NATIONAL ENVIRONMENT MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY (NEMA)
Environmental Policy Statement
The National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) is the principal agency in Uganda for the management of the environment and it co-ordinates, monitors and supervises all activities in the field of the environment. Overall Goal: committed to continuous improvement of the internal and external environmental management of NEMA’s activities and ideals and practices of environmental sustainability. Objectives: To ensure that the overall goal of the Environmental Policy is achieved, NEMA is committed to the following four objectives that are appropriate to the nature, scale and environmental impacts of NEMA’s activities: 1. Greening the Work Practices a) comply with all relevant environmental laws, regulations, standards and other requirements;
b) integrate environmental considerations in the procurement practices;
c) reduce, reuse and recycle materials and goods purchased;
d) save energy and reduce water consumption; and
e) promote good house keeping practices.
2. Greening the Work Places
a) improve the quality of the working environment within NEMA House (internal air quality, water quality, waste management, paper use, energy use, health and safety, among others;
b) training staff in environmental management systems (EMS), and its implementation.
3. Contribute to the Global Community
a) enhance networking and capacity building in environmental management;
b) develop and implement projects that contribute to environmental sustainability
4. Contribute to the Local Community
a) participate as a responsible party in local initiatives that improve the quality of the environment; and
b) organize events to raise local awareness of environmental problems.
Strategies: The goal and objective of this policy statement will be implemented through an EMS Plan containing measurable targets and with monitoring, review, self-assessment and analysis of performance against the plan. Corrective action, whenever appropriate, shall be encouraged among staff to ensure improvement in environmental performance and that the NEMA EMS is maintained.
To achieve the above, we shall:
a) Carry out semi-annual reviews of the activities, procedures and programmes in order to ensure continuous improvement of the EMS; and
b) Document and communicate the policy to all staff and employees through meetings, training sessions, displaying it on the notice- boards, website and other places.
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, NEMA
05th August, 2004
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