Environmental Policies, Enforcement and Compliance

This programme area aims at facilitating implementation of environmental policies in EECCA countries by improving their effectiveness and efficiency based on international benchmarks.
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EECCA workshop on integrating the environment sector into medium-term expenditure frameworks

on 10-Jun-2009

The main objective of the workshop was to discuss in detail the scope of a survey on the experience of countries of Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (EECCA) with integrating the environmental sector into medium-term budgeting processes. The workshop was organised on 10 June 2009, in Chisinau (Moldova), back-to-back with the annual meeting of the Regulatory Environmental Programme Implementation Network.

The 2009 Annual REPIN meeting: Focus on financial drivers of environmental compliance

from 11-Jun-2009 to 12-Jun-2009

Environmental liability regimes and approaches and criteria to assess administrative fines were in the focus of discussions at the annual meeting of the Regulatory Environmental Programme Implementation Network. This meeting took place on 11-12 June 2009 in Chisinau, Moldova. The Network was established back in 1999 and brings together environmental experts from Eastern Europe, Caucasus, and Central Asia (EECCA).

Expert Meeting “Reform of Administrative Fines for Environmental Offences in EECCA Countries” Tallinn, Estonia, 19-20 March 2009

13-Mar-2009

The meeting of experts from  Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia(EECCA) and OECD countries served to exchange experiences and discuss different approaches to reforming administrative monetary penalties as a key enforcement tool in EECCA, as well the draft guidance document prepared by the EAP Task Force Secretariat .

Securing Resources for Environmental Regulation and Enforcement in Kazakhstan

11-Feb-2009

This report looks into the level of funding and the budget management practices used by the Committee for Environmental Regulation and Control of Kazakhstan, and the impact of financial constraints on its capacity to carry out its statutory obligations. Based on existing international benchmarks, the report assesses the Committee’s capacity to plan and manage its financial resources and proposes both short- and medium-term improvements.

The 2008 Annual Meeting of the REPIN Network

from 17-Jun-2008 to 19-Jun-2008

Environmental regulators and inspectors from twelve countries of Eastern Europe, Caucasus, and Central Asia and their counterparts from OECD countries, NGOs and industry will gather in Tashkent to share experience and decide on their joint actions in 2008-2011.

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