Implementation Guidelines for Poverty and Environment Work in Southwest China : Guidelines for Poverty Reduction Staff Including Checklists for Managers and Staff
These guidelines have three sections.Section one provides food for thought, regarding poverty andenvironment, and how the two are linked. Section twoprovides practical tools to incorporate the environment intoa village-level action plan for the environment. Sectionthree provides ideas for innovative activities relating tothe environment in poverty reduction programs. Finally twopractical checklists are provided: one for poverty reductionmanagers who wish to monitor progress in incorporatingenvironment into staff work; and one for poverty reductionstaff involved into village poverty reduction plans. Theguidelines focus on Southwest China where poor areas aremostly mountainous areas. In other parts of China where poorareas are also arid areas, poverty reduction staff may usethese guidelines as a reference but will need to adjustspecific contents in section 2 to the differentenvironmental issues of the region they work in.