Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India Annual Training on Environment Audit

Training of one month’s duration is offered each year for 30-40 participants from different SAIs around the world. The training is held at the International Centre for Information Systems and Audit (iCISA) of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India. iCISA’s courses are designed to suit senior and middle level officers of various SAIs and, in special cases, officers from other government departments working in areas directly related with the course contents are also considered.
 
The content of the course:
– overview of Environment Audit in SAi India/INTOSAI initiative on Environment Audit.
– Protection and Conservation of Environment in India: Process and Structures
– Green Governance: Challenges and Opportunities
– Framework for Sustainable Development
– Introduction to Environment Accords/Auditing Compliance with Case Studies
– Environmental Law
– Climate Change Issues, Audit of Waste Management, Biodiversity Conservation and Audit of Biodiversity issues
– Introduction to coastal zone manamgement 
 
All programmes offered by iCISA are funded either by the Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India, under the ITEC/SCAAP/Colombo Plan schemes or by governments/organizations sponsoring candidates under self funding schemes.
 
The total budget is expected expenditure.