With the successful completion of the 18th Assembly Meeting of INTOSAI WGEA held in Bandung, Indonesia, the Audit Board of Indonesia would like to thank the INTOSAI WGEA community for your support, co…
SAI of Indonesia (BPK) in collaboration with INTOSAI WGEA are pleased to invite you our annual program of the 5th INTOSAI WGEA International Training on Forestry Audit.
INTOSAI WGEA invites your SAI to contribute to the 9th Survey on Environmental Auditing. This survey contains questions on auditing mandate, environmental audits and their impact, environmental audi…
INTOSAI WGEA with iCED India is proud to announce the organization of the International Workshop on “Audit of Waste Management” and 6th International Training Programme (ITP) on “Introduction to Envir…
INTOSAI WGEA with iCED India is proud to announce the organization of 6th International Training Programme (ITP) on “Introduction to Environmental Auditing” and an International Workshop on “Audit of …
It is with great pleasure to announce that the Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) Introduction to Environmental Auditing in the Public Sector, organized by the EUROSAI WGEA Secretariat, will run from 1…
It is our pleasure to inform you that SAI of Indonesia (BPK) in collaboration with INTOSAI WGEA are pleased to invite you our annual program of the 5th INTOSAI WGEA International Training on Forestry …
Greenlines Volume 19 Number 2 November 2018 edition is here! In this issue, we have a feature story on SAIs Engaging With Stakeholders in Auditing SDGs. Also here are WGEA News from the Secretariat, Regional WGEA News from EUROSAI WGEA, PASAI WGEA, and COMTEMA with 11 News Briefs from around the SAI World.
All information of selection Environmental Audits here
The Secretariat distributed the last Environmental Audit collection form in November among all INTOSAI members. The forms are requested to be sent to the Secretariat by 10 February 2016 at the latest.
EAs can be sent anytime using the same form. The form can be found under News & Events bullet Environmental Audit Collection 2015.
The 2014 Environmental Audits collected by the Secretariat are now available. Among them are cooperative environmental audits which can be found below.
| Title | Issue | Country | Report Summary | Report Full Text |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parallel audit on disaster preparedness (undergoing) |
Human activities and sectors : Natural disaster management: preparedness responses
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Azerbaijan
Chile
India
Indonesia
Netherlands
Pakistan
Philippines
Romania
Turkey
Ukraine
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| Coordinated International Audit on Climate Change – Key Implications for Governments and their Auditors (UNFCCC, Kyoto Protocol) |
Air : Climate change
Governance : Domestic funds and subsidies, Sustainable development |
Australia
Austria
Brazil
Canada
Estonia
Finland
Greece
Indonesia
Norway
Poland
Slovenia
South Africa
United Kingdom
United States
|
English | |
| Coordinated performance audit on the implementation of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change |
Air : Climate change
Ecosystems : Other ecosystem issues |
Argentina
Brazil
Colombia
Costa Rica
El Salvador
Honduras
Panama
Paraguay
Peru
|
English Spanish | |
| Waste shipments |
Waste : Other waste issues
|
Bulgaria
Greece
Hungary
Ireland
Netherlands
Norway
Poland
Slovenia
|
English | |
| Аudit on the management of the National parks |
Ecosystems : Biodiversity, Protected areas and natural parks
Natural resources : Forestry and timber resources Governance : Domestic funds and subsidies |
Bulgarian | ||
| Аudit on the forest fire prevention measures taken by governmental authorities of the Republic of Bulgaria for the period 01.01.2011 г. - 31.12.2013 г. |
