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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 North-East Region, Romania 36,850 square km (15.46% of Romania’s total surface) j j j 3.7 million inhabitants j international airports (17.3% of Romania’s total population) 47 municipalities 3 universities (76,000 students) Regional GDP 9.393 mil. EUR North-East Region, Romania • Regional GDP/inhabitant - 2,463 Euro/inhabitant,68.39% of Romania’s GDP/inhabitant • 52,154 SME units - 13.9 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: 2000-2003, 2002-2005, 2004- 2006 • 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 - 120 million Euro • More than 750 projects - financed from Phare ESC and Governmental Special Programs for Development • RDA role - Implementing Authority Regional development strategy 2007-2013 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 724.09mil.Euro/16.32% • 594 project proposals registered on March 5th , 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: E-mail: Website: 0040 233 218.071/224.168; 0040 233 218.072 [email protected] www.adrnordest.ro