1. Which political, economic and social changes in the past five years have been crucial in influencing the state of the environment in your country?
Assessment of Environmental Assets and Damages
2. Can you give concrete examples where it is currently a priority to protect environmental assets and natural capital in your country?
What are the foremost environmental threats endangering economic development, human health and living conditions (respectively)?
Priority Environmental Problems
3. Based on your personal expertise and experience what would you list as the priority environmental problems facing your country ?
Critical Steps to Start or Continue Environmental Improvements
4. What are the most important areas to be strengthened in order to solve the priority environmental problems mentioned above (i.e. environmental policy, management, law and enforcement, training, education, technology, services, others)?
Driving Forces for Environmental Improvement and Degradation
5. What currently are the driving forces for change in the state of the environment in your country?
Integration of Environmental Protection and Economic Devlopment
6. What are the main obstacles to integrating environmental protection and economic development?
Are measures planned to make improvements in these areas?
Financing Environmental Improvements
7. Can you give a short overview of existing and proposed financial mechanisms for environmental protection in your country?
International Cooperation
8. Have there been environmental successes in your country where CEE cooperation was instrumental?
Could you list issues where CEE cooperation would be very helpful?
Western Assistance
9. Have there been successes in environmental protection in your country where foreign assistance was instrumental?
Do you know of negative experiences with western technical and financial assistance in the environmental field in your country?
What form should western assistance take?
Interest Groups in Environmental Protection
10. Which of the following: national / regional / local governments, legislative bodies, businesses, scientists, NGOs, the media, or others, is having the largest impact on environmental decision-making in your country?