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EEA activities in the Mediterranean Region

Adriana Gheorghe

West Balkan workshop on Waste, 6 November 2008

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European Neighbourhood Policy

EEA member countries

EEA collaborating countries

ENP South

ENP East

•Algeria, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Palestinian Authority, Syria, Tunisia  

•Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova, Ukraine

•EEA 32 •Monaco•Albania, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Croatia, former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Kosovo, Montenegro, Serbia

EEA works with

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UNEP Mediterranean Action PlanUNEP Mediterranean Action PlanUNEP/MAPUNEP/MAP

Barcelona Convention (Convention for

the Protection of the Mediterranean Sea

against Pollution)

22 contracting parties (21

Mediterranean countries plus European

Community)

7 MAP Regional Activity Centres (RACs)

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Algeria

LibyaEgypt

Turkey

France

Spain

Italy

Morocco

SyriaTunisia

Greece

Croatia

Albania

Israel

Slovenia

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Montenegro

CyprusLebanon

Malta

MED POL PROGRAMMEAthens, Greece

BP/RAC, Blue Plan Regional Activity CentreNice, France

PAP/RAC, Priority Actions Programme Split, Croatia

SPA/RAC, Specially Protected Areas Tunis, Tunisia

REMPEC, Regional Marine Pollution Emergency Response Centre for Mediterranean Sea Valletta, Malta

INFO/RACRome, Italy

CP/RAC, Cleaner Production Regional Activity CentreBarcelona, Spain

UNEP/MAP – Barcelona ConventionUNEP/MAP – Barcelona Convention

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Euro-Mediterranean PartnershipEuro-Mediterranean Partnership

= Barcelona process

Bringing together EU MS and 12

Mediterranean partner-countries

Enhanced by:

Union for the Mediterranean [COM(2008 319]

Horizon 2020

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A political revamp of the Barcelona process;

A focus approach on key pollution areas;

A firm target in addressing and solving a key

environmental problem in the region

What is HORIZONWhat is HORIZON 2020 initiative 2020 initiative and ENP instrument ?and ENP instrument ?

… and a new and coherent EU financial instrument in relation to all neighbours (including Mediterranean region)

Horizon 2020 [COM(2006) 475 final]

ENP [COM(2007) 774]

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Horizon 2020 – the InitiativeCommission Communication COM(2006) 475 : “Establishing an Environment Strategy for the Mediterranean”

Priority sectors:

Municipal waste Urban waste water Industrial emissions

(=up to 80% of pollution)according to EEA-UNEP/MAP joint report from 2007

Priority issues in the Mediterranean Environment

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From 2008 onwards: “EEA, in cooperation with relevant partners (Countries, Research, NGOs , Barcelona convention network, Eionet, ETCs/RACs, Group of 4, …)and based on existing and ongoing initiatives, (SEIS, Reportnet, Inspire, Medstat, SMAP CH, …)to design a coherent indicator process and framework for regular indicator based analyses, including a “scorecard”, to compare and mesure progress”.

• “Horizon 2020 –Timetable for the first phase (2007-2013)”

Horizon 2020 – specific demand to Horizon 2020 – specific demand to EEAEEA

Network

System (tools/infrastructure)

Content (data, info, indicators, reports)

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Turkey

France

Italy

SyriaTunisia

Greece

Croatia

Albania

Israel

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Montenegro

Cyprus

Lebanon

Malta

Jordan

Serbia

F.Y.R. of Macedonia

Slovenia

Bulgaria

Romania

Hungary

Austria

Germany

Switzerland

Spain

Algeria

Libya

Moldova

UkraineSlovakia

DATA

Produce specific indicators and a scorecard to monitor progress

REPORTING

CAPACITY

BUILDING

SEIS

OTHER NETWORKS

Produce a trial indicator-based report in 2009 on key priority issues for Mediterranean region

Work with Euro-Mediterranean partner countries (North Africa), building capacities and extending networks

Gradually extend SEIS to these countries in areas of water, waste, industrial emissions, etc., by connecting with relevant networks and data flowsPartnership with UNEP/MAP, link to network of statistical offices

ENP-South 2009-2012how to link with the Balkans ?

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Tasks to be performed under Horizon 2020 indicators

To assess progress in de-polluting the Mediterranean Sea by:

Identifying and producing relevant

indicators in the area of Municipal Waste,

Urban Waste Water and Industrial

Emissions

Covering all Mediterranean Region

Involving both environment and statistical

networks

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Tasks to be performed under Horizon 2020 indicators

Policy questions

Data availability, standards, coverage, quality compliance

UNSD/UNEP UNSD/UNEP

OECD/EUROSTAT/MEDSTAT NATIONAL INDICATORS, etc.

List (non exhaustive) of

available indicators

EEA CSIEEA CSI

CSI for theMediterranean Region

CSI for theMediterranean Region

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Thank you!