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Building Bridges
Presentation of
The Regional Environmental Center
for Central and Eastern Europe
Marta Szigeti Bonifert
Executive Director
Our Mission
• “(…) The REC is a non-partisan, non-advocacy, not-forprofit international organisation with a mission to assist in
solving environmental problems (…)”
• The REC is legally based on a charter signed by the
governments of 28 countries and the European
Commission
• International organisation
• 200+ staff (some 30 nationalities)
• Over 300 running projects
• 12 million Euro annual turnover
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Mission in Practice
• RAISING AWARENESS
• PROVIDING INFORMATION
• PROVIDING CONSULTATIVE
SUPPORT TO ACTUAL
PROBLEM SOLVING
• PROMOTING PUBLIC
PARTICIPATION
• BUILDING CAPACITY
• RESEARCHING AND MONITORING
• ASSESSING THE NEEDS
Donors
• The European Commission
• The governments of
Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and
Herzegovina, Canada, the
Czech Republic, Denmark,
Estonia, Finland, Germany,
Hungary, Italy, Japan, Latvia,
the Netherlands, Norway,
Poland, Serbia and
Montenegro, Slovenia,
Sweden, Switzerland, the
United Kingdom, and the
United States
• Other inter-governmental and
private institutions
17%
USA
7%
Others
18%
Japan
36%
European
Countries
22%
European
Commission
Donations by
Geographic Location
1990-2002
Bridges – Across Borders
Government
Government
NGOs
NGOs
The REC
Local
Local
Governments
Governments
Business
Business
Citizens
Citizens
The REC Network
• Head Office
Szentendre, Hungary
• 16 COs
• 3 FOs
• Operations
beyond Central
and Eastern
Europe (CEE)
Partnership in focus…
• The REC fulfils its mission by promoting cooperation of all
environmental stakeholders, and by supporting the free
exchange of information and public participation in
environmental decision making
• The REC has developed, promoted and implemented
numerous models and tools to address environmental
challenges and sustainability, such as
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stakeholder engagement
clearing house mechanism
capacity building
regional/international partnerships
Partnerships – Energy
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REEEP
– A global coalition to accelerate the development of renewable energy and energy
efficiency, announced at the World Summit on Sustainable Development, initiated
by the UK
– REC’s role in REEEP
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Develop Information Clearing House for CEE and Turkey
Organise regional workshops and training; disseminate information
MEDREP
– Type 2 partnership of governments, businesses and associations, initiated in
2002 during the Johannesburg Summit by the Italian Government
– REC’s role in MEDREP
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Developing and operating the training and development centre; to provide
capacity building on both macro and micro levels
Execution of projects leading to the development of an advanced renewable energy
market across the target regions/countries (tradable renewable certificates,
biomass and geothermal projects in the Balkans, etc.)
Coordination between the MEDREP and REEEP initiatives
CLEAN FUEL AND VEHICLE INITIATIVE
– UNEP/US EPA and other partners – Global coalition
– REC’s role
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Addressing Clean Fuels and Vehicles Issues in Central and Eastern Europe,
Caucasus and Central Asia regions
Project Implementation
• Programmes:
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Business and Environment
Capacity Building
Climate Change
Environmental Law
Environmental Policy and Local Initiatives
Information
NGO Support
Public Participation
• Key Topic Area Groups
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Governance for Sustainable Development
Stakeholder Support
Sectors of the economy
International Instruments
International Mandates
• Funds
• Italian Trust Fund
• Japan Special Fund
REC Climate Change Programme
• Established in 1999
• What we do
– Capacity building for developing national climate policy
– Strengthening public participation and access to information of
climate policy
– Support for implementing UNFCCC and the Kyoto Protocol
– National action plan on climate change
– GHG emission inventory
– Registry system (for Emission Trading and JI)
Programme Projects (1)
• 1999-2001: Capacity building for climate protection
(with WRI)
– Experiences of Activities Implemented Jointly; Sectoral
integration of climate consideration into energy policy (1999)
– Capacity needs to implement the Kyoto Protocol; Good practices
in policies and measures (2000)
– Public participation and access to information of climate-related
policy development (2001)
• 2002-2004: Support for implementation of the KP
– Developing national registry system (2002)
– Developing GHG emission inventory (2003-; with UNDP)
Programme Projects (2)
• 2003-2005: Promotion of Flexible Mechanisms
– Database on JI environment in CEE countries: JI potential
assessment by countries (Romania, Poland, Bulgaria, Czech
Republic)
– Feasibility Studies on potential JI projects (Bulgaria, Czech
Republic, Poland, Romania)
• Present and Planned Activities
– SE Europe and Turkey
• Capacity building, assistance to formulate CC
Strategy/Action plan, promotion of CDM, support of
development of Green Investment Scheme (Bulgaria,
Romania)
– EECCA (Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia)
• Transfer the experience: Capacity building, institutional,
legal background to promote JI/CDM
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