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Your Partner for Holistic Environmental Solutions - NIRAS
The Environment:                                                                                                   CONTACT

                                                           Our Greatest Resource                                                                                              Michael Juel
                                                                                                                                                                              Technical Director
                                                                                                                                                                              Environment and Climate
                                                                                                                                                                              mij@niras.dk
                                                                                                                                                                              +45 6021 4830

    The unsustainable use of natural resources and impact of human activities on the environment are        Our organisation
    well documented. Given the persistence of poverty, social inequalities, and environmental degrada-      NIRAS is a multidisciplinary knowledge-based organisation with about 3,000 permanent staff in a
    tion, compounded by the additional challenge of climate change, NIRAS supports the growing recog-       range of different sectors from infrastructure to water and international development. NIRAS
    nition that current economic models are too limited. We continue to promote inclusive green growth      International Consulting specialises in managing programmes in development cooperation. We
    to protect and preserve the environment in all our engagements. We do this by mainstreaming the         deliver technical assistance to over 100 countries and have a project portfolio of around 300
    green dimension in our projects and, most fundamentally, in our natural resource-oriented work, e.g.,   projects annually.
    environment, energy, agriculture, forestry, land management, and climate change.
                                                                                                            One of our strengths is the utilisation of the NIRAS Group in-house knowledge by working across
    This brochure presents some of NIRAS’s global environmental assignments and the services we offer       our various business units to provide innovative and holistic solutions in our services. Based on
    in the following areas: environmental assessment, solid waste management, biodiversity, environ-        decades of global experience, we tailor efficient and effective advice with results-oriented service
    mental education, and marine & coastal zone management, which contribute to green growth and a          provision, without compromising on good governance principles.
    more sustainable world. We advocate a holistic and interdisciplinary approach that maximises syner-
    gies between economic, social, and environmental objectives, while minimising the trade-offs.
    Together with key stakeholders, we examine the often complex situations with dedication. We                                                                                                                                        Greenland

    emphasise socially acceptable solutions and analyse opportunities and alternatives. This approach                                                                                                                    Greenland

    has earned NIRAS a reputation for delivering cost-efficient environmental advisory services of the
    highest quality that adhere to agreed frameworks and meet our clients' demands.                                                                                                                                                                               Faroe Islands
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Norway
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             Sweden
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Finland
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Russia

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         Sweden                                                                         Russia
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   Faroe Islands United Kingdom
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 Finland
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Denmark
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 Norway
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Poland
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 Belgium Germany
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   United Kingdom                                               Ukraine

       Through our work we aim at improving livelihoods and
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Denmark                                                                                                                      Mongolia
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Hungary Moldova
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       Croatia
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Serbia                                  Uzbekistan
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          BosniaPoland
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               Belgium Germany   and Herzegovina Kosovo                                                     Kyrgyzstan
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Montenegro
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Ukraine                          Georgia
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Macedonia                                              Tajiikistan             Mongolia

       developing resilient societies that are inclusive, stable,
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             Albania                          Azerbaijan Turkmenistan
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             Hungary Moldova                   Turkey
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Croatia
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   Serbia                Cyprus             Uzbekistan                                                            China
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Bosnia and Herzegovina Kosovo                            Syria                  Kyrgyzstan
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             Morocco Montenegro           Tunisia         Palestine                                Afghanistan
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     Macedonia            Georgia         Iraq
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Albania                            Israel
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Azerbaijan                   Tajiikistan

       well-governed, environmentally sustainable and climate-smart.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Turkey                   Turkmenistan
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       Bhutan
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Nepal
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Algeria            Cyprus      SyriaEgypt                                                              China
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Western
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              MoroccoSahara                Tunisia                Palestine                               Afghanistan
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   Iraq                                                          Bangladesh                                 Taiwan
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         Israel                                                                             Myanman
                                                                                                                                                Mexico                                          The Dominican Republic                                                                                                                                                Bhutan
                                                                                                                                                                                Jamaica                                                                                                                                                                     Nepal                                      Laos
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             Mauritania
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               Algeria    Mali                                                                                           India
                                                                                                                                                                          Belize        Haiti                                  Western Sahara                                           Niger Egypt                                                                                             Thailand                     Philippines
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 Chad              Sudan       Eritrea     Yemen                 Bangladesh                              Taiwan
                                                                                                                                                             Guatemala            Nicaragua                  Barbados                              Gambia             Burkina Faso                                                                                          Myanman                          Vietnam
                                                                                                                                     Mexico                      El Salvador       The Dominican Republic Trinidad andTobago                         Guinea                                                                                                                                            Cambodia
                                                                                                                                                                  Jamaica                                                                                                      Benin                        South Sudan                                                                  Laos
                                                                                                                                                                      CostaHaiti
                                                                                                                                                                             Rica                                                             Mauritania Mali                                                                                            India                    Sri Lanka
                                                                                                                                                            Belize                                          Guyana                                                     Niger Togo Nigeria        Central Africa
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           Ethiopia                                               Thailand                  Philippines
                                                                                                                                                                             Panama                                                                           Liberia    Ghana Chad             Sudan       Eritrea     Yemen
                                                                                                                                              Guatemala            Nicaragua                  Barbados          Suriname             Gambia            Burkina FasoIvory Coast     Cameroon                                         Somallia                                                 Vietnam
                                                                                                                                                                                         Colombia                                                                                                                                                                                                          Malaysia

    The balance between the environment and nature, and development and growth, presents a chal-
                                                                                                                                                 El Salvador                                                                           Guinea                                                                    Uganda                                                                 Cambodia
                                                                                                                                                                                             Trinidad andTobago                                                 Benin                       South Sudan                  Kenya
                                                                                                                                                      Costa Rica             Ecuador                                                                                                                 Democratic                                                   Sri Lanka
                                                                                                                                                                                             Guyana                                                          Togo Nigeria                                  EthiopiaRwanda                                                                                                                                 Papua New Guinea
                                                                                                                                                             Panama                                                                                       Ghana                  Central  Congo
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         Africa      Republic  of                                                                                                             Indonesia
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Liberia                                                             Burundi
                                                                                                                                                                                                   Suriname                                                          Cameroon                          Congo           Somallia
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Tanzania
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Ivory Coast

    lenge but also offers new opportunities. With the environment and sustainability in focus, NIRAS
                                                                                                                                                                          Colombia     Peru                                                                                                                                                                                                Malaysia
                                                                                                                                                                                                               Brazil                                                                            Uganda
                                                                                                                                                             Ecuador                                                                                                                                     Kenya
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     Democratic Rwanda                 Malawi                                                                                                              Timor Leste
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             Papua New Guinea
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           Congo     Republic of                                                                                                             Indonesia
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Angola
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Burundi                 Mozambique
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       Congo              Zambia

    takes an integrated approach to enhance protection and production from natural resources for
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Tanzania
                                                                                                                                                                      Peru                         Bolivia
                                                                                                                                                                                                Brazil
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Namibia Malawi Zimbabwe                Madagascar                                                                       Timor Leste
                                                                                                                                                                                                             Paraguay                                                             Angola                    Mozambique
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         Botswana

    sustainable and inclusive economic development. We recognise that people, livelihoods, and ecosy-
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             Zambia
                                                                                                                                                                                   Bolivia
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 Namibia          Zimbabwe                Madagascar                                                                                                       Australia
                                                                                                                                                                                         Chile
                                                                                                                                                                                          Paraguay
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           BotswanaSouth Africa

    stems must all be taken into consideration for successful management of natural resources and                              Subsidiaries                               Chile                                                                                                   South Africa
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Australia

    protection of the environment, our greatest resource.                                                       Subsidiaries
                                                                                                                               Projects

                                                                                                                Projects

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Your Partner for Holistic Environmental Solutions - NIRAS
Core Environment Programme and Biodiversity
                                                                                                               Conservations Corridor Initiative

                                                                                                               This ADB programme aims to improve biodiversity conserva-
                                                                                                               tion and climate resilience across the Greater Mekong
                                                                                                               Subregion. It strengthens the capacity and fosters owner-
                                                                                                               ship to manage environmental and social risks jointly and
                                                                                                               across borders. National environmental policies and strate-
                                                                                                               gies have been supported, such as the Cambodia National
                                                                                                               Environmental Strategy and Action Plan and Lao PDR
                                                                                                               Pollution Control Strategy. Furthermore, the first wild
                                                                                                               elephant conservation plan in the region has been devel-
                                                                                                               oped between China and Lao PDR. Capacities in climate
                                                                                                               change adaptation and mitigation continues to be strength-
                                                                                                               ened, and sound environmental management tools for EIAs

    Conserving and encouraging
                                                                                                               and land-use modelling have been developed.

