JBN has a demonstrable track record in the delivery of numerous development projects across a broad spread of sectors and offers a team of professionals whose skills embrace the core disciplines associated with environment, engineering and development services.
Environmental Services:
Planning
We believe that infrastructure programs and projects should be linked to
larger
national environmental strategies, assessments, and
alternatives fully considered in environmental assessments to increase the potential of
projects in strengthening the environment. At
JBN, we ensure that planning for environmental and social management safeguards is
adequately handled during project
implementation by shifting from a “checklist” application of safeguards late in project
design to incorporating environmental
considerations up front in project and site selection in order to improve the overall
project design and integration into national
environmental objectives.
Key tools that maybe used during planning include:
- Environmental and Social Impact Assessment
- Environmental and Social Management Plans
- Environment and Social Management Frameworks
- Contractor’s Management Plans
- Regulatory Approvals and Permits
- Technical Advisory and Staffing
Mitigation And Management
Mitigations are designed to reduce the undesirable impacts of a proposed
action
on the environment while monitoring tells our clients
and us if the mitigation measures are sufficient and effective. We also agree that
stakeholder and beneficiaries involvement can have
quite positive effects on infrastructure investments. Beneficiary communities in
particular
appreciate better, what is being provided, if
they know how they will benefit, and what the costs will be. They also provide valuable
inputs into the design and management of
projects and are more willing to bear the cost implications up to their capacity that
might
arise. The development of mitigation
strategies or measures should flow from the environmental management process with clear
links to functional lead agencies, as
identified in the EIA or ESMP, to ensure each impact and mitigation is coordinated and
managed by the responsible agency or
stakeholder.
Monitoring and reporting can be done through:
- Preparation of Method Statements
- Waste Management
- Health and Safety Management
- HIV/AIDS and Gender activities
- Stakeholder Engagement
- Grievance Management
Monitoring and Reporting
We know that operations and maintenance determine the level of environmental
impact. Projects need to be efficiently managed
during their operating lives. Depending on the type of project, monitoring may require
following proper operational procedures for the
equipment, assuring regular maintenance and repair, and monitoring of project activities. We
have realized that it is hard to assess
the infrastructure-environment impact if we lack the most basic monitoring data.
Insufficient data and too short a monitoring time-
frame makes it difficult to determine (i) whether the safeguards have been effectively
implemented, however well the they were
designed into a project; (ii) whether environmental strengthening or mitigations actions
have been carried out; (iii) whether the
expected outcomes or benefits have been realized; or (iv) whether there are significant
environmental impacts that need to be
addressed.
Monitoring and reporting can be done through:
- Periodic Monitoring and Reporting
- Water Quality Monitoring
- Bathymetry Surveys
- HIV/AIDS and Gender inclusion activities
- NEMA Compliance Audits
- End of Project Environmental Reporting
Development Services:
Some projects especially infrastructural roads such as roads, power lines
and
hydropower dams require land uptake and
subsequently the need for land acquisition and resettlement of people. We prepare
resettlement action plans and manage gender,
HIV/AIDS and other crosscutting issues. Recently, According ILO, 2019, Gender-based
occupational segregation is part of the
equation of the underrepresentation of women in various sectors. Although women’s
overall
participation in the labour force has
increased around the world over the past decades, they are still 26 percent less likely
to
be employed than men. As such, we guide
our clientele in developing communications, campaigns, and outreach programs within
beneficiary communities, using inclusive
practices that show commitments towards diversity in job advertisements, ensuring a
gender-balanced hiring committee, or offering
incentives to employers to hire more women.
Other services rendered include:
Land Acquisition & Resettlement
Some projects especially infrastructure such as roads, power lines and hydropower dams require land uptake and subsequently the need for land acquisition and resettlement of people. We prepare Resettlement Action Plans (RAPs) to address the social issues associated with land acquisition, livelihoods and resettlement to ensure that the population to be expropriated and displaced by development projects is formally consulted and adequately compensated and treated. We also work with our Clients to establish grievance redress mechanisms to handle grievances that may arise from members of the communities who are dissatisfied with the eligibility criteria, community planning measures, or actual implementation of the resettlement. We have provided RAP services for numerous projects including Development for the Nyimur Multipurpose Water Resources Project, Rehabilitation of the Tororo - Gulu Railway Line, and Rehabilitation of Gulu Municipal Roads.
- Resettlement Action Plans
- RAP Implementation
HIV/AIDS and Gender
Uganda’s National Gender Policy requires Developers and Contractors to undertake planning, resource allocation and implementation of development programmes with a gender perspective. We work with our Clients to prepare Gender Action Plans, conduct awareness raising meetings, gender sensitive awareness training, monitoring and reporting as per project requirements.
- HIV/AIDS and Gender Plans
- VCT Services
- Health Talks
- Monitoring and Reporting
Baseline Surveys
Baseline surveys are an important part of any M&E process. A baseline
study
simply put is a study that is done at the beginning of a
project to establish the status of the project area before a project is rolled out.
Baseline
studies are important in establishing priority areas
for a project. Without a baseline, it is not possible to know the impact of a project. A
baseline study serves the purpose of informing
decision makers on what impact the project has had on the target community. Not only
that,
baseline tools are used during evaluation
process.
At JBN, we undertake various surveys including:
- Socio-economic surveys
- Pre-project Surveys
- Demographic Studies
Monitoring and Evaluation
Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) is a continuous management function to
assess if progress is
made in achieving expected results,
to spot obstructions in implementation and to highlight whether there are any unintended
effects
(positive or negative) from a
management plan, programme or project (“project/plan”) and its activities. JBN offers a
wide
range of evaluations, including needs
assessments, process evaluations, outcome or performance evaluations, and impact
evaluations.
Our approach to M&E is based on
a multidisciplinary approach where we connect technical processes with social, economic,
and
institutional factors.
These are:
- M & E Surveys
- Mid-Term Reviews
- End of Project Reports
Engineering Services:
During feasibility phase, our team of engineers undertake site inspections,
carryout detailed designs, offer project management
services, design structures, environmental audits, hazard analysis and risk assessment,
ground water monitoring for various
infrastructure like roads, power and distribution lines, municipal structures to say the
least.
Feasibility studies include:
- Financial analysis
- Project management
