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AECEN – Established in 2005 in Manila
Mission – To promote improved compliance with environmental policies, laws and regulations through the exchange of innovative policies and practices
Objectives:
Promote development and implementation of improved policies and institutions
Strengthen practitioner capacity
Support regional sharing of best practices
AECEN MISSION
Members – national and sub-national agencies responsible for identifying, monitoring and correcting non-compliance with environmental laws and other requirements
Other participants – judges, lawyers, civil society, business leaders, experts, and representatives from international organizations join AECEN activities as participants and observers
New Members:
Japan joined AECEN at the end of 2006
Nepal joined AECEN at the end of 2007
AECEN MEMBERSHIP
11 Members
10 national environmental agencies
People’s Republic of China, India, Indonesia, Japan, Nepal, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam
1 sub-national environmental agency
Laguna Lake Development Authority, Philippines
AECEN MEMBERS
Supports the AECEN Executive Committee
Supports development of country and regional activities through technical assistance, program coordination, small grants, and exchanges
Knowledge management and outreach through website
Establishes linkages with international organizations and other networks
Reaches out to new members and promotes network sustainability
Organizes the AECEN Regional Forum and Asian Justices Forum on the Environment
THE AECEN SECRETARIAT
Regional Principles
Rapid Country Program Assessments
Country Pilot Activities
Regional Forum
Asian Justices Forum on the Environment
Regional Cooperation and Training
AECEN Website
NETWORK ACTIVITIES
Support development of more effective compliance and enforcement programs, and provide framework for AECEN activities
Reflect national experiences in Asia and worldwide
Organized in six categories
Secretariat worked with Members to develop draft principles through consultative process using Internet
Principles now in final form and Secretariat will develop publication in 2008
REGIONAL PRINCIPLES
Assessments follow template to enable cross-country comparison
Assessments provide basis for pilot activities on priority country topics
To date, AECEN has completed rapid assessments in India, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam
In 2007, Indonesia Ministry of Environment completed rapid assessment in partnership with Indonesian Center for Environmental Law
In 2008, World Bank will support assessment in Nepal
RAPID COUNTRY PROGRAM ASSESSMENTS
AECEN Secretariat and other partners support country pilot projects that demonstrate Regional Principles in priority areas
Results include adoption of innovative policies and practices, and increased practitioner capacity
Pilot projects link Member countries
Pilot projects in 2006 included initiatives in: Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam
In 2008, India and Indonesia will initiate pilot projects
COUNTRY PILOT ACTIVITIES
COUNTRY PILOT ACTIVITIES
Philippines – Compliance Promotion
Laguna Lake Development Authority (LLDA) developed compliance assistance center for commercial hog farm and slaughterhouse industries
LLDA and National Meat Inspection Service launched compliance assistance website in October – first of its kind in the Philippines
www.slaughterhousecac-phil.org
Shared experience with Thailand, Chinese Taipei and United States
COUNTRY PILOT ACTIVITIES
COUNTRY PILOT ACTIVITIES
Thailand – Compliance Promotion
Pollution Control Department (PCD) and Kasetsart University establishing compliance assistance center for the swine sector serving the Tha Chin and Bang Pa Kong River basins Center to provide training, technical guidance, and technical and regulatory information via website
Shared experience with Philippines, Chinese Taipei and United States
COUNTRY PILOT ACTIVITIES
Sri Lanka – Incentives-based Program
Developing a wastewater discharge fee program
Established intergovernmental technical committee
Targeting textile and tanning sectors with COD as the main parameter
Established linkages with LLDA of the Philippines
COUNTRY PILOT ACTIVITIES
Vietnam – Compliance Inspection
Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment established environmental inspector training program
Conducted nationwide hands-on training of over 300 inspectors in three workshops
Technical exchanges with counterpart inspectors from Japan, Philippines, Singapore, Chinese Taipei, and United States
Developing national procedures for further training nationwide
COUNTRY PILOT ACTIVITIES
Hanoi, Vietnam – 2006
Hosted by Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment
Presented draft Regional Principles and common indicators
Developed regional priorities and strategies for compliance promotion, incentives and public participation
REGIONAL FORUM
ASIAN JUSTICES FORUM ON THE ENVIRONMENT
Supreme Court of the Philippines and Philippine Judicial Academy hosted regional forum in July
Senior justices from Australia, India, Indonesia, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand, and U.S. shared experiences
Philippines presented new institutional options for environmental adjudication – e.g., green benches and training initiatives
Key regional partners include United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and Asia Pacific Jurist Association (APJA)
ASIAN JUSTICES FORUMON THE ENVIRONMENT
Participated in 2006 Better Air Quality Conference of Clean Air Initiative in Indonesia in December 2006
Organized two workshops on public participation, and enforcement and compliance in partnership with U.S. EPA
In 2008, support International Network for Environme ntal Compliance and Enforcement (INECE) 8th
International Conference in South Africa
REGIONAL COOPERATION AND TRAINING
WEBSITE: WWW.AECEN.ORG
Continued to strengthen AECEN website
Developed Best Practices Inventory to enable Members and others to upload and download best practices
AECEN WEBSITE:WWW.AECEN.ORG
Member-to-Member Twinning Program
Annual Awards for Excellence
Announcement on 2008 Regional Forum
NEW INITIATIVES FOR 2008
PRINCIPAL FUNDING PARTNERS
United States Agency for International Development (USAID)
Through its regional program Environmental Cooperation-Asia (ECO-Asia), USAID works to promote the adoption and implementation of improved environmental laws, polices and institutional arrangements in seven Asian countries – Cambodia India, Indonesia, the Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand, and Vietnam.
Asian Development Bank (ADB)
A multilateral development finance institution, promotes economic and social progress by fighting poverty in Asia and the Pacific. Established in 1966, ADB is a multilateral development finance institution owned by 59 members, mostly from Asia and the Pacific.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
World Bank
Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES)
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
Clean Air Initiative for Asian Cities (CAI-Asia)
Asia Pacific Jurist Association (APJA)
International Network for Environmental Compliance and Enforcement (INECE)
Environmental Compliance and Enforcement Network fo r Accession (ECENA)
AECEN PARTNERS