1. 1 RENA: how it could help to address environmental challenges RENA: how it could help to address environmental challenges Turkey 11 th REReP Task Force meeting November 20 th, 2008 Becici, Montenegro

2. 2 Strategic Planning & Investments (incl. Progress Monitoring & Compliance Check) Key Challenges –Necessity of strategic approach (transposition-implementation) : Stepwise strategies and their implementation: Space for improvements and need for know-how on, inter alia, Regulatory Impact Assessment and Financial aspects such as; Use of the economic instruments, Co-financing mechanisms, Public-Private Partnership. Legal analysis –also including revisions of legislation w.r.to local experiences (e.g. recent PHARE project in which local EMPs were generated). –Potential for remarkable level of reduction of environmental impacts of the industry, contributing largely to the overall investments and environmental status.

3. 3 Strategic Planning & Investments (continued) Possible ways to address them –Transfer of know-how on RIA and strategical approach, use of the economic instruments, co-financing mechanisms –Exchange of best practices regarding harmonization and implementation of EU legislation, especially heavy-cost directives –Success stories in the field of Public-Private Partnership. –Studies similar to the mentioned PHARE project. – Transfer of best practices and other means for raising awareness in industry regarding various responsibilities and gains such as efficiency improvement; benchmarking.

4. 4 – Lessons Learnt (Past/Continuing challenges): Prioritization of EU legislation for harmonization Legislation-specific strategies (DSIPs, EU Integrated Environmental Approximation Strategy, strategies, national programme,..) Formation and implementation of project pipeline Preparation of EOP Establishment of IPA Unit Project formulation and implementation under IPA I, III Strategic Planning & Investments (continued)

5. 5 Climate Change Key Challenges –Turkey, as a developing country in Annex I, which believes that fairness is essential for 2012+ while following Bali Action Plan, needs support in achieving sustainable development goals. –Capacity building and cooperation required in this context -adaptation and mitigation, conservation, renewable energy. Possible ways to address them –Exchange of best practices and joint projects on adaptation and mitigation –Regarding energy efficiency; joint projects within RENA and know-how and technology transfer from advanced states. –Joint works on renewable energy, i.e. wind energy

6. 6 Cross-Border Cooperation on water, nature, EIA and SEA Key Challenges –Capacity building need regarding the legislation concerned –Potential benefits of enhanced cooperation –Need of improvements in public participation Possible ways to address them –Dissemination of best practices on the Danube and nature –Sharing of the lessons learnt by member states –Other trainings – ToT –Evaluation of the possibility of further cooperation with countries having joint environmental problems –Similar studies to the PHARE project, by which better involvement of NGOs, universities, local authorities, public can be provided.

7. 7 Enforcement and Compliance, ECENA Key Challenges –Local training needs, regarding the people actively involved at local scale. Possible ways to address them –Local capacity building - ToT from neighbour EU countries?

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