Situational Analysis Issues and/or developments that are likely to impact on the ministry’s capacity to achieve its objectives Dimension Globally Environmental Dimension Regionally Locally Opportunities Increased involvement of environmentalists and NGOs in trade and industrial issues Involvement of NGOs and CBOs in trade and industrial issues Mainstreaming of environmental issues in national priorities Global partnership Curtailing of certain development activities through environmental action groups Climate change Initiatives to address climate change adopted Measures to protect environment impact of climate change initiated Global partnership Conflicts at implementation of climate change initiatives Issues and/or developments that are likely to impact on the ministry’s capacity to achieve its objectives Globally Legal What effect do the changes present in terms of opportunities and threats to the ministry? Threats What effect do the changes present in terms of opportunities and threats to the ministry? Regionally Locally Opportunities Growth of global village phenomena means that countries have to be more aware of laws governing information and content sharing across borders Establishment of the EAC, COMESA, and NEPAD, AGOA, EU-ACP agreements which have legal frameworks that bind all participating countries Inadequate legal framework governing information and content sharing Legal framework informed by laws governing information and content sharing across borders International conventions and protocols Legally binding conventions and protocols already in place Institution established to handle ratification of conventions and protocols Globally binding legal agreements, conventions and protocols Threats Restrictive laws and regulations that can constrain the growth of ICT in Kenya Unfavourable and legally binding international conventions and protocols 9