INTOSAI – Working Group on Environmental Auditing

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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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Sixth Survey

PLEASE NOTE! The deadline to send the completed Sixth Survey forms to the Secretariat was 1 June. Since every response is utmost important to us to improve our work and to compile our next work plan, we have extended the deadline. SAIs who have not yet responded are asked to send in the completed questionnaires by Friday, 26 June 2009.

This survey, which is conducted every three years, is used to analyse trends and new developments in environmental auditing done by INTOSAI members. It is an important tool for gathering data on SAIs' environmental auditing needs and for shaping the 2011-13 INTOSAI WGEA work plan.

Options to complete this survey:

  • Electronically
    Completion of the survey form electronically takes approximately 30-45 minutes. However, you might need some time to collect the data, so before starting the completion of the survey form electronically, we suggest that you familiarise yourself with the questions beforehand, for example using the Word format questionnaire. 
    You will be taken to another web page, choose the language you would like to respond to the survey (Arabic, English, French, German, or Spanish) by clicking on the respective flag. Enter the password provided to your SAI in the invitation letter of the Auditor General of Estonia datetd 12 March 2009, and start to fill out the questionnaire.
    You can terminate the completion of the survey and continue when the time is suitable for your without losing the work that has already been done. You can also pass on the questionnaire to your colleagues. In this case, please pass on the password mentioned in the invitation as well. Your colleague can enter this password and start filling out the form at the question where you left off. However, you cannot fill in the questionnaire simultaneously.

Start to fill out the electronic survey here

  • Via e-mail
    The survey form is also sent to every SAI via e-mail in English and in four other INTOSAI working languages. Simply open the document, enter your responses and save the document. When you finish the survey, please attach it to an e-mail and send it to info@wgea.org. The forms are downloadable aslo from the website.
  • Via paper copy 
    Dowload the survey form from the website, fill it out and send it by regular mail or fax to the INTOSAI WGEA Secretariat: National Audit Office of Estonia, Narva mnt 11a, 15013 Tallinn, Estonia, fax: +372 640 0101.

Sixth Survey forms on Environmental Auditing (Word format):  English,  Arabic,  French,  German,  Spanish

The Secretariat thanks all the SAIs who already have responded to the survey!

In case of questions, please contact the Secretariat info@wgea.org.

What's New on the Site?

Last Updated: April 22, 2009

Selection of Environmental Audits

 

The Secretariat distributed the EA collection form in the beginning of this year among all INTOSAI members, 80 countries have replied back, 51 countries out of them have carried out an environmental audit in year 2008. The Secretariat would like to thank all the Supreme Audit Institutions (SAIs) for their contributions and good cooperation.

EAs can be sent anytime using the same form. The form can be found under News & Events bullet Annual Collection of Environmental Audits 2009.

Title Country Issue Summary Full text
Protection of valuable forest habitats in the Natura 2000 network areas Estonia Biodiversity, Ecosystem management and ecosystem changes, Protected areas and natural parks, Environmental impact assessment, Forestry and timber resources Estonian English
Estonian
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
The health of livestock and honeybees in England United Kingdom Biodiversity, Agriculture, Pesticides English English
Natural Resource Management: Opportunities Exist to Enhance Federal Participation in Collaborative Efforts to Reduce Conflicts and Improve Natural Resource Conditions United States Biodiversity, Ecosystem management and ecosystem changes, Other ecosystem issues, Protected areas and natural parks, Protection of marine habitat, Government greening operations, Sustainable development, Environment and human health, Land development, Recreation and tourism, Fisheries (freshwater and marine), Forestry and timber resources, Minerals, such as mining, gas, oil, Other natural resources issues English English
Protected Areas and Natural Habitats Cyprus Biodiversity, Protected areas and natural parks, Species at risk English
Audit investigation on bio-energy (gasification of crop stalks) collective supply project China Domestic funds and subsidies, Environmental impact assessment, Energy and energy efficiency English
Coordination of Infrastructure Works By Metropolitan Municipalities Turkey Infrastructure English Turkish
Implementation of the Natura 2000 network in Europe Austria, Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, France, Hungary, United Kingdom Biodiversity, Ecosystem management and ecosystem changes, Protected areas and natural parks, Species at risk, Domestic funds and subsidies, Environmental management system German English
French
Saint Martin Island: Conservation of the Natural Environment & Biodiversity and the Present Scenario and What Needs to be Done to Develop the Tourism Industry Bangladesh Biodiversity, Coastal areas, Ecosystem management and ecosystem changes, Other ecosystem issues, Protection of marine habitat, Species at risk, Domestic funds and subsidies, Environmental impact assessment, Environmental management system, Sustainable development, Other human activities/sectors, Recreation and tourism, Fisheries (freshwater and marine), Forestry and timber resources, Other issues, Marine pollution, Other water issues Bangla Bangla
Strategic Program to Help Halting and Reverting the Pollution of Life Supporting Systems (Air, Water and Soil) Mexico Local air quality,such as smog, particulates, SO2, NOx, CO2, Contaminated sites and soil pollution, Municipal, solid, non-hazardous waste, Marine pollution, Pollution of water bodies (such as by industry and agriculture), Wastewater treatment Spanish Spanish
Joint report on the international co-ordinated audit of the Chernobyl Shelter Fund Ukraine, Poland, Slovak Republic, Russian Federation, Switzerland, Germany, European Court of Auditors Domestic funds and subsidies, International funds and subsidies, such as Global Environmental Facility (GEF), Sustainable development, World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD), Natural disaster management: preparedness responses, Hazardous waste, Radioactive waste English English
Environmental audit K2/AP18/M08 concerning performance of those institutions which are in charge of the pesticide management in Bolivia. Bolivia Other governance issues, Pesticides Spanish Spanish
Coordinated audit of air and ozone layer protection and implementation of related international agreements Austria, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Czech Republic Acid precipitation, Climate change, Local air quality,such as smog, particulates, SO2, NOx, CO2, Other air issues, Stratospheric ozone layer depletion, Toxic air pollutants, such as organic POPs, dioxins, furans German
Czech
Slovenian
Slovak 		English
Tracking the recommendations of environmental auditing on Asbestos Waste Kuwait Other waste issues Arabic

Last Updated:May 13, 2009