The Environmental Planning Programme (EPP) is a 2-year programme financed by GoB and the Danish Cooperation for Environment and Development (Danced). The main Programme ended on the 15 March, but a 3 months extension was granted until 15 June 2001. The primary parties involved from GoB are Ministry of Finance and Development Planning (MFDP), Central Statistics Office (CSO) and National Conservation Strategy (Coordinating) Agency (NCSA). MFDP has appointed the Director of Development Programmes, as programme director and chairperson of the Project Steering Committee (PSC).

Purpose Of The Programme
The scope of the project is capacity building in environmental planning. Capacity building is not only seen as training but also assistance in identifying needs for institutional changes and development of guidelines and procedures to institutionalize the integration of environmental issues in the planning and project implementation process. 

Environmental planning is not only seen as the activities connected to the formal planning system of National Development Plans, District/Urban Development Plans and Physical Plans, but will also include other measures to obtain environmental goals such as introduction of green accounting, environmental management systems, economic instruments etc.

The Government of Botswana has formulated the programme, and GoB will be the primary driving force in all activities, while the role of the Danced financed staff is to support the programme with advice and training of the officers actually implementing the integration of environmental issues into the planning process.

Implementation
The actual implementation of the project is the responsibility of Ramboll Consultants (Denmark), in co-operation with Ecosurv (Pty) Ltd. (Botswana), who have been contracted by DANCED. The Programme Manager, Jan Riemer is stationed at MFDP.

5 local advisors supported the programme up until 15 March 2001:

§         1 data-analyst stationed at MFDP

§         1 Advisor to Serowe and Serowe-Palapye and Mahalapye sub-districts

§         1 Advisor to Boteti and Tutume sub-districts

§         1 Advisor to Selebi Phikwe City Council and Bobirwa Sub-district

§         1 Advisor to Gaborone City Council

After 16 March 2001 the local advisors are:

• 1/2 Administrator

• 1/2 Data Analyst

• 1 Environmental Advisor based at NCSA

• 1 Environmental Advisor based in Central District

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