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News:
• International
Conference on Environmental Financing - Joining the EU - Lessons Learned
and the Way Forward was held on March 22-24, 2004 in Bratislava, Slovakia.
• CEE Environmental
Funds Network Meeting was held on March 25-26, 2004 in Bratislava,
Slovakia.
Mission
 The
environmental policy area of the EPLI Programme contributes to regional,
European and global environmental processes by promoting the use of innovative
policy instruments.
The programme exists to promote the integration of environmental
concerns, including nature conservation aspects, into sectoral policies
and supports the EU accession process in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE).
The programme coordinates and contributes to the implementation
of international mandates given to the REC as secretariat of the sub-programme
for CEE of the Task Force for Implementation of the Environmental Action
Programme for Central and Eastern Europe (EAP Task Force) and as the Secretariat
of the Task Force for Implementation of the Regional Environmental Reconstruction
Programme for South Eastern Europe (REReP)
under the Stability Pact.
What We Do
- Promote the integration of environmental concerns
into sectoral policies such as transport and rural development;
- Integrate environmental and economic policies through
efficient use of economic instruments;
- Promote the use of strategic environmental assessment
in sectoral and regional development policies and plans;
- Support environmental reconstruction and institutional
strengthening in South Eastern Europe;
- Develop effective environmental investment strategies
at the national level and support for strengthening state environmental
funds;
- Facilitate and support the protection of shared natural
resources;
- Exchange experience and expertise for effective environmental
policy development and implementation;
- Reflect specific CEE concerns in the drafting and
negotiation of international legal instruments and strengthening of
implementation and enforcement.
How We Do It
- We gather in-house and region-wide expertise to contribute
to international environmental policy making within the EU accession,
Environment for Europe, and Rio processes.
- We draft and disseminate policy recommendations, guidelines,
progress reports, and discussion papers.
- We assist governments with transposition of EU legislation
into national policies and provide support and advice to the development
of national legislation.
- We contribute to capacity building at the governmental
level.
- We supply comprehensive secretariat support to governmental
initiatives.
- We organise and host international meetings and workshops.
Our Strengths
- We bring to projects the experience and expertise acquired
by the REC during its 10 years of environmental protection work in the
CEE region.
- Our team comprises leading international experts working
for the programme.
- We initiate innovative regional and national projects.
- Our approach is specific to CEE and is based on our
understanding of the situation and needs of the region.
- We have built up linkages to the international and
CEE environmental networks at all levels.
Our Partners
- CEE and Western European governments;
- The European Commission;
- The Stability Pact for South Eastern Europe;
- International organisations: The Organisation for Economic
Cooperation and Development (OECD), UN Economic Commission for Europe
(UNECE), United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), The World Conservation
Union (IUCN), World Wildlife Fund (WWF);
- CEE and international consultancy companies;
- Environmental NGOs and individual experts.
Contact
Ms. Oreola Ivanova Nacheva
Head of Environmental Policy Deprtment
The Regional Environmental Center for Central and Eastern Europe
2000 Szentendre
Ady Endre ut 9-11
Hungary
Tel: (36-26) 504-000
Fax: (36-26) 311-294
E-mail: oivanova@rec.org
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Related
resources:
Balkan
Conservation and Development Forum
Public
Transport Promotion in Central and Eastern Europe
The Plants Along the Borders Project
Facilitation
of Cross Border Cooperation
REC
Environmental Assessment
OECD
Environment: Cooperation with Economies in Transition
Regional
Environmental Reconstruction Programme for South Eastern Europe
Balkan
Environmental Regulatory Compliance and Enforcement Network
DG
Environment of the European Commission
Websites
on policy and law
Sofia
Initiatives
REC
at the Johannesburg World Summit
Environment
for Europe: the REC in Kiev |
