Project on translation of EMEP/EEA Emission Inventory Guidebook and activities of EECCA Coordinating Group Olga Yusim Russia TFEIP May 2, 2011, Stockholm, Sweden

EMEP/EEA Emission Inventory Guidebook translation Facts and figures: Time frame: January 2010 – May 2011 Amount of work – more than 2000 pages. Work prioritization: text was divided in 4 batches Structure: translation – internal check – external check – final version Present state: 7% of text translation to be finalized internal and external check is going on need for additional external expertise Facts and figures: Time frame: January 2010 – May 2011 Amount of work – more than 2000 pages. Work prioritization: text was divided in 4 batches Structure: translation – internal check – external check – final version Present state: 7% of text translation to be finalized internal and external check is going on need for additional external expertise

EMEP/EEA Emission Inventory Guidebook translation Challenges: Big amount of text – several interpreters involved English chapters were updated during last year Russian version is 10-15% bigger Involvement of experts – funding not included Discrepancies in original text are found Future steps: Final version to be available at EEA web-site Presentation at the EECCA coordination group meeting Implementation in inventory compiling in EECCA countries Challenges: Big amount of text – several interpreters involved English chapters were updated during last year Russian version is 10-15% bigger Involvement of experts – funding not included Discrepancies in original text are found Future steps: Final version to be available at EEA web-site Presentation at the EECCA coordination group meeting Implementation in inventory compiling in EECCA countries

Participants of the 1 st meeting of EECCA Coordinating Group 18th March 2011, St. Petersburg, Russia Azerbaijan Belarus Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan Moldova Russian Federation Tajikistan Uzbekistan 18th March 2011, St. Petersburg, Russia Azerbaijan Belarus Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan Moldova Russian Federation Tajikistan Uzbekistan UN ECE CLRTAP Secretariat Expert Group on Techno-economic Issues (EGTEI) UN ECE CLRTAP Secretariat Expert Group on Techno-economic Issues (EGTEI)

Conclusions of the meeting  Support to the inclusion of the flexibility mechanisms for the countries in transition into the revised HM and POPs Protocols.  In general the consolidated position was supported on introducing a 5-year transition period for reporting within the Convention during which the reporting on emissions can be limited to large point sources by the request of each country.

 Support the preparation and implementation of the project proposed by the Russian Federation on assistance to EECCA countries in harmonization of national emission assessment systems with the system used within CLRTAP;  The participants noted that work of the countries- members of the Coordinating group on considering the Protocols is complicated by absence of the documents translated into the Russian language.

NO Progress in EECCA Reporting Valentina Idrissova Kazakhstan

Reporting Requirements Parties to the Convention are invited to report... Protocols are legally binding The EMEP programme – 3 main elements: (1) collection of emissions data, (2) measurements of air and precipitation quality and (3) modelling of atmospheric transport and deposition of air pollutions.

EECCA Countries and CLRTAP Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan Only Convention Belarus Convention, EMEP, 1985 Sulphur Protocol, 1988 NOx Protocol Moldova Convention, 1998 Heavy Metals Protocol, 1998 POPs Protocol Russia Convention, EMEP, 1985 Sulphur Protocol, 1988 NOx Protocol Ukraine Convention, EMEP, 1985 Sulphur Protocol, 1988 NOx Protocol

submissions

Preparation VS Reporting Preparation research institutes tools available (Guidebook, software) No/limited financing (single activity) Reporting Ministries/Focal points, Statistics on national totals, no IIR No/limited obligations

Olga Yusim Valentina Idrissova