Roberto MARTÍN-HURTADO OECD/EAP Task Force Secretariat Assessing Progress in Achieving the Objectives of the EECCA Environment Strategy – The EECCA Report Roberto MARTÍN-HURTADO OECD/EAP Task Force Secretariat www.oecd.org/env/eap

EECCA Environment Strategy KIEV 2003 Strategy adopted TBILISI 2004 Strategy implementation discussed BELGRADE 2007 Strategy implementation to be reviewed KEY OBJECTIVES AREAS FOR ACTION FACILITATING ORGANISATIONS Improve environmental policies and institutions OECD/EAP TF, UNECE Pollution prevention and control Urban air pollution WHO, UNECE Water supply and sanitation OECD/EAP TF, WHO Waste and chemicals management UNEP-SBC Sustainable management of natural resources Integrated water resources management UNECE, UNEP Biodiversity and ecosystem protection UNEP, Council of Europe Environmental policy integration Overall issues of sectoral integration OECD/EAP TF, UNDP Integration in the energy sector UNECE Integration in the transport sector Integration in agriculture and forestry World Bank Mobilisation and allocation of financial resources OECD/EAP TF, PPC Environmental information and awareness Monitoring and information management Public participation in decision-making UNECE, RECs, UNDP Environmental education Co-operation on transboundary issues

Assessing Progress Establishing a “baseline”: Stocktaking Report Structured around the Strategy objectives Desk study, use of available information (databases, Kiev reports) Little involvement of EECCA countries and Facilitating Organisations Assessing progress: EECCA Report Focus on actions taken Case studies, country profiles, recommendations Inter-agency effort: different inputs from World Bank, UNDP, UNEP, WHO, EECCA RECs, PPC,… Close co-ordination with EEA’s Belgrade Assessment Important EECCA involvement: sub-regional consultations May/June05 regional workshop May06 questionnaire June/Sept06 review Feb07

Report structure Introduction: Environment and Development Progress across Objectives [15 chapters, policy brief style] Why is the issue important? What can be done about it? What has been done since Kiev? What are the barriers to progress? What are the information gaps? Recommendations Where can the reader find further information / deeper analysis? Country Profiles Socio-economic context Formal environmental priorities International cooperation/partnerships Implementation highlights or Case studies Policy matrix Conclusions/recommendations

Timetable Concept development Consultations with EECCA countries May-June 2005 Contacts with facilitating organisations Feb-April 2006 Information collection Design of reporting tool/questionnaire April-June 2006 Regional Workshop 18-19 May 2006 Information from countries June-Sept 2006 Inputs from facilitating organisations March-Nov 2006 Analysis, writing and review Analysis Aug-Dec 2006 First draft for internal review mid-Dec 2006 Second draft for EECCA review end-Jan 2007 Final draft end-April 2007 Production, launch, dissemination May-Dec 2007

Input from UNECE WGEMA Concept of report presented in the 5th Session of the WGEMA (June 2005) Informal input from the Secretary of the WGEMA (March 2006) Participation of the Secretary of the WGEMA in Regional Meeting (May 2006) We would appreciate if the WGEMA could let us know their expert opinion on: a) Main trends in improving information management in EECCA since 2003 b) A case study of good policy practice (BEL institutional arrangements, UZB indicators, others?) c) Barriers to improving information management in EECCA

Вклад от ЕЭК ООН РГМООС (UNECE WGEMA) Мы были бы признательны, если бы члены ЕЭК ООН РГМООС выразили свое мнение по вопросам: a) Основных тенденций в информационном менеджменте в области окружающей среды в регионе ВЕКЦА с 2003 года b) Ситуационного исследования по примерам наилучшей практики в области природоохранной политики (институциональные меры в Беларуси, индикаторы в Узбекистане, другие?) c) Препятствия на пути улучшения информационного менеджмента окружающей среды в ВЕКЦА