The environment and natural resources
The thematic programme for Environment and Sustainable Management of Natural Resources including Energy (ENRTP) helps developing countries and partner organisations to address environmental and natural resource management issues. Moreover, it helps to meet their obligations under multilateral environmental agreements and to take international policy leadership in such areas as fighting climate change, tackling land degradation and desertification, biodiversity protection and proper management of chemicals and wastes. Its legal base is Article 13 of the EU Regulation establishing the Development Co-operation Instrument (DCI).
In addition to the programmes implemented in partnership with the governments of the different countries concerned, this thematic programme aims primarily to:
- support the incorporation of environmental issues into the fabric of developing countries by means of support to civil society stakeholders;
- promote the implementation of initiatives and commitments made at both European and international level;
- increase the prominence of environmental issues in EU external policy;
- strengthen international governance on the environment and make EU actions a key part of the process;
- broaden the options as regards sustainable energy, in particular by developing a legislative and administrative framework which favours investments and businesses, and also by stimulating regional cooperation.
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