Training/Reference Manual for Conducting Public Expenditure Reviews in Environment and Disaster Risk Management Sectors

This training/reference manual on how to carry out a Public Expenditure Review (PER) of environment and disaster risk management was supported by UNDP-UNEP Poverty-Environment Initiative Malawi.  Among its objectives were:

• to strengthen coordination mechanisms and improving capacity within the Government and other stakeholders for the integration of sustainable natural resources management into policies, plans and budgets; 
• to improve the government's capacity and systems to monitor and develop poverty-environment indicators; and 
• to support the Government of Malawi to explore financing mechanisms for sustainable natural resource management, including increasing budget allocations, donor funding, private investment and environmental fiscal reform measures.

The PER Report for Environment and Disaster Risk Management in Malawi is a companion and case study to this Manual.