In this seminar, you will explore the main frameworks, basic principles, and key requirements for managing environmental and social impacts from development projects. It covers the standards set by international organizations & examines how these frameworks may contribute to the protection of ecosystems and communities. Participants will learn about safeguards frameworks and some of their main requirements such as Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) and other instruments that will help you in your work from project formulation to implementation and monitoring.
This course aims at providing a common ground regarding core concepts and perspectives for understanding the role of gender in issues of sustainability, conflict, and peacebuilding. Participants will explore the social construction and complex impacts of gender norms and discrimination. As this course is optional, no mandatory assignments are expected. However, the course offers reflective writing prompts that can be answered in the form of a forum post.