Natural resources : Forestry and timber resources
Governance : Domestic funds and subsidies Other : Disaster Management/Disaster-related Aid< Human activities and sectors : Natural disaster management: preparedness responses |
Bulgaria | English | Bulgarian |
| Compliance Audit of verification systems and certification costs within Priority axis 1 ‘Improvement and development of the drinking water and wastewater infrastructure in settlements with over 2000 PE and below 2000 PE within urban agglomeration areas’ of Operational Programme Environment 2007-2013 (OPE) for the period from 01.01.2010 to 30.06.2013 |
Governance : Domestic funds and subsidies, International funds and subsidies, such as Global Environmental Facility (GEF)
Water : Wastewater treatment Human activities and sectors : Infrastructure |
Bulgaria | ||
| Audit on the performance of the EU and national objectives in production and consumption of biofuels for the period 01.01.2008 - 31.12.2012 |
Governance : Domestic funds and subsidies, Environmental impact assessment, Market Based Instruments
Human activities and sectors : Energy and energy efficiency |
Bulgaria | English | Bulgarian |
| Audit on Energy Efficiency Projects in residential buildings in Bulgaria in the period 2012 – 2015 |
Governance : Domestic funds and subsidies, International funds and subsidies, such as Global Environmental Facility (GEF)
Human activities and sectors : Energy and energy efficiency |
Bulgaria | Bulgarian | |
| Pacific Regional Report of the Cooperative Performance Audit: Access to Safe Drinking Water |
Water : Drinking water - quality and supply
|
Cook Islands
Fiji
Kiribati
Micronesia
New Zealand
Palau
Papua New Guinea
Samoa
Tonga
Tuvalu
|
English | |
| Pacific Regional Report of the Cooperative Performance Audit: Managing Sustainable Fisheries |
Ecosystems : Protection of marine habitat
Natural resources : Fisheries (freshwater and marine) Governance : Environmental management system, Market Based Instruments |
Cook Islands
Fiji
Micronesia
New Zealand
Palau
Samoa
Solomon Islands
Tonga
Tuvalu
|
English | |
| Waste shipments |
Waste : Other waste issues
|
Greece | English | |
| Coordinated International Audit on Climate Change – Key Implications for Governments and their Auditors (UNFCCC, Kyoto Protocol) |
Air : Climate change
Governance : Domestic funds and subsidies, Sustainable development |
Greece | English | |
| Coordinated performance audit on the implementation of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change |
Air : Climate change
Governance : Other governance issues |
Spanish | English Spanish | |
| Follow-up audit on the impacts of actions taken against air pollution and in the field of climate policy |
Air : Climate change, Indoor air quality, Local air quality, such as smog, particulates, SO2, NOx, CO2
|
English | ||
| Serial audit on the asset management activities of state-owned forestry companies |
Natural resources : Forestry and timber resources
|
Hungary | Hungarian | |
| Waste shipments |
Waste : Other waste issues
|
Hungary | English | |
| Environment Management in India Railways – Workshop, Sheds and Production Units |
Governance : Environmental management system
|
India | English | |
| Performance Audit of Kaziranga National Park - Issues and Challenges Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India Government of Assam (Report No. 3 of 2014) |
Ecosystems : Other ecosystem issues, Protected areas and natural parks, Wetlands
Human activities and sectors : Land development |
India | English | |
| Performance Audit of Natural Disaster in Uttarakhand, June 2013 |
Ecosystems : Other ecosystem issues
