simon pow. waste governance – enpi east

Project Financed by the

European Union

Project Implemented by Eptisa,

Fichtner, Project Mgmt, Planmiljo,

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“Waste Governance – ENPI East”

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“Waste Governance –ENPI East”

Simon Pow, Team Leader, Eco Invest International Forum, 3 October 2012


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• The EC’s Assistance Framework - European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP) and the Four

Common Spaces with Russia provides the framework for closer relations between EU and the countries in its neighbourhood to the east

- For 2007-2013, approximately €12 billion in EC funding is available to support all sorts of reforms in these Partner Countries

- Sustainable development and sound environment are key issues within ENP

- EC’s Regional Strategy Paper 2007-2013 places the environment as one of the EC’s key support areas for the region


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• On-Going Environmental Regional Projects– “Waste Governance – ENPI East” (2009 to 2013) - €5.8m

– “Towards a Shared Environmental Information System (SEIS) in the European Neighbourhood” (2010-2014) - €5.7m

– “Air Quality Governance” (2010 to 2014) - €7m

– “PPRD – East” (2010 to 2014) - €6m

– “Environmental Protection of International River Basins” (2011 to 12/15) - €8.5m

– “Improving Capacity to Eliminate and Prevent Recurrence of Obsolete Pesticides as a Model for Tackling Unused Hazardous Chemicals in the FSU” (2012-2015) - €7m

– CIUDAD – Strengthening the Local Authorities Role in the EU Neighbourhood Region


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• Waste Governance – ENPI East– Important part of the EC’s 2008 Regional Action

Programme

– Developed after extensive consultation with the Partner Countries

– Seeks to address the resulting pollution from improperly managed wastes by:-

• Improving data on the types and quantities of waste disposed of to the environment

• Improving strategic planning for addressing waste management problems

• Improving the coordination of national and international resources to more effectively address waste management problems


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• What is Waste Governance? (1)

WASTE

GOVERNANCE

Participation

CoherenceAccountability

Openness

Effectiveness


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• What is Waste Governance (2)

– Five Pillars/Principles of “good governance”

• Openness;

• Participation;

• Accountability;

• Effectiveness; and

• Coherence

– These five principles form the foundation of

our approach to implementing this project


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– Openness

• Development, implementation, and reporting of waste management initiatives is communicated to all stakeholders

– Participation

• Waste management planning is undertaken with the inclusive participation of stakeholders

– Accountability

• Clear roles and responsibilities between the various institutions. Effective mechanisms are in place to ensure that they act in line with their responsibilities


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– Effectiveness

• Waste management planning is developed and

implemented at the appropriate institutional levels

to address local priorities on the basis of clear

objectives and evaluation of future impacts.

– Coherence

• Strengthening waste management frameworks

must be integrated into the wider policy framework

of each country.


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• Implications for Project Implementation (1)

– Implementation must be “process” driven if

impact/sustainability is to be maximised

– Project coordinators in place and empowered

to make decisions locally

– Project Partners and key stakeholders must

be fully engaged into project implementation

both nationally and regionally in order to

maximise ownership


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• Implications for Project Implementation (2)– Use the concept of integrated Solid Waste

Management (ISWM) because it tests the full range of governance skills, e.g. priority setting, strategic planning, consultation, decision making etc

– Involve NGOs into the implementation process

– Strong public awareness raising component & communication strategy essential


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• Project’s Institutional Structures (1)– Full Regional Steering Committee

• Meets Annually (February)

• Chaired by EC Project Manager

– Two Sub-Regional Meetings (Western NIS and Caucasus)

• Meets Annually (July/September)

• Chaired by EU Delegation

– Consultative Groups• National and Local (pilot region) stakeholders

• Chaired by the National Coordinator

• Meets at least once every six months


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2nd Sub-Regional Meeting, Western

NIS Countries, Kiev (July, 2011)

First Sub-Regional Meeting, Caucasus

Countries, Tbilisi (September 2011)


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Regional Steering Committee Meeting,

Tbilisi, Georgia (February 2011)


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Regional Steering Committee Meeting,

Chisinau, Moldova (February 2012)


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• Overall Objective– “To reduce the risks arising from inappropriate

management of wastes in the ENPI East, that thereby create environmental pollution hazards to the community and to natural resources through co-operation with, and among, partner states in the region”

• Specific Objective– “To improve the management of waste by promoting

higher standards at waste facilities, more effective waste prevention initiatives, increased capacities for waste collection and sorting, as well as increasing reuse, recovery, and safe disposal of waste”


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• Results– 1. Completed pilot region inventories of existing

illegal/non-compliant disposal sites (May, 2012)

– 2. An adopted waste classification approach that accords with international and EU standards (May, 2013)

– 3. Completed 15 year waste management strategies (one for each of the pilot areas), Nov 2011

– 4. Feasibility study on establishing a “DABLAS Type”platform for encouraging strategic waste management investments (Nov 2012); and

– 5. Credible Communication Strategy Implemented throughout all ENPI East Countries (November, 2013).


