India's environment - taking stock of plans, programs and priorities : an assessment of the Environment Action Program - India
Meerman, Jacob
The World Bank's environmental stocktaking exercise commenced in January 1995. This report covers the following priority areas identified in the Environment Action Program--India issued by the Government of India in January 1994: 1) conservation and sustainable utilization of biodiversity in selected ecosystems; 2) afforestation, wasteland development, conservation of soil and moisture, and prevention of ground and surface water pollution; 3) control of industrial pollution, with emphasis on the reduction and management of wastes; 4) access to clean technologies; 5) urban environment issues; 6) development of an alternative environmental energy plan; and 7) scientific understanding of environmental issues, training, creation of environmental awareness, resource assessment and water management problems. The analytical framework for the stocktaking consisted of assessing each priority area to determine whether issues additional to those identified by the government required attention; to understand better the major programs developed by the government; to assess the range, type, and impact of the support provided by the World Bank and other donors; and to outline policies (legal, regulatory, economic), institutional aspects (administrative, organizational), technical and scientific concerns, and financial areas for further concentrated actions. Estimates were also made of the magnitude of the economic costs associated with environmental degradation.
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