National priorities and their linkages with GEF priorities
BY
MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT & NDU

o Land Resources o Air Quality o Water Resources o Coastal Zone o Biodiversity o Solid Wastes o Environment & Health & Technology

 prepared for the Government of Mauritius in
1999.
 Implementation of the programmes started in 2000
 Projects identified is completely financed by the Government of Mauritius
 The NES is being updated and implementation of NEAP II is being reviewed

( 2000 ~ 2010 )
ENVIRONMENTAL INVESTMENT ~ 650 MILLION
RUPEES
SECTION A COMPLETED ( 9 )
 Legislative Reform
 Develop Environmental Indicators
 Strengthen policy and strategic land planning at the central level
 Islet recovery and restoration
 National pest control strategy
 Assisting planning in tourism zones, using site specific carrying capacity studies where appropriate
 Assist in the development of a Local Plan for Rodrigues
 Upgrade existing dump site
 Improvement to waste collection and storage

SECTION B UNDER IMPLEMENTATION (37)
 EIP Management Activities
 Policy Development
 Environmental Assessment
 Develop Standards and Quality Objectives
 Environmental Hotspots
 Environmental Information System
 NEL Capacity Building and Accreditation
 Education and Awareness Training
 Review land planning policies and enact planning legislation
 Strengthen detailed planning and enforcement at the local level
 Continue development of a land information system and demarcate sensitive areas
 Institutional / legislative reform
 Set up mobile air quality monitoring unit
 Air quality monitoring system in Port Louis
 Community involvement programme
 Species recovery
 Management of Black River National Park
 Consolidate established marine parks and assess need for more reserves
 Geomorphological shoreline analysis
 Mapping using existing CASI imagery
 Comprehensive monitoring programme
 Institutional and legal review of Solid Waste Management
 Make decision on long term final disposal, build consensus and undertake feasibility study and detailed design
 Resource recovery and waste stream reduction
 Management information system
 Improve the links between tourism and the community and providing further recreation facilities for the public
 Train pesticide users
 Vehicle Emission Improvement

SECTION C BEING INITIATED (14)
 Institutional Strengthening
 Demarcating and Protecting Environmentally Sensitive Areas Public
Information Centre
 Carry out an institutional review of land planning and implement its recommendations
 Institutional reform
 Water demand monitoring programme
 Water resources monitoring programme
 Ecological surveys
 Establish a framework for ICZM
 Establish the Mauritius Centre for Cleaner Production
 Strengthen Control of the small-scale sector (including bungalows, guest houses, restaurants etc)
 Invest in improvements in water resources
 Improve wastewater management
 Establish a marine reserve

SECTION D IN ABEYANCE (10)
 Industrial Licensing and IPPC
 Co-ordinate sectoral programmes
 Institutional/legislative reform
 Set up a revolving fund for industrial management
 Plan future industrial development
 Improve Public Involvement (Rodrigues )
 Complete cadastral survey (Rodrigues )
 Strengthen resources for local planning (Rodrigues )
 Cost Recovery Charges (Ministry of Public Utilities )

1.
Loss of Biodiversity
2.
Damage to Coastal Zone
3.
Water (Quantity/ Quality)
430 million rupees/year
2000 million rupees/year
520 million rupees/year
4.
Solid Waste (Collection and disposal)
5.
Air Quality
760 million rupees/year
150 million rupees/ year
Overall Estimation 4 ~7 billion rupees/ year

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Control of Pollution
Promotion of Clean Technology
Education & Public Awareness
Conservation of Resources
Protecting Local & Global Environment

NEW ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY(NEP)
The NEP identifies the following key environmental concerns :
 land resources degraded by development pressures
 Water resource management avoid water stress conditions
 Air quality emissions from fossil fuels
 ambient noise traffic congestion and industrial pollution
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 Biodiversity threatened by direct exploitation the resources, introduction of invasive alien species.
 coastal zone beach erosion, loss of wetlands and coastal water pollution,
 Solid waste management limited treatment and disposal facility
 Public health threatened by environmental risks e.g. vector-borne diseases, improper use of pesticides and herbicides, etc

