strategy
Requiring environmental assessment of development projects likely to affect water quality
Implementation:
This strategy features in the framework of Agenda 21 as formulated at UNCED (Rio de Janeiro, 1992), now coordinated by the United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development and implemented through national and local authorities. Agenda 21 recommends mandatory environmental impact assessment of all major water resource development projects potentially impairing water quality and aquatic ecosystems, combined with the delineation of appropriate remedial measures and a strengthened control of new industrial installations, solid waste landfills and infrastructure development projects. Broader:
Protecting water qualityEnsuring environmental impact assessment of proposed development projects Facilitated by:
Conducting natural resources damage assessmentsApplying environmental quality criteria in coastal zones Subjects:
Hydrology → WaterCommerce → Assessment
Research, Standards → Quality unification
Environment → Environment
Development → Development
Type Classification:
E: Emanations of other strategies Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
