Functional Review of the Ministry of Environment and Spatial Planning

TABLE OF CONTENTS
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ............................................................................................................................... 5
INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................................................... 7
SECTION I: THE MANDATE AND THE STRUCTURE OF THE MINISTRY ............................................... 9
I.1. THE MANDATE OF THE MINISTRY ............................................................................................................. 9
I.2. CROSS-COUNTRY COMPARISON OF THE MESP ORGANIZATION .............................................................. 10
COMPARISON OF STAFF NUMBERS BETWEEN MESP AND MINISTRIES OF 6 EU REFERENCE COUNTRIES IN THE
TABLE 1 SHOWS HEREINAFTER. .................................................................................................................. 11
SECTION II: CROSS-CUTTING FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS ............................................... 12
II.1 CURRENT ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE OF THE MINISTRY ..................................................................... 12
II.2 INTEGRATING SMALL UNITS ................................................................................................................... 13
II.3 POSITION OF THE AGENCIES AND INSTITUTES......................................................................................... 14
II.4 STRATEGIC AND POLICY PLANNING ........................................................................................................ 15
II.5 CO-ORDINATION FUNCTION ................................................................................................................... 17
II.6 INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION FUNCTION ............................................................................................. 17
II.7 HUMAN RESOURCES ............................................................................................................................ 17
SECTION III. RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING SPECIFIC FUNCTIONS .......................................... 20
III.1 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DEPARTMENT (DEP) / DEPARTMENT OF WATERS (DOW) ....................... 20
III.1.1 Legislative function ................................................................................................................... 20
III.1.2 The environmental permitting/licensing function ...................................................................... 21
III.1.3 Environmental monitoring ......................................................................................................... 21
III.1.4 The public utility service delivery function ................................................................................ 21
III.1.5 The public information function ................................................................................................. 22
III.2 ENVIRONMENTAL INSPECTION DEPARTMENT .......................................................................... 23
SECTION IV. SUMMARY AND SEQUENCING OF ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGES .............................. 26
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