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4.2 Institutional Arrangement<br />

The Vice President’s Office: The Vice President’s Office, which at present is<br />

the Ministry responsible for environment in the country has oversight mandate on<br />

environmental matters in the country. VPO is responsible for environmental<br />

planning, coordination and monitoring, policy oriented research and monitoring.<br />

The Environmental Management Act (2004) empowers the Director of<br />

Environment to prepare and oversee implementation of the National<br />

Implementation Plan (NIP) for the Stockholm Convention.<br />

National Environment Management Council (NEMC): NEMC is responsible for<br />

enforcement, compliance, EIA review and monitoring, environmental research,<br />

environmental education and awareness creation on POPs issues.<br />

Sector Environmental Sections: The Environmental Management Act (EMA)<br />

(2004) establishes environmental sections in each sector Ministry whose function<br />

include to ensure all environmental matters falling under sector Ministry are<br />

implemented and status of implementation is regularly established. Relevant<br />

sectors are required to submit annual reports on implementation of the NIP.<br />

Local Government Authorities: Local Government Authorities are mandated to<br />

play two main functions of administration, law and order; and economic and<br />

development planning in their respective areas of jurisdiction. The Environmental<br />

Management Act requires local authorities to mainstream respective parts of the<br />

NIP into their policies, legislation, plans and programmes and submit annual<br />

reporting to VPO on the implementation progress. In addition, the Act requires<br />

that the concerned Local Government Authority appoints an appropriate<br />

Environmental Management Officer whose duties will include to advise the<br />

environmental management committee to which he belongs on all matters<br />

relating to environment; promote environmental awareness in the area he<br />

belongs on the protection of the environment and the conservation of the natural<br />

resources; prepare periodic reports on the state of the local environment; monitor<br />

the preparation, review and approval of environmental impact assessment for<br />

local investments; and review by laws on environmental management on sector<br />

specific activities related to the environment.<br />

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