APPENDIX M

RESULTS OF DEPARTMENT STATE’S QUESTIONNAIRE TO ESTH OFFICERS

July 2014; Total responses: 96

1. If there were consultations you wish you had done before arriving at post or in conjunction with your home leave, but did not, what were they? Check all that apply. (weighted average rating, 1-5, with 5 being the highest)

   More with OES	3.46
   More with other parts of DOS	3.43
   More with other USG agencies	3.66
   More with non-USG entities	3.28
   	N = 93

2. Do you feel adequately informed on ESTH issues and how your Post can advance them? Please check the box that applies (percent of respondents)

   Not informed	4.55%
   Slightly informed	28.41%
   Adequately informed	31.82%
   Well informed	17.05%
   It depends on the issue	18.18%
   	N = 88

3. What is the most useful method of receiving information from the State Department and other agencies in Washington on ESTH matters? Rate 1-5, with 5 being the most useful and 1 being the least useful. (weighted average rating)

   Newsletter	2.83
   E-mail	4.14
   Cable	3.61
   Telephone call	3.13
   Intranet website	2.49
   	N = 88

4. How do you communicate with the State Department (OES, Regional Bureau, etc.) and other agencies in Washington on ESTH matters? Rate 1-5, with 5 being the most useful and 1 being the least useful. (weighted average rating)

   E-mail	4.51
   Cable	3.41
   Telephone call	3.29
   Intranet website	1.92
   	N = 88

5. How do you communicate with the Regional ESTH Office on ESTH matters? Please number in order of frequency with 1 being the most frequently used method of communication. (1—5, weighted average)

   E-mail	2.96
   Cable	2.62
   Telephone call	2.82
   Intranet website	2.64
   	N = 81

6. Does your mission and section (or if you are a single officer, do you) have a written strategic plan for advancing priority ESTH issues in your country of assignment? (percent of respondents)

   Yes	19.74%
   No	80.26%
   	N = 76

7. What ESTH issues are in your embassy’s Integrated Country Strategy? (percent of respondents)

   None	10.39%
   I don’t know	15.58%
   Please list*	74.03%
   	N = 77

   *Examples included Presidential initiatives such as PEPFAR and climate change, energy, health, water, S&T cooperation, environment, and wildlife trafficking.

8. Are there important ESTH issues not being addressed at your post that should be? (percent of respondents)

   No	67.53%
   Yes	32.47%
   	N = 77

9. If yes, what are the ESTH issues not being addressed?

   N = 28

   Examples included: e-waste; energy efficiency, sustainable energy projects, and water; climate change

10. If yes, why are these issues not being addressed? (1-5, weighted average rating)

    No capacity—skills	2.78
    No capacity—not enough time/people	4.26
    No support from Washington or Embassy Front Office	3.13
    No interest from host country	3.16
    	N = 34

11. Do you routinely collaborate with other embassy sections or USG agencies at post on ESTH activities? (percent of respondents)

    Yes	85.9%
    No	14.1%
    	N = 78

12. If yes, check the agency with which you collaborate most often. (percent of respondents)

    USAID	54.72%
    Foreign Agricultural Service	30.19%
    CDC	1.89%
    DOD	13.21%
    	N = 53

13. If no, please tell us why you don’t collaborate with other sections or agencies at post.

    N = 13

    Examples: small post; few or no other agencies here; ESTH not as high a priority for the other sections/agencies

14. How do you engage on ESTH issues at post? (% of respondents)

    Delivering demarches	17.33%
    Public outreach	20.00%
    Reporting	30.67%
    Programs	12.00%
    Policy engagement/public diplomacy	20.00%
    	N = 75

15. Do you think training would help you be a more effective ESTH officer? (percent of respondents)

    Yes	85.71%
    No	14.29%
    	N = 77

16. If yes, what training would be helpful? (percent of respondents)

    N = 56

    Examples: Anything; technical training on climate change; issue-specific, ESTH-specific writing

17. Please rate the support you receive from OES, with 5 being excellent and 1 being virtually nonexistent. (percent of respondents)

    5 Excellent	6.49%
    4 Good	38.96%
    3 Fair	33.77%
    2 Poor	12.99%
    1 Virtually nonexistent	7.79%
    	N = 77

18. Please rate the support you receive from the Regional Bureau on ESTH matters, with 5 being excellent and 1 being virtually nonexistent. (percent of respondents)

    5 Excellent	11.84%
    4 Good	30.26%
    3 Fair	32.89%
    2 Poor	18.42%
    1 Virtually nonexistent	6.58%
    	N = 76

SOURCE: Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs, U.S. Department of State, 2014.