DevTech currently provides technical support to USAID's Bureau for Europe and Eurasia (E&E) to assist the Bureau with its Environmental Compliance Support Services project (2005-2008). Continuing work begun by DevTech in 2002, the project helps Washington and field-based staff and partners fulfill requirements of USAID environmental regulations regarding environmental impacts of US funded activities overseas, including 22CFR216 commonly referred to as "Reg. 216".

DevTech staff identify environmental impacts, review and prepare compliance documents, review Biodiversity Assessments, and conduct data analysis of the E&E Bureau's environmental compliance documentation and resources to help ensure compliance measures are met. DevTech staff have developed and continually upgrade IT systems based on user needs. The project maintains several custom-built, on-line databases and associated web pages that comprise a knowledge management system for the E&E Bureau's environmental compliance information. With DevTech's support, the Bureau for Europe and Eurasia has set the standard for knowledge management of environmental compliance for the Agency. Additional areas of technical support and related IT systems provided by the ECSS project include the Foreign Assistance Act Section 118/119 addressing Biodiversity, the Pelosi Amendment (Title XIII) relating to Multilateral Development Banks, and USAID's ADS 201/204.

DevTech assisted the USAID Europe and Eurasia (E&E) Bureau Environmental Officer (BEO) in the design, organization, and implementation of the E&E Bureau's Regional Environmental Workshop and Training in Budva, Montenegro from September 6-9. This event brought over 70 USAID personnel and implementing partners from around the region together to focus on the topic of USAID environmental compliance. The event was divided into two components, the first of which was a series of specialty workshops and roundtables in which panelists led discussions of specific topics relevant to work in the region. In the second component of the event, participants conducted site visits and received training in the field to apply the new skills that were acquired during the workshop and roundtable sessions.

This is a follow-on activity to work begun in 2002.