Peru: Enhancement of Environmental Quality Services

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The development objective of the Enhancement of Environmental Quality Services Project for Peru is to generate and share information for environmental quality control at the national level, by supporting the Government of Peru to improve its environmental monitoring and analytical capacity, increase public access to environmental quality information, and promote informed public participation in environmental quality management. The project comprises of three components. The first component, improve environmental quality control will support Ministry of Environment (MINAM) and Agency for Environmental Assessment and Enforcement (OEFA) to carry out their responsibilities in air, water, and soil monitoring and analysis based on an improved regulatory framework, the development of capacities and infrastructure for effective environmental monitoring, and the strengthening of analytical and quality control and quality assurance capacities. It consists of following three sub-components: (i) environmental quality standards and guidelines; (ii) monitoring and analytical capacity building; and (iii) monitoring and analysis. The second component, improve information and public participation for environmental quality control will support: interconnection of existing environmental quality databases; improvement of National Environmental Information System (SINIA’s) capacity to manage environmental quality data; development and deployment of user-friendly information technology (IT) platforms accessible to the public but tailored to the information needs of different stakeholders and audiences; development and deployment of communication tools for public inputs on environmental quality management issues; and improvement of stakeholders’ capacity to use the new environmental information tools. The third component, project management will support MINAM and OEFA's efforts to implement the project activities, through provision of technical assistance, goods, consultants' services, and operating costs.