WASHINGTON — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency or EPA Administrator Michael S. Regan and Peace Corps Director Carol Spahn convened May 17 for a ceremonial signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the two agencies to strengthen institutional ties and create opportunities for cooperation related to strategic planning, training, management assistance and project implementation.
Through the formal partnership, Peace Corps will use evidence-based practice and traditional ecological knowledge, along with EPA’s expertise to inform its programming for Peace Corps volunteers to help address global environmental challenges at the local level in communities around the world. Areas of collaboration include solid waste and wastewater management; improved cookstoves to protect forest and human health; building the capacity of environmental institutions; coastal, watershed and natural resource planning and management; and biodiversity preservation and restoration. In addition to programming, the MOU creates career opportunities for returned Peace Corps volunteers and former Peace Corps staff to join the EPA team in support of their mission.
“Emulating the intricate coordination of nature’s living systems, the Peace Corps plays a critical role in the ecosystem of actors working toward environmental justice, a green economy, and everything in between,” said director Spahn. “Together with EPA, we will take intentional actions to support localized climate adaptation and environmental protection efforts in 24 Sub-Saharan African countries. This partnership directly contributes to some of the communities most affected by climate change and environmental degradation around the world.”
The MOU advances the agencies’ shared commitment announced in December 2022 at the African and Diaspora Young Leaders forum in Washington, D.C. At the summit, Peace Corps committed $4 million for Peace Corps volunteers to work on projects combating climate change on the African continent.
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