Work Programme of the REPIN for the period 2003-2006

REPIN Work Programme

Economic Instruments

This work will assist EECCA countries to reform existing, and to introduce new, economic instruments for environmental protection.

Related Documents

• Reform of Pollution Charges in the Russian Federation: Assessment of Progress, Opportunities and Constraints for Further Improvement
• Reform of the pollution charges in the Russian Federation: Assessment of Progress, Opportunities and Constraints for Further Improvement
• Environmental Pollution and Product Charges in Armenia: Assessment of Reform Progress and Direction for Further Improvement
• Environmental Pollution and Product Charges in Armenia: Assessment of Reform Progress and Direction for Further Improvement (Russian)
• Economic Instruments For Pollution Control And Natural Resources Management In OECD Countries: A Survey
• Review of Economic Instruments in Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Centra Asia
• The Use of Economic Instruments in the Rostov Region, Russian Federation

Environmental Permitting

The Objective of this work is to assist environmental regulatory agencies in EECCA to streamline and integrate environmental permitting procedures and requirements.

Environmental Self-Monitoring

The objectives of this work is to develop approaches for optimising the design of compliance monitoring systems, particularly by developing environmental self-monitoring by enterprises.

Related Documents

• Technical Guide on Environmental Self-Monitoring
• Modernising environmental self-supervision in Kazakhstan
• Modernising Environmental self-supervision in Kazakhstan
• Case Study on the Reform of the Environmental Self-Monitoring in Estonia
• Case Study on the Reform of the Environmental Self-Monitoring in Estonia (Russian)

Institutional Development and Training

This activity aims to build the capacity of managers and staff of environmental inspectorates in developing and implementing effective enforcement strategies, professional management systems and enforcement and compliance instruments.

Related Documents

• Inspectors Toolkit
• Inpectors Toolkit
• English-Russian Glossary of Terms Used in Environmental Enforcement and Compliance Promotion

Peer Review of Enforcement Agencies

This project establishes practical ways to strengthen Environmental Enforcement Agencies (ENFAs), as well as creates international peer pressure to catalyse the reform of compliance assurance systems.

Related Documents

• Guiding Principles for Reform of Environmental Enforcement Authorities in Transition Economies of Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (EECCA)
• Guiding Principles for Reform of Environmental Enforcement Authorities in Transition Economies of Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia
• Promoting Compliance with Environmental Requirements in Armenia
• Promoting Compliance with Environmental Requirements in Armenia
• Peer review of Environmental Enforcement System in the Kyrgyz Republic
• Peer review of Environmental Enforcement System in the Kyrgyz Republic

Economics of Compliance Assurance

Empirical data and analysis in EECCA and other regions have shown that inadequate enforcement and compliance can result is significant costs. Most importantly they can impose the costs of addressing negative impacts of pollution on human health.

Related Documents

• FUNDING ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE ASSURANCE. Lessons Learned from International Experience
• Funding Environmental Compliance Assurance
• Economic Aspects of Environmental Compliance Assurance - proceedings
• Economic Aspects of Environmental Compliance Assurance: Meeting Conclusions and the Background Paper

Compliance Promotion

The traditional command-and-control approach in environmental protection has had only limited results in the EECA region.

Related Documents

• Boosting Industry's Environmental Performance
• FUNDING ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE ASSURANCE

Strengthening Enforcement Agencies

Work under this theme support the implementation of the "Guiding Principles for Environmental Enforcement Authorities in Transition Economies of EECCA".

Related Documents

• Guiding Principles for Reform of Environmental Enforcement Authorities in Transition Economies of Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (EECCA)
• INECE-OECD Background Paper on Enforcement and Compliance Indicators
• English-Russian Glossary of Terms Used in Environmental Enforcement and Compliance Promotion

Environmental Standards

This activity aims to assist EECCA countries in setting realistic, achievable environmental standards (air and water quality standards and waste management performance standards), consistent with EU requirements.

Also Available

• Природоохранные Нормативы
• Природоохранные Нормативы