    biodiversity and healthy ecosystems
    Biodiversity is declining at an unprecedented rate due to habitat loss, overexploitation, and the use
    of unsustainable practices. This loss in turn threatens ecosystem integrity, functioning, and resil-
    ience. Healthy ecosystems are vital for economic growth and poverty reduction but are often taken
                                                                                                                                        CONTACT                                            Our approach recognises the
    for granted. NIRAS addresses the complex challenges in managing ecosystems and conserving                                                                                              vital services that functioning
                                                                                                                                        Simon Mercer
    biodiversity, particularly through effective conservation and sustainable natural resource manage-                                                                                     ecosystems provide to the
                                                                                                                                        Senior Consultant
    ment to ensure that the environment is protected for generations to come. Moreover, we stress                                                                                          world’s poor.
                                                                                                                                        simon-mercer@ltsi.co.uk
    the needs of people reliant on these ecosystems, promoting solutions which enhance social,
    economic, and environmental well-being.                                                                                             +44 131 440 5500

    Working with protected areas and biodiversity conservation, NIRAS's highly-experienced in-house
    experts have extensive knowledge and expertise in the management of a range of ecosystems
                                                                                                                Project Title                                                Place          Client        Years       Value
    including tropical forests, savannah grasslands, river basins, wetlands, and coastal habitats including                                                                                                           (EUR)
    forests, montane ecosystems and agro-ecosystems. We offer expertise and assistance in the sus-              Biodiversity Conservation and Development Project            China          KfW           2017-2021   752,000
    tainable management of biodiversity and ecosystems, capacity development including training and
                                                                                                                Technical Assistance to the Biodiversity Conservation and    ASEAN          EU            2017-2021   1,060,000
    workshops, monitoring and evaluation services, and mainstreaming of biodiversity conservation.              Management of Protected Areas in ASEAN
                                                                                                                Sustainable Management of Reserves Project                   Benin          KfW           2015-2019   2,020,792
                                                      Many communities in developing countries are              Darwin Initiative and the Illegal Wildlife Trade Challenge Fund Worldwide DEFRA (UK) 2015-2019        2,020,792
                                                      directly dependent on the environment and the             Core Environment Program and Biodiversity Conservation         Greater      ADB           2016-2018   1,772,832
       Our Services:                                                                                            Corridors Initiative in the Greater Mekong Subregion, Phase II Mekong
                                                      resources it provides. Destruction of ecosystems
                                                                                                                                                                               Subregion
                                                      will have disproportionately large adverse impacts
       •   Biodiversity management                                                                              Forest Management for Sustainable Production in the          Brazil         KfW           2014-2018   2,146,389
       •   Biodiversity conservation
                                                      on their livelihoods and increase their vulnerability.    Amazon
       •   Protected areas management                 In Lao PDR, NIRAS has been involved in the Agrobi-
                                                                                                                Sustainable Forest and Biodiversity Management in the        Indonesia      ADB           2015-2018   1,500,000
       •   Monitoring, evaluation & learning          odiversity Initiative which recognises the value of       Heart of Borneo
       •   Nature restoration & protection            local traditions in biodiversity conservation. The
                                                                                                                Planning for Resilience in East Africa through Policy,       Kenya          USAID         2013-2018   1,700,000
       •   Policy advice                              project has shown that, for many farmers, agrobio-        Adaptation, Research, and Economic Development
                                                      diversity is a valuable asset and the way to a more       Strengthening the Information Base of Natural Habitats,      Malawi         Ministry of   2015-2018   600,000
                                                      secure, prosperous life.                                  Biodiversity and Environmental Services in the Shire Basin                  Water De-
                                                                                                                                                                                            velopment
                                                                                                                Technical Assistance to the Biodiversity Management          Regional       EU            2014-2017   1,320,940
                                                                                                                Programme in the Horn of Africa Region
                                                                                                                The Agrobiodiversity Initiative (TABI), Phase I & II         Lao PDR        SDC           2012-2017   10,238,000

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EIA for Optimised Seagreen Offshore Wind
                                                                                                                                                                             Farm projects

