What is the CEAM Implementation Blueprint?

The CEAM Blueprint is the fifth and final step in the CEAM Strategy, ie the provision of advice and encouragement to fill gaps, build linkages, and integrate processes related to cumulative effects assessment and management. The CEAM Steering Committee provided its final draft "Blueprint for Implementing the CEAM Strategy and Framework in the NWT and its Regions" to the Ministers of DIAND and Environment Canada April 3, 2002. Following further consultation and communication, the Steering Committee released its final Blueprint in April 2003. The Blueprint is based on the Steering Committee's assessment of the current state of the nine components of the CEAM Framework in the NWT. It is designed to ensure that:

	the NWT's regime for environmental and resource management is able to implement each component of the CEAM Framework;
	the institutions and decision-making processes responsible for each component of the CEAM Framework can complete their respective tasks effectively and efficiently; and
	the components of the CEAM Framework function as an integrated system.

The Steering Committee's Blueprint addresses each of the nine components of the CEAM Framework. In addition, it includes 'regional plans of action' and 'traditional knowledge' as elements that are essential for the implementation of the CEAM Framework as a whole. For each of the eleven elements of the Blueprint, the Steering Committee describes the need for action, the toolkit that is currently available, and the objectives that should guide implementation of the Blueprint over the medium and long term. The Steering Committee also identifies priority initiatives for immediate action in the short term. For the most recent versions of the Blueprint and regional plans of action, please refer to the following pages in the In-depth Reference section:

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