USAID Environmental Documentation Process for Negative Determination With Conditions (ND w/C) Partners USAID Partners * Partners and Partners * USAID Partners USAID Preparation of the Approval of the EMMP: Implementation: Monitoring: Annual Report: Subsequent EMMPs: Annual Report: EMMP: As part of the The EMMP is reviewed and The mitigation activities The mitigation activities The annual The AOR/COR and MEO An EMMP is prepared for the annual work plan, approved. The AOR/COR, recommended in the EMMP are monitored with Environmental Status review and approve the activity’s second year the partner the MEO and occasionally are implemented. indicators, according to Reports are prepared report. incorporating actions that were updates the the REA provide technical Table 3 of the EMMP. using the monitoring identified in the second year’s The EMMP must be adapted The MEO sends a copy of the original EMMP review, comment and information from work plan and modified when new Monitoring activities are approved report to the REA. draft (Step 4) for approval. Table 3 of the EMMP. activities are included. also documented in USAID approves the Year 2 the first year. The AOR/COR keeps a copy Table 3 (which informs The annual report EMMP. This EMMP is the of the EMMP in the activity the annual includes a summary of The EMMP preparation and official files. Environmental Status the mitigation actions report are updated every year. environmental Report) that didn’t work and document that Mitigation activities that an explanation of the complies with the changes made. were not implemented requirements of and/or failed are Table 3 is included in the IEE’s ND w/C, corrected. the report as an and must be Annex. Environmental factors approved by are included in formal USAID prior to the evaluations of the implementation of activities. activities. Lessons learned are applied in current and future activities.
Partners USAID Partners * Partners and USAID Partners * USAID Partners Preparation of the EMMP: As part of the annual work plan, the partner updates the original EMMP draft (Step 4) for the first year. This EMMP is the official environmental document that complies with the requirements of the IEE’s ND w/C, and must be approved by USAID prior to the implementation of activities. Approval of the EMMP: The EMMP is reviewed and approved. The AOR/COR, the MEO and occasionally the REA provide technical review, comment and approval. The AOR/COR keeps a copy of the EMMP in the activity files. Implementation: The mitigation activities recommended in the EMMP are implemented. The EMMP must be adapted and modified when new activities are included. Monitoring: The mitigation activities are monitored with indicators, according to Table 3 of the EMMP. Monitoring activities are also documented in Table 3 (which informs the annual Environmental Status Report) Mitigation activities that were not implemented and/or failed are corrected. Environmental factors are included in formal evaluations of the activities. Lessons learned are applied in current and future activities. Annual Report: The annual Environmental Status Reports are prepared using the monitoring information from Table 3 of the EMMP. The annual report includes a summary of the mitigation actions that didn’t work and an explanation of the changes made. Table 3 is included in the report as an Annex. Annual Report: The AOR/COR and MEO review and approve the report. The MEO sends a copy of the approved report to the REA. Subsequent EMMPs: An EMMP is prepared for the activity’s second year incorporating actions that were identified in the second year’s work plan USAID approves the Year 2 EMMP. The EMMP preparation and report are updated every year. USAID Environmental Documentation Process for Negative Determination With Conditions (ND w/C)