ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT

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The objectives of the Environmental Management Project are to: (1) strengthen the capacity of the Ministry of Research and Environmental Affairs (MOREA) and the environmental network in Malawi, and improve capabilities in regulation, information management, promotion and coordination; (2) implement a broad-based program of environmental education; (3) shift the responsibility for sustainable resource management, and the reversal of degradation, to the community level; and (4) support initiatives in key areas of degradation. There are four components: (1) Institutional strengthening of the environment information system, including support for training and operations, to enable MOREA to carry out its policy, monitoring, and control functions; and training of line departments, regional and district administrations, and nongovernmental organizations; (2) Environmental education to: (a) increase public awareness and participation; (b) integrate environmental education into the educational system; (c) improve the quality of environmental information and access; and (d) identify formal and non-formal systems for information dissemination; (3) Developing the capability of communities to manage natural resources through: (a) NGO-managed activities, including mobilizing communities and running micro-projects to finance small-scale activities; and (b) Department managed activities, including entering into agreements to co-manage publicly-managed resources with communities; and (4) Environmental actions and studies on climate change and long lead forecasting, water hyacinth control, bilharzia control, national park management; and policy planning support.