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the Belgrade 2007 reportthe Belgrade 2007 report

Or (working title):

The 2007 Belgrade report

Europe’s Environment: the fourth Europe’s Environment: the fourth assessmentassessment

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From Dobris castle to BelgradeFrom Dobris castle to Belgrade

1991 Dobris

1993 Lucerne

1995 Sofia →

1998 Aarhus →

2003 Kiev →

“2007BelgradeReport”

2007 Belgrade

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Kiev Ministerial declaration: Kiev Ministerial declaration:

30. We call on EEA to prepare the fourth assessment report for the next EfE ministerial conference building on new partnerships, especially with UNECE and UNEP…………………

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Policy requirements to the 2007 Policy requirements to the 2007 reportreport

• Information to support/guide the Belgrade conference (agenda still to be decided)

• On the agenda: Evaluating progress under the EECCA environment strategy

• Short, policy oriented

•Identifying (new) challenges. Outlook.

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2007 policy context2007 policy context

• Review of the implementation of the EECCA environmental strategy (at the Belgrade conf.)

•End of process of the mid term review of the 6th Environmental Action Programme of the European Community

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If we would follow the If we would follow the EECCA env. EECCA env. strategystrategy, the contents of the Belgrade , the contents of the Belgrade 2007 report could look like:2007 report could look like:

1. Introduction2. Environment and health and the quality of life

• (Urban) air pollution • Water supply and sanitation• Waste and chemicals management

3. Management of natural resources in a sustainable way--Water resources management, including transboundary river basins and

regional seas• Water scarcity • Water quality: • Managing the marine environment

--Biodiversity and protection of ecosystems4. Environmental policy making

• An integrated approach to sectoral integration• Energy• Transport • Agriculture and forestry • Industry

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If we would follow the If we would follow the 6th Environmental 6th Environmental action planaction plan of the EU the contents list of the EU the contents list could be: could be: 1.Introduction2.Climate change (Reducing greenhouse gas emissions, Adaptation)3.Nature and biodiversity,• An integrated approach to halting biodiversity decline by 2010, land use• Nature protection: progress in Natura2000• Managing the marine environment • Sustainable use of soils4.Environment and health and quality of life,• Chemicals and pesticides • Water quality• Air quality • Noise 5.Natural resources and wastes (Decoupling resource consumption, generation

of waste, Re-use and recycling). 6.Objectives and priority areas for action on international issues• The EU in the wider world: trade and environment7.Environmental policy making• Experiences in the thematic strategy approach• Integration of environment in sectoral policies, from Cardiff to Lisbon

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Proposed contents (EECCA strategy Proposed contents (EECCA strategy and 6EAP integrated)and 6EAP integrated)1. Introduction (and general socio-economic development)2. Environment and health and quality of life,• (Urban) air quality• Water quality (incl water supply and sanitation, marine water quality)• Chemicals and pesticides, hazardous wastes 3. Climate change (Impacts, Reducing greenhouse gas emissions, Adaptation)4. Nature and biodiversity,• An integrated approach to halting biodiversity decline by 2010, land use• Nature protection (progress in Natura2000 and other designation)• Managing the marine environment • Sustainable use of soils5.Natural resources and wastes (resource consumption, water scarcity, generation

of waste, re-use and recycling). 6.Europe and the wider world, transboundary issues7.Environmental policy making• Integration of environment in sectoral policies• Energy• Transport• Agriculture• Industry

Pan-European

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The model for each (sub)chapterThe model for each (sub)chapter

1. Endangered ecosystem functions-impacts on human health and the economy

2. Indicator based DPSIR analysis , focus on driving forces and their environmental burden

3. Policy lessons

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The set up of each (sub)chapterThe set up of each (sub)chapter

1. Pan-european: summary of impacts on human health and the economy, on vulnerable groups, regions, poverty

2. Progress in West and Central Europe, policy lessons

3. Progress in EECCA countries, policy lessons

? Country comparisons

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economy

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Common principles for report Common principles for report production (for discussion!)production (for discussion!)

• The main strategic documents will be the starting point of the 2007 assessment

• Use of the EEA and EECCA core set of indicators

• Integrated assessment by expert/author working groups, including stakeholder consultation

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Data collection mechanisms and the Data collection mechanisms and the building of a knowledge basisbuilding of a knowledge basis

EEA’s 2007 Belgrade Report – Progress in the outcomes of environmental policies in the whole of Europe as apparent from changes in pressures and the state of the environment and its impacts on human beings and ecosystems

Products

Inputs / half products

Information and

knowledge base

(system)

Environmental indicators in EEA countries and Balkan

Environmentaland health indicators (WHO)

EECCA environmental indicators

Socio-economic indicators (various international organisations)

EEA websiteEEA data warehouse

Report EECCA indicators

European scenarios (EEA, UNEPGEO, OECD Outlook)

Scenario reports

EEA data warehouse

EHIS and ENHIS

Dataflows Data collection within each of these processes

Ongoing EEA/EIONET data reporting

Activity under TACIS project

Ongoing datacollection WHO

Semi-automated transfer from int. databases

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Data collection mechanisms and the Data collection mechanisms and the building of a knowledge basisbuilding of a knowledge basis

• Socioeconomic data: captured from international databasis (UN, OECD, EUROSTAT, and others) -> EEA datawarehouse

• EEA environmental data and indicators -> EEA website

• EECCA environmental data and indicators -> report EECCA indicators (also on web)

• Environment and health indicators -> WHO (EHIS and ENHIS)

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Environmental data collection Environmental data collection specificsspecifics

• Data collection through the production of indicators

• No Belgrade report questionnaire planned

• Additional use of international databases (UNSO-questionnaire results, EMEP, UNFCCC, EEA-AIRBASE, etc)

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TimingTiming

Concept development: 2005

Datacollection/production of indicators : jan-april 2006

Writing : april-august 2006 (compilation of EECCA indicator report)

Review/consultations on drafts: Oct-Nov 2006Febr. 2007 Report(s) to printerSeptember 2007 Belgrade Conference

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Supporting activitiesSupporting activitiesEECCA: TACIS 1 mln Euro project 2005-2006

•Networking

•Supporting preparation 2007 Belgrade report

•Capacity building (air and climate change, water)

EEA member countries

• Production of the core set of indicators (data flows, reportnet, quality control)

Balkan: CARDS Programme

•Cooperation with the EEA in different topics

•Preparation of selected indicators from EEA core set

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• Thank you

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Towards a harmonised set of reports Towards a harmonised set of reports for the Belgrade conferencefor the Belgrade conference

1. EEA indicator report 2007 covering EEA member countries and the Balkans,

2. A self standing EECCA indicator report based on the EECCA core set of indicators,

3. An overarching summary on the state of the environment

4. The OECD/Task Force report on the implementation of the EECCA strategy

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