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Project Highlights
- Bosnia/Herzegovina, Environmental Management
- Bulgaria, Implementation of ISPA measures for Integrated Water Management
- Bulgaria, Institutional Strengthening, Environment Sector
- Bulgaria, Integrated Waters Management
- Bulgaria, Project Development Capacity
- Bulgaria, Strengthening of Administrative Capacity
- Bulgaria, Support for Strategic Document Preparation
- Bulgaria, Wetlands
- Central and Eastern Europe, ISPA / Public Private Partnership Contract
- Croatia, EU Environmental Law Approximation
- Latvia, Environmental Monitoring
- Lithuania, Environmental Strengthening
- Lithuania, Institutional Strengthening
- Macedonia, Environmental Management Strengthening
- Poland, ERDF Project Pipeline
- Poland, extension & upgrade of waste water system,
- Poland, Water Quality Improvement
- Poland, Water Supply and Wastewater Treatment
- Poland, Water Treatment
- Poland, Water Treatment and Supply
- Regional Environment Accession Project (REAP), Multi-Country
- Romania, Compliance with EIA Directives
- Romania, IPPC Directive Implementation
- Romania, ISPA Contract Supervision
- Seven Cities Water Project
- Slovakia, Water and Waste Water Facilities
- Wastewater Treatment upgrade, Szczecin, Poland
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Romania, Compliance with EIA Directives
Technical Assistance to the Ministry of Environment to Ensure Compliance with Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Directives, Romania
This project involved international and Romanian experts from PM in providing advice and assistance to the Ministry of Waters and Environmental Protection (MoWEP) and its affiliates. The project developed expertise and know-how in the implementation and enforcement of the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Directives as part of pre-Accession strategy for Romania.
The project focused on:
- Reviewing the institutional framework, capacities, systems and personnel of the Ministry and its affiliates.
- Developing the institutional framework and capacity for applying EIA procedures at central and local/regional level.
- Reviewing and identifying non-compliance points of Romanian legislation with EIA Directives. This task focused on all levels of Romanian legislation, including Ministerial Orders.
- Drafting enabling legislation (Government Decisions, Ministerial Orders and rules and regulations pertaining to the organisation and operation of MoWEP) to empower each regulatory administrative unit at central and regional level, including Municipalities.
- Developing procedures and administrative processes for administration of the EIA Directive in Romania. This included a handbook for officials at central, regional and local levels.
- Enforcement, financial planning and identification of needs: estimation of costs of implementing EIA and development of financing plan for each action; development of charging system to cover the cost of public administration costs of implementing the EIA Directive.
- Raising awareness and public participation, including the development of a PA strategy, communication messages, web page and publication of a booklet and brochure.
- Training: seminars and workshops to develop skills for implementation of the Directive at central and regional levels.
Services
- Functional review to address overall capability, structures, budgetary techniques, management, human resource capacity, and readiness for Acquis;
- Evaluation of current central and regional institutional structures and developing a framework for optimum implementation and enforcement of the EIA Directive;
- Development of procedures and administrative processes;
- Economic and financial analysis of implementation plans involving central and regional bodies;
- Legal compliance analysis and development of ‘tables of concordance’;
- Support to Legal drafting (primary and secondary legislation);
- Public awareness and information dissemination;
- Environmental management and planning;
- Training.
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