National Environmental Action Plan

This Action Plan aims at improving the national capacity of environmental management and natural resources for the promotion of a sustainable development of the country through four specific objectives: 1) develop, adopt, implement and promote a national environmental policy, 2) develop relevant tools, projects and programs for the strategic management of the environment and natural resources, aimed at improving the quality and living environment of the population, 3) promote an environmental ethic by raising people's awareness, especially grassroots communities, about environmental problems, and 4) master the mechanisms for mobilising national and international resources for the financing of investment projects and programs. The Plan stipulates that Togo will encourage the development of actions and behaviors that promote the improvement of the national and global climate, the reduction of greenhouse gases and the protection of the ozone layer.