About this course
Presents integrated environmental management (IEM) as a way of building environmental considerations into every stage of planning and decision-making. Topics include IEM principles, strategic environmental assessment, environmental management frameworks, cooperative governance across departments, and the link between IEM, land use planning and development approval. Delegates apply the tools to a regional development case.
Why this course
Environmental issues are often handled one project at a time, long after the main planning decisions have been made. Integrated approaches catch cumulative and cross-sector impacts early and reduce conflict between departments. Officials gain practical tools to bring environmental thinking into spatial, sector and budget planning.
What delegates will be able to do
By the end of the course, delegates will be able to
- Apply IEM principles to a planning or development decision
- Outline the steps of a strategic environmental assessment for a plan or programme
- Use an environmental management framework to identify sensitive areas
- Coordinate environmental input across departments and spheres of government
- Recommend how environmental conditions should shape a regional development plan
Who should attend
Environmental officers, spatial and development planners, project approval officials and managers in national, provincial and local government who influence plans, programmes or authorisations.
How it is delivered
Facilitator-led sessions with a regional development case study, an inter-departmental role-play and group analysis of planning documents. 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.