by Piero Remitti

Action 2Awareness raising on EMS in port

areas

by Piero RemittiAncona, 02.07.04

…… …… how to develop common governance tools

and procedures that, starting

from cities and local

communities, revitalize the

Adriatic + Ionian area,

establishing a circuit of

decentralized and crossborder

integration

Ionas + Aap2020, or…Ionas + Aap2020, or…

…… …… how to build an Adriatic

+ Ionian sustainable way-

of-life,

starting from an only ecosystem, a marine basin,

supported by common market and governance

tools and utilities

in other words….in other words….

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1. Ancona 2. Venezia 3. Molfetta 4. Brindisi 5. Brindisi PA 6. Bari 7. Bari Province 8. Bari PA 9. Pescara 10. S.Benedetto 11. Pesaro 12. Marche

Region 13. Ravenna 14. Ravenna Province 15. Venice PA 16. Mogliano Veneto 17. Veneto Union Chambers of Commerce 18. Koper 19. Primorska

University 20. Rijeka 21. Split 22. Split PA 23. Dubrovnik PA 24. Bar 25. Bar PA 26. Shkoder 27. Durres 28. Durres PA 29. Corfu 30. Corfu PA 31.

Thessaloniki 32. Thessaloniki PA 33. Casarano 34. Tricase 35. Alessano 36. Gioia Tauro PA 37.

Instituto Tecnologico de Canarias 38. Bristol 39. Lloret de mar 40. Xativa 41. Lower Austria 42.

Vienna 43. Union of Baltic Cities 44. International Cities on Water

The Aap + Ionas partners are…

our starting points:

1. east – west corridor

2. different institutional

frameworks and competences for

local authorithies

3. awareness of the role of

environmental resources in

development, but random and not

coordinated sustainability

policies

our final goal is an evolution in

local government towards a

common scenario (urban climax) that assumes

sustainability as an innovation

factor, a market and a governance

maker.But for the

moment we are in a situation in

which….

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on Aap2020 side: Environmental Management System – start

up for its implementation in 5 pilot cities (Venice, Rijeka, Bar, S.Benedetto, Molfetta)

on IONAS side:

Environmental Management System – awareness raising process on EMS aimed to Adriatic and Ionian Ports (action 2)

EXPECTED RESULTSEXPECTED RESULTS

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a. Analysis of local situations and definition of common databases to monitor environmental performances of port areasEach partner will produce detailed documentation of the activities hosted in its port area, the environmental impacts produced, the management system adopted, problems solved or unsolved, the possible solutions, the best practices implemented, the fields of co-operation with the City Authority, the relationship problems with the city and the region, etc. The local documentation will be produced according to a common format drawn up in technical workshops, containing the definition of a set of environmental and sustainability indicators for the port areas. The data contained in each local documentation will be assembled and managed in a common data base, the starting point for access to the world of EMS.

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Plan of activities for the ACTION 2

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b. EMS pre-implementation training and design activities

Working with training workshops (also on-line) each port area will get familiar with terminology used in EMS and will gain an opportunity to understand EMS in their city context . A workbook on EMS implementation in the Adriatic + Ionian region will be compiled starting from the workshops activities.

Partners will leave the project with an EMS “personalized” workplan and instructions on how to implement it. The local Plans for Port EMS will contain analisys and commitments of each partners towards a full-effective implementation of EMS in their own port areas by the following years.

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Plan of activities for the ACTION 2

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The operative steps:

A. TW (Technical Workshop) 1 (Ancona, 2 July 04) B. Start-up of the data colllection at local level C. TW 2 (Brindisi, autumn 04)D. Final collection of local data, according to the common

format, and first implementation of the IONAS data-base E. TW 3 (….., spring 05)F. Local TWs (from spring 05 to spring 06) - The local TWs will

be hosted by a port area for each country involved (6) G. TW 4 (….…, July 06) - Final presentation of local Plans for

Port EMS in the Adriatic + Ionian region

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Plan of activities for the ACTION 2

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…but, what really is EMS?

Goals of EMS implementation in port areas

A general improvement of environmental, social and economic situation, by a better performance of any kind of activity operating in the port area, obtained through:

- Reduced environmental impacts- Less operating costs and competitive advantages for attending companies of any sector (tourism, transports, commerce, industry, etc.) - Better relationship between companies and authorities.

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…but, what really is EMS?

EMAS implementation needs the following steps:

1. Environmental policy2. Environmental review3. Compliance with environmental legislation4. Environmental system (plan, do, check, act)5. Environmental statement6. Independent verification

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1. Environmental policy

As defined by the Steering Commitee (or else) of the body

2. Environmental review

Investigation of activities, products and services

3. Environmental legislation

- Assessment of activities against current or impending legislation - Assessment of activities against policy

…more details about EMS

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4. Environmental system

- Plan: Environmental programme

- Do: management system - actions and improvements - new procedures, new facilities -communication and training - maintain up to date legislation, regulation

- Check: audit and review

- Act: new objectives

…more details about EMS

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5. Environmental statement

Paper or internet document stating - policy and introduction to emas and city - successes and failures - targets and objectives

- performance

6. Independent Verification audit

Don’t panic - Register with EMAS - Pre audit 3 months before - Be honest - Take auditor to lunch - The auditor wants to see your efforts

…more details about EMS

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IONAS Partner Business case

- ”Political” support- Resources analysis

. Staff

. Office, spaces, equipments

. Consultancy support

. EMS supporting software

. Budget for training

. Budget for improvements

. Check and fill the survey n.1

…what to do now?