Financial assistance to environment

- outside the EUBrussels, 28th May 2009

World Bank event

Joanna Fiedler

European CommissionDG Environment

Overview of the presentation Enlargement countries assistance (IPA)

European Neighbourhood Policy assistance (ENPI)

Focus on environmental infrastructure (project preparation facilities)

Role of regional networks

Cooperation with International Financing Institutions

Structure of IPA Component I

Component II

Component III

Component IV

Component V

Transition Assistance and Institution Building

Cross-border Co-operation Regional development

Human resources development

Rural development

Component III, IV, V for Candidate countries

Component I Institution building and transition assistance

National programmes (environmental projects)

Regional and horizontal programmes (multi-beneficiary programmes) environmental projects

Presenting an overview of main environmental projects in IPA Component I – details in the Commission Decisions – DG ELARG web site.

CARDS

ISPA

PHARE

IPA 2007 ~63 mln for env (Comp I

national)

IPA 2008 ~ 60 mln for env (Comp I

national)IPA 2009

NATIONAL PROGRAMMESAlbania

Consolidation of the Environmental Monitoring system in Albania (2.0 mln Euro)

Improvement of Water supply and sewage systems in Albania

Bosnia and Herzegovina Strengthening of Environmental Institutions,

preparation for pre-accession funds and support to environmental infrastructure development. Capacity building and project preparation

Support to Water Policy (legislation) Support to implementation of the IPPC

directive Construction of sewage collectors

Croatia Enforcement of the new Environmental Protection

Act harmonised with EU legislation in cases of criminal offences against the environment (1.045 mln Euro)

Chemical safety – capacity building

Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia

Strengthening the central and local level capacities for environmental management

Montenegro Upgrading of Environmental Infrastructure- Construction of the Niksic wastewater treatment plant to

standards that meet EU Directives.- Supervision of the procurement and construction activities.- Training of operational and maintenance staff. Tariffs will be

increased, taking account of affordability, to meet operating and maintenance costs.

Support for Environmental Management - EPA development, polluter register, awareness raising

Serbia Hazardous waste management

Municipal Infrastructure support programme (project preparation and implementation)

Assistance in Implementing of Chemical Management System (1.5 mln)

Environmental Protection at Thermal Power Plants (11 mln euro)

Serbia cont. Assistance to the Serbian Environment Protection Agency

Emissions reduction from Nikola Tesla Thermal power plant

Strengthening administrative capacities to implement air quality management system

Strengthening administrative capacities to protect natural areas (NATURA 2000)

Sewage and wastewater strategic master plan for the West Morave River basin

Kosovo under UNSC 1244/99 Improving Environment

Drinking water supply is improved in Mitrovica and Pristina regions and remaining dumpsites are to be closed.

Turkey

The REACH Chemicals Project

Improving Emissions Control - to transpose and implement National Emission Ceilings

Directive (2001/81/EC) in Turkey.

Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control - reform of the administrative, legal and technical structures

to implement integrated environmental permitting systems/procedures for IPPC installations in Turkey

Mining Waste Management

Turkey cont. Implementation of Nitrate Directive

Institutional Building on Air Quality in the Marmara region

Capacity Building in the field of environment

IPA Component I – Regional Programmes 2007 and 2008 regional programmes - a number

of environmental project ~ 3.7 million euros

IPA Component II Cross border cooperation – environment among

priorities

IPA Component III Environmental infrastructure – 2007 -2009 approx. 280

million euros allocated to environment

Waste and wastewater and waste management

Based on Operational Programmes and indicative list of projects

Environmental requirements for projects In line with EU political framework,

Link to Operational Programme,

Link to implementation of the EU ENV legislation,

Consistency with strategic planning process.

Lessons Learnt so far on IPA III Environmental requirements for all types of projects under IPA III;

Project must comply with the environmental acquis;

Projects co-financed by IFIs must comply with the environmental acquis;

Defining roles and responsibilities to all stakeholders in the process as early as possible;

Planning of programming; need for support documents;

Importance of transparency and justification for projects chosen to the OP;

Lessons Learnt so far on IPA III Developing adequate expertise for project preparation;

Challenge of preparing and implementing projects by municipalities;

Importance of quality of EIA and public consultations process;

Special focus on nature protection areas;

Open and pro-active approach to preparing and submitting projects;

ENPI and environment Regional Programmes: - The Regional Programme for Euro-Mediterranean

Partnership;- Eastern Regional Programme

Interregional / cross-border cooperation / national programmes

~ 90% for bilateral actions

Assistance to Project Preparation Infrastructure Projects Facility

Neighbourhood Investment Facility

The Project Preparation and Investment Facility

Regional Initiatives Regional Environmental reconstruction Programme (REReP) Priority Environmental Investment Programme (PEIP) Regional Environmental Network for Accession (RENA) from

2009 DABLAS Task Force The EU Water Initiative The Union for the Mediterranean Horizon 2020 The Northern Dimension Environmental partnership (NDEP) Eastern Partnership The Black Sea Synergy

Cooperation with IFIs Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) IFIs Advisory Group Western Balkan Investment Framework

Some issues- More effective use of MoUs- Application of EPE principles by IFIs- IFIs policies linked to the EU policies in the region outside

the EU

Joanna Fiedler

Desk Officer

Relations with IFIs Serbia and Syria

Turkey investments Coordinator of ISPA/PHARE/CARDS/ IPA

Unit for Enlargement and Neighbouring Countries

European Commission – DG EnvironmentEmail: joanna.fiedler@ec.europa.eu

Tel: 0032-2-2990310