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Financial assistance to environment
- outside the EUBrussels, 28th May 2009
World Bank event
Joanna Fiedler
European Commission
DG Environment
Overview of the presentation
Enlargement countries assistance (IPA)
European Neighbourhood Policy assistance (ENPI)
Focus on environmental infrastructure (project preparation facilities)
Role of regional networks
Cooperation with International Financing Institutions
Structure of IPA
Component I
Component II
Component III
Component IV
Component V
Transition Assistance and Institution Building
Cross-border Co-operation
Regional development
Human resources development
Rural development
Component III, IV, V for Candidate countries
Component I Institution building and transition assistance
National programmes (environmental projects)
Regional and horizontal programmes (multi-beneficiary programmes) environmental projects
Presenting an overview of main environmental projects in IPA Component I – details in the Commission Decisions – DG ELARG web site.
CARDS
ISPA
PHARE
IPA 2007 ~63 mln for env (Comp I
national)
IPA 2008 ~ 60 mln for env (Comp I
national)
IPA 2009
NATIONAL PROGRAMMESAlbania
Consolidation of the Environmental Monitoring system in Albania (2.0 mln Euro)
Improvement of Water supply and sewage systems in Albania
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Strengthening of Environmental Institutions, preparation for pre-accession funds and support to environmental infrastructure development. Capacity building and project preparation
Support to Water Policy (legislation)
Support to implementation of the IPPC directive
Construction of sewage collectors
Croatia
Enforcement of the new Environmental Protection Act harmonised with EU legislation in cases of criminal offences against the environment (1.045 mln Euro)
Chemical safety – capacity building
Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
Strengthening the central and local level capacities for environmental management
Montenegro
Upgrading of Environmental Infrastructure
- Construction of the Niksic wastewater treatment plant to standards that meet EU Directives.
- Supervision of the procurement and construction activities.
- Training of operational and maintenance staff. Tariffs will be increased, taking account of affordability, to meet operating and maintenance costs.
Support for Environmental Management
- EPA development, polluter register, awareness raising
Serbia
Hazardous waste management
Municipal Infrastructure support programme
(project preparation and implementation)
Assistance in Implementing of Chemical Management System (1.5 mln)
Environmental Protection at Thermal Power Plants (11 mln euro)
Serbia cont.
Assistance to the Serbian Environment Protection Agency
Emissions reduction from Nikola Tesla Thermal power plant
Strengthening administrative capacities to implement air quality management system
Strengthening administrative capacities to protect natural areas (NATURA 2000)
Sewage and wastewater strategic master plan for the West Morave River basin
Kosovo under UNSC 1244/99
Improving Environment
Drinking water supply is improved in Mitrovica and Pristina regions and remaining dumpsites are to be closed.
Turkey
The REACH Chemicals Project
Improving Emissions Control
- to transpose and implement National Emission Ceilings Directive (2001/81/EC) in Turkey.
Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control
- reform of the administrative, legal and technical structures to implement integrated environmental permitting systems/procedures for IPPC installations in Turkey
Mining Waste Management
Turkey cont.
Implementation of Nitrate Directive
Institutional Building on Air Quality in the Marmara region
Capacity Building in the field of environment
IPA Component I – Regional Programmes
2007 and 2008 regional programmes - a number of environmental project ~ 3.7 million euros
IPA Component II
Cross border cooperation – environment among priorities
IPA Component III
Environmental infrastructure – 2007 -2009 approx. 280 million euros allocated to environment
Waste and wastewater and waste management
Based on Operational Programmes and indicative list of projects
Environmental requirements for projects
In line with EU political framework,
Link to Operational Programme,
Link to implementation of the EU ENV legislation,
Consistency with strategic planning process.
Lessons Learnt so far on IPA III Environmental requirements for all types of projects
under IPA III;
Project must comply with the environmental acquis;
Projects co-financed by IFIs must comply with the environmental acquis;
Defining roles and responsibilities to all stakeholders in the process as early as possible;
Planning of programming; need for support documents;
Importance of transparency and justification for projects chosen to the OP;
Lessons Learnt so far on IPA III
Developing adequate expertise for project preparation;
Challenge of preparing and implementing projects by municipalities;
Importance of quality of EIA and public consultations process;
Special focus on nature protection areas;
Open and pro-active approach to preparing and submitting projects;
ENPI and environment
Regional Programmes:
- The Regional Programme for Euro-Mediterranean Partnership;
- Eastern Regional Programme
Interregional / cross-border cooperation / national programmes
~ 90% for bilateral actions
Assistance to Project Preparation
Infrastructure Projects Facility
Neighbourhood Investment Facility
The Project Preparation and Investment Facility
Regional Initiatives
Regional Environmental reconstruction Programme (REReP)
Priority Environmental Investment Programme (PEIP)
Regional Environmental Network for Accession (RENA) from 2009
DABLAS Task Force
The EU Water Initiative
The Union for the Mediterranean
Horizon 2020
The Northern Dimension Environmental partnership (NDEP)
Eastern Partnership
The Black Sea Synergy
Cooperation with IFIs
Memoranda of Understanding (MoU)
IFIs Advisory Group
Western Balkan Investment Framework
Some issues
- More effective use of MoUs
- Application of EPE principles by IFIs
- IFIs policies linked to the EU policies in the region outside the EU
Joanna Fiedler
Desk Officer
Relations with IFIs
Serbia and Syria
Turkey investments
Coordinator of ISPA/PHARE/CARDS/ IPA
Unit for Enlargement and Neighbouring Countries
European Commission – DG Environment
Email: [email protected]
Tel: 0032-2-2990310