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Mauritius is a signatory to a number of international conventions concerning the environment :
Convention On Biological Diversity 1992
UN Framework Convention on Climate Change 1992
United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification
(UNCCD)
Convention On The Protection Of The Ozone Layer (Vienna)
1985 And Protocol On Substances That Deplete The Ozone
Layer (Montreal) 1987
 Convention On The Prevention Of Pollution From Ships As
1973, As Modified By The Protocol Of 1978 (Marpol)
 Convention On Wetlands Of International Importance
Especially As Waterfowl Habitat (Ramsar) 1971
 Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants
(POPs)

 Adapting Coastal Zone Management to Address the Impacts of Climate
Change: A demonstration for SIDS.
 Removal of Barriers to Energy Efficiency and Energy Conservation in
Buildings in Mauritius
 Preparation of Second National Communication under the UNFCCC
 Support for the implementation of the National Bio-safety Framework
(NBF)
 Building Capacity for Effective Participation in the Bio-safety Clearing
House (BCH).
 Establishing a network of Private Protected Area
 Partnerships for Marine Protected Areas in Mauritius and Rodrigues
 Strengthening Capacity to Implement Global Environment
Conventions in Coastal Development in Mauritius (NCSA follow-up)
 Sustainable Management of POPs in Mauritius.
 Capacity Building for Sustainable Land Management for Mauritius
 Addressing Land-Based Activities in the Western Indian Ocean (WIO-
LaB)
 Southwest Indian Ocean Fisheries Project (SWIOFP)-M/fisheries

GEF priorities
(i) CBD
 Biosafety
 Protected Area Network
 Marine Protected Areas in Mauritius (MPA)and
Rodrigues
 Mainstreaming
Biodiversity in Production
Landscapes/Seascapes
National priorities
(i) CBD
 To complete the Islet
Management Plan phase
II)
 Elaboration and formulation of projects under National Biodiversity
Strategy And Action
Plan(NBSAP)

GEF priorities
(ii) Climate Change
 Energy-efficient buildings and appliances
 On-Grid Renewable
Energy
 facilitate GHG reduction through market transformation
National priorities
(ii) Climate Change
 Rehabilitation of degraded beach
 Using clean technologies in all sectors

GEF priorities
(iii) ozone
 To guide in Phasing out of ozonedepleting substances
National priorities
(iii) ozone
 700 kg of Methyl Bromide to be eliminated (financed under TPMP)
 Cracking down illegal trade in CFCs
 Hydrochlorofluorocarbons
(HCFCs) phase-out to be accelerated

GEF priorities
(iv) POPs
 Sustainable
Management of POPs in Mauritius .
National priorities
(iv) POPs
 to protect human health and the environment from
POPs

(i) CBD
Construction of release cages for Pink Pigeon
Construction of 4.9 ha CMAs
Construction of the Bird Breeding Centre
Islet Management Plan (phase I ) prepared
Two marine parks and six fishing reserves have been proclaimed
Indicators in relation to biodiversity have been identified. E.g. Loss of wetlands, Land use changes (Mauritius and Rodrigues), Ratio of endangered / threatened species to total species of flora and fauna etc.
NBSAP has been prepared and a series of project has to be implemented
(ii) Climate Change
Agricultural Sector
- Reafforestation programme, Plantation of mangroves, Monitoring of coral reefs
Energy Sectorraise awareness of industries on energy consumption

Use of LPG in cars, reduction of sulphur content in diesel, Introduction of unleaded gassoline
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Provision for green spaces has been included in the outline Scheme and in permits (EIA licences, morcellement permits )
Solar water heaters,Solar Photovoltaic,Electricity generation from coal and bagasse
(iii) Ozone phased out the use of CFCs
(iv) POP-NIP for pops under the Stockholm Convention completed and implementation initiated,POP chemicals are prohibited under DCCA.

 FUNDING
 NEED CAPACITY BUILDING /
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR
PROJECT FORMULATION &
ELABORATION

 Strategies need to be developed in consensus with stake holders.
 Ensure financial sustainability of projects.
 Ensure active participation of stake holders.
 There are many emerging environmental issues and action need to be taken urgently to protect the environment

Several projects are being implemented at the
Government level and are reflected in the
MTEF –programme Based Indicators
GEF support is required for elaboration and implementation of projects under different conventions
Establishment of funding mechanisms under each convention.