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UNEP-ICLEI-FIDIC Urban Environmental Management System UNEP, the International Federation of Consulting Engineers (FIDIC) and the International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives (ICLEI) presented "Urban Environmental Management: Environmental Management Systems (EMS) Training Resource KIT" at the 21st Governing Council Meeting of UNEP, 6 - 9 February 2001. The Kit is a "train-the-trainer" modular system designed to assist local authorities, municipalities and local governments (or trainers thereof) in the development of a practical and pragmatic approach to implementing an EMS in their own organisation.   City
 
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The Kit provides a systematic approach to manage environmental issues and is based on the model of ISO 14001 (1996 requirements). For those who intend to be certified under this standard, even if at a later stage of the EMS development, the Kit provides information on how to proceed. By guiding city managers through the implementation of an EMS, the Kit also intends to provide a series of tools to integrate sustainable development planning (such as Local Agenda 21, the UN Climate Change Convention, and other international agreements) into the various aspects and priorities of city management.

The Kit is targeted at change agents such as:

  • People who will promote the concept and practice of EMS for local authorities;
  • Local government associations and training institutes;
  • Trainers who will organise workshops (at least three are planned for 2001, the first in Hungary in March) in order to Implement the Training Resource Kit; and,
  • City managers who need a self-teaching tool to undertake an EMS in their own municipality.
The Kit contains, which builds on the UNEP-ICC-FIDIC Environmental Management System (see below):
  • Thematic modules (per ISO 14001, 1996 element), including resource kits, case studies, information materials and exercises for the implementation of EMS in local authorities; and,
  • A method for training, organising workshops (distribution), and follow-up (feedback).
UNEP-ICC-FIDIC Environmental Management System
  •  Summaries of all EMS kits
    - UNEP-1
    - UNEP-2
  • Printed and electronic documents available in the FIDIC Bookshop:
    - Environmental Management System: A Resource Training Kit (1st Edition)
    - Guide to ISO 14001 Certification/Registration (Test Edition, 1998)
    - Environmental Management System Handbook: a complement to the UNEP-ICC-FIDIC EMS Kit (Test Edition, 2000)
 EMS Handbook
 
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