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• Project Work Streams– Work Stream A: Project Management

– Work Stream B: Inventorisation of Illegal Waste Disposal Sites

– Work Stream C: Strengthening Waste Classification Practices

– Work Stream D: Development of Pilot Regional Waste Management Strategies

– Work Stream E: Feasibility Study on Establishing a “DABLAS Type” Platform

– Work Stream F: Implementation of Scope of Works for Russian Federation

– Work Steam G: Public Awareness, Information Dissemination, and Capacity Building


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• Result 1: Completed Pilot Region Inventories– Inventory undertaken from September to

November 2011

– 295 dumpsites (only 115 have an appropriate passport) and 9 landfill sites

– Dumpsites occupy approximately 199,000 Ha of land with 255,153m3 of MSW

– Landfills occupy 55Ha of land and contain about 7685 millionm3 of MSW


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• Result 2: Adopted waste classification approach that is compatible with EU standards

– Developed, harmonized with EU List of Waste

– Agreed with Ministry of Ecology and Natural

Resources

– Submitted to State Service of Statistics


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Regional Workshop on Measures

for Strengthening the Existing

Waste Classification Frameworks,

Kiev, Ukraine (September, 2010)


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• Result 3: A completed 15 year waste

management strategy for each pilot region

– Mobilising the Planning Process

– Defining the baseline

– Establishing the Strategic Planning Framework

– Technical, Financial, and Institutional Options

– Preparation of the Strategy

– Preparing the Action Plan

– Outline Feasibility Study


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Domestic Waste Management Strategy for Zakarpatska oblast 2012-2026

The strategy proposes that the 13 rayons in the Oblast are

divided into 4 distinct sub-regions (Uzhgorod, Mukachevo,

Vinogradiv, and Tiachiv) because the sharing of waste

management facilities is the most efficient approach.

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•Organized municipal waste collection on the territory of the

whole oblast;

•Construction of four regional landfills in Uzhgorod,

Mukachevo, Vinogradiv, and Tiachiv rayons;

•Construction of two transfer stations in Mizhgirya and Rahiv

rayons;

•Separate collection of recyclable waste will be organized in all

main settlements in all main settlements of the districts, and in

settlements with population exceeding 3000 residents;

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•Four sorting facilities will be established in Uzhgorod,

Mukachevo, Vinogradiv, and Tiachiv which will receive the

separately collected waste. An additional glass sorting line is

envisaged at the sorting facility where separately collected

glass waste will be treated according to the demands of glass

recycling plants; and

•The progressive establishment of centralised composting sites

in every district.

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The strategy proposes that an Association is formed at the oblast level (including representatives of villages, cities, rayon and oblast Councils) for managing the new waste management system

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•The total investment cost of the proposed waste

management options over a 14-year investment

period (2013-2026) is UAH 1,261 million (around 115

mln. Euro).

•The operational costs rise from UAH 26 million in

2014 to 104 million in 2026.

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• Result 4: Completed feasibility study on the establishment of a “DABLAS type” platform to encourage a strategic focus to investments in the waste sector

– Aim is to assess the feasibility for establishing

a “DABLAS” type platform to encourage a

more strategic focus to investments in the

waste sector


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• What is the DABLAS “Platform” (1)

– DABLAS Task Force is a successful example of

providing a platform for cooperation between IFIs,

donors, and beneficiaries for the protection of water

and water-related ecosystems of the Danube and

Black Sea

– Established in November 2001

– Comprises a number of representatives from the

countries of the region, ICPDR, Black Sea

Commission, IFIs, EC, interested EU Member States,

and other bi-lateral donors etc


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• What is the DABLAS “Platform” (2)

– Main objective is to encourage a more strategic focus

to the use of available financing, and to ensure co-

ordinated action between all financial instruments

operating in the region

– Attempts to bring cohesion to the financing process,

by identifying priority objectives common to the region

as a whole, targeting the available funds at the most

pressing environmental issues

– To achieve this aim, the DABLAS Task Force

develops and implements an annual work programme


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• What is the DABLAS Platform (3)– Benefits donors and beneficiaries by:-

• Providing access to priority investment projects to ensure that project sponsors, donors, and IFIs are better informed about the viability of projects and will have a clearer idea of next steps for project development

• Facilitating opportunities for donors and IFIs to establish co-operation to take projects forward through Task Force activities (such as meetings and workshops)

• Ensuring information on progress on national funding decisions from the DABLAS feedback process is widely available to aid in the decision-making process

• Developing a tangible strategic framework for donors to use when actually making financing decisions


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• Result 4: Progress-to-date• Review undertaken of existing DABLAS Task

Force activities

• Stakeholder consultation has taken place to

identify priorities

– Suggests strong support to coordinate nationally but regional coordination is less of a priority


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• Result 5: Credible Communication and Capacity Building Strategy

– Capacity Building

• Needs Assessment

• Development of Programme

• Implementation of Programme


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Training of school teachers on methodology “Alphabet on domestic waste management for pupils”

all 13 rayons involved

250 teachers


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• Result 5: Credible Communication and Capacity Building Strategy

– Awareness Raising

• Needs Assessment

• Development of Programme

• Implementation of Programme


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Divine liturgy, conducted by Reverend Archbishop Milan Shashik, Mukachevo bishop (Head of the commission in environmental matters Mukachevo Greek Catholic Diocese) in the one biggest cathedrals of Uzhgorod -Cathedral of the Exaltation of the God's True Cross

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Children competitions

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Action «Crab»

Latorica river just on the border with Slovakia (EU)

Joint project with Ministry of Ecology and Natural Recourses, local water management agency and NGO, business and international organizations (ICPDR)

5 tons of waste

10 TV channels + newspapers and internet


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Zakarpattya state TV channel «Тisza 1»

24 June 21:00 – 24:00 on live Experiment Studio:

two social advertisement on waste management

documentary

round table with participation of four Christian confessions and Project

experts


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Scene from Social Video “Today one

unit of waste – tomorrow one landfill

of waste”

Scene from the Moldovan Social

Video to Encourage Segregation and

Recycling of Waste


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• All project results uploaded onto project web-site:-

– www.wastegovernance.org

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