Ministry of the Environment and Territory Directorate for Development and Environmental Research Ministry of Economy and Finance Department for Development Policy – Evaluation Unit The Cooperation between Environmental Authorities and Managing Authorities for Greening Community Structural Funds Greening Regional Development Programmes Project Launch – Bath 8th December 2004 Raffaello Cervigni and Aldo Ravazzi Douvan Italian Managing Authority and Italian Environmental Authority

Ministry of the Environment and Territory Directorate for Development and Environmental Research Ministry of Economy and Finance Department for Development Policy – Evaluation Unit The Integration of the Environment in the CSF for Italian Ob. 1 Regions Who? Environmental Authorities National EA Regional EAs What? “ Integrating the environmental dimension in all sectoral actions covered by Structural Funds in a sustainable development perspective and assuring coherence of these actions with EU environmental policy and legislation ” (CSF ) How? Systematic cooperation between Environmental and Managing Authorities and all parties involved in the programming and management of CSF, NOPs and ROPs, at central and local level  Italian Network of EAs & MAs  Joint work of EAs & MAs

Ministry of the Environment and Territory Directorate for Development and Environmental Research Ministry of Economy and Finance Department for Development Policy – Evaluation Unit Italian Network of Environmental and Managing Authorities Established during programming period Becoming an effective actor in the period Forum of coordination, analysis, exchange of experience and definition of criteria and methodologies for the integration of the environment in the actions supported by Structural Funds Meeting twice a year The members are:  1 National Environmental Authority (c/o Ministry of Environment)  1 National Managing Authority (c/o Ministry of Economy & Finance)  7 Managing Authorities for NOPs (i.e. Ministries)  7 Regional Managing Authorities/Environmental Authorities (Ob.1 ROPs)  14 Managing Authorities /Environmental Authorities (Ob. 2 SPDs)  2 members European Commission (DG-Env, DG-Regio)  National Statistics Institute  National and Regional Environmental Protection Agencies

Ministry of the Environment and Territory Directorate for Development and Environmental Research Ministry of Economy and Finance Department for Development Policy – Evaluation Unit Italian Network of Environmental and Managing Authorities Products 1.Guidelines for Operational Plans of Systematic Cooperation between Environmental and Managing Authorities 2.Methodological and technical guidelines for the evaluation of Operational Programmes 3.Methodological and technical guidelines for the environmental evaluation of Territorial Integrated Projects 4.Evaluation of the implementation of the PPP (Polluter-Pays-Principle) 5.Evaluation of aid schemes to firms for environmental protection Work in progress 6.Working Groups on Waste, Water, Ecological Network 7.Working Group on Sustainable Urban Areas 8.Working Group on Environmental Monitoring 9.Working Group on Environment and Health 10.Help to develop a European Network of National Networks of EAs Guidelines for Operational Plans of Systematic Cooperation between Environmental and Managing Authorities Methodological and technical guidelines for the evaluation of Operational Programmes

Ministry of the Environment and Territory Directorate for Development and Environmental Research Ministry of Economy and Finance Department for Development Policy – Evaluation Unit 1.Operational Plans of Systematic Cooperation between EAs and MAs  14 Plans of cooperation for NOPs and ROPs  Procedural rules for cooperation between EA and MA (e.g. EAs should be granted at least 10 days to analyse documents and provide for environmental integration before distribution of documents going to Monitoring Committees) 2.Guidelines for the evaluation of Operational Programmes  Guidelines for the revision of the Ex Ante Environmental Evaluation of ROPs and NOPs  Guidelines for the Mid-term Environmental Evaluation of ROPs and NOPs  Programme indicators (output, performance and impact)  Environmental selection criteria of measure bids and projects Joint work of Environmental and Managing Authorities A. The Toolbox

Ministry of the Environment and Territory Directorate for Development and Environmental Research Ministry of Economy and Finance Department for Development Policy – Evaluation Unit Joint work of Environmental and Managing Authorities B. People Critical needs identified by the CSF  strengthening the Central and Regional EAs’  establishing dedicated central and regional Task-Forces Task Force (165 experts) providing technical assistance to : National EA (c / o Ministry of the Environment and Territory) 7 Regional EAs 7 ARPAs (Regional Environmental Protection Agencies) Ecological Network (c / o Ministry for the Environment and Territory)

Ministry of the Environment and Territory Directorate for Development and Environmental Research Ministry of Economy and Finance Department for Development Policy – Evaluation Unit Joint work of Environmental and Managing Authorities C. Main Tasks participating in monitoring committees of CSF and OPs defining and introducing environmental elements (criteria, indicators, funds) in bids and project selection of OPs participating in the WGs of the Network of EAs and MAs environmental analysis of so-called “integrated projects” support to the definition and implementation of regional and local plans for water, waste, parks and energy Creating steady and fruitful working relationships between: National and regional “EAs’ people” “EAs’ people” and “MAs’ people” at national and local level EAs, MAs and authorities in charge of environmental sectors EAs, MAs and authorities in charge of non-environmental sectors

Ministry of the Environment and Territory Directorate for Development and Environmental Research Ministry of Economy and Finance Department for Development Policy – Evaluation Unit Joint work of Environmental and Managing Authorities D. Key points  Individuating strategic environmental sectors (e.g. water, waste, land & ecological network) and strategic sectors with an environmental impact (e.g. transport, energy, agriculture)  Assessing regional needs of human resources (number & professional skills) and try a Technical Assistance Project  Establishing a Task Force of EAs at the beginning of programming process  Training the TF on regional management and administrative mechanisms  The TF should support MAs to exert greater influence in planning structural policies and programmes mainstreaming the environment

Ministry of the Environment and Territory Directorate for Development and Environmental Research Ministry of Economy and Finance Department for Development Policy – Evaluation Unit Joint work of Environmental and Managing Authorities D. Key points D. Key points (continues)  The EA and its TF should not be considered only “the arm that makes environmental measures work”, but should work to integrate environmental concerns into all aspects of development (industry, agriculture, transport, energy, …)  Ensuring acceptability of TF in existing organisations (Regions, Ministries, EAs, other Departments, …) and local EAs capability to use them (through involvement in definition of priorities, technical assistance needs, capacity-building, …)  Setting the basis for a long term internalisation of TF in existing organisations  Developing experience and cooperation among EAs through networking (e.g. Italian Network of EAs and MAs, European Network of Environmental Authorities)