Environment for Development

1. Environment and climate change policy briefs

- Sida's Helpdesk for Environment and Climate Change - policy briefs:: http://sidaenvironmenthelpdesk.se/publications/ 
- Policy briefs and strategies Africa: http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/COUNTRIES/AFRICAEXT/0,,menuPK:258649~pagePK:158889~piPK:146815~theSitePK:258644,00.html
- Policy briefs and strategies East Asia and Pacific. http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/COUNTRIES/EASTASIAPACIFICEXT/0,,menuPK:208943~pagePK:158889~piPK:146815~theSitePK:226301,00.html 
- Policy briefs and strategies Europe and Central Asia: http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/COUNTRIES/ECAEXT/0,,menuPK:258604~pagePK:158889~piPK:146815~theSitePK:258599,00.html
- Policy briefs and strategies Latin America and Caribbean: http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/COUNTRIES/LACEXT/0,,menuPK:258559~pagePK:158889~piPK:146815~theSitePK:258554,00.html 
- Policy briefs and strategies Middle East and North Africa: http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/COUNTRIES/MENAEXT/0,,menuPK:247603~pagePK:158889~piPK:146815~theSitePK:256299,00.html 
- Policy briefs and strategies South Asia: http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/COUNTRIES/SOUTHASIAEXT/0,,pagePK:158889~piPK:146815~theSitePK:223547,00.html 
- World Bank JSAN Joint staff advisory notes: http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/TOPICS/EXTPOVERTY/EXTPRS/0,,contentMDK:20200608~menuPK:421515~pagePK:148956~piPK:216618~theSitePK:384201,00.html
- EU Country strategies: http://eeas.europa.eu/sp/index_en.htm  
- Country analytic work: www.countryanalyticwork.net

2. Decision support for environmental policies

- Science for Environment Policy, European Commission: http://ec.europa.eu/environment/integration/research/newsalert/about.htm
- Environmental policies and measures: http://www.policymeasures.com/resources/ 
- Policy measures database: http://www.policymeasures.com/measures/ 

3. Environmental impact assessment

- Guidelines for the review of environmental impact assessments: http://sidaenvironmenthelpdesk.se/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Sustainable-development-guidelines-2002.pdf 
- Country environmental assessments: http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/TOPICS/ENVIRONMENT/0,,contentMDK:22272089~menuPK:1284921~pagePK:148956~piPK:216618~theSitePK:244381,00.html

4. Environmental profiles

- UNEP environmental profiles (Asia and the Pacific): http://www.rrcap.unep.org/sub-region/index.cfm?sr=seasia
- EU Country Environmental Profiles: http://www.eea.europa.eu/

5. Sustainable development

- Commitment biological diversity : http://www.biodiv.org/world/parties.asp?lg=0
Commitment to observe climate convention and Kyoto protocol
http://unfccc.int/parties_and_observers/items/2704.php  
- Commitment to observe desertification convention: http://www.unccd.int/en/about-the-convention/Pages/About-the-Convention.aspx
- Division for Sustainable Development (UN): www.un.org/esa
- Development Programme (UN): www.undp.org
- Environment Programme (UN): www.unep.org
- Environment Directorate (OECD): http://www.oecd.org/department/0,3355,en_2649_33713_1_1_1_1_1,00.html
- International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD): www.iisd.org
- UK Department for International Development (DFID): www.dfid.gov.uk
- International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD): www.ifad.org 
- Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO): www.fao.org
- World Conservation Union (IUCN): www.iucn.org
- World Resources Institute: www.wri.org
http://earthtrends.wri.org/select_action.php?tool=3
- World Watch Institute: www.worldwatch.org
- World Health Organisation (WHO): www.who.org

6. Environmental Protection Agencies at country level

Australia
Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities: http://www.environment.gov.au/index.html 

Chile (Spanish)
Ministry of Environment: http://www.mma.gob.cl/1257/w3-channel.html
National Environmental Information Service (SINIA): http://www.sinia.cl/1292/w3-channel.html
Secretariat for Fisheries (SUBPESCA): http://www.economia.gob.cl/areas-de-trabajo/subs-pesca/

China
Ministry of Environmental Protection: http://english.mep.gov.cn/Policies_Regulations/

Colombia (Spanish)
Ministry of Environment: http://www.minambiente.gov.co 
National Planning Department: www.dnp.gov.co
National Council of Economic and Social Policy: http://www.dnp.gov.co/CONPES.aspx

Costa Rica
Ministry of the Environment, Energy and Telecommunications http://www.minae.go.cr/
National Environmental Technical Secretariat (SETENA) http://www.setena.go.cr/
National System of Conservation Areas http://www.sinac.go.cr/
National Forestry Financing Fund (FONAFIFO) http://www.fonafifo.com/
National Climate Change Strategy http://cglobal.imn.ac.cr/
Directorate of Water http://www.drh.go.cr/

Italy
Ministry of the Environment, Land and Sea http://www.minambiente.it/home_it/index.html?lang=it
Regional Environmental Protection Agencies  http://www.minambiente.it/home_it/menu.html?mp=/menu/menu_utilita/&m=link01.html|siti_ambientali.html

Ethiopia
Ethiopian Environmental Protection Authority: http://www.epa.gov.et/default.aspx

New Zealand
Ministry for the Environment: http://www.mfe.govt.nz/index.html 

Portugal
Portuguese Environmental Agency
http://www.apambiente.pt/
Portugal within the European Environment Agency
http://www.eea.europa.eu/soer/countries/pt
Portugal Environmental Performance 2011
http://www.oecd-ilibrary.org/environment/oecd-environmental-performance-reviews-portugal-2011_9789264097896-en

Sweden
Swedish Environmental Protection Agency : http://www.naturvardsverket.se/
Swedish Energy Agency: http://energimyndigheten.se/en/

Spain
Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Environment
http://www.magrama.gob.es/es/

Tanzania
National Environment Management Council (NEMC): http://www.nemctan.org/
Energy and Water Regulatory Authority (EWURA) : http://www.ewura.com/ 
Ministry of Finance : http://www.mof.go.tz/ 
Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism: http://www.mnrt.go.tz/ 
Ministry of Livestock and Fishery Development: http://www.mifugo.go.tz/
Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Cooperatives: http://www.kilimo.go.tz/
Other government ministries and agencies: http://www.tanzania.go.tz/ 

Uruguay
Environmental Protection Agency (DINAMA): http://www.dinama.gub.uy/
Unit of industrial effluents: http://www.montevideo.gub.uy/ciudadania/desarrollo-ambiental/saneamiento/division-saneamiento 
Control and environmental performance (DINAMA): http://www.dinama.gub.uy/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=70&Itemid=70 
Documents on environmental development (industrial pollution): http://www.montevideo.gub.uy/ciudadania/desarrollo-ambiental/documentos

Vietnam
Vietnamese Environmental Protection Agency
http://vea.gov.vn/en/Pages/trangchu.aspx