42
impact studies of 64 reports of Environmental Impact Studies (EIS) and
environmental audits through eight (8) sessions of the Environmental
Assessment Technical Committee (COTEVE); monitoring the implementation
of 31 Environmental and social management plans (PGES) and issue of 25
environmental feasibility notices for the Environmental Impact Notices (EIN)
and 29 environmental compliance notices (environmental audit).
With regard to radiation protection and nuclear safety, training and
information activities were conducted to take into account non-ionising
radiation and administrative sanctions. They included notably the training of
twenty (20) agents of the Presidential Security Regiment (RSP) on research,
identification, and ionising radiation measures, training of competent
persons in nuclear safety (PCR) for the industrial and mining sector;
adoption of the new Law 032 of 8 June 2012 on nuclear safety, security and
guarantees; preparation of an inventory of ionising radiation sources;
inspection of 11 facilities hosting ionising sources and inventory of new
radiology facilities, lightning conductors and smoke detectors in the city of
Ouagadougou.
3.5. Promoting corporate environmental responsibility
Sub-programme 3.1 of the PNSR, entitled “Environmental Governance and
Promotion of Sustainable Development” is an important and strategic part of
the environmental policy of the Ministry of Environment and Sustainable
Development. The objective is to achieve modes of consumption and
production in order to enhance the sustainable productivity of renewable
natural resources. The following are the achievements in 2012.
Promotion of environmental governance and sustainable development in
Burkina
Faso through
development
policy,
the
with
development
an
of
accompanying
the
law;
national
sustainable
integration
of
the
environment and sustainable development principles into sector policies,
local development plans and programme-budgets; providing policy-makers,
partners and citizens with environmental information through periodic
publication of the Report on the situation of the environment in Burkina
Faso (REEB), and the establishment of an observatory on the environment