ENVIRON RESEARCH & E

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The objectives of the project are to assist in upgrading the capacity of selected agricultural and veterinary colleges to undertake research into key environmental problems, reinforce the environmental aspects of basic science programs in the colleges in order to strengthen the training of environmental professionals and to establish appropriate arrangements for improving environment-related research and teaching programs. The project will include specialized equipment to be financed by the Bank to support: (a) the National Instrumentation Center for Environmental Management; (b) selected agricultural colleges; and (c) selected veterinary colleges. The government will finance complementary inputs related to making the equipment operational and maintaining it thereafter, namely, local transportation and installation costs, operation and maintenance and consumables. The project will also include overseas training, experts and library materials.