Community Environmental Manager: environmental planning, waste management and climate resilience

Upon completion of the program, participants should demonstrate:

Knowledge

• regulatory and institutional frameworks for local environmental policy;
• SEA and EIA procedures;
• principles of environmental auditing and greenhouse gas emissions inventories;
• requirements for local waste management plans;
• approaches to climate planning, adaptation, and resilience building;
• the role of communities in implementing river basin management plans and flood risk management plans;
• gender aspects of environmental and energy policy;
• mechanisms for sustainable financing of environmental projects..
  

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Skills

• collecting, verifying, and structuring community environmental data; conducting basic inventories of impact sources and greenhouse gas emissions;
• determining the need for SEA and EIA;
• developing the structure of a local waste management plan, SECAP, or SEA report; identifying climate risks and adaptation measures;
• taking into account the different impacts of environmental decisions on women, men, and other population groups;
• preparing project proposals;
• using digital and AI tools in compliance with data security requirements;
• preparing materials for public consultations and consideration by local councils.
  

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Competencies

• making evidence-based environmental management decisions;
• interagency and cross-sectoral cooperation;
• advocating for environmental decisions;
• communicating with residents, members of local councils, and donors; preparing and presenting a practical environmental policy document for the community.

Interactive lectures and thematic presentations, workshops, working with spreadsheets and data, analysis of legislation, the case study method, group discussions, calculation exercises, simulations of management decisions, working with digital and AI tools, mentoring support, independent study, and the preparation and defence of a practical assignment.

Practical assignments are carried out using real or simulated data from a government body, institution or local authority.

Resources for distance learning

• Google Classroom — learning materials, assignments, tests and independent study.
• Zoom — synchronous online sessions.

Title of the distance learning course: ‘Community Environmental Manager: Environmental Planning, Waste Management and Climate Resilience’.

Assessment is carried out on a 100-mark scale.

• attendance at face-to-face and synchronous distance learning sessions and active participation — 10 per cent;
• completion of practical tasks — 25 per cent;
• completion of independent study and preparation of individual components of the practical project — 25 per cent;
• preparation, presentation and defence of the final practical project — 40 per cent.

Criteria for successful completion

• attendance at no less than 75 per cent of classes;
• completion of compulsory practical tasks;
• preparation and defence of the final practical assignment;
• 70–100 marks — pass; 0–69 marks — fail.

The assessment takes into account regular attendance and active participation; the accuracy and soundness of data analysis; the practical feasibility and realism of the proposed measures; the logical structure of the final project; and the ability to justify management decisions during the defence.