Institutional Innovation for Environmental Protection in the Context of Ecological Civilization

The current institutional arrangements in China are not sufficient to achieve the ambitious environmental targets and integrated reforms. Change to the environmental governance system needs to focus on both institutional and capacity related issues. Modernization of the national environmental governance system and strengthening of governance capacity require continuous improvements and streamlining of institutional arrangements, management systems and operational mechanisms and reallocation of responsibilities and resources to better align with the objectives of ecological civilization and respond to changes in policies and priorities. Government needs to lead and also model the desired changes.

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