Environment & Development practice
Environment & Development
We support projects, local authorities, NGOs and businesses across three complementary areas: environmental studies, geomatics and mapping, and development project management.
Sound familiar?
Situations we handle
- Your project requires an environmental and social impact assessment before it starts.
- You need to assess how exposed an area or activity is to climate change.
- You need reliable maps, spatial analysis or a geographic database.
- A donor is asking for a project evaluation, financial reports or audit preparation.
Environmental studies
Environmental engineering
- Environmental and social impact assessments — Baseline, impact identification, mitigation measures and environmental and social management plan.
- Environmental assessment and audit — Environmental assessment of projects and environmental audits of existing sites and activities.
- Climate vulnerability and adaptation — Vulnerability assessments of areas and activities, with proposed adaptation measures.
- Irrigation and agricultural water development — Studies for irrigation schemes supporting community development.
Geomatics and GIS
Geographic information systems
- Remote sensing — Satellite imagery to monitor land use, vegetation or changes on a site.
- Mapping and spatial analysis — Thematic maps, location, coverage and accessibility analysis.
- Geographic databases — Design and structuring of geographic databases for project and territorial monitoring.
Development projects
Evaluation, management and compliance
- Project and programme evaluation — Mid-term or final evaluations: relevance, effectiveness, results and recommendations.
- Financial management and donor procedures — Budgets by component, commitment tracking, procedures manuals, expenditure eligibility.
- Donor audit and review readiness — Document review and filing, reconciliations, interim and final financial reports, follow-up of audit recommendations.
- Capacity building — Training project and NGO teams in management and monitoring.
Please note. Regulatory environmental studies follow the procedures of the Benin Environment Agency (ABE) and the requirements of funding partners.
Where we work
On site or remotely
- In Benin — Field studies, data collection and on-site work across Benin.
- In France — Support for France-based associations, consultancies and project leaders working in West Africa.
- Remotely — GIS and remote sensing processing, document reviews, reports and evaluations partly delivered remotely.
Our approach
How an engagement works
- 01. Scoping — Terms of reference, scope, timeline and regulatory requirements.
- 02. Data collection — Field visits, existing data, imagery and consultations.
- 03. Analysis — Data processing, mapping, assessment of impacts or results.
- 04. Reporting — Report, maps, action plan and stakeholder presentation.
A need in this area?
Describe your needs: we will get back to you for an initial conversation, before any written proposal.
