ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS

Course objective
After the completion of this course, students will be able to develop awareness and understanding on environmental management and its importance in global, regional and national perspectives and to develop, implement and maintain an environmental management system both informal and certifiable such as ISO 14001.

1. Introduction to environmental management (5 hours )
1. Definition of Environment and Environment
2. Historical Perspective of Environmental Management
3. Environmental Management Tools


2. Environmental management in Nepalese Contest (5 hours)
1. Green Sector and Environmental Management Efforts and Achievements
2. Brown Sector and Environmental Management Efforts and Achievements
3. Environmental Emissions Standards


3. Environmental pollutants and its impacts (5 hours)
1. Anthropogenic Impact on Environment
2. Natural Impacts on Environment
3. Sources Of Pollutants and it Impacts on Human Health


4. Environmental management approaches (3 hours)
1. Pollution Control
2. Pollution Prevention


5. Introduction to formal environmental management system (3 hours)
1. Evolution of Quality and Environmental Management System
2. Introduction of ISO 14001 and Its Families


6. Interpretation of ISO 14001 (3 hours)
1. Scope of ISO 14001
2. Benefits
3. Success Factors


7. Clause of ISO 14001 (6 hours)
1. Interpretation
2. Implementation Methodology
3. Objective Evidences for Audit


8. Certification process (4 hours)
1. 1st Party Certification
2. 2nd Party Certification
3. 3rd Party Certification


9. Environmental assessments methods (5 hours)
1. Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) and Its Scope in the Context of Nepalese Industries
2. Initial Environment Examinations (IEE), Its Scope in the Context of Nepalese Industries


10. International climate change issues, IPCC reports and its context in case of industry (6 hours)


11. Case Study
1. Group project work, reporting and presentation (Identify environmental aspects and impacts of an organization and prepare environmental improvement plans in on order to mitigate the same)

Students will be asked to divided into groups and will be asked to prepare selecting different core studies for the assignment marks.
References:

1. Tayler Miller, JR, (10th edition) "Living in the Environment", Wadsworth Publishing Company.
2. ISO 14001:2004 Environmental Management Systems - Specifications with guidance for use, International organization for standardization.
3. Government of Nepal, Environmental Protection Act 1996 and Environmental Protection Regulation, 1996 .
4. IPCC reports.
5. IUCN and the world bank's EIA and environment guidelines .
6. Uprety B.K EIA guidelines.

Evaluation Scheme:
The Questions will cover all the chapters in the syllabus. The evaluation scheme will be as indicated in the table below:

*There could be minor deviation in mark distribution.