There exists very little understanding among the parliamentarians about the role that community based initiatives play on environmental issues and their implications for the overall development processes, poverty alleviation and livelihood of the people. Political discourses in the country hardly includes any substantive emphasis on environmental challenges; and parliamentarians have been unable to contribute in terms of mainstreaming into the public policies the successful experiences of civil society organizations (CSOs), as gained through the implementation of a large number of small-scale environmental projects.
This project aims at engaging parliamentarians, especially the members of relevant standing committees of the National Assembly and the Senate on implementation of environmental policies, particularly the National Environmental Quality Standards (NEQS). For this purpose, the work already done by GEF (Global Environment Facility) partners would be reviewed to identify the policy gaps and areas, where the oversight role of parliamentarians needs to be strengthened. Moreover, the project would facilitate a liaison between parliamentarians and CSOs to discuss environmental issues, benefit from each other experiences, and streamline into national environment policies the experiences of the CSOs gained through the implementation of a number of community based projects on environment.
Implementation of this project started in December 2004, with the support of Global Environment Facility / Small Grants Programme (GEF/SGP), United Nation Development Programme (UNDP). The duration of this project is 18 months.
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For more information about this project or feedback, Please contact Project Manager Environment Protection Project Consumer Rights Commission of Pakistan (CRCP) House 13, St.1, G-6/3 Islamabad. Ph: 0092-51-111-739-739; Fax: 0092-51-2825336 E-mail: main@crcp.org.pk |
Engaging Parliamentarians in Environment Protection