Natural resources : Minerals, such as mining, gas, oil Waste : Other waste issues Governance : Environmental management system Other : Disaster Management/Disaster-related Aid< Human activities and sectors : Infrastructure, Natural disaster management: preparedness responses |
India | English | |
| Performance Audit of Total Sanitation Campaign/ Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan (Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation) – Report of the Comptroller & Auditor General of India: Union Government (Civil) Report No. 28 of 2015 |
Governance : Other governance issues
|
India | English | |
| Forestry,land use planning and its impact to climate change |
Air : Climate change
Ecosystems : Biodiversity Governance : Government greening operations, Sustainable development Human activities and sectors : Land development |
Indonesia
Indonesia
Afghanistan
Aland Islands
Albania
Algeria
American Samoa
Andorra
Angola
Anguilla
Antarctica
Antigua and Barbuda
Argentina
Armenia
Aruba
Australia
Austria
Azerbaijan
Bahamas
Bahrain
Bangladesh
Barbados
Belarus
Belgium
Belize
Benin
Bermuda
Bhutan
Bolivia
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Botswana
Bouvet Island
Brazil
British Indian Ocean Territory
Brunei Darussalam
Bulgaria
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cambodia
Cameroon
Canada
Cape Verde
Cayman Islands
Central African Republic
Chad
Chile
China
Christmas Island
Cocos (Keeling) Islands
Colombia
Comoros
Congo
Congo
Cook Islands
Costa Rica
Cote D'Ivoire
Croatia
Cuba
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Denmark
Djibouti
Dominica
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
Egypt
El Salvador
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Estonia
Ethiopia
Falkland Islands (Malvinas)
Faroe Islands
Fiji
Finland
France
French Guiana
French Polynesia
French Southern Territories
Gabon
Gambia
Georgia
Germany
Ghana
Gibraltar
Greece
Greenland
Grenada
Guadeloupe
Guam
Guatemala
Guernsey
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Guyana
Haiti
Heard Island and Mcdonald Islands
Holy See (Vatican City State)
Honduras
Hong Kong
Hungary
Iceland
India
Indonesia
Iran
Iraq
Ireland
Isle of Man
Israel
Italy
Jamaica
Japan
Jersey
Jordan
Kazakhstan
Kenya
Kiribati
Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Korea
Kosovo
Kuwait
Kyrgyzstan
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Latvia
Lebanon
Lesotho
Liberia
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Macao
Macedonia
Madagascar
Malawi
Malaysia
Maldives
Mali
Malta
Marshall Islands
Martinique
Mauritania
Mauritius
Mayotte
Mexico
Micronesia
Moldova
Monaco
Mongolia
Montenegro
Montserrat
Morocco
Mozambique
Myanmar
Namibia
Nauru
Nepal
Netherlands
Netherlands Antilles
New Caledonia
New Zealand
Nicaragua
Niger
Nigeria
Niue
Norfolk Island
Northern Mariana Islands
Norway
Oman
Pakistan
Palau
Palestinian Territory, Occupied
Panama
Papua New Guinea
Paraguay
Peru
Philippines
Pitcairn
Poland
Portugal
Puerto Rico
Qatar
Reunion
Romania
Russian Federation
Rwanda
Saint Helena
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Samoa
San Marino
Sao Tome and Principe
Saudi Arabia
Senegal
Serbia
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
Singapore
Slovakia
Slovenia
Solomon Islands
Somalia
South Africa
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
Spain
Sri Lanka
Sudan
Suriname
Svalbard and Jan Mayen
Swaziland
Sweden
Switzerland
Syrian Arab Republic
Taiwan
Tajikistan
Tanzania
Thailand
Timor-Leste
Togo
Tokelau
Tonga
Trinidad and Tobago
Tunisia
Turkey
Turkmenistan
Turks and Caicos Islands
Tuvalu
Uganda
Ukraine
United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom
United States
United States Minor Outlying Islands
Uruguay
Uzbekistan
Vanuatu
Venezuela
Viet Nam
Virgin Islands, British
Virgin Islands, U.S.
