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1. Anna Golubovska-Onisimova, UNENGO MAMA-86European Integration Index presentation Chisinau, 21 November 2012

2. 2001 EaP SCF WG3 Report of 14 expert of 6 EaP countries Assessed 7 areas: 1) Strenghtening cooperation with EU 2) Strengthening administrative structures and procedures 3) Developing strategies, plans and programmes 4) Ensuring environmental policy integration (promoting SD) 5) Strenghtening structure and procedures to conduct EIA 6) Improving access to info and PP 7) Cooperation on SEIS Based on WWF IPO methodology for ENP Action Plans assessment(2008-2009) Discussed by expert groups and WG3 during 2 meetings Presented in March 2012 in Kyiv using skype technology Sent to all EaP countries EU delegations

3. Azerbaijan 48,8% - 4 Armenia 58,2% - 1 Belarus 35,4% - 5 Georgia 21,3% - 6 Moldova 56,7% - 2 Ukraine 50,7% - 3

4. External incentives continue to be the major drive for reformswhere the EU is the number one. Complimentary informationis provided by EII. 2011-2012, 8 experts of 6 EaP countries Sector specific assessment. Questions covered 1) environmental policy (incl MEAs) 2) sustainable development policy 3) resource efficiency 4) Climate change 5) pressure to/ state of environment 6) sustainable development and trade Helped to make a link between policy and state of environment/ resource efficiency Good exercise to integrate environment and sustainable development into multitopic CSO research

5. Priorities of ENP SD&environmental objectives Basic requirements of SD Summits Key prerequisite of obligatory EPI Eastern Partnership Flagship initiative on good governance (admin. str., SEIS, MEAs AC, Espoo) Key elements of AA (FTA, SBS in Environment) The data should be available in each of 6 country Major environmental performance indicators

6. TOTAL 0,61 0,76 0,53 0,56 0,61 0,53Environmental policy UA MD BY GE AR AZStrategy and Action plan on National environmental policy. Is 1,00 0,70 0,50 0,00 0,80 0,10it adopted by the Parliament/ Government? Yes/ NoEnvironmental policy integration. Is it demanded by National 1,00 0,70 0,00 0,80 0,90 0,50legislation? Yes/ NoAction Plan on joining Shared Environmental InformationSystem (EEA). Is it adopted by the Government? 0,70 0,10 0,50 0,50 0,80 0,00Yes/No/Under preparationWhich regional and global Environmental Conventions and 0,90 0,80 0,68 0,60 0,70 0,60Protocols your country signed, ratified and accessed?Established facts of non-compliance with main conventionsand protocols with compliance mechanismESPOO 0,00 1,00 0,50 n/a 0,00 1,00Aarhus 0,00 1,00 0,00 1,00 0,00 1,00Kyoto Protocol 0,50 1,00 1,00 1,00 1,00 1,00MEAs Implementation plans and Annual Reports Yes/No 0,50 1,00 0,70 0,70 1,00 0,00

7. Moldova is leading on EPI, thus on topic Ukraine recently adopted new Env Strategy and NEAP as required by Association Agenda But 3 non-compliance in 2011, one withdrawn Armenia is the only country ratified SEA Georgia adopted 2nd generation of NEAP MEAs: Ukraine is leading in number, but behind in reporting and compliance (active public phenomena)

8. Sustainable development policy UA MD BY GE AR AZHas a National Strategy of Sustainable Development been 0,00 0,70 0,00 0,00 0,50 0,50adopted and implemented? Yes/No/Under preparationIs there an institutional mechanism for sustainabledevelopment policy coordination? Yes/No/Under 0,30 0,70 0,00 0,50 0,70 0,50preparationHas a policy of sustainable consumption and production(under 10 Year Framework of Programmes) been adopted? 0,50 0,70 0,30 0,30 0,50 0,00Yes/No/Under preparationSD and Trade UA MD BY GE AR AZMembership in ILO conventions Number 1,00 0,50 0,60 0,20 0,30 0,80Is there an EU-compatible mechanism for prevention of 0,50 1,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00illegal unreported and unofficial fishery? Yes/ NoControl of legality of trade in forestry Yes/ No 1,00 1,00 0,00 1,00 0,50

