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“The Checklist”. Checklist-Based Guide to Identifying Critical Environmental Considerations in Transitional Shelter Site Selection, Construction, Management and Decommissioning.

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  1. “The Checklist” Checklist-Based Guide to Identifying Critical Environmental Considerations in Transitional Shelter Site Selection, Construction, Management and Decommissioning The development and results of efforts to identify and begin addressing environmental issues related to transitional shelter in post-tsunami Sri Lanka. Funded by Joint UNEP/OCHA Environnent Unit, in the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, Geneva, CARE Sri Lanka and Catholic Relief Services Contact: C. Kelly, email: 72734.2412@compuserve.com Rapid Environmental Impact Assessment Project

  2. REA Tsunami Response • Initial assessment – 17 January 2005 • JEU/OCHA report – early February 2005 • REA Update – 1 March 2005 • Key Shelter Related Issues • Scarcity of natural resources • Land access and use • Sanitation • Lack of guidance on environmentally sound shelter siting, construction and management. • Agreement to develop environmental guidance for the transitional shelter sector. Rapid Environmental Impact Assessment Project

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  5. Developing the “Checklist” Transitional Shelter Policy and Implementation documents developed by donors/NGOS and accepted by government. Documents called for environmental review and covered a number of environmental issues. Sphere also calls for environmental review and has many environmental linkages. Rapid Environmental Impact Assessment Project

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  7. Developing the Checklist • Three week field consultation in coordination with UNHCR Transitional Shelter unit. • Based on existing documents and key literature • Camp Management Toolkit, • Emergency Settlement Displaced Populations, • Engineering in Emergencies, Handbook for Emergencies, • Handbook for Rapid Environmental Assessment in Refugee and Related Operations • The Sphere Standards Rapid Environmental Impact Assessment Project

  8. “The Checklist” • A way to meet Sphere and Sri Lanka policies. • Compliance rather than proscriptive focus • Lots of transitional shelter activities underway. Evolving coordination. • Tool to see if plans were ok. See if fixes were needed. • “Not wrong, just needing some improvements.” Rapid Environmental Impact Assessment Project

  9. The Forms • Review process built around shelter life cycle. • Four forms: Site Selection, Construction, Management, Decommissioning. • Completed • As a review of plans before construction to identify need for changes • As a review of existing sites to identify need for “upgrades” • 20 – 30 min. needed to do full set, plus time for walk around. Rapid Environmental Impact Assessment Project

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  12. The Format and Process Rapid Environmental Impact Assessment Project

  13. Issues • No “good practice” in practice • Didn’t know or Didn’t care? • No natural advocate (role of government evolving) • Lack of experienced or skilled staff • Limited resources to enforce/cajole compliance • Gap between means and accomplishments Rapid Environmental Impact Assessment Project

  14. Checklist available at UNHCR Sri Lanka Web site under “Tsunami” Or http://www.benfieldhrc.org/SiteRoot/disaster_studies/rea/rea_index.htm under “resources” Or Contact C. Kelly @ 72734.2412@compuserve.com Rapid Environmental Impact Assessment Project

  15. Contact: C. Kelly, email: 72734.2412@compuserve.com Rapid Environmental Impact Assessment Project

  16. Checklist-Based Guide to Identifying Critical Environmental Considerations in Transitional Shelter Site Selection, Construction, Management and Decommissioning Funded by Joint UNEP/OCHA Environnent Unit, in the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, Geneva, CARE Sri Lanka and Catholic Relief Services Rapid Environmental Impact Assessment Project

  17. Rapid Environmental Impact Assessment In Disasters Project Web Site: http://www.benfieldhrc.org/SiteRoot/disaster_studies/rea/rea_index.htm Environment and Disasters Listserv: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/wa.exe?SUBED1=environment-disasters&A=1 Or 1. Go to www.jiscmail.ac.uk, 2. Enter environment-disaster in the "by list name" box at the right of the page. 3. Once at the list page, use the "Join or Leave..." link to join the list. With support of OFDA/USAID, UNEP/OCHA, Royal Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Rapid Environmental Impact Assessment Project

  18. Issues • No “good practice” in practice • Didn’t know or Didn’t care? • No natural advocate (role of government evolving) • Lack of experienced or skilled staff • Limited resources to enforce/cajole compliance • Gap between means and accomplishments Rapid Environmental Impact Assessment Project

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