INTOSAI – Working Group on Environmental Auditing

What is WGEA?

The International Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions (INTOSAI) is the professional organization of supreme audit institutions (SAI) in countries that belong to the United Nations or its specialized agencies. INTOSAI was founded in 1953 and has grown from the original 34 countries to a membership of over 180 SAIs.

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What's New on the Site?

  • INTOSAI WGEA Rio+20 Executive Summary and translations

    The Rio+20 project group led by the SAIs of Brazil and Canada have completed the executive summary of the WGEA’s report on the topics of the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development. While the full report is yet to be finalized, the report summary is available for your scrutiny and the French, Portuguese and Spanish translations now also uploaded!

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  • 7th Survey on Environmental Auditing - deadline extension

    The deadline for responding to the 7th Survey has passed, but responses are still anticipated until the end of May 2012. Questionnaire is available in four INTOSAI languages (Arabic, English, French, Spanish) downloadable from our website.

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  • Auditing the Implementation of Multilateral Environmental Agreements (MEAs): A Primer for Auditors

    We have a pleasure to inform that the INTOSAI WGEA has finalised the cooperative project with the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). This publication includes valuable information on the role and purpose of MEAs, their types and necessary steps to implement them on national level. It also includes information and case studies on auditing different MEAs.

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  • Latest edition of GREENLINES newsletter

    This edition includes important news about upcoming meetings and other key issues; highlights as its Feature Story an example of excellent bilateral cooperation between the Norwegian and Russian SAIs on fisheries-related problems in the Norwegian and Barents Seas; and News Briefs from 16 SAIs that convey the growing richness and diversity of the Working Group. Enjoy!

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Last Updated: May 10, 2012

Selection of Environmental Audits

 

The Secretariat distributed the last Environmental Audit collection form in the end of June among all INTOSAI members. The forms were asked to be sent to the Secretariat by 31 August 2011 at the latest.

EAs can be sent anytime using the same form. The form can be found under News & Events bullet Environmental Audit Collection 2011.

