Practical tools and initiatives for reducing environmental impact in humanitarian action




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Summary: As humanitarian actors are working towards reducing their environmental impact, it’s important to understand what tools are being developed and what initiatives are underway that can serve as a model for other organizations. Join us on 3 February for the next session of the Learning Stream on Climate Change and Humanitarian Action to learn more about how some of these may be useful for your work.<br><br>In our previous webinar, we gave an overview of how organizations can develop and implement environmental policies and strategies in line with Commitment 2 of the Climate Charter, and looked at challenges and opportunities, including some of the donor requirements and standards being put in place. Taking a starting point in these discussions, the next webinar will focus on practical tools and initiatives undertaken by organizations to reduce their environmental impact in humanitarian action.<br><br>This webinar will aim to share lessons learned on and responses to some of the following questions: <br><br>- How can we incorporate more environment-friendly practices into our programming?<br>- What are some of the nature-based solutions/do no harm practices being used by organizations in their programming?<br>- What are the tools for NGOs to measure their environmental impact?<br><br>Read more about the event on <a href="https://phap.org/3feb2022" rel="noopener">https://phap.org/3feb2022</a>