Cradle to Cradle Network Interregional Steering Committee INTERREG IV C Programme Brief presentation Partner 9 - North-East RDA, Romania Brussels, 8-9 March 2010

North-East Regional Development Agency Romania  non-governmental body  non-profit making  legal entity  of public interest  set up in 1999 based on national law for regional development

       3.7 million inhabitants  international airports 36,850 square km 3 universities ( 15.46% of Romania’s total surface) (17.3% of Romania’s total population) (76,000 students)  mil. EUR  47 municipalities Regional GDP North-East Region, Romania

Regional GDP/inhabitant - 2,463 Euro/inhabitant,68.39% of Romania’s GDP/inhabitant 52,154 SME units units/1,000 inhabitants Variety of natural resources Main activity fields: mechanics and machinery, wood processing, food industry Young, well trained and skilled population Business infrastructure in place 9 TT centers and 73 RDI units National and international (UNESCO) cultural patrimony North-East Region, Romania

Regional development system: Regional Development Board (local public authorities), RDA and public-private partnership; Regional development strategies: , , Main objective: To reposition North-East Region on the Europe map by valorizing human potential and material resources in order to transform it in a pleasant place for living and attractive investment destination Pre-accession funds attracted million Euro More than 750 projects - financed from Phare ESC and Governmental Special Programs for Development RDA role - Implementing Authority North-East Region, Romania

Regional development strategy Regional Operational Program (national) Main objective: support territorially balanced economic and social development of all regions in Romania, according to their specific needs to reduce unbalances Launched in North-East Region in October 2007 Indicative financial regional allocation mil.Euro/16.32% 594 project proposals registered on March 5 th, 2010 North-East RDA’s role - Intermediate Body

Our general expectations Better and deep understanding of Cradle2Cradle’s: background; context philosophy approach tools; Assimilation of the best practices in the field and knowing more about the implementation of the C2C principle in - a production environment - in buildings and housing - in consumer products - waste management

Our expected inputs in C2CN Due to inexistent C2C good practices in Romania we will involve local public administration; regional management authorities; existing companies active into the waste management for stimulating feedback in relation with C2C concept, for improving the future waste management considering future technology design approach awareness level of local stakeholders

The policy relevance (1) Present planning and legal situation 8 Regional Plans for Waste Management ; 29 EC directives concerning waste management – all transposed into the specific Romanian legislation Waste generation and management in Romania 5 kg waste / person / week 100,000 tons waste / day 36.7million tons waste / year insufficient equipment for waste collecting and transport; inappropriately developed infrastructure for waste processing and further valorization.

The policy relevance (2) Done Regional Plans for Waste Management - useful mechanisms for absorption of Structural Funds available under Environment Sector Operational Programme, Priority Axis II – Development of Integrated Waste Management Systems. 9 national normative acts(Government decisions, ordinances, orders and laws) adopted only for regulating waste management; To do adopting in 2010 in Romania the use of Penal Law for judging waste related crimes and felonies according to the EC directive; lobbying and advocacy for adopting the C2C concept into the national legislation and funding related projects

Expected benefits as organization and/or region Awareness raising on C2C concept and principles to the key stakeholders in the region as well as to the agency’s staff; Transfer of experience, know-how, good practices in the field, taking the benefit of the network’s knowledge to RDA personnel and regional stakeholders; Regional Action Plan reflecting C2C principles.

PP9 - C2CN Project Team - Gabriela Macoveiu, Director for Regional Communication and Promotion (Focal Point member) - Elena Nane, Economic Director (Financial Expert) - Ovidiu Savu, Head of External Cooperation Office, coordinator of North-East RDA -Brussels Office (Focal Point member) Telephone: / ; Fax: Website: