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Punjab Environmental Policy 2015
The document outlines the Punjab Environment Policy (PEP) of Pakistan. It aims to protect the environment of Punjab province through sustainable development in order to improve citizens' quality of life. It identifies key challenges like water pollution, urbanization, and industrialization. The PEP covers objectives, guiding principles, strategies, sector-specific and cross-sectoral guidelines, and a plan for implementation and monitoring. It also discusses Pakistan's environmental conventions and treats SWOT analysis of the existing policy.
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Punjab Environmental Policy 2015
- 1. Muhammad Waseem Sajjad(MWS) M.Phil. Public Policy PIDE School of Public Policy mwsmusa786@yahoo.com
- 2. • Key environmentalChallenges: Their Causes and Impacts • Goals and Objectives • Guiding Principles • Strategies and Actions • Sectorial and Cross Sectorial Guidelines • Policy Implantation Instruments and Monitoring • SWOT Analysis of Policy
- 3. • Punjab’s agrarianeconomy is heavily dependent on its natural resources • The urban areas of all Punjab cities are facing problems of uncontrolled urbanization, haphazard industrialization, deterioration of air, surface and ground water quality, improper disposal of the municipal and industrial wastes. • No proper treatment and disposal system of sewage
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- 5. • The PunjabEnvironment Policy aims to protect, conserve and restore Punjab environment in order to improve the quality of life of the citizens through sustainable development.
- 6. PEP 2015 Objectives Protection,Conservation, rehabilitation & Improvement Capacity Building Meeting National and International Obligations Creation of demand for environmental Protection In Economic and Social Development Integration of Environmental Consideration in Planning Policy Making
- 7. Types of ConventionName Year of Ratifica tion Biodiversity- related Conventions Bio-1 Convention on Biological Diversity 1994 Bio-2 Cartagena Protocol on Bio-safety (CPB) 2009 Bio-3 Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) 1976 Bio-4 Convention on Wetlands of International Importance (or the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands) 1976 Bio-5 Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS) 1987 Atmosphere / Climate Change (UNFCCC) Atmo-1 United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) 1994 Atmo-2 Kyoto Protocol to UNFCCC 2005 Armo-3 Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer And 1987 Montreal Protocol on Substances that deplete the Ozone Layer 1992
- 8. Type of ConventionsName Year of Ratification Land/Environm ental Cooperation Conventions Env-1 United Nations Convention to Combat Desertication (UNCCD) 1997 Chemicals and Hazardous Wastes Conventions Chem-1 Rotterdam Convention on Prior Informed Consent (PIC) for certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade 2005 Chem-2 Basel Convention on the Control of Trans-boundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal 1994 Chem-3 Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic pollutants (POPs) 2008 Regional Seas Conventions and related Agreements Reg-1 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) 1997 Reg-2 Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage 1976
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- 10. • Action plansprepared by the concerned departments / agencies at provincial and local government levels. • Local Governments encouraged to formulate their own strategies or action planes
- 11. • Action plansprepared by the concerned departments / agencies at provincial and local government levels. • Local Governments encouraged to formulate their own strategies or action planes Enforcement of existing Laws Review of Existing Laws Development of new laws, rule etc.
- 12. Sectorial Guidelines CrossSectorial Guidelines 1 Surface Water Resources and Management 1 Poverty and Environment 2 Ground Water Resources 2 Population and Environment 3 Water Supply and Management 3 Gender and Environment 4 Air Quality 4 Health and Environment 5 Noise Pollution 5 Public Awareness and Education 6 Soil Pollution and Waste Management 6 Environmental Management of Urban Areas 7 Agriculture Land Degradation 7 Environmental Management of Rural Areas 8 Livestock 8 Industrialization and Environment 9 Forestry 9 Transport and Environment 10 Biodiversity and Protected Areas 10 Trade and Environment 11 Energy efficiency and renewable 11 Natural Disaster Management 12 Climate Change and Ozone Depletion 13 Multilateral Environmental Agreements
- 13. • Integration ofenvironment into development planning • Legislation and regulatory framework Capacity development • Economic and market based instruments Public awareness and education • Public-private-civil society partnership • Clean Technologies and Innovation • Research and development
- 14. • Coordination andreview mechanisms are necessary to evaluate. • Government of the Punjab would develop an "Action Plan" for its implementation • "Provincial Environment Policy Implementation Committee" would be established at the Provincial level.
- 16. • No clearidentification of problems. • No evidence based policy • It has no vision • No allocation of Budget • There is no criteria of measurement • No monitoring mechanism • It is joined up policy(Shared Vision) • Goal Based • Inclusiveness