Guidelines
ENVIRONMENTAL GUIDELINES BY USAID BUREAU
Environmental Guidelines for Small Scale Activity in Asia Near East
This set of guidelines has been adapted from the Africa Small-Scale Guidelines for the Asia Near East (ANE) Bureau. These guidelines make reference to the ANE context to the extent possible. Users should be aware the DRAFT TEXT IS NOT OFFICIAL USAID GUIDANCE.
Environmental Documentation Tool
DRAFT 2nd Edition Environmental Guidelines for Small Scale Activities in Africa
The Small Scale Scale Guidelines is Africa Bureau's principal source of sector-specific environmental guidance. The Guidelines is currently being completely updated and expanded. The draft text for the second edition is posted on this site for review, and for use. Users should be aware that the DRAFT TEXT IS NOT OFFICIAL USAID GUIDANCE.
Environmental Guidelines for Small Scale Activites in Africa: Environmentally Sound Design for Planning and Implementing Humanitarian and Development Activities PDF (845 kb)
June 1996. SD Publications Series, Technical Paper No. 18. Edited by Walter I. Knausenberger, Gregory A. Booth, Charlotte S. Bingham and John J. Gaudet. USAID, Bureau for Africa, Office of Sustainable Development.
French version PDF (846 kb)
Environmental Guidelines for Development Activities in Latin America and the Caribbean (June 2002 Working Draft)
E&E USAID Environmental Documentation Resources
Annex A - Initial Environmental Examination Forms
Annex B - Examples of Categorical Exclusions (CE) and Initial Environmental Examinations (IEE)
Annex C - Programmatic Environmental Assessments
Annex D - Umbrella IEEs: Use of Environmental Screening and Report Form
Annex E - References and Information Sources
USAID Disaster Assistance resources
Field Operations Guide  (898 kb)
Guidelines for Grant Proposals & Reporting (1 MB)
Guidance Cable and Supplement (44 kb)
Livestock Guidelines (255 kb)
Mitigation Practitioner's Handbook (2.75 MB)
Minimum Technical Information Requirements (62 kb)
- Model languge and style tips for USAID documentation
- Model Language for RFPs, other Procurement Instruments, and Contracts
- USAID Mission Orders
- Fertilizer Information Sheet
 (75 kb)
- Inorganic Fertilizer Use in Africa: Environmental and Economic Dimensions. (182 kb)
This review synthesizes the state of knowledge regarding the positive and potential negative impacts of fertilizer use in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), discusses some of the dilemmas which arise in the intensification of agriculture, and provides insights towards improving sustainable agriculture and natural resource management programming
- Guidelines For Determining the Arsenic Content of Ground Water in USAID-Sponsored Well Programs in Sub-Saharan Africa (829 kb). These guidelines be followed for all USAID programs in the Africa region, and compliance with these guidelines is being mandated in all Initial Environmental Examinations for activities wherein well drilling is contemplated.
- Is Support for Pharmaceuticals an IEE Issue? (23 kb)
- IEEs for Non-Project Assistance (20kb)
- Global Development Alliance Tools (343 kb)
The Global Development Alliance (GDA) answers questions like: What are the attributes of a good alliance? How is one formed? What are the pitfalls to watch out for, and how does developing an alliance relate to USAID's normal legal, procurement and management systems? How should it be managed, and what constitutes success?
- Environmental documentation manual [EDM] for PL 480 Title II cooperating sponsors implementing food-aided development programs (Africa) (1.1mb) 1999 PN-ACJ-016
- Overview of USAID Environmental Compliance Procedures (Developed for PL-480 Programs) (Latin America and the Caribbean) (288 kb)
- Results Oriented Assistance Sourcebook : The newly revised Sourcebook links USAID Reengineering principles with the reality of programming for results. Designed for both USAID staff and partners, the site defines result-oriented assistance instruments and explains when grants and cooperative agreements are appropriate; and then helps the user plan, write, award, administer and monitor assistance. The Sourcebook also provides multiple links to Agency policies and related resources.
- Environmental review and documentation for ITM use in USAID activities (69 kb)
For an evaluation of programs that use insecticide-treated materials (ITMs - e.g. bed nets), the Africa Bureau and the Global Bureau are generally requiring the preparation of what is termed a "Pesticide Evaluation Report and Safer Use Action Plan" (PERSUAP), a document that covers the 12 Pesticide Procedures factors and focuses on the development of local-level risk mitigation actions.
- Programmatic Environmental Assessment for Insecticide-Treated Materials in USAID Activities in Sub-Saharan Africa (743 kb)
This PEA evaluates the risks associated with using insecticide-treated materials (ITMs) and proscribes steps to minimize these risks, including proper pesticide product selection, appropriate labeling, and user educational campaigns. Programs should also actively monitor for adverse health and environmental effects, to assure that risks are adequately understood and to allow appropriate and timely interventions to reduce risks.
- Low-Volume Roads Engineering, Best Management Practices Field Guide (26 kb)
Gordon Keller & James Sherar, USDA, Forest Service, July 2003
- Integrated Pest Management and Pesticides-related documents:
- Preparing PERSUAPs for pesticide programs in Africa (104 kb)
USAID environmental regulations require that at least the 12 factors outlined in the Pesticide Procedures described in 22 CFR 216.3 (b)(1)(i) (a through l) be addressed in the IEE for any program that includes assistance for the procurement or use of pesticides. The Africa Bureau asks that these factors be examined in a particular type of document, termed a "Pesticide Evaluation Report and Safer Use Action Plan" (PERSUAP), which is submitted as an attachment to the IEE.
- Special Consideration for Pesticides
- Environmental Review of the Use of Pesticides in USAID Projects: Problems & Methods
 (70 kb)
- Trade and Environment: Critical concepts and considerations for project design and implementation (307 kb)
This paper focuses on two trade-related trends which are both consequences and enablers of this globalized context for development: deeper liberalization of international trade regimes - including expanded scope and participation - and the spread of international trade-related standards. Both have significant implications for the environment. The principal thesis is that while environmental gains do not automatically follow from globalization and trade liberalization, certain international environmental standards may be leveraged and diverted towards achieving such gains.
- The Development Credit Authority (DCA) provides USAID Missions the authority to issue loan guarantees to private lenders, particularly for local currency loans. These guarantees cover up to 50% of the risk in lending to projects that advance USAID's development objective.
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