Environmental Pollution Prevention and Control

2022-11-16

Scheduled Dates

05 Dec - 09 Dec 2022

Windhoek, Namibia

(Above) - Water Utility Corporation, Botswana-  Participants to the Environmental Pollution Prevention and Control Training in Windhoek. 

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Purpose

This course was designed to develop knowledge and skills to better understand how individual organisation’s practices impact on the surrounding environment and share experiences on better practices to promote the quality of life and sustainable development. Thus done through quality training on how to carry our environment survey using various methods of collecting data and analysis depending on each organisational business.

Theme

"Accelerating Innovations for Environmental Sustainability”

Course objectives

The course was designed to enable participants to be able to:

• Conduct an environment impact assessment and present results that aid proper and sustainable decisions.
• Implement strategies to reduce and manage the total volume of emissions and internalise the social cost,
• Identify the best methods for data analysis for any assessment carried and use latest technology to measure the impact of pollution on the surrounding environment,
• Measure the level of pollution caused by their organisational activities and their adverse effects on the surrounding communities. 
• Set strategies to convert the current social economic systems and lifestyles into ones with less impact on the environment,
• Make informed decision based on quantitative and qualitative risk evaluation on environment,
• Design and implement command and control strategies that meet emissions, wastewater and environmental standards, and
• Transform our current social economic systems and lifestyles into ones with less impact on the environment.

Relevance

Worldwide, human activities have been a cause for concern on the environment.  Pollution is becoming an increasingly significant development challenge causing currently about 16% of all deaths worldwide with the poor, marginalized, and young hardest hit by the health effects of the contamination. The impact of air and water pollution worsens with the rapid economic growth experienced today, leading to a dangerous situation that poses high risk to public health. Today poor air and water quality are a growing challenge for sustainable development in relation to health in cities and urban areas. Although efforts across sectors to improve both air and water quality are envisaged, more work needs to be done in order to have total clean air. Both individuals and organisation need to adopt best and sustainable practices in accordance with international standards to ensure environment protection. Understanding how each’s practice impact on the environment is very important in understanding one’s contributions and make decisions that are viable and sustainable.

Validity of the Design

This five-day intensive course was built to share practical-critical skills and knowledge required to properly carry out an assessment of the impact on the environment of organisational activities and practices, present findings and recommendations that are evidence based for critical decision making. The course was designed to ensure practice on real situation to aid learning.

Effectiveness

The training was presented through sustained instructions and participatory approach designed to share a combination of experience, knowledge, skills and understanding of valuable real scenarios in research and data analysis and presentation to ensure the attainment of training objectives. To guarantee effective delivery, case-oriented participative approach, practical use of applications and software’s will be adopted to aid effective data collection and presentation. Participants developed environment survey skills and knowledge through formal and interactive learning methods and case studies.

Target Group

• Environmental specialists and leaders
• Environment Practioners
• Decision-makers of public administration both at national and local level
• Policy Makers
• Researchers