Humanitarian Networks and Partnerships Weeks

Session title: Ukraine Humanitarian Response and the Environment

26 Apr 23 14:00-17:30 UTC+2 (Salle 2)

SessionAbstract

The face-to-face hybrid HNPW event on 26 April will be divided into two 90 minute sessions, as summarized below, focusing on:
1. The current level of conflict-related damage to the environment and
2. Prospects for integrating environmental considerations into the conflict recovery process.

Session 1- Environmental Impacts of the Conflict and Humanitarian Assistance
The session will focus on the current state of the environment in Ukraine due to the conflict. Presentations will cover an overview of environmental damage, in general and for specific subtopics e.g., asbestos, pollution from damage to energy infrastructure, loss of forest cover, pollution caused by damage to built environment, etc., and how this damage is impacting the humanitarian response. These 15-to-20-minute presentations will be followed by time for comments and discussion. The session will close with a summary.

Session 2 - Moving Towards Peace – Humanitarian Response with an Environmental Perspective
This session will focus on environmental issues which have, or will, impact humanitarian plans and operations as de facto recovery from the conflict proceeds. Session 2 - Moving Towards Peace – Humanitarian Response with an Environmental Perspective
This session will focus on environmental issues which have, or will, impact humanitarian plans and operations as de facto recovery from the conflict proceeds. The session will start with a short presentation on the concept of environmental intelligence, followed by two sequential panels.

The first panel will discuss how environmental intelligence can be used to support relief-based recovery efforts. These efforts are where recovery activities, such as rebuilding a house, road, shop or office, take place using relief-type assistance.

The second panel will discuss how environmental intelligence can be used in the longer term, formal, recovery process to (1) reduce negative impacts of the recovery process itself and (2) define a recovery result which promoted sustainability.

Agenda

The HNPW web site indicates that there is one session running from 1400 to 1730. A 30 minute break, from 1530 to 1600, is included in the overall time.

Note that the agenda may be updated as speakers are confirmed.

Session 1 - Environmental Impacts of the Conflict and Humanitarian Assistance

Timing: 1400-1530 CET, 26 April 2023,

Room: Salle 2

Session objective: Document the level and extent of conflict-related damage to the environment in Ukraine.

Format: The session will start with three formal presentations on environmental damage followed by an open discussion and closing summary.

Moderator: Marika Palosaari, UNEP

Agenda

- Opening: Kelly, Ukraine Environment Study Group

- Damage Overview – Wim Zwijnenburg, PAX

- Anna Ackermann, EcoAction, Anna Ackermann is a climate and energy policy professional, a founding member of Centre for Environmental Initiatives “Ecoaction” and a policy analyst at the International Institute for Sustainable Development working on a green reconstruction of Ukraine.

- Olexiy Angurets, Clean Air for Ukraine

- Questions and Discussion

- Closing summary

Session 2 - Moving Towards Peace – Humanitarian Response with an Environmental Perspective

Timing: 1600-173 CET, 26 April 2023,

Room: Salle 2

Session objective: Identify how environmental intelligence (see below) can be used to promote an environmentally sound recovery.

Format: The session will start with a short presentation on the concept of environmental intelligence, followed by two sequential panels.

Thefirst panel will discuss how environmental intelligence can be used to support relief-based recovery efforts. These efforts are where recovery activities, such as rebuilding a house, road, shop or office, take place using relief-type assistance.

Thesecond panel will discuss how environmental intelligence can be used in the longer term, formal, recovery process to (1) reduce negative impacts of the recovery process itself and (2) define a recovery result which promoted sustainability.

Each panel will be moderated with a time for audience comments. Each panelist will first make a short statement of their views on the panel topic. The moderator will then pose an overarching question to the panelists for their reactions, followed by comments or questions from the audience. Each panelist will make a short closing statement.

Agenda

- Opening

- Environmental Intelligence: Kelly, Ukraine Environment Study Group

- Panel One- Use of environmental intelligence to support relief-based recovery efforts.

o Moderator: to be confirmed

o Panelists:

§ Wim Zwijnenburg, PAX

§ Jeremy Wetterwald, REACH

§ UNEP – invited

- Panel Two - The use of environmental intelligence in the longer term, formal, recovery process – what are plans and opportunities?

o Moderator: to be confirmed

o Panelists:

§ Anna Ackerman, EcoAction

§ Carl Bruch, President, Environmental Peacebuilding Association

§ World Bank – invited

§ Other panelists being identified

- Summary of three sessions: Kelly, Ukraine Environment Study Group