A Practical Handbook for Environmental Regulators and Legislators Working in Situations Affected by Fragility, Conflict and Extreme Violence (FCV)
Publisher: World Bank
Author(s): Wolfhart Pohl and Ella Humphry
Date: 2015
Topics: Cooperation, Dispute Resolution/Mediation, Governance, Programming
This handbook is the product of a workshop held in June 2014 with about 25 environmental regulators from over 10 FCV-affected countries (Burkina Faso, Central African Republic, Kenya, Liberia, Madagascar, Mali, Mozambique, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, South Sudan, and Sudan) that was financed by the Korean Trust Fund (KTF) and organized and hosted by the World Bank Group (WBG). This handbook is intended as a handy toolkit with practical tips that is borne out of experiences garnered from years of working in FCS, including post conflict situations. This handbook does not claim to be an exhaustive treatise of environmental regulatory work in FCV. Rather, it is a collection, however incomplete and subjective it may be, of principles, approaches, methods, skills and experiences that 25 regulators with real exposure to FCV deemed noteworthy and useful, and that have their origin in the reality of being an environmental due diligence professional in a FCV affected country or situation. For the workshop participants it is meant to be a reminder of the knowledge acquired, for the newcomer to regulatory professional challenges it may prove very helpful as a compact collation of information vetted by experienced practitioners. For both the veteran and the newcomer to regulatory work in FCV it will hopefully be a “vade mecum” type of pocket book that will grow into a constant companion for their challenging jobs.