About this course
Takes delegates step by step through preparing a community environmental plan. Steps include stakeholder identification, participatory environmental assessment, problem ranking, goal and action setting, budgeting, assigning responsibilities and setting up monitoring. Delegates produce a draft plan for a real community or ward and practise presenting it to local stakeholders.
Why this course
Waste dumping, river pollution, land degradation and loss of green space are often best tackled at local level, but communities and ward officials rarely have a structured plan. A clear, jointly owned environmental plan helps attract funding, links to municipal planning and turns complaints into practical action.
What delegates will be able to do
By the end of the course, delegates will be able to
- Identify and engage the stakeholders who need to shape a community environmental plan
- Conduct a participatory assessment of local environmental problems
- Rank environmental issues and set realistic goals and actions
- Prepare a budget, action schedule and responsibility matrix for the plan
- Present the draft plan to a community meeting or council committee
Who should attend
Ward councillors, municipal environmental and community development officers, local NGO and community-based organisation staff, and environmental volunteers. No technical environmental qualification is needed.
How it is delivered
Practical workshop format with participatory planning exercises, group work on a real community case and a mock community presentation. It is available as a public course, in-house at your premises, or as live virtual sessions. Duration and dates are confirmed in your quote, and in-house groups can have the examples and exercises fitted to their organisation.