                                                                                                                                                                             NIRAS supported Seagreen Wind Energy Limited in
                                                                                                                                                                             the management and coordination of Environmental
                                                                                                                                                                             Impact Assessments (EIA). We took the technical
                                                                                                                                                                             lead on Ornithology, Fish and Shellfish Ecology and
                                                                                                                                                                             Marine Mammals assessments. These EIAs were
                                                                                                                                                                             conducted to ensure biodiversity conservation and
                                                                                                                                                                             prevent harmful effects on marine life. Furthermore,
                                                                                                                                        CONTACT                              we carried out a Habitats Regulations Appraisal,
                                                                                                                                                                             where we assisted the client in considering whether
                                                                                                                                        Henrik Borgtoft Pedersen             the wind farms would have a 'likely significant effect'
                                                                                                                                        Technical Focal Point                on a specific site. We also oversaw the sub-consult-
                                                                                                                                                                             ants contributing to the EIA and managed the public
                                                                                                                                        Climate Change
    Environmental assessments leading                                                                                                   hbp@niras.dk
                                                                                                                                                                             exhibitions and consultations with Marine Scotland,
                                                                                                                                                                             as well as statutory consultees and other stakehold-
                                                                                                                                        +45 2968 7152                        ers throughout the EIA process.
    to real-world improvements

    For the past 20 years, NIRAS has conducted environmental impact assessments (EIAs), social                    As practitioners, we focus on creating benefits and added
    impact assessments and strategic environmental assessments (SEAs) for a wide range of projects.               value for the communities with whom we work.
    We have 45 project managers and 150 experts within the fields of EIAs and SEAs in connection
    with, among others, railway and road projects, industrial and processing plants, windfarms, har-
    bours, bridges, shopping centres, hospitals and cable systems.
                                                                                                                Project Title                                                Place       Client         Years           Value
                                                                                                                                                                                                                        (EUR)
    We work closely in project teams to deliver solutions and project designs that minimise adverse
                                                                                                                International Training Programme in Strategic                Global      Sida           2012-2019       7,450,000
    environmental, ecological, and social impacts. We assess how a project will impact the environment          Environmental Assessment
    and its consequences for biodiversity, wildlife, natural habitats, ground water, pollution, noise levels,
                                                                                                                IPA — preparation of studies (FS, EIA, CBA), design documen- Macedonia Ministry of      2014-2018       3,203,000
    and natural resources for example. We address all the potential risks to environmental and social           tation and tender dossiers for waste water collection and              Finance
    safeguards and offer recommendations to ensure minimum harm. Where unavoidable adverse im-                  treatment investment projects
    pacts are inevitable, we develop mitigation plans. At the same time, we always strive to identify and       EIA for extension of Grenaa Harbour                          Denmark     Grenaa         2013-2018       450,000
    assess benefits and positive synergies that a                                                                                                                                        Havn
    project may provide.                                                                                        TA for Strengthening the Capacity of Ministry of             Turkey      EC             2017            1,100,000
                                                              Our Services:                                     Environment and Urbanization on EIA
    NIRAS coordinates and manage the environ-                                                                   Seagreen EIA Coordinator Project                             Scotland    SSE & Flour    2017-2018       763,000
                                                           • Environmental impact assessments (EIAs)
    mental assessment process in each unique                                                                    National Ports Master Plan – Liberia                         Liberia     Nat'l Port     2010-2017       1,186,000
                                                           • Social impact assessments
    situation and provide technical inputs across a        • Strategic environmental assessments (SEAs)                                                                                  Authority
    wide range of disciplines. Our team conducts           • Ecological impact assessments                      Strategic Environmental and Social Assessment Consulta-      Liberia     World Bank     2015-2016       300,000
    assessments of how people and local commu-             • Courses on SEA                                     tion for REDD+ Readiness Preparation Process
    nities will be affected and how livelihoods may        • EIA capacity building                              EIA of new railway connection across Vejle Fjord for three   Denmark     Vejdirek-      2014-2016       1,573,000
    change. We look at the potential implications of                                                            bridges and one tunnel solution                                          toratet
    development plans for habitats and species,                                                                 EIA for Kriegers Flak Offshore Wind Farm                     Denmark     Energinet.dk 2012-2016         3,616,000
    particularly those protected by national and international legislation or considered to be of par-          EIA for nearshore wind farms at Vesterhav Nord, Vesterhav    Denmark     Energinet.dk 2013-2015         3,616,000
    ticular importance for nature conservation. We are experienced in providing environmental and               Syd and Bornholm
    social assessments in preparatory projects where our findings lay the foundation for the next               Input to EIA for seismic surveys offshore Greenland          Greenland   CMACS, Ltd.    2012-2017       3,483,000
    phase of work. We also offer trainings on how to conduct EIAs and provide technical assistance              Environmental Management Plan for Gravel Borrow pits,        Azerbaijan Azerrodser-     2007-2010       439.000
    and support to increase capacity in how to deal with environmental frameworks and directives.               Highway II                                                              vice OJC
                                                                                                                Ethiopian Roads Sector Development Program                   Ethiopia    Nat'l Roads    2006-2008       1,360,000
                                                                                                                                                                                         Authority

