Multi-Beneficiary Instrument for Pre-Accession Multi-Beneficiary Instrument for Pre-Accession (IPA) Programme: (IPA) Programme:

Specific project for the participation of West Balkan Specific project for the participation of West Balkan Countries in the work of EEA 2009-2011Countries in the work of EEA 2009-2011

Community Agencies: Partners in AccessionCommunity Agencies: Partners in AccessionSintra, PortugalSintra, Portugal

25-27 November 200925-27 November 2009

To provide European decision makers and citizenswith access to timely and relevant information andknowledge in order to• provide a sound basis for environmental policies

• help answer their questions about the environment in their daily lives

• ensure that environmental thinking and education is brought into the mainstream of decision-making

What is our mandate?What is our mandate?

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European Neighbourhood Policy

EEA member countries

EEA cooperating countries

ENP SouthENP East

Strategy for a new partnership for Central Asia

Central Asia

Strategic Partnership

•Algeria, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Palestinian Authority, Syria, Tunisia   •Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova, Ukraine •Russian Federation

•EEA 32 member countries•Albania, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Croatia, FYR of Macedonia, Kosovo, Montenegro, Serbia

EEA works with

European environment information and European environment information and observation network (Eionet)observation network (Eionet)

About 350 national institutions

• National focal points

• European topic centres

• National reference centres

• Other institutions

Overview of IPA ProjectOverview of IPA Project

Long-term Goal

Objective

WB countries

Duration

Budget

Full participation in EEA WP with WB countries as EEA member countriesExtension of the participation of the WB countries in the activities of EEA Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, FYROM, Kosovo, Montenegro, Serbia 24 months (12/09-11/11)1.2 meuro

IPA Budget and Lead ResponsibilitiesIPA Budget and Lead Responsibilities

Budget euro

Content 1. Extension of the main EEA topic areas to the West Balkan countries: 273000

• Water• Air and Climate Change• Biological Diversity• Land use and spatial information• Sustainable consumption and production

2. Support for inclusion in regular assessment reports 232000 3. Development of a regular indicator reporting system 80000

Networking 4. Development of the EIONET network and participation of NRCs/country experts in major EEA meetings and events 435000

Capacity building 5. Overall EEA Project Coordination and Technical support 180000

Total budget 1200000

The Shared Environmental The Shared Environmental Information System - SEISInformation System - SEIS

• SEIS aims to improve, modernise and streamline environmental information

• It is to be A distributed, integrated, web-enabled system A network where public providers share data

and information Based on existing e-infrastructure, systems

and services at national and EU level

Information PyramidInformation Pyramid

Knowledge

Assessment

Indicators

Data 

Monitoring

Bottom-up Top-down

Areas of Priority Data Flows (15 in Areas of Priority Data Flows (15 in total)total)

• Air pollution Annual air pollutant emissions data Exchange of Information Decision (air quality data) Monthly ozone data during summer (April–September) Annual air quality questionnaire Near real-time ozone reporting

• Climate Change Mitigation Greenhouse gas emissions data

• Water quality Quality of Rivers, Lakes and Groundwater Quality of transitional, coastal and marine water

• Biodiversity Common Database on Nationally Designated Areas

West Balkan Progress in Eionet Priority Dataflows

Biological Oxygen Demand (BOD5 in mg O2/l) in rivers in European countries, 2006 or latest year available

The European Environment: The European Environment: State and Outlook 2010State and Outlook 2010

AExploratory

assessment

•Global drivers•Megatrends•Uncertainties•Long-term policy

implications

CCountry

specific analyses

•Diversity•Commonality•Flexibilty

BEuropean analysis

of environm. systems•Atmosphere•Freshwater•Marine•Terrestrial•Human

Synthesis Integrated Analysis (Reflecting – Reviewing – Rethinking)

Additional investment requiredAdditional investment required• To enhance national capacities• To enhance national monitoring systems• To improve data management• To complete national contributions to the Shared

Environmental Information System• To get ready for full EEA membership• To provide full EEA support

EEA has a core budget of 40 meuro to support 32 EEA member countries, of which 35 meuro to support 27 EU Member States

EEA has received approx 100 keuro/country/year to the West Balkan countries over 14 years and 7+ grants

200-300 keuro/country/year would be needed to provide full support and enable full EEA membership

ConclusionsConclusions

• West Balkan country information on the environment is improving and increasingly accessible

• West Balkan countries are advancing towards EEA membership

• Further improvement requires additional investment• We also need a long-term strategy to maintain activities and facilitate membership and participation in EEA work programme

ConclusionsConclusions

• West Balkan country information on the environment is improving and increasingly accessible

• West Balkan countries are advancing towards EEA membership

• Further improvement requires additional investment

• Need a longer-term strategy for continuing funding and support to maintain activities and facilitate full membership

Thank you for your attention!