1. Irish Aid Environment Policy for Sustainable Development
IUCN / IA Environment Workshop
Maputo March 12th 2009

2. Session Objectives / Overview
Re-familiarise ourselves with the Environment policy for sustainable development
Thanks to Garvan for giving us this opportunity. Following on from the mainstreaming discussions yesterday. Missed a lot of the session but got some of it. Hope that we can use this hour and a half to at least remind ourselves of the policy, get some practical insights exposure to environment. Hear from yourselves

3. Policy Content Introduction Policy Goals and objectives Strategy
Poverty environment Linkages
International Commitments to environmental sustainability
Changing context new aid modalities
Guiding principles
Policy Goals and objectives
Strategy
Entry points
Performance Management

4. Policy
Goal: To promote environmentally sustainable development that is consistent with the economic, social and environmental needs and priorities of people in developing countries and contributes to poverty reduction
Policy launched in April 2007

5. Objectives
To Raise Awareness of the links between environmental sustainability and poverty reduction and to inform development policy
To integrate the principals of sustainable development into Irish Aid policies and programmes in order to ensure environmental sustainability
Under 1/ Some of the initiatives underway. Poverty environment Initiative, in 9 countries, we are directly supporting

6. Objectives Cont.
To continue to engage with key multilateral environmental agreements and agencies, and to demonstrate our commitment to resolving global environmental problems
Assist developing countries to prepare for and adapt to changing environmental conditions while taking action to reduce negative impacts on the most vulnerable members of society

7. Work in the Priority Countries
Need to climate proof our programmes
No country has environment as a key focus of their support
Some good environment initiatives:
Ethiopia: Safety Nets Programme
Tigray Watershed Management
Tanzania coastal management
Water Resource Management Inhambane