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Project Title                                                   Place        Client         Years          Value
                                                                                                                                                                                                                        (EUR)
                                                                                                             Mandalay Urban Services Improvement Project                     Myanmar      ADB            2018-2022      958,000
                                                                                                             Community-Based Solid Waste Management
                                                                                                             Integrated Urban Development Management in Tonle Sap            Cambodia     ADB            2016-2022      3,721,000
                                                                                                             Basin Project
                                                                                                             Waste recycling in Mozambique through the Establishment         Mozam-       Nordic Cli-   2015-2017       150,000
                                                                                                             of Waste Transfer and Recycling Centres: testing concept        bique        mate Facility
                                                                                                             and formulation of bottom-up NAMA
                                                                                                             Integrated Depollution Project for the Bahr Al-Baqar Drain -    Egypt        EU             2016-2017      181,739
                                                                                                             Pre-Feasibility Study
                                                                                                             Mitigation Actions in Peru's Solid Waste Sector                 Peru         NEFCO          2012-2017      880,000
                                                                                                             Kenya Informal Settlements Improvement Project                  Kenya        World Bank     2014-2016      1,658,000

    Promoting a circular economy                                                                             Evaluation of the Regional Network for Integrated Waste
                                                                                                             Management in the MENA region
                                                                                                                                                                             Tunisia      GIZ            2015           24,500

    to help manage waste                                                                                     Support to two municipalities on solid waste management         Kosovo
                                                                                                             Appraisal: Construction of Southern Binh Duong Solid Waste Vietnam
                                                                                                                                                                                          GIZ
                                                                                                                                                                                          MFA Finland
                                                                                                                                                                                                         2013
                                                                                                                                                                                                         2013
                                                                                                                                                                                                                        48,000
                                                                                                                                                                                                                        30,000
                                                                                                             Treatment
                                                                                                             Environmental Management Project in Northern and Central Mozam-              Danida         2008-2012      2,081,000
    As populations grow, so too does urbanisation and waste production, and there is no sign that human      Mozambique                                               bique
    consumption is slowing down any time soon. Consequently, we need effective systems in place to           Serbia Duboko Solid Waste Master Plan                           Serbia       EBRD           2011-2012      563,000
    manage our waste and avoid harmful impacts to our health as well as the environment, including soil      Solid Waste Management Measures in Stara, Zagora, Lukovit Bulgaria           EU             2009-2011      2,747,000
    and water contamination. NIRAS’s overarching approach to effective waste management is to promote        and Kostenetz Regions
    a circular economy whereby resources are kept in use for as long as possible, extracting their maximum   Implementation Concept Study for Hazardous Waste Man-           Turkey       KfW            2009-2011      670,000
    value, and then recovering and regenerating products and materials at the end of each service life.      agement
                                                                                                             National Solid Waste Management Program                         Philippines GIZ             2009           150,000
    In our work, we find it important to address both techni-
    cal and policy aspects of issues that affect communities                                                                                                                Community-Based Solid Waste Management in
    and environments. We provide solutions for waste                  Our Services                                                                                          Myanmar
    management and supply technical advice to govern-
    ments on how to handle the increasing pressure from                                                                                                                     In the Mandalay Urban Services Improvement Project
                                                                      • Feasibility studies
                                                                                                                                                                            (2018-2022), NIRAS is creating sustainable environ-
    waste and its impact on our environment. We see                   • Technical design
                                                                                                                                                                            mental improvements through better solid waste
    growing opportunities to contribute to the big challeng-          • Supervision of construction sites
                                                                                                                                                                            management, working directly with communities on
    es of waste management and to play our part in a more             • Environmental and social
                                                                                                                                                                            local infrastructure through Ward Resilience Commit-
                                                                        assessments
    clean and healthy world.                                          • Awareness programmes
                                                                                                                                                                            tees and resilience plans. This is increasingly important
                                                                                                                                                                            since effects of climate change are rapidly becoming a
    NIRAS has half a century of experience in the infra-                                                                                                                    bigger challenge for the urban population, and espe-
                                                                                                                                                                            cially the urban poor in Myanmar. The project explores
    structure sector including projects focused on waste,                                                                                                                   the potential for recycling, composting, and sludge
    waste water, energy, irrigation, and the building sector                                                                                                                management. It seeks the best approach for communi-
    on the national, regional and local scale. We can provide                                                                                                               ty-based solid waste management and strengthened
    you with a range of services ranging from feasibility                                     CONTACT                                                                       capacity for urban services. The project is built on
    studies and technical design to supervision of construc-                                                                                                                principles of community participation, user contribu-
    tion. We make environmental improvements through                                        Alan Kadduri                                                                    tion, pro-poor and gender-focused approaches that
                                                                                    Technical Focal Point                                                                   supports the local community in becoming more
    better solid waste management that works directly                                                                                                                       resilient to the impacts of climate change. The project
    with communities and involves them in processes. All                             Urban Development
                                                                                                                                                                            also applies the 3Rs approach (reduce, reuse and
    assignments are conducted with the highest considera-                                  alka@niras.dk                                                                    recycle) and puts strong emphasis on prevention
    tions to environmental and social impacts.                                          +45 6039 4464                                                                       through education. The project’s Awareness Pro-
                                                                                                                                                                            gramme on the connection between climate change
                                                                                                                                                                            impacts, solid waste, flooding, sanitation, and health, is
                                                                                                                                                                            therefore of utmost importance to enhancing under-
                                                                                                                                                                            standing of waste management and the links between
                                                                                                                                                                            climate change, flooding, waste, and health. This work
                                                                                                                                                                            directly supports Mandalay’s vision of creating a green,
                                                                                                                                                                            inclusive and resilient city by 2030.

