This Report on ENSAP Environmental Management Guidance (EMG) covers the rationale for EMG, guidelines detailing environmental context, the approach to Environment Management at ENTRO, along with guidance on Environmental Management Tools. ENTRO has already produced a Social Assessment Manual (SAM) through the Social Development and Communication Office, which gives guidance on social issues associated with ENSAP projects and assessment methods, and strengthens ENTRO's ability to play a role in social matters.
The preparation of this Environmental Management Guidelines (EMG) document is intended to give structure and formality to ENTRO’s environmental function as an institution, in coordination with the developments taking place within the SDCO. This process will lay a foundation across the EN region for: (i) a unified EM framework that embodies the environmental principles already guaranteed by the respective national frameworks, and (ii) consistent EM practices that actualize those principles. Furthermore, the EMG is meant to enhance the capacity of ENTRO to play a role in environmental and social management activities at all project stages. To this end, the document will integrate with the SAM to help ensure that EM practitioners are informed of the prominent social concerns in the region, and to ultimately support the use of proper, well informed, and coordinated EM practices in the identification, planning, design, and implementation of ENSAP projects.