Annex 1

Format

Contents:

1. Introduction

   1.1 The ranking of environmental problems among issues of national importance

   1.2 Key actors in environment protection at the national level

   1.3 Recent changes in environmental priorities

2. Environmental policymaking, legislation and the EAP

   2.1 Environmental policy development

   2.2 Non-governmental engagement in policymaking and implementation

   2.3 Recent results of implementation/enforcement

3. Development of institutional capacity

   3.1 National basis of environmental administration

   3.2 Environmental capacity of users/polluters

   3.3 "Green lobby" development

4. Environmental investments

   4.1 Strategy to direct environmental investments

   4.2 Criteria for priority setting

   4.3 Achievements and problems

5. Conclusions

   5.1 Relative importance of policy, institutional strengthening and pilot environmental investments in the country's environment protection programs

   5.2 Attempts to ensure public participation in the fields of policy development, institution building and planning of investments

   5.3 Strategy to integrate economic and environmental activities

Check list

1. Introduction (approximately 3 pages)

   1.1 The ranking of environmental problems among issues of national importance
   (How does environment rank in government policies vs health, social security, employment, education, wealth generation, quality of life? Any approach for integrated planning?)

   1.2 Key actors in environment protection at the national level
   (Who has information on the environment? MPs, government departments., business representatives, science, NGO, media? Who influences policies and who investments? Grouping of actors)

   1.3 Recent changes in environmental priorities
   (Strengthening of info base/ institutions/ human resources vs "traditional pollution abatement; new polluters vs past damage, local vs transboundary, health vs nature conservancy, shifts between media (water, air etc.)? Changes in the approach of priority setting: economic/social considerations appearing)

2. Environmental policymaking, legislation and the EAP (appr. 5 pp)

   2.1 Environmental policy development
   (What are main documents existing/in progress? their database, comprehensiveness, connections/hierarchy, status, content? Is economic policy influencing env. policy? How?)

   2.2 Non-governmental engagement in policymaking and implementation
   (institutional and ad hoc discussions on draft documents; NGO, business, science participation at national/local level? engagement in monitoring etc.)

   2.3 Recent results of implementation/enforcement
   (Shifts in methods: normative vs financial tools? State of env. revenue raising vs. enforcement of regulations?)

3. Development of institutional capacity (appr. 5 pp)

   3.1 National basis of environmental administration
   (Role, capacity, interdependence and cooperation in the chain of public bodies for monitoring/research-decision/policy preparing-regulating-implementation/ enforcement? Budget support for such institutions? Presence of coordination and planning in institution building?)

   3.2 Environmental capacity of users/polluters
   (Increase in environmental personnel/commitment management of individual businesses or organizations, use of EIA, compliance to standards? Appearance of env. marketing? Improvements in technical pollution control capacity?)

   3.3 "Green lobby" development
   (NGO development in quality and numbers, academics in planning/development/env .politics, regular media attention? Env. declarations from businesses/politicians? Coordination of these, relation to NEAP?)

4. Environmental investments (appr. 5 pp)

   4.1 Strategy to direct environmental investments
   (Guiding major environmental investors: governmental, private, international;is their activity/impact coordinated? Strategic document(s)' availability and use? NGO and business involvement in planning public expenditure?)

   4.2 Criteria for priority setting
   (Economic viability: win-win investments, cost-benefit side of projects; Support from stakeholders: environmental job creation, solving urgent country-specific or local problems; Investment in capacity building; Other: pls. specify)

   4.3 Achievements and problems
   (Reasons behind successes and failures: clear and quantitative targets, realistic implementation schedule, technical and financial feasibility, legal and administrative provisions, ensuring monitoring and evaluation by stakeholders)

5. Conclusions (Concisely, appr. 2 pp)

   5.1 Relative importance of policy, institutional strengthening and pilot environmental investments in the country's environment protection programs

   5.2 Attempts to ensure public participation in the fields of policy development, institution building and planning of investments

   5.3 Strategy to integrate economic and environmental activities
   (For the summary conclusions, please base your comments on Part VII."Principal recommendations" of the EAP document: report on 5.1,2,3. showing the process since Luzern (April 1993). You also may wish to consult Box 4.1., Chapter IV.)