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Project Title                                                Place      Client     Years         Value
                                                                                                                                                                                                                 (EUR)
                                                                                                                ITP in Sustainable Urban Water and Sanitation – Integrated   Africa &   Sida       2016-2021     7,200,000
                                                                                                                Processes                                                    Asia
                                                                                                                Training Course: Addressing Climate Change in Development Denmark       Danida     2012-2020     62,000
                                                                                                                Aid
                                                                                                                ITP in Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA)              Global     Sida       2012-2019     7,540,000
                                                                                                                DFC 2018 Green Growth Kenya                                  Kenya      Danida     2017-2018     19,000
                                                                                                                Macro-economic reforms – green growth in Vietnam: qualifi- Vietnam      GiZ        2015-2018     1,500,000
                                                                                                                cation program
                                                                                                                Green Growth Capacity Development Support to aBi – Ugan- Uganda         Danida     2015-2017     25,000
                                                                                                                da
                                                                                                                ITP in Integrated Sustainable Coastal Development            Africa &   Sida       2010-2017     3,900,170
                                                Environmental training and                                      ITP in Integrated Sustainable Coastal Development
                                                                                                                                                                             Asia
                                                                                                                                                                             MENA       Sida       2012-2017     1,889,530

                                                capacity-­building to ensure                                    ITP in Education for Sustainable Development, ESD in For-    Africa &
                                                                                                                mal Education, ESD in Higher Education, ESD in a River Basin Asia
                                                                                                                                                                                        Sida       2004-2015     10,111,800

                                                sustainable futures                                             Context and Education for Environment and Sustainability
                                                                                                                ITP in Transboundary Water Management                        Global     Sida       2005-2012     389,220

