Report on the work of ASOSAI WGEA (at the 15th Steering Committee Meeting of INTOSAI WGEA) Presented by Mr. XING Jianfeng Director, the National Audit Office of China September 2017 Washington, USA

CONTENTS Membership Major activities: Future development · Institutional development · Information sharing and experience exchange · Participation into INTOSAI WGEA · Regional cooperation Future development Cooperative Environmental Audit 2

Membership and Website Membership - 32 members + 1 observer Website: www.asosaiwgea.org Cooperative Environmental Audit 3

I. 6th Seminar on Environmental Audit October17-19, 2016 at iCED in Jaipur, India 48 delegates from 22 SAIs and international organizations Cooperative Environmental Audit 4

I. 6th Seminar on Environmental Audit Keynote speech by Ms. Qin Boyong, DAG of SAI China Progress report of INTOSAI WGEA Reports on WGEAs of EUROSAI and AFROSAI Speeches by the experts from UN ECOSOC and Indian Institute on Energy and Resources Training on Audit of Air Pollution Cooperative Environmental Audit 5

I. 6th Seminar on Environmental Audit Two themes: Audit on the Implementation of Environmental Policy SAI’s Role in Promoting Sustainable Development. A total of 23 country papers by 16 SAIs, and 16 presentations at the seminar Cooperative Environmental Audit 6

II. 5th Working Meeting of ASOSAI WGEA Work Plan 2017-19 of ASOSAI WGEA Division of Duties of ASOSAI WGEA Activities among the Chair, Secretariat and host SAI SAI Thailand will host the 7th Seminar on Environmental Audit and the 6th Working Meeting of ASOSAI WGEA in early 2018. Cooperative Environmental Audit 7

III. Questionnaire on Environmental Audit On the topics of seminar and training program as well as environmental audits Respondents: Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Japan, Jordan, Korea, Kuwait, Malaysia, Mauritius, Saudi Arabia, Vietnam, etc. Cooperative Environmental Audit 8

IV. Influences of Asian Environmental Audit In April 2016, an article by Mr. Liu Jiayi, Chair of ASOSAI WGEA on the 1st electronic version of Asian Journal of Government Audit 9

IV. Influences of Asian Environmental Audit Special topics on environmental audit in many seminars and workshops that CNAO hosted to introduce and promote environmental audit. 10

IV. Influences of Asian Environmental Audit Volume 2 of Collection of Cases on Environment Audit Country Papers of WGEA Seminars 11

V. Participation in activities of INTOSAI WGEA Many Asian SAIs participated in the 17th meeting of INTOSAI WGEA In October 2016 in Indonesia. 12

V. Participation in activities of INTOSAI WGEA SAIs of China, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, New Zealand, Philippines and Yemen participated in research projects of INTOSAI WGEA. Member SAIs supported INTOSAI WGEA: Contributions to Greenlines Training Questionnaires 13

VI. Regional cooperation With EUROSAI WGEA: Our delegates attended its 14th Meeting in September 2016 in Macedonia. Representatives to its Spring Session on Audit of Waste Management in April 2016 in Czech. With AFROSAI WGEA: CNAO sent the representatives to its 7th meeting in July 2017 in DR Congo. Share the experiences of Asian SAIs on the role of EA in promoting the sustainable development and city management. 14

Steps forward Implementation of 2017-2019 Work Plan of ASOSAI WGEA Continue to support the ASOSAI WGEA 15

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