Wallis and Futuna
Western Sahara
Yemen
Zambia
Zimbabwe
|
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| Coordinated International Audit on Climate Change – Key Implications for Governments and their Auditors (UNFCCC, Kyoto Protocol) |
Air : Climate change
Governance : Domestic funds and subsidies, Sustainable development |
Indonesia | English | |
| Performance audit on Conservation and Ecological restoration of Lakes under the jurisdiction of Lake Development Authority and Urban Local Bodies |
Ecosystems : Biodiversity, Rivers and lakes, Species at risk, Wetlands
Governance : Environmental impact assessment, Environmental management system Water : Pollution of water bodies (such as by industry and agriculture), Wastewater treatment |
India | English | English |
| Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India Audit of Forests, Ecology, Environment & Wildlife Department for the year ended March 2013, Government of Nagaland (Report No. 2 of 2014) |
Natural resources : Forestry and timber resources
Governance : Other governance issues, Sustainable development Human activities and sectors : Infrastructure, Land development, Other human activities/sectors |
India | English | |
| Chapter 8 Control and Management of Movable Heritage Assets |
Human activities and sectors : Cultural heritage
|
Ireland | English | |
| Chapter 7: Matters arising from the audit of Vote 25 Environment, Community and Local Government in relation to Water Services |
Water : Wastewater treatment
|
Ireland | ||
| Special Report 82 Financial Management and Reporting for Fishery Harbour Centres |
Natural resources : Fisheries (freshwater and marine)
|
Ireland | English | |
| 1- The performance evaluation of the phenomenon of high pollution loads in water resources from its entering the Iraqi border until Shatt al-Arab- 2015 |
Ecosystems : Rivers and lakes
Water : Drinking water - quality and supply, Pollution of water bodies (such as by industry and agriculture) |
Iraq | Arabic | Arabic |
| Special Report 84 Transhipment of Waste |
Waste : Contaminated sites and soil pollution, General waste, Hazardous waste, Municipal, solid, non-hazardous waste, Other waste issues
|
Ireland | English | |
| Waste shipments |
Waste : Other waste issues
|
Bulgaria
Greece
Hungary
Ireland
Netherlands
Norway
Poland
Slovenia
|
English | |
| 1-Evaluating the performance of the actions taken on the phenomenon of high rates of salts in the drinking water produced by the filter stations in the Ministry of Municipalities and Public Works 2014 |
Ecosystems : Rivers and lakes
Water : Drinking water - quality and supply, Pollution of water bodies (such as by industry and agriculture) |
Iraq | Arabic | Arabic |
| Pacific Regional Report of the Cooperative Performance Audit: Access to Safe Drinking Water |
Water : Drinking water - quality and supply
|
Cook Islands
Fiji
Kiribati
Micronesia
New Zealand
Palau
Papua New Guinea
Samoa
Tonga
Tuvalu
|
English | |
| Assessment of the efficiency of Healthcare waste disposal |
Air : Toxic air pollutants, such as organic POPs, dioxins, furans
Ecosystems : Ecosystem management and ecosystem changes Natural resources : Other natural resources issues Waste : Hazardous waste, Other waste issues, Radioactive waste Governance : Environmental management system, Strategic environmental assessment (SEA), Fraud and Corruption in Environmental Audit Human activities and sectors : Chemicals management, Environment and human health |
Kuwait | Arabic | |
| Environmental Assessment Kuwait Municipality activities (food and imported food examination Management). |
Human activities and sectors : Environment and human health
|
Kuwait | Arabic | |
| Environmental Audit on the discharge of effluent into the sea |
Water : Marine pollution, Wastewater treatment
Human activities and sectors : Environment and human health, Infrastructure, Urban environment quality (sustainability) |
Kuwait | Arabic | |
| recommendations of the evaluation of efficiency and effectiveness of increase of below surface water level and hydrogen gas emissions H2S |
Air : Acid precipitation, Climate change, Local air quality, such as smog, particulates, SO2, NOx, CO2, Toxic air pollutants, such as organic POPs, dioxins, furans