                                                                                                                ITP in Plant Breeding and Seed Production                    Global     Sida       2007-2012     2,740,130
    We believe that continuous capacity-building is vital for securing sustainable development. For more than   Disaster Risk Reduction: Policies, Budgeting, Planning and   Denmark    Danida     2011-2012     90,000
    20 years, NIRAS has designed and implemented both intense short courses and long-term training              Action
    programmes. We have extensive experience in designing and implementing international training pro-          Yunnan Environmentally Sustainable Development Capacity      China      Sida       2006-2010     900,000
    grammes (ITPs) on behalf of Sida and the Danida Fellowship Centre. Through these programmes, NIRAS          Building Project
    has worked with government agencies, civil society organisations, academia, and private enterprises in
    more than 60 countries, strengthening their capacity for sustainable management of natural resources.
                                                                                                                  Change management and transformative learning is
    ITPs target professionals in developing and transition
    economies from the public, private, non-profit, and
                                                                                                                  at the core of our training programmes.
    educational sectors. A majority of these capacity-devel-           Our Services:
    opment interventions have focused on environment and               • Environmental education
    natural resource management, e.g., pesticide manage-               • International Training Programmes                                                                                       Sustainable Urban Water
    ment, integrated water resource management, trans-                 • Networking & awareness-building                                                                                         and Sanitation (SUWAS)
    boundary water management, urban water and sanita-                                                                                                                                           in Africa and Asia
    tion, sustainable coastal development, as well as
    environmental impact and strategic assessments.                                                                                                                                              The International Training
                                                                                                                                                                                                 Programme (ITP) SUWAS
                                                                                                                                                                                                 contributes to improved
    Sustainable and integrated resource management calls
                                                                                                                                                                                                 planning and implementation
    for innovative ways of working and new forms of                                                                                                                                              of sustainable urban water
    collaboration. The ITPs can be catalysts for mobilising                                                                                                                                      and sanitation services,
    for action, and NIRAS is at the forefront of designing                                                                                                                                       where the rights, needs and
    problem-based and adaptive approaches to managing                                                                                                                                            demands of all citizens are
    change. We continuously tailor our pedagogic approach                                                                                                                                        taken into account. The
                                                                                                                                                                                                 programme offers new
    to the participants' needs, but the professional experi-
                                                                                                                                                                                                 knowledge, an extended
    ence they bring to the programme are always central                                                                                                                                          professional network within
    to setting change processes in motion. We facilitate                                                                                                                                         and across countries, and a
    collaborative problem-solving, learning and exchange,                                     CONTACT                                                                                            toolbox of methods and local
    and support the establishment of local and regional                                                                                                                                          support to drive change
    professional networks. We also promote good govern-                            Anna Francis Olsson                                                                                           within the participants’
                                                                                                                                                                                                 organisations. NIRAS imple-
    ance, including transparency, access to information,                              Senior Consultant                                                                                          ments the SUWAS ITP on
    integrated planning, and public participation for the                  anna.francis.olsson@niras.se                                                                                          behalf of Sida in partnership
    sustainable management of natural resources. We                                    +38 733651182                                                                                             with WaterAid.
    base the ITPs on a rights and pro-poor perspective,
    including gender and equity aspects.
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Coordinated and sustainable approaches to                                                                 Project Title                                                    Place       Client         Years         Value
                                                                                                                                                                                                                         (EUR)

     marine and coastal environments                                                                           Coastal Protection Project Adapted to Sea Level Rise             The
                                                                                                                                                                                Gambia
                                                                                                                                                                                            GEF            2014-2023     430,000

                                                                                                               Sustainable Aquaculture Program                                  Myanmar     GIZ            2017-2020     330,000
                                                                                                               Future of the North Coast of Zealand – Shoreline                 Denmark     Gribskov       2017-         780,000
        So many people rely on marine and coastal resources. NIRAS is proud                                    management plan and EIA                                                      Municipality   ongoing
        to support these coastal communities.                                                                  Real-time Evaluation of Sustainable Coastal Fisheries pro-       Myanmar     Danida         2016-2020     330,000
                                                                                                               gramme
                                                                                                               Technical Assistance for Capacity Building on Marine             Turkey      EC             2016-2018     2,250,000
                                                                                                               Strategy Framework Directive
     For too long, short-term interests have taken precedence over sustainable development and conser-
                                                                                                               The Ocean Conference in Liberia                                  Liberia     Sida           2018          100,000
     vation concerns. Luckily, there is a growing recognition of the importance of our marine and coastal
     environments and the necessity to manage them sustainably. Traditionally, the use of marine space         Study on Best Practices for cross-bordering MSP                  Global      EC             2016-2017     500,000
     and coastal resources has been planned and managed on a sector basis, and separately in different         iCoast: What are the fiscal and regulatory mechanisms            UK, Kenya, Climate     2012-2014         131,700
                                                                                                               needed to achieve CCD in the coastal zone?                       Sri Lanka  Development
     jurisdictions, often lacking a plan-based holistic approach. Through marine and integrated coastal
                                                                                                                                                                                           Knowledge
     zone management, we can balance environmental and economic activities to ensure long-term                                                                                             Network
     health and stability of oceans and coasts.                                                                Croatia - Marine Natura 2000                                     Croatia     EC             2010-2012     422,500

