INTRODUCTION OF THE INSTITUTE

  1. The Institute of Science for Environmental Management (ISEM) is an organization under Vietnam Environment Administration (VEA) having the function of assisting the Director General to study environmental strategies; developing science for environmental management; conducting activities to build scientific and practical basis for state management on environment; studying, consulting, training, retraining, providing information on environmental management.

2. The Institute of Science for Environmental Management is a 3^rd level budget estimated unit, has legal capacity and has an account in State Treasury and bank according to the law and current regulations.

II. Duties and Authorities

1. Assisting Director General in Developing and proposing strategies, policies, programs, plans and solutions for environmental management in Vietnam;

2. Organizing investigations, surveys, research and development of scientific and practical basis for environmental management;

3. Studying, evaluating the status and forecasting the trend of interactions between economic, social and environmental activities with international economy integration, global environmental issues and Vietnam environment;

4. Developing and conducting programs, projects, plans and duties on environmental management; reviewing and approving, checking and taking over programs, scientific subjects on environmental management;

5. Developing and conducting international cooperation projects on environmental management, participating in implementing other international cooperation tasks and projects as assigned by the Director General;

6. Collecting, processing, constructing and developing database; coordinating to provide information and materials on environmental management;

7. Organizing, cooperating with research organizations for domestic and overseas; training labor force on environmental management according to the law; 

8. Carrying out scientific services; consulting and providing solutions on environmental management; associating with research and development organizations, technology and science services ones, training and business organizations, associations in Vietnam and overseas to implement activities in accordance with the assigned functions and duties;

9. Supporting management units under the Administration on technical and professional fields by sending consultants or attaching staffs to participate in implementing the tasks of the Administration;

10. Organizing the implementation of public administration reform according to programs, plans of the Administration;

11. Managing finance and property of the Institute; implementing tasks of 3rd level budget estimated unit under the Administration according to the law;

12. Managing personnel, officials, workers, employees according to the regulations;

13. Making statistics, periodical and immediate reports on the implementation of the assigned duties; 

14. Implementing other duties assigned by the Director General.

III. Organization structure

1. Leader of the Institute

Leaders of ISEM include the Director and no more than 3 vice directors.

The Director is responsible to the Director General for assigned tasks and to the law for all activities of the Institute; manages activities and constructs operation regulations of the Institute; sign professional documents according to assigned functions and tasks and other administrative document by delegation or order of the Director General.

The Vice Director assists the Director and shall be responsible to the Director for assigned tasks.

2. Divisions of the Institute

a. Division of Administration;

b. Division of Policy and Environmental management;

c. Division of Environmental Science;

d. Division of Information, Consultancy and Training.