tailieunhanh - International experiences in developing environmental performance index and possible application in Vietnam

This paper introduced international experiences in developing global Environmental Performance Indicators and the possibility of develop them in the context of Vietnam. Environmental sustainability has been identified as important content and orientation in socio-economic and environmental development policies in our country. | 66 International experiences in developing environmental performance index INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCES IN DEVELOPING ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE INDEX AND POSSIBLE APPLICATION IN VIETNAM Dr. Nguyen Tung Lam1 Institute of Natural Resources and Environment Strategy and Policy Abstract: Environmental sustainability has been identified as important content and orientation in socio-economic and environmental development policies in our country. Reviewing the implementation of sustainable development goals of these policies, as well as environmental policies will provide the basis for process of planning, revision and monitoring of the progress of implementation of policies by central, local agencies concerned. In the world, the method of assessment of environmental performance based on reliable collected data has been developed and tested at national level, the approach of this may be used to elaborate a method of evaluation at local level. This paper introduced international experiences in developing global Environmental Performance Indicators and the possibility of develop them in the context of Vietnam. Keywords: EPI; Environmental Performance Index; Sustainable Development. Code: 15052102 1. Introduction Globally, environmental sustainability has increasingly been received due attention in development policies of the country. Since the Rio Earth Summit, many countries have made every effort to assess and demonstrate their progress in the implementation of environmental policy, through quantitative measures applied in pollution control and natural resources management. Besides, governments are also facing a growing pressure of how to prove that their environmental protection efforts were effective. Sustainable goals can only be achieved if there are development policies appropriate and the implementation of policies for environmental and natural resources management effective. However, the policy making process and the evaluation of such policy enforcement under a .