Assessment of Environmental Audit System: A Pan-Africa Study

Environmental audit is a management tool that enables industries to evaluate its environmental performance and improve it on regular basis, verify the implementation of environmental management tools proposed during the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) and ensure effective compliance of governing environmental laws by an industry. It is not a one-time step but an ongoing activity that aims to identify and correct environmental issues that arise during the operation of a project and improve operating and environmental conditions in industries. 

A thoroughly performed environmental audit allows industries to analyse the ambiguities in the implementation of management plans and take corrective measures. It also helps industries improve the process efficiency by optimizing the usage of resources, increasing production and thereby resulting in monetary benefits. On the regulatory front, a comprehensive audit report can be helpful for regulatory purposes as it will help assess the compliance status of the industry and understand its environmental performance. Comparing data of two to three years can ascertain whether the performance of an industry is improving or declining. 

Centre for Science and Environment has come with a study where it has reviewed legislations and environmental audit reports of different African countries and attempted to highlight both the strengths and shortcomings in the current system of each country. A 3-day workshop is being conducted following the report release. The workshop aims to discuss the importance of environmental data for the audit and the methodologies to incorporate that data. The overall objective of the workshop is to deliberate on strategies to strengthen the environmental audit system in African countries.  

List of Participant
	Nivit Kumar Yadav Programme Director Industrial Pollution CSE		Dr. D. D Basu Advisor- Industrial Pollution CSE
	Ishita Garg Programme Manager Industrial Pollution CSE		Mr. Shobhit Srivastava Deputy Programme Manager Industrial Pollution, CSE
	Dr Immaculate Sware Semesi Director General National Environmental Management Council, Tanzania		Dr Immaculate Sware Semesi Director General National Environmental Management Council, Tanzania
	Dr. Menan H. Jangu Director of Environmental Research and Management National Environmental Management Council, Tanzania		Mr. Novatus Mushi Manager National Environmental Management Council, Tanzania
	Ms. Jose Njoki Mukiri Principal Environmental Officer National Environmental Management Authority, Kenya		Ms. Nancy Allimadi Manager-Environment Inspections Monitoring and Audits National Environmental Management Authority, Uganda
	Mr. Damian Nchindo Chief Conservation Scientist Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism		Mr. Constantino Mwembela Manager-Environmental Assessments Zambia Environmental Management Agency
	Ms. Nana Yaa Appiah Principal Program officer, Petroleum Department Environmental Protection Authority, Ghana		Mr. Tesfa Wakgari Environmental Audit Expert- Environmental and Social Impact Assessment Directorate FDRE Environmental Protection Authority, Ethiopia
	Ms. Nketu Lesejane Environmental Management Inspector Department of Environment Forestry and Fisheries, South Africa		Mr. Bruno K. Kamanga Senior Environmental Officer-EIA & PC Environmental Affairs Department, Malawi
	Mr. Abdullahi Aremu Agaka Assistant Director (Inspection and Enforecement) National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency, Nigeria		Mr. Haidar Bakari Machano Head of Environmental Assessment Division Zanzibar Environment Management Authority, Zanzibar
	Mr. Sipho David Meluleki Sithungo Environmental Analyst Eswatini Environment Authority		Mr. Andre Luis Zandamela Head-Auditing Environment Department  Ministry of Land and Environment
	Mr. Djedji Benjamin Onamoun Deputy Director- Environmental Technologies Ministry of Environment, Sustainable Development and Ecological Transition,Cote d'Ivoire		Ms. Germaine HIRWA Technical expertCleaner Production and Climate Innovation Centre, Republic of Rwanda
	Mr. Gerphas K Opondo Executive Director Environmental Compliance Institute, Kenya		Ms. Lydia Akinyi Okola Project Officer Environmental Compliance Institute, Kenya

 

For more information, contact

Ishita Garg
Programme Manager
Email: ishita.garg@cseindia.org