9. No NSDS, except Armenia (recently ratified programme) NSDC are not functional (except Armenia), though are established in majority 10-years SCP policy framework is planned Ukraine ratified 69 ILO Conventions, 60 are in force, Moldova 42 and 40 Only Moldova adopted law against illegal fishery Control of legal trade in forestry is a bit better

10. Climate change UA MD BY GE AR AZCompliance with international commitments in thecontext of the UN Framework Convention on ClimateChange and Kyoto ProtocolNational Actions Plan on climate change mitigation: 1,00 1,00 1,00 1,00 0,00 0,00Yes/NoNational Actions Plan on climate change adaptation: 0,00 0,50 0,30 1,00 1,00 0,00Yes/NoAre National Communications being sent regularly? 1,00 1,00 1,00 1,00 1,00 1,00Yes/No.Was the most recent sent to FCCC Secretariat in 2009- 1,00 1,00 1,00 1,00 1,00 1,002010?Was it approved by the Convention secretariat? Yes/No 1,00 1,00 1,00 1,00 1,00 1,00Development of policy framework: National frameworkpolicy (Strategy, Doctrine) on Climate change is 0,30 0,10 0,50 0,10 0,00 1,00adopted? Yes/No

11. Resource efficiency, pressure to/ state of 0,32 0,55 0,74 0,59 0,50 0,49 environmentResources efficiency UA MD BY GE AR AZWater Exploitation Index (water withdrawal as percent of 0,52 0,78 1,00 0,92 0,00 0,01annual long-term water resources) % (EU-27: 13,2) 15,6 8,6 2,8 4,9 29,3 29Waste intensity: generation of industrial, hazardous 0,00 1,00 0,68 0,92 0,95 ?waste (total per year), kg/GDP unit (mln USD)Waste intensity: municipal waste (total per year), kg/per 0,17 0,17 0,50 1,00 0,92 0,00capita 0,54 0,08 1,00 0,00 0,03 0,00Share of municipal waste recycled: in % (EU-27: 22,6) 5-8 1 12 0 0,4 0

12. Pressure to/ state of environment UA MD BY GE AR AZRatio between GHG emission reduction during last ? 0,90 1,00 0,00 0,21 0,24reporting period and the reduction potentialShare of non-treated waste waters in annual waste waters 1,00 0,00 0,82 0,70 0,42 0,94discharge % 1,10 43,9Per capita SO2 emissions, kg 0,00 0,93 0,57 0,92 0,81 1,00Per capita, NOx emmissions, kg 0,00 0,69 0,11 0,80 0,89 1,00 0,25 0,00 1,00Share of forest area, % (EU-27: 33%) 0,96 0,00 0,03 17,6 10 41 0,24 0,00 0,88 1,00Share of nature protected area, % (EU-27: 17%) 0,58 0,46 5,7 4,3 9,5 10,2 0,00 0,82 1,001Eroded soil, share of territory, % (EU-27: 17%) 0,64 0,36 0,55 57,5 26 19,3 1,00 0,51 0,48Pesticides input, kg/ha (EU-27: 3) 0,00 0,99 0,67 0,5-1 2,79 4,9

13. 12 indicators shown: Belarus has the best environmental situation, followed by Gerogia and Moldova, and Ukraine the worst The result correlates with Yale University Environmental Performance Index Total annual volume of municipal waste p. c. is still lower than in EU-27 (< consumption) Soil erosion is very high, Ukraine is leading Natural protected areas are too small

14. TOTAL ENVIRONMENT AND UA MD BY GE AR AZ SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT 0,47 0,66 0,64 0,57 0,56 0,51Despite some success in policy elaboration and internationalcooperation, all EaP countries lag behind in resource efficiency, andstate of/ impact to environment (environmental performance).Ukraine as the biggest country in Europe in territory inherited heavyenvironemntal consequences from USSR (heavy industry andconventional agriculture). One of the reason to explain the largestgap among EaP countries between modern environemntal policyand modest so far success in its implementation.

15. The latest public administration reforms weaken administrative structures and procedures (10218) Strategic planning (and reporting) was improved in advanced AA negotiating countries (SBS indicators) Environmental policy integration is generally not backed up with legislation (SEA Pr Armenia) Deregulation leads to elimination of EIA procedure (fracking) Mechanisms and procedures for PP are absent SEIS potential for improving the quality of information for EDM could be used better (env. data collection EaP Roadmap)

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