Environmental Management system
CHAPTER I
1.0 INTRODUCTION
World Vision is an International partnership of Christians whose mission is to follow the Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ in working with the poor and oppressed in order to promote human transformation, seek justice and bear witness to the good news of the Kingdom of God. The organisation is a Non-Governmental Organisation. The research was conducted to investigate the need for introducing environmental protection programs for World Vision Zimbabwe Head Office staff.
Environmental management focuses on the solution of the practical problems that humans encounter in cohabitation with nature, exploitation of resources and the production of waste. Participants in the process of environmental management fall into several groups for example government organisations at local, regional and international levels, research institutions such as universities, academies and national laboratories, bodies charged with the enforcement of regulations such as Environmental Protection Agencies, businesses of all sizes and multi-national corporations, international financial institutions, environmental non-governmental organisations, representatives of the users of the environment including tribes, fishermen and hunters. Due to several factors which include climate change, environmental impact has become an increasingly important issue across the globe. Non-governmental organisations are not an exception. Environmental management has been the preserve of governments and profit-making organisations.
In this chapter, the researcher looked at background of the study, statement of the problem and assessed the impact of activities on the environment and looked at possible ways of managing the environment.
1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
World Vision Head Office is located along Mazowe Road in a low density area in Mount Pleasant. The organisation has three major interventions mainly Advocacy, Transformational Development and Humanitarian and
1.0 INTRODUCTION
World Vision is an International partnership of Christians whose mission is to follow the Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ in working with the poor and oppressed in order to promote human transformation, seek justice and bear witness to the good news of the Kingdom of God. The organisation is a Non-Governmental Organisation. The research was conducted to investigate the need for introducing environmental protection programs for World Vision Zimbabwe Head Office staff.
Environmental management focuses on the solution of the practical problems that humans encounter in cohabitation with nature, exploitation of resources and the production of waste. Participants in the process of environmental management fall into several groups for example government organisations at local, regional and international levels, research institutions such as universities, academies and national laboratories, bodies charged with the enforcement of regulations such as Environmental Protection Agencies, businesses of all sizes and multi-national corporations, international financial institutions, environmental non-governmental organisations, representatives of the users of the environment including tribes, fishermen and hunters. Due to several factors which include climate change, environmental impact has become an increasingly important issue across the globe. Non-governmental organisations are not an exception. Environmental management has been the preserve of governments and profit-making organisations.
In this chapter, the researcher looked at background of the study, statement of the problem and assessed the impact of activities on the environment and looked at possible ways of managing the environment.
1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
World Vision Head Office is located along Mazowe Road in a low density area in Mount Pleasant. The organisation has three major interventions mainly Advocacy, Transformational Development and Humanitarian and
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