved in an efficient and

effective manner responding to

the real needs of the target

country and its population.

JEU, project

partners and

national

authorities of

target

countries


5 Theory of Change and Logical Framework

This project contributes to the Sub-Programme on Disasters and Conflicts in PoW 2014-2015 and more

particularly to Expected Accomplishment (1) to improve the capacity of countries to use natural resources

and environmental management to prevent and reduce the risk of disasters and conflicts. The project

outcome, namely to strengthen national response preparedness to environmental emergencies in targeted

countries, is expected to reduce the harm to environment, people and livelihoods from disasters and

conflicts. The project consists of three types of activities, contributing to two outputs supporting national

readiness for environmental emergencies. Project outputs also support the drivers of commitment and

engagement towards environmental emergency preparedness by supporting financial, human and

technical capacity development.

Figure 1. Project Theory of Change


Table 5: UNEP Logical Framework1

Relevant Expected Accomplishment in the Programme of Work:

The capacity of countries to use natural resource and environmental management to prevent and reduce the risk of disasters and conflicts is improved.

1. Project Outcome Indicators Means of Verification

Readiness for environmental emergencies in

vulnerable countries reduces the harm to

environment, people and livelihoods

Key global guidelines and tools on disaster preparedness integrate an analysis of underlying

causes and drivers of environmental emergency risk

(Baseline 0, Target 2; MPP and FEAT);

National stakeholders in target countries involved in capacity development activities express perceptions

of increased ability to address elements of

environmental emergency preparedness (80% of

participating national stakeholders);

The EEC is increasingly used as a global reference tool on the topic of environmental emergency

preparedness (Baseline 500 registered users, Target

100% increase).

Revision of key global guidelines and tools for inclusion of environmental risk;

Analysis of feedback from workshop, assessment and training participants;

Final assessment in target countries;

Statistics on online information exchange, feedback and discussions on the EEC.

Project milestones that show progress towards achieving the project outcome Expected Milestone

Delivery Date

M1 Global guidelines on disaster preparedness are reviewed and updated to include environmental risk aspects; EEC utilisation, as measured by #

of registered users, reaches increase of 100% September 2015

M2 Capacity development activities on key environmental emergency risk aspects have been implemented in four target countries; September 2016

2. Project Outputs: Indicators Means of Verification PoW-EA Output

A) Existing key global disaster preparedness

tools are revised to reflect environmental

emergency risk and made available through

an enhanced EEC platform

% of identified existing disaster preparedness tools and guidelines in the Minimum Preparedness Package

reviewed and updated to reflect environmental

emergency risk (Baseline 0, Target 100%);

FEAT updated to include preparedness section (Baseline: Preparedness section does not exist,

Target: FEAT updated into preparedness and response

sections)

Level of user satisfaction of revised tools (Baseline 0, Target 75% of users are satisfied when asked yes or

no).

Increase in number of registered EEC users completing eLearning modules (Baseline N/A,

Target 20% increase);

Additional eLearning modules available to users

Revision of key global guidelines and tools for their inclusion of

environmental risk such as

secondary impacts including

Industrial Accidents;

Revised tools available on EEC;

Communication with international partners;

Activity reports of Country Offices

EEC website user analysis and statistics,

Online user satisfaction questionnaires;

Annual survey to registered users

#212


through the EEC (Baseline 0, Target 5)

% increase in number of users engaging in EEC discussion forum (Baseline NA, Target 10%

increase);

% increase in the number of users following EEC discussions forum; (Baseline NA, Target 20%

increase)

Level of EEC user satisfaction (Baseline NA, Target; Average score 3 out of 5 of all responses with 5 as

maximum score)

assessing the level of satisfaction

of accessibility and services

provided by the EEC;

Monitoring of the EEC discussion forum.

Project output Milestones: Expected Milestone

Delivery Date

M1.1 Study on environmental emergency risk criteria conducted and results disseminated; Dec 2014

M1.2 Baseline data on EEC user interests and satisfaction collected, analysed, disseminated and incorporated; June 2015

M1.3 The Flash Environmental Assessment Tool is revised and available for use as a disaster response and preparedness tool; June 2015

M1.4 Global disaster preparedness tools and guidelines within the MPP updated to reflect environmental emergency risk Dec 2015

M1.5 Online EEC resource centre has been effectively maintained, with all resources still fully accessible to all users. July 2016

B) Training, advisory services and other

capacity-development activities delivered to

national authorities in four target countries –

providing them the tools and skills to assess

environmental emergency risk and to

implement environmental emergency

preparedness measures

Number # of countries scoring high (top 30 globally – see annex) against environmental risk criteria

participating in relevant capacity development

activities (Baseline 0, Target 4);

Number # of new/revised national environmental emergency preparedness tools and methodologies

developed and accessible to target audience (Baseline

0, Target 2);

Level of satisfaction of national implementation team with the implementation in 4 target countries

(Baseline 0, Target 75% of members of

implementation team is satisfied when asked yes or

no);

Percentage of national stakeholders involved in capacity development activities who feel that they are

more prepared for environmental emergencies at end

of project (Baseline 0, Target 80%);

Number # of target countries with documented action plans for the submission of funding proposals for

projects related to environmental emergency

preparedness (Baseline 0, Target 4).

Number # of target countries in which capacity development activities have been implemented

Comparison of identified target countries with humanitarian risk

index and environmental

emergency risk criteria;

Assessment of development/revision status of

tools and methodologies;

Analysis of capacity development workshop and training surveys

and feedback forms;

Review of targeted country frameworks and workplans in the

final phase of the project for the

consideration of preparedness

measures for environmental

emergency risks and climate

change.

Conduction of capacity development activities in country.

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(Baseline 0, Target 4)

Project Milestones: Expected Milestone

Delivery Date

M2.1 Roll out the Beyond Response Approach in Caucasus and Central Asia in cooperation with the OSCE Dec 2014

M2.2 In consultation with Regional Offices, four target countries identified and consultations initiated; Feb 2015

M2.3 Environmental emergency preparedness capacity development workplans are developed in four target countries, in consultation with relevant

regional and national stakeholders;

Nov 2015

M2.4 Capacity development workshops and trainings conducted in target countries; Feb 2016

M2.5 Follow-up activities identified and fundraising initiated by national counterparts. Sep 2016


6 Monitoring & Evaluation

Monitoring Plan

The Project will follow UNEP standard reporting and evaluation processes and procedures. Reporting is

an integral part of the Project Manager’s responsibility, including getting the

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