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Development Papers, No. 21 "Integrating Environmental Considerations into Economic Policy Making: Institutional Issues" (ST/ESCAP/1990)

Author(s): Development Research and Policy Analysis Division (DRPAD)

Economic Sector(s): (1) Urban development

ESCAP Reference No.: ST/ESCAP/1990

Division/Office: Macroeconomic Policy and Development

Published Date: 2000

Country: {Non-country Specific Publication}

Hard Copy Price: N/A

Preface

INTRODUCTION

I. OVERALL CHARACTERISTICS OF COUNTRIES OF ASIA-PACIFIC REGION

A. Physical and economic characteristics

B. Types of common environmental problems in Asia-Pacific countries

II. APPROACHES TO GOVERNMENT POLICY TO INTEGRATE ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS

A. Constitutions

B. Legislation

C. Development plans

D. Development policy statements, strategies and visions

E. Other policy statements

F. Conclusion

III. INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS IN COUNTRIES OF ASIA-PACIFIC REGION

A. National institutions

B. State or provincial institutions

C. Local institutions

D. Public and private sector participation

E. Concluding remarks

IV. INSTITUTIONAL MECHANISM FOR COORDINATION IN ASIA-PACIFIC REGION

A. Overlap of interest

B. Conflicts of interest

C. Coordinating structure

D. Issues

E. Some suggestions for coordination

V. MONITORING MECHANISMS IN COUNTRIES OF THE ASIA-PACIFIC REGION

A. Nation wide assessment of the state of the environment

B. Project or activity monitoring

C. Environmental standards monitoring

D. Monitoring structures

VI. ENFORCEMENT MECHANISMS IN COUNTRIES OF THE REGION

A. Enforcement mechanisms

B. Structures for enforcement

C. Issues

D. Some suggestions

VII. THE IMPLEMENTATION OF MULTILATERAL ENVIRONMENT AGREEMENTS

A. Selected multilateral conventions and agreements

B. Participation in negotiations

C. Mechanisms used for implementing agreements

D. Structures used for implementation of multilateral agreements

E. Issues

F. Some suggestions

VIII.
FUTURE CHALLENGES

ANNEX:

Conclusions and recommendations of the Regional Expert Group Meeting on Integrating Environmental Considerations into Economic Policy-making Processes, Bangkok, 20-24 July 1998

List of Tables

II.1.

Overview of policies

III.1.

Overview and institutional arrangements

V.1.	Action impact matrix

List of Boxes

II.1.	International organization's assistance for environmental legislations
II.2.	Fiji: Proposed Sustainable Development Act
V.1.	Action impact matrix
VI.1.	Conflict between the role of the State as developer and protector of the environment
VI.2.	The case of environmental regulations on palm oil production in Malaysia
VI.3.	Enforcement of legislation and regulation in Nepal
VI.4.	Enforcement of environmental policies in India
VI.5.	Pakistan's matching grants programme
VII.1.	WTO: The Marrakesh ministerial decision on trade and environment

List of Figures

IV.1.	Environment coordination and economic coordination through committee
IV.2.	Sustainable development coordination

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