     We are specialists in marine spatial planning (MSP) and integrated coastal zone management (ICZM),
     which are important processes and policy tools, not only for delivering efficient marine resource and
     coastal management as well as sustainable development, but also for the strengthening of
     cross-border cooperation, and improvement of ocean and costal governance. MSP and ICZM are
     coordinated and sustainable approaches, where stakeholders from the public and private sector                                                                          Our Services
     come together to make decisions for the sustainable use of marine and coastal resources. NIRAS has                               CONTACT
     found best practices in MSP and ICZM to preserve oceans and coastal landscapes in an efficient way.                                                                    •   Coastal management & protection
     We also provide capacity-building and advice on marine policies and strategies. Our aim is for diverse                           Jan Dietrich                          •   Marine spatial planning
     stakeholders to collaborate across boundaries and differences to achieve common goals.                                           Senior Consultant                     •   Integrated coastal zone management
                                                                                                                                      jad@niras.dk                          •   Capacity building on marine strategies
                                                                                                                                                                            •   Studies on marine nature
     Our services help address the continued economic development of coastal zones while strengthen-                                  Phone +45 2016 7280
     ing their natural resource management. This ensures the long-term health and stability of coasts,
     both environmentally and economically. In Myanmar, we support sustainable aquaculture for im-
     proved livelihoods of the people living by the coast while, in The Gambia, we provide measures to
     protect the coast from hazards due to climate change. We can deliver sustainable solutions while
     utilising given resources and respecting their limits.
                                                                                                              Real-Time Evaluation of Sustainable
                                                                                                              Coastal Fisheries Programme in
                                                                                                              Myanmar

                                                                                                              The Sustainable Coastal Fisheries pro-
                                                                                                              gramme supports the Department of Fisher-
                                                                                                              ies and strengthens sustainable fisheries in
                                                                                                              Tanintharyi Region and Rakhine State in
                                                                                                              Myanmar. The project enhances livelihoods
                                                                                                              for local fishing communities, pilots commu-
                                                                                                              nity-led comanagement arrangements for
                                                                                                              sustainable inshore fisheries, and addresses
                                                                                                              sustainable use of marine resources. The
                                                                                                              Real-Time Evaluation (RTE) enhances the
                                                                                                              evaluation work by enabling data collection
                                                                                                              concurrent with implementation. The pur-
                                                                                                              pose of RTE is to provide input for learning
                                                                                                              during the implementation process and
                                                                                                              document the intervention towards the end
                                                                                                              of the four years. The evaluation takes the
                                                                                                              expected outcomes as its point of departure
                                                                                                              and collects baseline and annual data, which
                                                                                                              will enable us to follow the progress towards
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     Boulevard du Régent 37-40 / 5th. Floor B-1000 Brus-   Vientiane, Laos                                      NIRAS Sweden AB                                              Vietnam
     sels, Belgium                                         T:+46 54553326                                       Fleminggatan 14, 9tr Box 70375                               T: +84 4 3786 8592
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     #381, 3rd floor, Building H, Phnom Penh Centre        Lilongwe, Malawi                                     NIRAS Taiwan Limited                                         Sunningdale
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Next generation consultancy

Owned by a foundation and a percentage of its           education, healthcare and good governance,
employees, the NIRAS Group is an international          and build environmental resilience. We aim to be
multi­disciplinary consultancy firm with Nordic         the partner of choice for our clients and the
roots and values creating sustainable develop-          employer of choice for professionals with the
ment solutions across the globe. We work with           know-how and drive to help fulfil our mission.
everything from construction, energy, utilities,
environment and infrastructure to development           Ethics and sustainability
consulting, the process industry, architecture,         Through the more than 7,000 projects that
GIS, geodata and automation, as well as urban           NIRAS has implemented around the globe, we
planning. We have offices across the globe, in-         are doing our part to contribute to sustainable
cluding Africa, Asia-Pacific, Latin America, and        societies by meeting the UN’s Sustainable De-
Europe.                                                 velopment Goals (SDGs). All NIRAS results repor-
                                                        ting is now linked to their contributions to one or
Development consulting                                  several of the SDGs. In our own practice, we
A key business unit, NIRAS International Devel-         emphasise accountability and ethics. NIRAS is a
opment Consulting has vision to be the most in-         signatory to the UN Global Compact and member
spiring company contributing to a better, more          of the International Federation of Consulting En-
equal, and stable world in line with the Sustai-        gineers (FIDIC). Through these, we have com-
nable Development Goals. Our mission is to deli-        mitted to uphold a number of international prin-
ver value-creating and efficient results that en-       ciples.
hance livelihoods, reduce inequality, improve

Join our team of development practitioners in our goal to alleviate global poverty. Register your CV on our
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For more information contact
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Environment and Climate
mij@niras.dk
Phone +45 6021 4830

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      Niras Group                                                                                   January 2019
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