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EEA Programme EE02“Integrated Marine and Inland Water Management”
Krista TõnissonRepublic of Estonia Ministry of the EnvironmentForeign Financing Department/ PO
May 2017
Introduction
1. EEA Grants and Norway Grants 2009-2014 in Estonia
2. Programme “Integrated Marine and Inland Water Management”
3. Future
Estonia
• Estonia is a small country
(45 227 km²), which is located in Northern Europe, on the eastern coast of the Baltic Sea.
• Estonia’s neighbours are Russia in the East, Latvia in the South, Sweden in the West and Finland in the North.
• Its land border is 645 km long and marine border is1242 km long.
• Population 1,3 million
EEA Grants and Norway Grants 2009-2014 in Estonia
The overall objectives of the EEA Grants are the following:
to contribute to the reduction of economic and social disparities in the European Economic Area
to contribute to the strengthening of bilateral relations between Donor states and the beneficiary states
EEA Grants 21,3 million euros + Norway Grants 23,7 million euros = 45 miljonit eurot
EEA and Norway Programmes in Estonia 2009-2014
EEA Programmes Norway Programmes
Integrated Marine and Inland Water
Management 6 900 000 Euros (MoE)
Green Industry Innovation 6 000 000 Euros
(MoEAC)
Funds for Non-governmental Organisations
2 300 000 Euros (Open Estonia
Foundation)
Public Health 8 912 000 Euros (MoSA)
Children and Youth at Risk 6 505 000
Euros (MoER)
Domestic and Gender-Based Violence 2
000 000 Euros (MoSA)
Conservation and Revitalisation of Cultural
and Natural Heritage 4 510 000 Euros
(MoC)
Gender Equality and Promoting Work-Life
Balance 2 000 000 Euros (MoSA)
Scholarships 600 000 Euros (MoER) Bilateral Research Cooperation 3 000 000
Euros (MoER)
Programme “Integrated Marine and Inland Water Management”
The objective of the Programme is to achieve good environmental status in Estonian marine and inland waters.
The expected outcomes are establishing environmental targets and management plans for marine and inland waters; improving environmental information of impact, status and trends; developing strategies and measures for adapting to climate changes.
Programme Operator: Estonian Ministry of the Environment (MoE)
Donor Programme Partner: Norwegian Environmental Agency
Programme “Integrated Marine and Inland Water Management”
Programme budget: 7 615 053 euro
EEA contribution: 6 900 000 euro
Estonian co-financing: 715 053 euro
Implementation scheme: pre-defined and open callprojects
Grant rate for open call projects: maximum 85-90%
Grant rate for pre-defined projects: 100%
Grant amount for projects: from 170 000 euros
Approval of the programme: 22.12.2012
Signing of the programme contract: 28.03.2013
Outcomes - outputs
Established environmental targets and management plans for marine and inland waters
1) Pre-defined project: Developing the programme of measures for theEstonian marine area in compliance with the requirements of the EU MarineStrategy Framework Directive, including feasibility study on using LNG as analternative ship fuel to reduce pollution (Estonian Environmental ResearchCentre)
2) Open call projects:
- Inventory and development of monitoring programme for nature values in
Estonian marine areas (NEMA) (Estonian Marine Institute, University of
Tartu)
- Assessment for ecosystem based management of marine environment on
the basis of sea bottom and sediments of the Gulf of Finland (Geological
Survey of Estonia)
- Development of relevant criteria and monitoring methodology of
favourable conservation status of the coastal (terrestrial) habitats in
Estonia. (Institute of Ecology of Tallinn University)
Call was open 30.08.2013 – 04.11.2013
Eligibility control and expert assessment: 05.11.2013 – 21.03.2014
Improved environmental information on impact, status and trends
1) Pre-defined project: The development of data-modelling system and thedecision support tool for the integrated marine and inland watermanagement (Estonian Environmental Research Centre)
2) Pre-defined project: Implementation of the INSPIRE Directive (EstonianLand Board)
Open call projects:
- Development of methods for assessment and mapping of ecosystem
services of marine and inland waters (Peipsi Centre for Transboundary
Cooperation)
- Restoring of estuarine and habitats in Lõve river (NGO Laidevahe Loodus)
- Restoration of habitats of freshwater pearl mussel (Environmental Board)
Call was open 30.08.2013 – 04.11.2013
Eligibility control and expert assessment: 05.11.2013 – 21.03.2014
Signing project contracts with projects: 29.05.2014 – 11.08.2014.
