International Development and the Environment

International development is highly integrated with both sound environmental management and proactive industrial development. Developing countries have the unique opportunity to promote sustainable development by utilizing lessons learned from the practices of industrialized nations and transferring the vast knowledge base in the environmental regulatory arena for designing programs and policies to their individual settings. These policies and programs can be the newly emerging initiatives such as market-based instruments for regulating industries and cleaner production processes or proactive process of Clean Development Mechanisms to utilize renewable resources and local materials while reducing the output of polluting chemicals in various environmental media.
Examples of services the firm offers to clients include: development of models, protocols, issue papers and technical guidance; risk assessment and risk management; analysis of risk basis/risk reduction impacts of regulatory and non regulatory options; development and delivery of training; and design and production of print and electronic communication products.