Natural resources : Other natural resources issues Water : Marine pollution, Wastewater treatment |
Arabic | ||
| Municipal Waste Management Compliance with Planned Objectives and Legal Requirements |
Waste : Municipal, solid, non-hazardous waste
|
Latvia | Latvian Latvian Latvian Latvian Latvian Latvian Latvian | |
| Special Report on the Implementation of the Kyoto Protocol |
Air : Climate change
Governance : Domestic funds and subsidies, Environmental management system, Government greening operations Human activities and sectors : Energy and energy efficiency, Transportation, traffic, mobility |
Luxembourg | English | French |
| Special Report on Water and Waste Water Treatment Plants |
Governance : Domestic funds and subsidies, Environmental management system
Water : Drinking water - quality and supply, Wastewater treatment, Water quantity management or management of watersheds |
Luxembourg | French | French |
| Pacific Regional Report of the Cooperative Performance Audit: Managing Sustainable Fisheries |
Ecosystems : Protection of marine habitat
Natural resources : Fisheries (freshwater and marine) Governance : Environmental management system, Market Based Instruments |
Cook Islands
Fiji
Micronesia
New Zealand
Palau
Samoa
Solomon Islands
Tonga
Tuvalu
|
English | |
| Pacific Regional Report of the Cooperative Performance Audit: Access to Safe Drinking Water |
Water : Drinking water - quality and supply
|
Cook Islands
Fiji
Kiribati
Micronesia
New Zealand
Palau
Papua New Guinea
Samoa
Tonga
Tuvalu
|
English | |
| Solid Waste Management in Kathmandu Metropolitan City |
Waste : Contaminated sites and soil pollution, General waste, Municipal, solid, non-hazardous waste
|
Nepal | English | |
| Energy policy: need for coherence. A look back at a decade of energy policy audits (2006-2015) |
Human activities and sectors : Energy and energy efficiency
|
Netherlands | English | Dutch |
| Compensation for damage to nature areas. Follow up audit of the protection of nature areas |
Ecosystems : Protected areas and natural parks
Human activities and sectors : Land development |
Netherlands | English | Dutch |
| Use of natural gas revenues: facts, figures and scenarios |
Natural resources : Minerals, such as mining, gas, oil
Governance : Domestic funds and subsidies Human activities and sectors : Energy and energy efficiency |
Netherlands | English | Dutch |
| Tradable allowances and the environment |
Air : Local air quality, such as smog, particulates, SO2, NOx, CO2
Natural resources : Fisheries (freshwater and marine) Governance : Market Based Instruments Human activities and sectors : Agriculture |
Netherlands | English Dutch | |
| Waste shipments |
Waste : Other waste issues
|
Bulgaria
Greece
Hungary
Ireland
Netherlands
Norway
Poland
Slovenia
|
English | |
| Energy saving: ambitions and results |
Air : Local air quality, such as smog, particulates, SO2, NOx, CO2
Natural resources : Fisheries (freshwater and marine) Governance : Market Based Instruments Human activities and sectors : Agriculture |
Netherlands | Dutch English | |
| Pacific Regional Report of the Cooperative Performance Audit: Managing Sustainable Fisheries |
Ecosystems : Protection of marine habitat
Natural resources : Fisheries (freshwater and marine) Governance : Environmental management system, Market Based Instruments |
Cook Islands
Fiji
Micronesia
New Zealand
Palau
Samoa
Solomon Islands
Tonga
Tuvalu
|
English | |
| Pacific Regional Report of the Cooperative Performance Audit: Access to Safe Drinking Water |
Water : Drinking water - quality and supply
|
Cook Islands
Fiji
Kiribati
Micronesia
New Zealand
Palau
Papua New Guinea
Samoa
Tonga
Tuvalu
|
English | |
| Coordinated performance audit on the implementation of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change |
Air : Climate change
Governance : Other governance issues |
Argentina
Brazil
Colombia
Costa Rica
El Salvador
Honduras
Panama
Paraguay
Peru
|
English Spanish | |
| Pacific Regional Report of the Cooperative Performance Audit: Access to Safe Drinking Water |
Water : Drinking water - quality and supply
|
Cook Islands
Fiji
Kiribati
Micronesia
New Zealand
Palau
Papua New Guinea
Samoa
Tonga
Tuvalu
|
English | |
| Coordinated performance audit on the implementation of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change |
