MAINSTREAMING THE ENVIRONMENT

IN THE COUNTRY STRATEGY PAPERS:

A REVIEW OF 60 COUNTRIESTo what extent environment is integrated in

Country Strategy Papers?

Criteria: Country Environmental Profiles Measures at National Level EC strategy response Environment-Poverty Indicators

Sample: 60 countries Region Region

1 Algeria Africa 31 Lesotho Africa2 Antigua & Barbuda Caribbean 32 Madagascar Africa3 Argentina Latin America 33 Malawi Africa4 Armenia Middle East 34 Malaysia Asia5 Azerbaijan Eastern Europe 35 Mauritania Africa6 Bangladesh Asia 36 Mauritius Africa7 Belize Caribbean 37 Mexico Latin America8 Benin Africa 38 Moldova Middle East9 Bolivia Latin America 39 Mongolia East Asia

10 Botswana Africa 40 Namibia Africa11 Brazil Latin America 41 Nicaragua Latin America12 Burkina Faso Africa 42 Niger Africa13 Cameroon Africa 43 Nigeria Africa14 Cap Vert Africa 44 Papua New Guinea Pacific15 Chad Africa 45 Paraguay Latin America16 China Asia 46 Phillipines Asia17 Comores Africa 47 RCA Africa18 Djibouti Africa 48 Samoa Pacific19 Dominica Caribbean 49 St Lucia Caribbean20 Dominican Rep. Caribbean 50 St.-Kitts and Nevis Caribbean21 Ecuador Latin America 51 Suriname Caribbean22 Egypt Africa 52 Swaziland Africa23 Ethiopia Africa 53 Syria Middle East24 Gabon Africa 54 Tonga Pacific25 Ghana Africa 55 Trinidad y Tobago Caribbean26 Guinea Conakry Africa 56 Tuvalu Pacific27 Honduras Latin America 57 Uganda Africa28 India Asia 58 Vanuatu Pacific29 Indonesia Asia 59 Vietnam East Asia30 Jordan Middle East 60 Zambia Africa

Country Country

Review Results

1. Country Environment Profiles (CEP) Only 6 countries include the CEP:

• Vietnam

• Madagascar

• Guinea Conakry

• Dominica

• St. Kitts & Nevis

• St. Lucia.

2. Measures at National Level

Belize: In 2001, a 1% environmental tax has been introduced on the CIF value of all imports (except essential food and medical goods) in an effort to collect resources for environmental protection.

Nigeria: New legislation provides for greater involvement of local people in resource management and environmental protection.

Bolivia: The country is a pilot country for donor support to the development and implementation of national Sustainable Development Strategies.

China: China has set the goal of increasing investment in environmental protection to 1.7% of GDP by 2010, up from 0.7% today. It has promulgated an Environmental Protection Law, and during the period 1996-2000, four major regulations have been amended/formulated. In addition, 427 national environmental protection standards have been approved.

India: Civil society participation in awareness of environmental concerns.

3. EC strategy response

Paraguay: A good example of environment as a crosscutting issue. The priority for action is climate change and

the depletion of natural resources and the loss of bio-diversity and to halt and reverse global deforestation and forest degradation.

The EC encourages the implementation of the international commitments.

Djibouti: the EC response is very strong (including the requirement of EIA) focusing on water and sanitation: supporting

the national sanitation plans and environmental protection and exploring alternative sources of potable water,

taking into account the government policy of diversification of energy sources (geothermal, energy eolic).

Mauritius: Nearly 85% of the envelope destined to

cover long term development operations is destined strictly to environment having as main objectives the improvement of living standards of the population affected; the preservation of the natural resource base and sustainable water management.

Samoa: Approximately 75% of the envelope

destined to cover long-term development operations, is reserved for the sector Public Health enhancement through water supply and sewerage projects.

Indonesia: Approximately 35% of the total grant

foreseen is destined to the priority of Sustainable Management of Natural Resources.

Environment as a crosscutting issuein accordance with the six core areas

for Development and Co-operation

Benin, Suriname, Madagascar, Lesotho, Chad and Gabon (transport),

Madagascar, Uganda, Guinea Conakry and Nicaragua (sustainable rural development and food security),

Argentina and India, (institutional capacity building, good governance and the rule of law),

Bangladesh and Mexico (support to macro-economic policies linked to social sector programmes),

Andean Community (regional integration and co-operation) and

Brazil (trade and development).

Environment and Poverty:

Indicators Bangladesh: Ex. Forest cover, protected areas, renewable energy production and greenhouse Gas Emissions. Access to water and sanitation

Benin: Ex. Child mortality rate (1000) goes from 88 in 2002 to 80 in 2006; child mortality rate of children between the age of 0 and 5 (1000) goes from 166.5 in 2002 to 150 in 2006; maternal mortality rate (100 000) goes from 498 in 2002 to 450 in 2006.

Cap Vert: Ex. Cases of diarrheal diseases in children, child mortality rate; volume of used water treated; volume de treated disposal; number fountains built.

Dominican Republic: Ex. % of distributed water with an acceptable index of potability; number of diarrheal diseases in the children of less than 5 years; % of the rural population of the most underprivileged geographical areas having access to drinkable water at home or at less than 500 m of their housing; % of the population having access to at least 20 L. of drinkable water per day; daily duration of the availability of water.

Conclusions: EC strategy response

ChinaIndonesia

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Weak coverage

ChadBangladeshNigeriaAlgeriaSwazilandBeninGhanaGuineaLesothoMadagascarNicaragua

EcuadorHondurasBoliviaCap VertMauritiusPapua New GuineaSamoaVietnamDominican Rep. DjiboutiBrazil

Environmental issues well covered

Environment to some extent addressed

PhillipinesEgyptIndiaJordanMexicoParaguayTuvaluUgandaMongoliaNamibiaCamerounMalawiNigerRCASurinameSyriaBelizeDominica

AzerbaijanTongaArgentinaGabonMalaysiaSt LuciaSt.-Kitts and NevisComoresTrinidad y TobagoBotswanaMauritanieMoldovaEthiopiaBurkina FasoVanuatuZambiaArmeniaAntigua & Barbuda