Was macht das Umweltbundesamt?
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Transcript Was macht das Umweltbundesamt?
The European context
in which SEPA operates
Seminar at Kopaonik, 24-05-2005
Johannes Mayer
[email protected]
14.10.2004 | Folie 1
SEPA is responsible for
Assuring national environmental data coordination for Serbia
preparing national environmental data
reporting to international institutions,
such as:
European Commission
European Environment Agency
International (UN & other) Conventions
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Division of work at European level
Member States have much criticised EC for
duplicate environmental reporting
Very recent agreement on clear thematic
division between European institutions:
Air, Water, Biodiversity/Nature: European
Environment Agency
Waste: Eurostat (Waste Statistics Regulation)
Soil, Chemicals: Joint Research Center
(European Soil Bureau, European Chemicals
Bureau ( Agency)
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European Commission
European Commission: formally expects
national reporting from the time of EU
accession (but will ask for „volontary“
submissions in accession period)
Much data reporting handled via the
European Environment Agency
Eurostat / Waste Statistics Regulation:
Im most MS national counterparts in the
Statistical Offices
14.10.2004 | Folie 4
International Conventions
Reporting related to EC Obligations,
where EC is a Convention party:
Convention on Long-Range
Transboundary Air Pollution / CLRTAP
(EC: National Emission Ceilings
Directive)
UN Framework Convention Climate
Change / UNFCCC, Kyoto Protocol (EC:
Greenhouse Gas Monitoring Mechanism)
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European Environment Agency
Specific status by separate regulation
1210/90/EEC (933/99/EC)
„timely, reliable, relevant, targeted“ data
to support EU environmental policies
countries may have full membership
status before EU Accession
invites Serbia (& Montenegro) to report
as co-operating country (& potential
Member State)
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European Environment Agency
Strongly integrated with Member States
through the EIONET network:
National Focal Points (NFP) – coordination
National Reference Centres (NRCs) –
specific thematic expertise
European Topic Centres (ETCs) –
Consortia of Member State institutions
doing substantial thematic work for the
EEA in thematic priority areas
14.10.2004 | Folie 7
Austrian co-operation with EEA
According Environmental Control Act,
Umweltbundesamt is responsible for Austrian
national co-operation with EEA
Austrian National Focal Point (NFP)
Austrian National Reference Centres (NRCs)
Partner institution in four of the five European
Topic Centres (ETCs): Air & Climate Change
(focus emission data management), Water
(focus groundwater data), Terrestrial
Environment, Resources & Waste Management
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Priority Data Flow ranking
EEA reports annually the progress of countries
in reporting by a ranking of all members and
co-operating countries (criteria agreed with
Member States)
August 2004 (for 2003, with 32 countries):
1. AT 95%, 2. SE 90%, 3. LV 89%,
10. BG 75 %; 26. FYRoM 50 %, 27. RO 38 %,
29. BIH 34 %; 32. ALB 17 %
Serbia&Montenegro: pilot reporting on 3 data
flows (Croatia & Turkey: only 1)
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Priority Data Flow areas
Air (Pollutant Emissions as for CLRTAP &
UNFCCC Conventions, Air Quality Data as
required by EC)
Water (Groundwater, River, Lake Water
Quality, Marine & Coastal Waters)
Protected Areas
Not included in overall country scoring:
- Corine Landcover Project
- Soil Contamination
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“Reportnet” Concept
Web-based EIONET Infrastructure for
transparent documentation of
What is to be reported Reporting
Obligations Database (ROD)
Who is responsible for reporting
nominated Institutions & Experts
EIONET Directory
What has been reported and when
National/Central Data Repository (CDR)
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“Reportnet”
http://www.eionet.eu.int/rn/click
Elements
14.10.2004 | Folie 12
Austrian EC Presidency 2006
Will support European integration efforts
of the Western Balkan countries
Will promote applications for Membership
of the European Environment Agency
EEA/EIONET Regulation allows EEA
Membership before joining EC
Will support adapted (joint or separate)
European integration solutions for Serbia
& Montenegro
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Example EEA/EIONET Directory
Suggested parallel nominations for
National Reference Centres for both
Republics
Can be used for co-operation to
elaborate joint reports for Serbia &
Montenegro whenever required
Can at any moment be separated
(“unzipped”) to provide independent
strings for each Republic
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A key role for SEPA
Key role as responsible for national
action in a privileged pilot area for
European integration in Serbia
Depends from substantial support by
data-holding institutions (water, air,
nature for “priority data flows”)
Needs adequate support from European
institutions and partner countries to
achieve full co-operation with EC/EEA
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Austrian experience ?
Assure co-operation within and between
institutions
Build-up operational expert networks
Focus work on European and national
priority requirements
Maintain active working relations with
European institutions
Use Reportnet tools
14.10.2004 | Folie 16