Diseño de un sistema de gestión ambiental basado en la norma ISO 14001:2015 para el departamento de gestión ambiental del Gobierno Autónomo Descentralizado Municipal del Cantón la Concordia

Abstract

The Environmental Management Department of the Municipality of La Concordia does not control its activities and services that could cause an environmental impact, so it was proposed the design of an environmental management system based on the ISO 14001: 2015 standard in order to integrate All management activities in the prevention of environmental impacts. The specific objectives were: To carry out an initial environmental review to obtain a diagnosis of the situation and environmental problems of the Environmental Management Division of the Municipality of Concord; Identify the main processes that generate environmental impacts as a result of the development of the activities of the Environmental Management Direction of the Concordia Municipal GAD and design an EMS for the Environmental Management Direction of the Municipal Concordia GAD based on ISO 14001: 2015. The methodology used to achieve these objectives was the following: It began with the location of the study area and the functioning of the Management, followed by an initial environmental review through a checklist and field visits to identify the environmental aspects that may To cause a negative environmental impact, then with the diagnosis obtained, the Environmental Management System was designed based on ISO 140001: 2015, then socialized with those involved and finally approved and defended