Transcript Serbian Environmental Protection Agency

Serbian Environmental Protection Agency
State of Environment
Reporting in the
Republic of Serbia
Meeting on Environmental Assessments
16-17 April 2013
Geneva, Switzerland
Elizabeta Radulovic
EEA NRC SOE Serbia
Serbian Environmental Protection Agency
Content of presentation
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General notes
Legal Basis for SOER
Institutional mechanisms
Structure and content
Publications, dissemination
Links with other reports
Use & evaluation of reports
General notes
SOERs produced from 2005, published since 2006, cover period:
2003-2011 (SOER for 2012 is in preparation now)
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Produced on a yearly basis
Fundamental document in the area of environmental protection in
the Republic of Serbia
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Gives a general overview of the state of environment in the
country.
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Assessment of the current situation, together with
recommendations and measures to be taken
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International comparison: Eurostat, EEA, OECD, UNECE
General notes
available on
www.sepa.gov.rs
Serbian language only
General notes - SEPA
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Serbian Environmental Protection Agency was founded in
November 2004 within the Ministry of Environmental Protection.
 25 employees
Agency is managed by the director, currently it has 80 employees
(after government reconstruction 2011. and new Law on
Ministries, when Environmental Sector from Hydrometeorological
Service crossed to the Agency).
Agency’s main tasks are:
 to collect and integrate environmental data,
 to develop an information system for environmental protection,
 to monitor air and water quality,
 to manage national laboratory,
 to create reports on the state of the environment,
 to cooperate with European Environmental Agency and other
international organizations
Legal basis
The Environmental Protection Law
("Official Gazette of the Republic of Serbia”, No. 135/04)
 Article 76.
Environmental State Report
The Government shall annually report to the National assembly
on environmental state in the Republic.
Environmental Protection Agency prepare report...
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Law on Amendments to the Law on Environmental Protection
("Official Gazette of the Republic of Serbia”, No. 36/09)
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By-law on National List of Indicators
("Official Gazette of the Republic of Serbia”, No. 37/2011)
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Legal basis
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Article 77 (Law on Environmental Protection, with Amendments)
Contents of Environmental State Report
The report from Article 76 of this Law shall particularly contain
data about:
1) State and changes in the environment based on data and
information obtained by monitoring appropriate indicators ;
2) Implementation of Strategy, National program and action
plans;
3) Rehabilitation plans and other measures undertaken;
4) Financing the system of environment protection;
5) Other data which are relevant for management of natural
values and environmental protection.
Institutional mechanisms
in accordance with Environment Information Pyramid
for each
environmental
topic many
providers of data
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SEPA is
responsible for
drafting the SOER
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Institutional mechanisms
Ingredients for Report:
 SEPA is responsible governmental organization for establishing
and maintaining Information System for Environmental Protection
 Set of independent monitoring networks already existing on local,
regional and national level is the base of the Information system on
the environment
 “Topic manager” (SEPA)
 deadline for delivering data to SEPA – 31. March
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 SEPA’s monitoring data (automatic air quality, allergen pollen,
water quality)
 National Pollution Register data (web aplication for Operator Reporting)
 Data from Waste Reporting (web aplication for Operator Reporting)
Institutional mechanisms
Improving process of data collection and delivery procedures to EEA:
Project “Assisting the Serbian Environmental Protection Agency in
strengthening the National EIONET network”
11 main providers:
Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia
 Republic Hydrometeorological Service
 Institutes of Public Health
 Institute of Nature Protection
 Province of Vojvodina, Secretariat for
Environmental Protection,
 Faculties
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11 others providers
status: in establishing…
Structure and content
applying the D-P-S-I-R structure, Report for 2006.
applying
the DPSIR
modelSTATE
DRIVING
PRESSURES
FORCES
IMPACTS
RESPONSE
Economic &
Social development
Air emission
Air
Climate change
Legislation
Energy
Water emission
Water
Change of biodiversity
and cites
Funds of environment
Agriculture
Waste
Soil
Accidents
Water protection
Forestry
Change of Land cover
Forest
Soil protection
Industry
Forest &
Biodiversity
Biodiversity
Inspection
Urban&residence
conditions
Chemicals
Each topic contains:
 Key message
 Data & analysis
 Conclusions & recommendations
ICP,
AMSAQ
According to
Guidelines for
preparation of
indicator-based
environment
assessment
reports
Structure and content
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SO2
NO2
Soot
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70
Frequency %
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
EXCELLENT
GOOD
ACCEPTABLE
POLLUTED
VERY POLLUTED
Graph 78. Assessment of air quality in 2009 by applying the AQI_S_07
2009. Report
Structure and content
Report for 2010, 2011 - applying indicator structure, according to
By-law on National List of Indicators
 81 National indicators (31 CSIs)
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10 Topics: 56 Indicators, CSI: 22
 Air and Climate
 Water quality
 Biodiversity
 Soil and Agriculture
 Waste and Material Flows
 Forests, hunting and fishing
 Renewable resources
 Economic and Social Pressures
 Environmental Financing
 Implementation of legislation
Structure and content
Air : Exceedance of air quality limit values in urban areas
Structure and content
Climate Change: Air Temperature & Atmospheric Precipitation
Structure and content
Water Quality: Nutrients and oxygen-consuming substances in rivers
Key message: The analysis of
the trends of concentrations of
these parameters by using the
non-parameter Mann-Kendall
test (=0,05) has shown that for
the BOD5 parameter there is no
important decreasing or
increasing trend of the growth
of concentration (insignificant
trend) for the water areas of the
Danube and the Morava rivers
or a decreasing trend for the
water area of the Sava river
(improved quality).
Structure and content
Water Quality: SWQI (Serbian Water Quality Index)
Structure and content
Biodiversity: Designated areas
With five national
parks, 14 parks of the
nature and 73
reserves, the protected
natural resources make
up over 5% of the
territory of Serbia.
Structure and content
Environmental Financing
Estimated funding for environmental protection in
the Republic of Serbia in the period 2009-2011.
(in% of GDP)
Subtopics:
Expenditure from budget
Fees Income Serbian`s Fund
Fees Income Local government's Fund
Investments of economic sectors
International financial assistance
Subsidies
Financing sources and economic instruments of
environmental protection in 2011.