The Environmental Management Information System (EMIS) is a tool for collecting, organising and applying information relevant to urban development and the environment. The tool has been developed by the Sustainable Cities Programme (SCP) of the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-HABITAT) and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). EMIS supports local governments for better decision making in urban management. It is designed to assist in clarifying issues, formulating strategies, implementing action plans, monitoring progress and updating changes. The system is part of the Environmental Planning and Management (EPM) process, using mapping and geographical information systems (GIS) as essential components for presentation, analysis and modelling.

About 30 cities world wide have integrated the EMIS concept in their day to day planning and management. The new phase of the Sustainable Cities Programme will build capacities in existing training and research institutions to support the on-going replication process of environmental planning and management.

• enhanced capacities in operating and maintaining environmental management information systems at municipal level
• integration of the EMIS concept in curricula of training and research institutions
• advanced tool and training materials at the global level

Rupprecht Consult will provide

• direct support to municipalities in operating and maintaining an environmental management information system (for example in MILES and Bayamo, Cuba)
• global support to the further development of the tool and the preparation of training materials.

United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-HABITAT), United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)

Siegfried Rupprecht

Tel. +49-221-6060 5511

Website
http://www.unhabitat.org/programmes/sustainablecities