During the preparation phase of a PEI programme, PEI helps the countries raise awareness, consult with various stakeholders, and build consensus, commitment and partnerships for environmental mainstreaming.
A number of reviews, methodologies, tools and examples from countries can be used as reference.

Reviews and introductory documents

• Assessing Access to Information, Participation, and Justice for the Environment,  A Guide, The Access Initiative, WRI, 2003
• A journalist’s Guide to the Politics of Poverty Reduction Strategies, Panos Institute, 2005

Methodologies and tools

• The Partnering Toolbook, Ros Tennyson, UNDP, 2003 [English], [French], [Spanish], [Arabic], [Chinese], [Russian]
• Communicating Sustainability - How to Produce Effective Public Campaigns, UNEP, 2005 [English], [French], [Spanish]
• Public Environmental Awareness and Education, UNEP, 2007 [English]

Examples from countries

• Mainstreaming of Environment in the EDPRS – Briefing note, PEI Rwanda, 2006
• Poverty-Environment-Energy Linkages in Rwanda - Policy Brief, UNEP, Sustainable Energy Africa, 2006
• Poverty and Environment Newsletter, The United Republic of Tanzania, 2005 - Vol. 1, Vol. 2
• Poverty and Environment East African Newsletter, PEI, 2007
• Developing A National Environnment Policy for Kenya, Government of Kenya, 2007