EEA-EIONET short introduction and highlight the intension of our tools SESSION 1 INTRO

2 Franz Daffner, European Environment Agency Mihnea Simian, Eau de Web European Environment Information and Observation Network

European Environment Information and Observation Network (1) – Coordinating national data/information flows – Providing country-level expertise and advice – Linking EEA to member country sources and vice versa – Promoting EEA activities and outputs at national level Cooperating with EEA to provide sound, independent information on the environment through:

European Environment Information and Observation Network (2) Established by COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 1210/90 of 7 May 1990 on the establishment of the European Environment Agency and the Eionet Eionet connects

Eionet Scope

I. Institutional cooperation Eionet - A network of around 2300 experts from 39 EEA member and cooperating countries in over 400 national organisations(as of ) – 1739 NRC – 579 ETC – 83 NFP

I. Institutional cooperation European Topic Centres (ETC) A consortium of organisations from EEA member countries with expertise in a specific environmental area and contracted by the EEA to support the EEA work programme

I.Institutional cooperation National Focal Point (NFP) – An expert or group of experts in national environmental organisations – Nominated and funded by the country and authorised to be the main contact point for the EEA – The NFP coordinates the national network of NRCs supporting the implementation of the EEA work programme – Meetings at least three times a year

I.Institutional cooperation National Reference Centre (NRC) An expert or group of experts in national environmental organisations Nominated and funded by the country to work with the EEA and the relevant ETC in specific environmental areas 27 NRC topic areas

I.Cooperation NFP / NRC / ETC NRC roles (according to the NRC structure as of 1 January 2009) 1 Agriculture and Forests 2 Air Quality 3Chemicals 4 Climate Change, Impacts, Vulnerability and Adaptation 5Communication 6Energy 7 Environmental Information Systems 8 Environment and Economy 9 Environment and Health 10FLIS 11Groundwater 12 Land Cover 13 Land Use and Spatial Planning 14 Marine and Coastal Environment 15Maritime 16 Mitigation of Air Pollution and Climate Change 17 Nature and Biodiversity 18Noise 19 Policy Instruments and Evaluation 20 Rivers and Lakes* 21 SCP including resource use 22 SoE Reporting 23Soil 24Transport 25Waste 26 Water Emissions 27 Water Quantity and Use**

II. Common content

III. Shared infrastructure

III. Shared infrastructure and tools EIONET

III. Shared infrastructure and tools EIONET Forum

Useful EEA/Eionet links Eionet portal – Partners Reportnet Priority data flows Eionet connects video Eionet connects EEA data products -