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Bridging Partners, Regions, a nd Concepts …

Bridging Partners, Regions, a nd Concepts …. ECENA September 2007. Marta Szigeti Bonifert Executive Director. Bridging Stakeholders. The REC is an international organisation with a mission to assist in solving environmental problems……

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Bridging Partners, Regions, a nd Concepts …

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  1. Bridging Partners, Regions, and Concepts… ECENA September 2007 Marta Szigeti Bonifert Executive Director

  2. Bridging Stakeholders • The REC is an international organisation with a mission to assist in solving environmental problems…… • The REC is legally based on a charter signed by the governments of 29 countries and the European Commission • Multi-stakeholder International Board • 190 staff (some 30 nationalities) • 100% project based organization (over 300 running projects) • 10 million Euro annual turnover • Offices in 17 countries • Population served ~ 200 million • Operations beyond Central and Eastern Europe

  3. Corrado Clini - Chairman of the Board Director GeneralMinistry for the Environment Land and Sea, Italy Nadya BonevaDirectorProme Consulting, Bulgaria Ferruh ErtürkProfessor, Yildiz University, Turkey Tom HarveyGlobal Environment & Technology Foundation, Founder and Chairman of the Board, USA Jon OpemSenior AdvisorMinistry of the Environment, Norway Adriaan OudemanCoordinator Ministry of HousingSpatial Planning and Environment, Netherlands Istvan PomaziChief AdvisorMinistry of Environment and Water, Hungary Claude RouamHead of UnitEuropean Commission Yukio YanagisawaProfessor of Environment SystemsUniversity of Tokyo, Japan Board of Directors

  4. REC: expansion of the beneficiary region • 1990 – Hungary • 1991 – Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, Poland, Romania, Yugoslavia • 1990 – Hungary • 1991 – Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, Poland, Romania, Yugoslavia • 1992 – Albania • 1990 – Hungary • 1991 – Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, Poland, Romania, Yugoslavia • 1990 – Hungary • 1990 – Hungary • 1991 – Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, Poland, Romania, Yugoslavia • 1992 – Albania • 1995 – Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania • 2003 – Turkey • 1990 – Hungary • 1991 – Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, Poland, Romania, Yugoslavia • 1992 – Albania • 1995 – Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania

  5. REC: access to different frames • New EU Members • Accession Countries • New EU Members • Accession Countries • Pre-Accession Countries/ Stabilization and Association Programs • New EU Members

  6. Implementation – “ REC a think- and do-tank” • REC carried out more than 3500 projects since 1990… – with the support of the country and field office network – with programmes, topic areas and funds • TAs were introduced in 2004 as a tool to better organise and manage the existing expertise and knowledge within the network • The topic areas are managed by REC experts based in different countries • This development is a direct result of the continuous efforts over the last years to strengthen the synergies within the organisation, to build on the accumulated experience and knowledge and fully use the available in-house expertise

  7. Bridging Bridging – Across Borders Sustainability, Climate Change SEA Grants, training programmes Improvement of energy efficiency Environmental Financing, LEAPs Awareness Raising, Green Pack NGOs Government Government NGOs The REC Business Local Governments Local Governments Business Citizens Citizens

  8. Partnerships • EEA – Several topic centers of the European Environment Agency • EC - Environmental Experts Group on Structural Funds (DG Env.) • OECD - EAP Task Force, Development Assistance Committee Working G. on SEA • UNDP - Danube and Black Sea Task Force • UNEP - Finance Initiative Task Force, Joint work on the Carpathians Convention, Partnership for Clean Fuels and Vehicles • CSD – Commission on Sustainable Development • UNECE - Cooperation with UNECE on the implementation of the Aarhus Convention, the Espoo Convention, the International Water Convention, the International Accidents Convention and related protocols • ICPDR - International Commission for the Protection of the Danube River • MEDREP – Mediterranean Renewable Energy Programme Initiative • E3G, HBLF, VIU, CEU, Agroinnova, ICLEI, IUCN, EPE, AMCHAM • TOYOTA, JIBIC, Philips, GE, ITDH, USAID • EECCA RECs

  9. Donor Contributions 1990-2005

  10. Donors • RECENT DONORS: • European Commission • The governments of Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Croatia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States • Other inter-governmental and private institutions THE TOTAL CONTRIBUTION OF DONORS GIVEN TO CEE THROUGH THE REC EXCEEDED 100 MILLION EUROS!

  11. REC – Transfer of Lessons Learned

  12. The REC bridges – donors and beneficiaries • The REC serves as a unique mechanism for implementing political decisions • NGO Support • Strategic Environmental Assessments • Implementation of the Aarhus Convention • Public Transport • Biodiversity Projects • Education for Sustainable Development • Renewable/Sustainable Energy • Climate Change • Legal support – EU harmonisation • …

  13. Main directions of work following the strategy 2006-2010 • Strengthening institutions • Sustainable development strategies and plans • LEAP Development and implementation • Environmental law, national, EU and international • Environmental financing • Environmental enforcement and compliance • Capacity building of stakeholders and assisting partnerships • Education for sustainable development • Capacity building • NGO financing • Providing environmental information • Assisting the practical implementation of the Aarhus Convention

  14. Main directions of work following the strategy 2006-2010 • Sustainable management and use of natural resources • Biodiversity, agriculture and rural development • Water management • Resource and waste management • Environment and security • Sustainable enterprise • Sectoral integration • Environmental assessment • Climate change and sustainable energy • Sustainable transport • Health and environment

  15. Major environmental Initiative under the Stability Pact for SEE –“REReP” • Regional Environmental Reconstruction Programme for South Eastern Europe • Launched in 2000 in the frame of Stability Pact for South Eastern Europe • Task Force comprising of ministers of Environment, EC, donors and NGOs guides its implementation • Since the very beginning the REC plays a role of Secretariat of REReP

  16. Since launch of REReP growing efforts for strengthening environmental institutions, policy reform and civil society building transfer of best practices, exchange of experience, established networks Increasing number of cross-border agreements and initiatives mutual trust and long-term horizon for European integration political support from the countries A great need for further environmental assistance Major environmental Initiative under the Stability Pact for SEE –“REReP”

  17. Donor contribution to REReP projects

  18. ECENA • ECENA (former BERCEN) is one of success stories of SEE • Became a successful mechanism for regional cooperation in improving implementation and enforcement of EU legislation • Supports environmental agencies and inspectorates to address current challenges in improving their capacities and the exchange of experience and best practices

  19. ECENA MAP • ECENA Multi-Annual work Programme 2007-2010 • Summarizes the ECENA priorities and activities for the given period • Developed taking into consideration the EU accession priorities of the potential candidate and pre-candidate countries • Builds upon the achievements of the previous BERCEN/ECENA MAP 2003-2006, as well

  20. ECENA MAP • We hope that • the ECENA MAP will be regarded as an evolving document, subject to change as new priorities arise for which additional funding is obtained • different financial arrangements ( CARDS and PHARE) will not slow down the implementation of the programme • We are convinced that • Commitment of the beneficiaries to work together on the MAP implementation is strong The REC is proud to work as secretariat and implementing agency with high commitment to achieve concrete and measurable results with visible impact in the region

  21. Sustainable Development: An Issue of Carrying Capacity If we go on with current production and consumption patterns, Two planets needed by 2050 2002 2100 1900 2050 Based on "Beyond the Limits", D.H. Meadows, D. L. Meadows, and J. Randers 1992; Chelsea Green Publishing, White River Junction VT. ~ 2 billion ~ 9 billion

  22. Thank you for your attention!

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