Chinese Environmental Audit System for the Government

Strengthening the government’s environmental audit systems must be part of the solution to China’s increasingly serious environmental problems. The government and its senior officials play crucial roles in the implementation of environmental and economic policies. Improved environmental audit systems are required to review the environmental performance of senior officials and hold them accountable for performing their environmental protection duties responsibly and fully. China already has an established economic accountability audit system for senior officials and has been actively making efforts in standardizing its systems for natural resource and environment audits.

Task Force: National Green Governance System Topic: Environmental Governance Year: 2014 Phase: Phase V (2012-2017) Concluded