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Authors: Tinashe Nhete Dr Thomas Chiramba Name of Reviwers Pr. Eng. Andrew Tanner Dr Kenneth Odero Dr Matthew McCartney Dr Rangarirai Taruvinga Tim Jones Elizabeth Khaka Grace Musarurwa Silas Mogoi Aaron Griffiths Disclaimer The designations employed and the presentation of the material in this publication do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the United Nations Environment Programme concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or area or of its authorities, or concerning delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries. Moreover, the views expressed do not necessarily represent the decision or the stated policy of the United Nations Environment Programme, nor does citing of trade names or commercial processes constitute endorsement. Reproduction This publication may be reproduced in whole or in part and in any form for educational or non- profit purposes without special permission from the copyright holders, provided acknowledgement of the source is made. UNEP would appreciate receiving a copy of any publication that uses this publication as a source. No use of this publication may be made for resale or for any other commercial purpose whatsoever without prior permission in writing from the United Nations Environment Programme. Comprehensive Options Assessment for sustainable development of infrastructure ISBN: 978-92-807-3442-9 Job Number: DEW/1490/NA Copyright © 2011, United Nations Environment Programme United Nations Environment Programme PO Box 30552, Nairobi Kenya Practical Action Southern Africa 4 Ludlow Road Newlands, Harare Zimbabwe InWEnt Internationale Weiterbildung und Entwicklung GmbH Tulpenfeld 5 53113 Bonn Germany SADC Water Division Directorate of Infrastructure and Services Southern African Development Community Private Bag 0095 Gaborone Botswana East African Community PO Box 1096 Arusha Tanzania Cover Photo: Cahora Bassa Dam in Mozambique: Photo by Ryan Hoover, courtesy of International Rivers Consulting UNEP promotes environmentally sound practices globally and in its own activities. This publication is printed on paper from sustainable forests including recycled fibre. The paper is chlorine free, and the inks vegetable-based. Our distribution policy aims to reduce UNEP's carbon footprint.
Foreword Comprehensive Options Assessment (COA) can play a critical role towards sustainable development by ensuring that societal needs are met by the most appropriate solutions with minimum impact to the environment. Thus environmental impacts are considered and addressed early as the development measures are selected. As such COA is gaining importance in development planning and complements strategic environmental impact assessment. It is particularly relevant in the planning and development of infrastructure. Decisions on infrastructure development have typically been taken with little participation of stakeholders or transparency. In the recent past, however, there has been a growing emphasis to consider environmental and social factors on an equal footing with the more traditional technical, economic and financial factors. This manual highlights the need for a structured, participatory and transparent process of assessing development options including infrastructure to meet specific societal needs that capture the views and inputs of all key stakeholders. The UNEP Dams and Development Project (DDP) process noted that the application of the COA is hindered by the limited understanding of the concept in terms of scope and the related processes on the part of the managers to initiate and oversee its execution on the one hand and stakeholders who are involved in its implementation on the other. The manual is intended to articulate the processes and scope of COA and help trainers and participants involved in building capacities for its broader application. As Africa is poised to undertake many infrastructure projects, strong interest to build capacity on COA and other approaches for sustainable development has been expressed by African Ministers Council on Water (AMCOW). Based on the very positive experiences in the pilot training using the manual in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) and East African Community (EAC) sub-regions, the President of AMCOW requested that training using the manual and other complementary ones such as the Environmental Management Plans (EMP) be rolled out across Africa. We thank SADC, Botswana in particular and EAC, Tanzania for arranging pilot training workshops, without which the manual would not have been finalized. UNEP is also highly indebted to INWENT, Germany for providing didactic expertise that improved the draft manual and ultimately Practical Action Southern Africa for assisting UNEP to produce the manual over the period 2010 and 2011 Since the manual has now been completed, development partners and other well-wishers are invited to support the process of rolling it out in Africa and beyond. We hope that these efforts will ultimately result in sustainable development of infrastructure to meet the needs of all, particularly the vulnerable and disadvantaged as set out in the global targets- the MDGs. Ibrahim Thiaw Director, Division of Environmental Policy Implementation (DEPI) United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP) Comprehensive Options Assessment for sustainable development of infrastructure Training Manual
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