International Multistakeholder Meeting

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• International Multi-stakeholder Meeting
• Environmental Policies, Instruments, and
  Institutions in EECCA The Emerging Agenda
• Modernising Policy Instruments and Ensuring their
  Coherent Implementation
• Claude Rouam, 14 March 2007

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•  How environmental policy development and better
  regulation process in the EU can be used as a
  reference for policy dialogue with EECCA? 

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The EU environment tool box

• The 6th EAP
• The revised EU SDS
• The EU environmental legislation
• Financial instruments and cooperation with IFIs
• The international conventions
• The ongoing initiative on better
  regulation/simplification
• Cooperation with NGOs and involvement of the
  civil society
• Methods for integration of environment in other
  policies
• Differentiated partnerships (CC potential CC
  neighbours, Russia)

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• Neither EECCA governments nor the donors have a
  clear sense of priorities for the convergence
  efforts which are hardly coordinated
• Source EAP Task Force Secretariat Staff Draft
  Report Progress in Environmental Management in
  EECCA Box 1.1

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The challenge of a one size fits all approach
for EECCA countries

• average growth rates have varied greatly across
  countries (p. 4)
• governance is improving in some countries but
  not in the region as a whole (p. 5)
• the region is experiencing political
  diversification (p. 6)
• cooperation with NGOs seems to be improving, but
  it is not always the case (p. 14)
• In Armenia, Georgia and the Russian Federation,
  administrative fines became more stringent. But
  in some other countries they were not even
  adjusted for inflation (p. 13)
• a more differentiated approach would now be
  needed (p. 5 ex-summary)

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An example of differentiated cooperation ENP

• Reinforced/strengthened relations
• Using relevant EU experience in how to support
  transition and sequence reforms e.g. twinning
  officials
• Gradual approximation with the acquis
  communautaire in relevant areas

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ENP Action Plans

• The key operational instruments
• Individualised / tailor-made / country specific
• Jointly defined political economic reform
  priorities agenda
• Short medium-term priorities (3-5 years)
• Political documents
• Civil society role
• Also guidance for assistance programming and for
  others (e.g. IFIs)

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New EC financial support

• 2007-2013
• European Neighbourhood Partnership Instrument
  (ENPI)
• Almost 12bn (32 increase in real terms)
• Policy-driven instrument
• Supporting priorities agreed in the ENP Action
  Plans
• Simplified approach for cross-border co-operation
• Technical assistance institutional
  capacity-building
• Plus increased EIB lending mandate 12.4 bn
  (8.7 bn for Mediterranean 3.7 billion for
  Eastern Europe / Southern Caucasus / Russia)

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Environment in ENP Action Plans

• The example of Moldova
• take steps to ensure that conditions for good
  environmental governance are set and start
  implementing them
• take active action for prevention of
  deterioration of the environment, protection of
  human health, and achievement of rational use of
  natural resources, in line with the commitments
  of Johannesburg summit
• enhance cooperation on environmental issues

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The example of Moldova (continued)

• Good environmental governance
• Strengthen administrative structures
• Establish procedures facilitating Aarhus
  implementation
• Prepare regular reports on the state of the
  environment
• Strengthen structures and procedures to carry out
  environmental impact assessment
• Improve communication, education and support
  civil society

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The example of Moldova (continued)

• Prevention of deterioration of the environment
• Continue with the adoption of legislation for key
  environmental sectors (water, waste, air,
  industrial pollutions)
• Enhance administrative capacity (including for
  issuing of permits, enforcement and inspection)
• Develop specific programmes and plans (water,
  waste, air, industrial pollution, notably liquid
  waste and persistent organic pollutants)

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The example of Moldova (continued)

• Enhance cooperation on environmental issues
• Implementation of Kyoto and UN Framework
  Convention on Climate Change
• Active participation in DABLAS and the EECCA
  component of the EUWI
• Identification of possibilities of enhanced
  regional cooperation with neighbouring countries
• Possible participation in selected EEA activities
• Strengthening of administrative capacities for
  implementation of regional/international
  agreements

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Common orientations for env. Policy in EU and
EECCA?

• Priorities are needed
• Negative priorities are needed too
• Commitments should be related to
• - administrative structures
• - administrative capacity
• - human resources available
• Commitments should be related to financial
  resources
• Implementation of rules gt proliferations of rules
• Duplication of processes and fora to be avoided
• Existing international conventions can bring
  considerable environmental benefits
• Most of key environmental challenges have a cross
  border dimension
• Integration of environment in sectoral policies
  is essential
• Periodic assessment needed, involving the civil
  society