Title Country Issue Summary Full text
Walloon Region’s strategy and exemplary role with respect to sustainable development – current situation Belgium Environmental management system, Sustainable development English French
Non-achievement of objectives of control of pollution caused by leather tanneries India Pollution of water bodies (such as by industry and agriculture), Wastewater treatment English English
Local authorities and waste management France Domestic funds and subsidies, Environmental management system, Sustainable development, Environment and human health, Urban environment quality (sustainability), General waste, Hazardous waste, Municipal, solid, non-hazardous waste, Other waste issues French French
Audit Investigation Findings of Energy Conservation and Emission Reduction of Enterprises in 20 Provinces China Climate change English English
Effectiveness of collection and recovery of packaging waste Estonia Municipal, solid, non-hazardous waste Estonian
English
Estonian
English
Briefing for the Parliamentary Environmental Audit Committee on international development aid and the environment United Kingdom Climate change, International funds and subsidies, such as Global Environmental Facility (GEF), Environment and human health, Radioactive waste English English
Pacific Regional report on the cooperative performance audit into solid waste management New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Cook Islands, Micronesia (Federated States of), Palau, Guam, Marshall Islands, Tuvalu Municipal, solid, non-hazardous waste English
Oil Spills from Ships Canada Coastal areas, Protection of marine habitat, Transportation, traffic, mobility, Fisheries (freshwater and marine), Minerals, such as mining, gas, oil, Other waste issues, Marine pollution, Pollution of water bodies (such as by industry and agriculture) French
English
French
English
Auditing Al Fatah AlMubeen Establishment Iraq Local air quality,such as smog, particulates, SO2, NOx, CO2, Other air issues, Biodiversity, Other ecosystem issues, Rivers and lakes, Wetlands, Government greening operations, Environment and human health, Pesticides, Urban environment quality (sustainability), Contaminated sites and soil pollution, General waste, Hazardous waste, Municipal, solid, non-hazardous waste, Other waste issues, Radioactive waste, Drinking water - quality and supply, Pollution of water bodies (such as by industry and agriculture), Wastewater treatment English
Management of programmes for improvement of environment quality co-financed by the European Regional Development Fund in the scope of regional operational programmes Poland, Denmark International funds and subsidies, such as Global Environmental Facility (GEF) English English
Compliance of the administration of compensation of losses caused to the environment with the provisions of regulatory enactments and the effectiveness of loss compensation Latvia Biodiversity, Coastal areas, Protected areas and natural parks, Environmental management system, Fisheries (freshwater and marine), Forestry and timber resources, Marine pollution English
Latvian
Latvian
Joint Report on the Results of the Coordinated Parallel Audit on Protection of the Black Sea against Pollution (Convention on the Protection of the Black Sea Against Pollution) Ukraine, Georgia, Bulgaria, Russian Federation, Romania, Turkey Ecosystem management and ecosystem changes, Protection of marine habitat, Domestic funds and subsidies, Environmental impact assessment, International funds and subsidies, such as Global Environmental Facility (GEF), Strategic environmental assessment (SEA), Marine pollution English
Exhaust emissions inspection and maintenance for motor vehicles Evaluation of the effectiveness and efficiency Switzerland Climate change, Local air quality,such as smog, particulates, SO2, NOx, CO2, Environmental impact assessment, Environmental management system, Transportation, traffic, mobility, Minerals, such as mining, gas, oil German
English
French
German
Audit Report of Multilateral Environmental Agreements and on its compliances (UNFCCC, UNCBD, UNCCD, Vienna Convention) Bhutan Climate change, Stratospheric ozone layer depletion, Biodiversity, Ecosystem management and ecosystem changes, Agriculture, Chemicals management, Pesticides English
The Effectiveness of Solid Waste Management in Papua New Guinea (Pacific Region Environment Programme) Papua New Guinea Contaminated sites and soil pollution, General waste, Hazardous waste, Municipal, solid, non-hazardous waste English
Government initiatives to improve indoor air quality Hong Kong, Special Administrative Region of China Indoor air quality, Environment and human health Chinese
English
English
Chinese
Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill: Preliminary Assessment of Federal Financial Risks and Cost Reimbursement and Notification Policies and Procedures United States Domestic funds and subsidies, Environmental management system, Other human activities/sectors, Minerals, such as mining, gas, oil, Other issues English English
Coordinated International Audit on Climate Change – Key Implications for Governments and their Auditors (UNFCCC, Kyoto Protocol) Canada, Australia, Austria, Brazil, Estonia, Finland, Greece, Indonesia, Norway, Poland, Slovenia, South Africa, United Kingdom, United States Climate change, Domestic funds and subsidies, Sustainable development English English
Green Office Procurement and Sustainable Office Management Australia Environmental management system, Government greening operations, Energy and energy efficiency, General waste, Other water issues English English
Promoting the management conservation of Chavin Archeological Site “Cultural Heritage of Humanity” by management of the INC, and the MD Chavin Huantar Peru Sustainable development, Cultural heritage, Land development, Urban environment quality (sustainability), Municipal, solid, non-hazardous waste Spanish Spanish
Report of the Auditor-General to Parliament on a performance audit of the handling of confiscated abalone at the Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism South Africa Fisheries (freshwater and marine) English
Renewable Energy Sources and Energy Efficiency in Malta Malta Environmental management system, Government greening operations, Energy and energy efficiency English English
Thermo-energetic restoration of buildings (Kyoto Protocol) Austria Climate change, Domestic funds and subsidies, Infrastructure English German
Emissions resulting from oil refineries (UNFCCC) Kuwait Local air quality,such as smog, particulates, SO2, NOx, CO2, Toxic air pollutants, such as organic POPs, dioxins, furans, Protection of marine habitat, Environmental management system, Environment and human health, Municipal, solid, non-hazardous waste, Other waste issues, Drinking water - quality and supply, Marine pollution, Pollution of water bodies (such as by industry and agriculture), Wastewater treatment English Arabic
EUROSAI Audit On Climate Change (UNFCCC, Kyoto Protocol, Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 October 2003) Poland, Azerbaijan, Cyprus, Denmark, Estonia, Israel, Macedonia (The former Yugoslav Republic of), Russian Federation, Switzerland, Ukraine Climate change, Energy and energy efficiency, Environmental management system, Strategic environmental assessment (SEA) Polish
English
English
Macedonian
Government electricity consumption Hong Kong, Special Administrative Region of China Energy and energy efficiency, Infrastructure English
Chinese
Chinese
English
Assessment of the implementation of environmental policy initiated by the Ministry of Environment and Spatial Planning Algeria Climate change, Toxic air pollutants, such as organic POPs, dioxins, furans, Coastal areas, Domestic funds and subsidies, Environmental impact assessment, International funds and subsidies, such as Global Environmental Facility (GEF), Strategic environmental assessment (SEA), Municipal, solid, non-hazardous waste, Other waste issues French French
Environmental Performance Audit on Policy and Programs on Soil Conservation and Amelioration and Desertification Control by Secretaría de Ambiente y Desarrollo Sustentable de la Nación Argentina Ecosystem management and ecosystem changes, Minerals, such as mining, gas, oil Spanish Spanish
Protected Areas and Natural Habitats Cyprus Biodiversity, Protected areas and natural parks, Species at risk English

Last Updated:February 16, 2012