Expanding the knowledge base for policy implementation and long-term transitions

Dr Hans Bruyninckx Executive Director, European Environment Agency (EEA)

EEA work program 2014-2018

Brussels, 24 January 2014 1

The EEA’s Mission

What?

The provision of timely, targeted, relevant and reliable information to policy-making agents and the public.

Why?

To help achieve significant and measurable improvements in Europe’s environment and to support sustainable development.

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The developing policy framework

Key goals – EEA Work Programme 2014-2018

To be the prime source of knowledge at European level informing the implementation of European and national environment and climate policies;

To be a leading knowledge centre on the knowledge needed to support long term transition challenges and objectives;

To be the lead organisation at European level facilitating knowledge-sharing and capacity -building in the field of environment and climate change.

State and outlook of Europe´s environmentEEA flagship assessments since 1995

A deeper understanding of challenges

19952000

20052010

Increased complexity of problem definition, analysis, and response.

2015

SOER

2015

2020

SOER

2020

Living within ecological limits

Building on two decades of investments

‘The EEA continues to be the most effective and efficient solution to providing credible information on the state of the European environment.’Independent EEA evaluation COWI, March 2013

Support the developing policy framework

Strategic Areas 2014-2018

1.Informing policy implementation

2.Assessing systemic challenges

3.Knowledge co-creation, sharing and use

4.EEA management

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EEA strategic response

dynamic interactions

Informing policy implementation

Knowledge creation, sharing and use

Assessing systemic challenges

EEA strategic response and the policy cycle

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1: Informing policy implementation

Goal

Improve content, accessibility and use of European-level environmental information

by providing policy-relevant feedback to long- established and emerging policy frameworks, objectives and targets

through reporting on progress in recognised environmental themes.

1: Informing policy implementation

Air pollution, transport and noise

IndustrialPollution

Climate change mitigation and energy

Climate change impacts, vulnerability and adaptation

Water management, resources and

ecosystems

Marine and maritime, fisheries and coastal

Biodiversity, ecosystems, agriculture and forests

Urban, land use and soil

Waste and material resources

1: Informing policy implementation

Achieve by 2018

Measurable uptake of EEA findings;

Acknowledged contribution to reporting processes under EU comitology and multi-lateral agreements;

Timely and reliable delivery dtabases, indicators, assessments, briefings, workshops, communication.

2: Assessing systemic challenges

Provide integrated assessments to signal synergies in support of policy coherence.

Provide prospective analyses to signal emerging issues.

Provide knowledge and analysis to assess progress towards fundamental transitions.

Transition to a sustainable future

2: Assessing systemic challenges

Resource-efficient economy and the environment

Environment, human health and well-being

Megatrends and transitions

Sustainability assessments and state of the environment reporting

2: Assessing systemic challenges

Achieve by 2018

Prompt delivery of SOER 2015;

Annual Indicator Reports 2014-2018;

Contribution to the processes for evaluations of the 7th EAP.

3: Knowledge co-creation, sharing and use

Goal

To be the authoritative European environment information node and hub within networks of knowledge co-creation, sharing and use.

3: Knowledge co-creation, sharing and use

Networking and partnerships

Technical systems development

Monitoring, dataand information

management

Communication, outreach anduser analysis

Copernicus operational services

Capacity building inWest Balkan and European Neighbourhood countries

Quality management and operational

services

EEA/Eionet core processes

3: Knowledge co-creation, sharing and use

Achieve by 2018

Strengthen Eionet, and other functional networks;

Metrics to measure the active participation of Eionet;

Online availability of EEA data and information products and services;

Impacts of communication efforts.

4: EEA management

GoalExcellence in delivering the work programme.

4: EEA management

Governance and management Administration

4: EEA management

Achieve by 2018

Work programme delivered;

Positive outcome of next five-year external evaluation (2018).

In conclusion

Connecting time dimensions and ambitions

Re-emphasising the core tasks

Innovation in knowledge creation

Europe in a quickly changing world

In times of budget and staff constrains

Thank you

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