ENCAP DCA Credit Factsheet - This factsheet briefs Africa Bureau’s approach to the application of USAID’s mandatory Environmental Procedures to activities involving DCA credit guarantees (“DCA Activities”). As such, it applies to DCA Activities in sub-Saharan Africa for which environmental review is under the purview of Africa Bureau.Review DRAFT: 3 February 2010
Comments solicited by 30 April 2010
April 21, 2010

Final ENCAP visual field guides for small-scale water supply, healthcare waste, and toilet/latrine activities. ENCAP visual field guides permit quick field identification of the most common serious environmental deficits in activity design and management.
December 16, 2009

Pretoria 2009 Workshop Page - Over 11–15 May 2009, a regional training workshop for USAID staff in “Life of Project Environmental Compliance and Environmentally Sound Design and Management” was conducted in Pretoria, South Africa. Forty- two participants attended, of whom 33 were USAID mission staff, representing 18 missions, including two in Asia region. The workshop was the latest in a series of Africa Regional Environmental trainings for USAID Staff.
September 21, 2009

New Life of Project Workshop Pages - This is an intensive, participatory, field-focused training of 3.5–4.5 days for USAID Mission personnel and activity partners in compliance with USAID’s mandatory environmental procedures and in the objectives of these procedures: environmentally sound design and management (ESDM) of USAID’s activities.
January 26, 2009

MEO Resource Center - The MEO Resource Center is a single point of access to a wide range of environmental compliance, best practice, and related references for MEOs.
May 16, 2008

Senegal Workshop Material is Now Available - This ESDM workshop was held in Dakar, Senegal on February 18-22, and delivered in French. Access the Final Report and workshop materials.
May 16, 2008

ENCAP Workshop Participants find Value and Usefulness in ENCAP Environmental Impact Assessment and ESDM Workshops - Read the Pact Kenya Participant's Survey Final Report PDF (1.2 MB)
November 27, 2007

New Portuguese Language Page:Material de leitura en Português
August 14, 2007

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