1 / 14

Greening the Structural Funds Programmes grdp

Greening the Structural Funds Programmes www.grdp.org. Agata Miazga-Payne on behalf of GRDP partnership. Goal. Identify and recommend the best ways of integrating the environment in the next round of Structural Fund programmes. Overview. Introduction & background

hoskinsc
Download Presentation

Greening the Structural Funds Programmes grdp

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Greening the Structural Funds Programmeswww.grdp.org Agata Miazga-Payne on behalf of GRDP partnership

  2. Goal Identify and recommend the best ways of integrating the environment in the next round of Structural Fund programmes.

  3. Overview • Introduction & background • Interpretation of integration • Lessons learnt/recommendations • programme development • programme implementation • programme evaluation • role of environmental authorities • Guidance documents

  4. Introduction • Environment Agency for England and Wales • Greening Regional Development Programmes - GRDP project, Interreg IIIC • inspiration from EAs from Italy, Spain, UK • exchange of experience on  integration • 37 partners

  5. Interpretation • No clear interpretation what  integration is. • Environment should be integrated at every stage of the programme.

  6. Lessons learntprogramme development • Limited involvement of environmental partners, in programme development in some MS. • Strategic environmental assessment required for EU funded programmes. It could be an excellent tool to ensure  integration but limited experience.

  7. Recommendations MAs should establish transparent democratic procedures for the selection and involvement of partners. SEA methodological guidance should be provided. MSs should be encouraged to share good SEA practices for OPs & NSRFs.

  8. Lessons learntprogramme implementation • The best  integration if there is assigned/dedicated staff to support applicants in delivering projects with economic, social, environmental outcomes. • Evaluation of project shows that some projects do not follow their proposals and thus do not deliver the planned benefits.

  9. Recommendations MAs and EAs should assign staff to deliver environmental integration. MAs & EAs must keep supporting projects to ensure delivery of planned benefits. EAs should be involved in monitoring. Possibility for funding withdrawal if projects fail.

  10. Lessons learntprogramme evaluation • Environmental evaluation of programmes and projects is often considered by MSs as a procedural burden & added cost. • Monitoring systems can fail to collect information on environmental indicators.

  11. Recommendations MAs should welcome environmental evaluation as a way of improving programmes, rather than an obstacle to economic & social benefits. MAs should ensure that programmes contain sound environmental indicators and projects should be asked to collect appropriate data.

  12. Lessons learntenvironmental authorities • There is not enough political support for  integration and role of EAs in this process at EU and national levels. • Close co-operation between MAs & EAs is essential for  integration.

  13. Recommendations EU should refer to the roles of EAs. National governments should refer to EAs in NSRFs & guidance. MAs should establish a co-operation mechanism with EAs. It should provide detailed arrangements to assign sufficient staff/finance.

  14. Guidance • Draft SEA Handbook for SFs • Draft guidance on partnership • Draft guidance on greening project level “Towards doing it better...”

More Related