The purpose of the project is to establish environmental monitoring strategies, infrastructure, methodologies and capacity on a national through:1) The drawing up of an environmental monitoring strategy for Malta;2) The design and establishment of national monitoring programmes in the areas of air, water, soil, noise and radiation3) The compilation of baseline surveys leading to the procurement of critical environmental in the above 5 areas4) The delivery of environmental monitoring equipment for air, noise and radiation monitoring, information management systems (these underpin information management for all areas of environmental monitoring) and training on the use of equipment and systems delivered.