Air : Climate change
Governance : Other governance issues |
Argentina
Brazil
Colombia
Costa Rica
El Salvador
Honduras
Panama
Paraguay
Peru
|
English Spanish | |
| Pacific Regional Report of the Cooperative Performance Audit: Managing Sustainable Fisheries |
Ecosystems : Protection of marine habitat
Natural resources : Fisheries (freshwater and marine) Governance : Environmental management system, Market Based Instruments |
Cook Islands
Fiji
Micronesia
New Zealand
Palau
Samoa
Solomon Islands
Tonga
Tuvalu
|
English | |
| Pacific Regional Report of the Cooperative Performance Audit: Access to Safe Drinking Water |
Water : Drinking water - quality and supply
|
Cook Islands
Fiji
Kiribati
Micronesia
New Zealand
Palau
Papua New Guinea
Samoa
Tonga
Tuvalu
|
English | |
| Waste shipments |
Waste : Other waste issues
|
Slovenia | English | |
| Coordinated International Audit on Climate Change – Key Implications for Governments and their Auditors (UNFCCC, Kyoto Protocol) |
Air : Climate change
Governance : Domestic funds and subsidies, Sustainable development |
Slovenia | English | |
| Pacific Regional Report of the Cooperative Performance Audit: Managing Sustainable Fisheries |
Ecosystems : Protection of marine habitat
Natural resources : Fisheries (freshwater and marine) Governance : Environmental management system, Market Based Instruments |
Solomon Islands | English | |
| Coordinated International Audit on Climate Change – Key Implications for Governments and their Auditors (UNFCCC, Kyoto Protocol) |
Air : Climate change
Governance : Domestic funds and subsidies, Sustainable development |
South Africa | English | |
|
Natural resources : Minerals, such as mining, gas, oil
Governance : Environmental impact assessment, Other governance issues Human activities and sectors : Environment and human health |
Sweden | English | Swedish | |
| Transport of hazardous waste – effectively supervised? |
Waste : Hazardous waste
|
Sweden | English | Swedish |
| Floods Prevention and Mitigation: Bangkok Metropolitan Administration |
|
Thailand | ||
| Groundwater Resources Restoration Project |
|
Thailand | ||
| Land Management in National Reserved Forests |
|
Thailand | ||
| Pacific Regional Report of the Cooperative Performance Audit: Managing Sustainable Fisheries |
Ecosystems : Protection of marine habitat
Natural resources : Fisheries (freshwater and marine) Governance : Environmental management system, Market Based Instruments |
Cook Islands
Fiji
Micronesia
New Zealand
Palau
Samoa
Solomon Islands
Tonga
Tuvalu
|
English | |
| Pacific Regional Report of the Cooperative Performance Audit: Access to Safe Drinking Water |
Water : Drinking water - quality and supply
|
Cook Islands
Fiji
Kiribati
Micronesia
New Zealand
Palau
Papua New Guinea
Samoa
Tonga
Tuvalu
|
English | |
| The production, supply and storage of liquefied petroleum gas |
Natural resources : Minerals, such as mining, gas, oil
Human activities and sectors : Energy and energy efficiency |
Tunisia | ||
| Pacific Regional Report of the Cooperative Performance Audit: Managing Sustainable Fisheries |
Ecosystems : Protection of marine habitat
Natural resources : Fisheries (freshwater and marine) Governance : Environmental management system, Market Based Instruments |
Tuvalu | English | |
| Pacific Regional Report of the Cooperative Performance Audit: Access to Safe Drinking Water |
Water : Drinking water - quality and supply
|
Tuvalu | English |
A new WGEA Work Plan for 2017-19, including new interesting and challenging topics, has been drafted in July 2016. If you are interested in participating in any of the projects or have any comments on this draft, please let us know !
Materials for the upcoming 17th Assembly Meeting of the INTOSAI WGEA in Jakarta, Indonesia on 24th - 27th October 2016 are now available on our website. Please contact the Secretariat to access these materials.
The Secretariat has the pleasure to inform that the Focus on Fraud and Corruption web page is now available. Relevant materials to audit the area, including the guidance material can be found here. Additionally, a learning tool has been developed - an excellent assistant and support for the auditors…
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.
