Environment, Climate Change and Green Economy

Rationale

The world is facing growing climate and environmental challenges: the greening of EU development cooperation is more important than ever. It is a policy commitment as well as an imperative to achieve the ambition of the European Green Deal, the Sustainable Development Goals and the international agenda on environment and climate change. Integrating (“mainstreaming”) environment and climate change requires the participation of all colleagues. This module is a follow-up to the introductory training (“Greening EU cooperation I: The Basics”). This training identifies the entry points for the integration of environment and climate change throughout the EU development cooperation cycle and in the different aid modalities, including in the context of blending and investments. It explains the basic tools available and when they can be used: the Country Environmental Profile (CEP), Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA), Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA), Environmental Management Plan (EMP) and Climate Risk Assessment (CRA); as well as tools developed under the new EU Sustainable Finance Action Plan. It also examines the approach to greening actions when there is no need to make use of dedicated tools. The 1.5-hour training finalises by examining resources available for guidance and technical assistance.

Content

• Entry points in the EU development cooperation cycle
• Mainstreaming in Programming and the Country Environmental Profile (CEP)
• The Environment and Climate Risk Screening
• The Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) and the Environmental Management Plan (EMP)
• Climate Risk Assessment (CRA)
• Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA)
• Tools developed under the Sustainable Finance Agenda, including the taxonomy.
• Further resources and available technical assistance

Target Audience

The webinar targets colleagues from EU Delegations, DG DEVCO and DG NEAR. Colleagues working on sectors other than environment and climate change are particularly encouraged to attend and colleagues from development partners, including Member States agencies are welcome to join.

Materials

Click on the links below to watch the webinar videos and see the presentation.

EU Cycle of Operations

Mainstreaming in Programming

Environment and Climate Risk Screening

Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA)

Climate Risk Assessment (CRA)

Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA)

Tools and Instruments in the Context of Budget Support

Tools and Instruments in the Context of Investments