Africa-Press – Angola. The Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions of the Community of Portuguese-Speaking Countries (OISC-CPLP) on Thursday in Luanda recommended the promotion of ongoing technical training programs on environmental issues to ensure innovation in oversight.
The recommendation is part of the “Luanda Charter,” a joint commitment by the CPLP’s ISC, focused on the topic of climate change and its impacts, adopted at the end of the 13th General Assembly of the OISC-CPLP, which Angola hosted from September 30th to October 2nd.
The document also recommends updating the ISC’s internal policy for solid waste management and recycling, as well as modernizing processes and incorporating technologies into external oversight, in a manner compatible with the technological maturity, internal structures, and legal frameworks of each OSC.
Furthermore, it suggests investing in the training and hiring of specialized personnel for critical areas, such as protected areas and municipalities, allocating a specific budget for climate action.
The institutions also recommend strengthening participation in coordinated audits and multilateral environmental and climate initiatives, promoting joint activities to share experiences and strengthen technical capacity in performance audits.
“We also recommend fostering active engagement, integration, collaboration, and coordinated action among all stakeholders. This includes governments at different levels, the private sector, civil society, community organizations, as well as international partners”, reads the document.
The recommendations also include encouraging citizen participation through broad dissemination of audit results and developing communication and environmental education strategies to strengthen social participation and ensure transparency.
In this regard, it is essential that awareness-raising campaigns be ongoing, focused on local communities, young people, and the private sector, and that traditional knowledge be valued to actively engage society in the fight against climate change.
Among the recommendations of the Luanda Charter, the expansion of the pedagogical function stands out, through support for environmental education initiatives, in a manner compatible with the legal and institutional frameworks of each ISC.
This support can implement the partnerships and the production of educational materials that expand knowledge beyond the context of oversight, helping to raise awareness among children and young people about the importance of sustainability and good public management.
It also recommends an evaluation of public actions planned to expand climate finance, through instruments that attract private capital, such as public-private partnerships and payment mechanisms for ecosystem services.
This year’s event was held under the theme “Climate change and its impacts.”
During it, on Wednesday Angola assumed the rotating presidency of the OISC-CPLP for the 2025/2027 biennium, succeeding Guinea-Bissau.
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