Comprehensive environmental education monitoring, etc.) are developed in higher programmes exist and are being institution. Environmental studies are not 3 delivered taught as a full term course at the high school level. Indicator 7 Extent of No linkage exist between environmental – the linkage between policy development and science/research 0 Not applicable environmental strategies and programmes research/science and Research needs for environmental policy policy development development are identified but are not 1 translated into relevant research strategies and programmes Relevant research strategies and programmes for environmental policy development exist but the research 2 information is not responding fully to the policy research needs Relevant research results are available 3 for environmental policy development Indicator 8 Extend of Traditional knowledge is ignored and not Not applicable – inclusion/use of taken into account into relevant 0 traditional knowledge participative decision-making processes in environmental Traditional knowledge is identified and decision-making recognized as important but is not 1 collected and used in relevant participative decision-making processes Traditional knowledge is collected but is not used systematically into relevant 2 participative decision-making processes Traditional knowledge is collected, used and shared for effective participative 3 decision-making processes CR 3: Capacities for strategy, policy and legislation development Indicator 9 Extend of The environmental planning and strategy Based on National Capacity In line with Rio Conventions – the environmental development process is not coordinated the Concept of the National requirements and as a way to 0 planning and strategy and does not produce adequate Environmental Policy (NEP) was developed integrate national priorities with development process environmental plans and strategies in 1998. The NEP represents a strategic international commitments and evaluation of Togo's national environmental obligations, the Sustainable The environmental planning and strategy potential. The NEP was adopted by the Development Strategy of Togo will development process does produce government of Togo in 1998 as the Law on be drafted through a cross-sectoral adequate environmental plans and 1 the Main Principles (Strategy) of the and participatory approach. The strategies but there are not implemented/used National Environmental Policy, giving project will build upon Togo’s priority to addressing environmental political commitment to reform its
monitoring, etc.) are developed in higher institution. Environmental studies are not taught as a full term course at the high school level. Comprehensive environmental education programmes exist and are being delivered 3 Indicator 7 – Extent of the linkage between environmental research/science and policy development No linkage exist between environmental policy development and science/research strategies and programmes 0 Not applicable Research needs for environmental policy development are identified but are not translated into relevant research strategies and programmes 1 Relevant research strategies and programmes for environmental policy development exist but the research information is not responding fully to the policy research needs 2 Relevant research results are available for environmental policy development 3 Indicator 8 – Extend of inclusion/use of traditional knowledge in environmental decision-making Traditional knowledge is ignored and not taken into account into relevant participative decision-making processes 0 Not applicable Traditional knowledge is identified and recognized as important but is not collected and used in relevant participative decision-making processes 1 Traditional knowledge is collected but is not used systematically into relevant participative decision-making processes 2 Traditional knowledge is collected, used and shared for effective participative decision-making processes 3 CR 3: Capacities for strategy, policy and legislation development Indicator 9 – Extend of the environmental planning and strategy development process The environmental planning and strategy development process is not coordinated and does not produce adequate environmental plans and strategies 0 Based on National Capacity the Concept of the National Environmental Policy (NEP) was developed in 1998. The NEP represents a strategic evaluation of Togo's national environmental potential. The NEP was adopted by the government of Togo in 1998 as the Law on the Main Principles (Strategy) of the National Environmental Policy, giving priority to addressing environmental In line with Rio Conventions requirements and as a way to integrate national priorities with international commitments and obligations, the Sustainable Development Strategy of Togo will be drafted through a cross-sectoral and participatory approach. The project will build upon Togo’s political commitment to reform its The environmental planning and strategy development process does produce adequate environmental plans and strategies but there are not implemented/used 1
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