Republic of Honduras Country Environmental Analysis

Republic of Honduras Country Environmental Analysis

Honduras has accomplished important political, economic, and social achievements in the recent past. The country underwent a successful transition from an authoritarian military regime to a pluralistic democracy. The list of economic achievements o...

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Main Author: World Bank
Format: Report
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2020
Subjects:
ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
INSTITUTIONS
WATER AND SANITATION
AIR POLLUTION
FOREST MANAGEMENT
POVERTY REDUCTION
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/911681468251687944/Honduras-Country-environmental-analysis
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/33930
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spelling okr-10986-339302021-04-23T14:01:58Z Republic of Honduras Country Environmental Analysis World Bank ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT INSTITUTIONS WATER AND SANITATION AIR POLLUTION FOREST MANAGEMENT POVERTY REDUCTION Honduras has accomplished important political, economic, and social achievements in the recent past. The country underwent a successful transition from an authoritarian military regime to a pluralistic democracy. The list of economic achievements of the last four years includes: macroeconomic stability, improvements in the business climate and the performance of the financial sector, and putting in place a sound framework for public sector financial management. Progress toward achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) has also been significant. Despite these achievements, state institutions are still fragile and the governance framework is weak. Furthermore, notwithstanding the country's economic and social improvement, almost two-thirds of the population still lives below the poverty line and key structural constraints on growth have still to be addressed. The key development challenges for Honduras are: (a) strengthening governance and improving the effectiveness of the government, and (b) accelerating its recent growth performance and translating growth into poverty reduction. Among the recommendations the report makes are: The development of additional regulations, strengthen links between the environmental impact assessment (EIA) and other management instruments, particularly Strategic Environmental Assessments (SEAs) and zoning. Work with the Honduran government to strengthen the follow-up and compliance process as well as strengthening public participation in the EIA process. 2020-06-17T16:16:21Z 2020-06-17T16:16:21Z 2007-12-23 Report http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/911681468251687944/Honduras-Country-environmental-analysis http://hdl.handle.net/10986/33930 English CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work Economic & Sector Work :: Country Environmental Analysis Latin America & Caribbean Honduras
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topic ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
INSTITUTIONS
WATER AND SANITATION
AIR POLLUTION
FOREST MANAGEMENT
POVERTY REDUCTION
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ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
INSTITUTIONS
WATER AND SANITATION
AIR POLLUTION
FOREST MANAGEMENT
POVERTY REDUCTION
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Republic of Honduras Country Environmental Analysis
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description Honduras has accomplished important political, economic, and social achievements in the recent past. The country underwent a successful transition from an authoritarian military regime to a pluralistic democracy. The list of economic achievements of the last four years includes: macroeconomic stability, improvements in the business climate and the performance of the financial sector, and putting in place a sound framework for public sector financial management. Progress toward achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) has also been significant. Despite these achievements, state institutions are still fragile and the governance framework is weak. Furthermore, notwithstanding the country's economic and social improvement, almost two-thirds of the population still lives below the poverty line and key structural constraints on growth have still to be addressed. The key development challenges for Honduras are: (a) strengthening governance and improving the effectiveness of the government, and (b) accelerating its recent growth performance and translating growth into poverty reduction. Among the recommendations the report makes are: The development of additional regulations, strengthen links between the environmental impact assessment (EIA) and other management instruments, particularly Strategic Environmental Assessments (SEAs) and zoning. Work with the Honduran government to strengthen the follow-up and compliance process as well as strengthening public participation in the EIA process.
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