fledgling environmental protection agencies need to win the ear of
ministries of finance and planning. This means that environmentalists
must learn to talk the language of economists. The Economic Service has
commissioned work on the economic appraisal of environmental issues and
we are collaborating with the World Bank's policy work by financing a
case study in Nepal.
17. Our objection is to blanket green conditionality. We do favour
putting environmental conditions into individual project agreements
where appropriate. These need to be worked out on a case by-case basis,
be appropriate to the ecosystem and, where necessary, be accompanied by
training. ODA financed 56 trainees in environmental disciplines in 1987
and is working on institution building.