The eligibility period for projects: May 2014 - 30.04.2016.
Developed strategies and measures for adapting to a changing climate
1) Pre-defined project: The elaboration of Estonia’s draft National ClimateChange Adaptation Strategy and action plan (Estonian EnvironmentalResearch Centre)
2) Open call Projects:
Baseline studies for the elaboration of the assessment of the impact ofclimate change and suitable adaptation measures were conducted withinthe framework of three different projects and one procurement in thefollowing fields:
- Planning, land use, human health and rescue capability
- Natural environments and the bio-economy
- Infrastructure, buildings, energy and energy supply
- Economy and society (public procurement)
Call was open 12.08.2014 – 13.10.2014
Eligibility control and expert assessment: 14.10.2014 –16.12.2014
Signing project contracts with projects: January-February 2015
Results• Developed a marine strategy for the Estonian marine area in accordance with
the requirements of EU Marine Strategy Framework Directive, consisting of regionally coordinated cost-effective monitooring programme and programme of measures for managing pressures in marine environment. The prepared marine strategy shall help to improve the policy management systems for marine and inland water bodies.
• An operational water moddeling system was created that improves theavailability of data related to the condition of, pressure imposed by various sources on and impact of measures with respect to marine and inland surface water, and allows decisions to be made based on the aforesaid data.
• Estonia’s Draft National Climate Change Adaptation Strategy and Action Plan was elaborated
• The criteria and reference values of favourable statuses were defined and monitoring and assessment methodology were elaborated and tested for marine and costal habitat types with respect to the EU Habitats Directive.
• The favorable condition of the freshwater mussel habitat was improved by reducing the sediment load, hunting beavers, increasing the permeability of the river for host fish and restoring the natural character of the river section.
Fund of Bilateral Relations and management costsBilateral fund:
Opening event 20.06.2013
Partner days before the open calls
Expert meetings before signing projects partnership agreements, exchange of experiences
Study trip to Norway in May 2015
Closing event 08.032017
Communication activities in two languages (In Estonian and in English)
Management costs:
Personnel costs
Inforamtion days
Communacation activities in Estonian
Cooperation commitee meetings
EEA/Norway Grants 2014-2021
• 3 May 2016 Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and the EU signed the agreements on the European Economic Area (EEA) and Norway Grants for the period 2014-2021.
• The priorities for the 2014-2021 funding period reflect the major challenges facing Europe and align with EU priorities:
- Innovation, research, education and competitiveness;
- Social inclusion, youth employment and poverty reduction;
- Environment, energy, climate change and low carbon economy;
- Culture, civil society, good governance and fundamental rights and
freedom;
- Justice and home affairs
• Estonian Ministry of the Finance started planning of new period and POssubmitted their first programme ideas last spring.
• MoU signed 9 May 2017 in Tallinn
Programme: Climate ChangeMitigation and Adaptation (EE-CLIMATE)Programme objective: Climate change mitigated and
vulnerability to climate change reduced
Programme grant: 6 000 000 euros
Programme co-financing: 1 058 824 euros
Programme Operator: Ministry of Environment (MoE)
Donor programme partner: Norwegian Environment Agency (NEA)
Programme areas: (PA 13) Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation; (PA 11) Environment and Ecosystems
Bilateral ambitions: 75 000 euros shall be allocated to the programme from the fund for bilateral relations. This does not prevent the Joint Committee for Bilateral Funds from allocating additional funds to the programme
9 May 2017 in Tallinn
