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Ministry of Economy & Finance – Managing Authority for the Italian CSF & OP TA
Lessons to draw from the Italian OP on Technical Assistance
“European Network of Environmental Authorities”
ENEA 5A Coruña, Galicia, Spain
9 June 2006
Paola De CesareItalian Ministry of Economy & Finance
Department for Development & Cohesion PoliciesGeneral Manager
Ministry of Economy & Finance – Managing Authority for the Italian CSF & OP TA
a) Challenges & Preconditions to improve skills on environmental policy governance
b) Operational Programme (OP) Technical Assistance (TA) and the Environment
c) The Task-Force of experts for TAd) The Environmental Authorities (EAs)e) The Italian Network (Rete) of Managing Authorities
(MAs) & EAsf) The Working Groups of the Reteg) Preparing the National Strategic Framework (NSF)
2007-2013
CONTENTSCONTENTS
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a - a - Challenges & Preconditions to improve skills on environmental policy governance
Ministry of Economy & Finance – Managing Authority for the Italian CSF & OP TA
CHALLENGES & PRECONDITIONSfor strengthening the
ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY OF DEVELOPMENT
CONSER-VATION
The interests and
rights of future
generations of humans and
species
GROWTH
The interests and rights of
present people of
Europe and of the World
CAPACITY BUILDING
Culture of
sustainability, assessement and
performance
Task-Force
SYSTEM OF RELATIONSh.
Culture of management, exchange and participation
Rete EAs
CHALLENGES PRECONDITIONS
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CHALLENGES
• Biodiversity of species, plants and habitats
• GHGs and air quality• Water quality and quantity• Waste prevention and
management • Sustainability of transport
& energy choices• …
Goteborg Strategy
• Production quality• Revenue growth• Income equity• Competitivity• Effectiveness in expenditure• Social inclusion• Women and youth at work• …
Lisbon Strategy
CONSERVATION GROWTH
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CONSERVATION GROWTH
Trade-offs but also wide margins for
SUSTAINABILITY
• Scientific Progress, R&D, Innovation & Technologies• Social equity and access to natural resources• Environment as an opportunity for sound growth
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PRECONDITIONS
•MA and EA of central and regional administrations
•MAs and EAs altogether in a network(Rete)
•Other relationships: networks of experts,
exchange of best practices, common methodologies, …
• Environment Authorities (defending the interest of the Environment)
• Environmental integration in non-Environmental Institutions (other Ministries,
Agencies, Regions, Local Authorities, Firms/Utilities)
• Economic integration in Environmental Institutions (management culture, market-based
instruments and services, economic and environmental assessment culture, …)
• Environment data, indicators, monitoring
• Environment Agencies, Managers & Experts giving legs to run
CAPACITY BUILDING SYSTEM OFRELATIONSHIPS
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EU Structural Funds in Italian Ob. 1 Regions:EU Structural Funds in Italian Ob. 1 Regions:Three tools for environmental integration in the CSFThree tools for environmental integration in the CSF
I. Environmental Authorities (EAs), both central and regional
II. The Network of EAs And Managing Authorities for Structural Funds 2000-2006
III. An environmental Task-Force for strengthening EAs and the APAT/ARPA system (Env. Agencies) towards the NOP TA
Cooperation with Managing Authorities
Member of Monitoring Committees
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b) The National Operational Programme (NOP) of Technical Assistance (TA) and
the Environment
A tool to improve capacity building
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NOP Technical AssistanceNOP Technical AssistanceFinancial breakdown of the 1.2 Measure among its Financial breakdown of the 1.2 Measure among its
12 Sectorial Operational Projects12 Sectorial Operational Projects
0
10
20
30
40
50
60Sustainable development
Soil
Water
Internationalisation
International Trade
Energy
Tourism
Cultural Resources
Social activities
Agriculture
Healthy
Equal opportunities
environment Millions of Euros
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Financial breakdown, at central, regional and horizontal level, of the
Sustainable Development Operationel Project
22,168
26,153
2,320 Technical Assistance atcentral level
Technical Assistance atregional level
Horizontal TechnicalAssistance
Millions of Euros
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c) The Task-Force of experts into the Environment and Sustainable
Development Operational Project of the NOP TA
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Price, Waterhouse & Coopers study for the EC, 1999 says:“Only 0,7 units per region dedicated to environmental
integration in Structural Funds”and
“Central and Regional EAs’ structures need to be reinforced. Dedicated central and regional task-forces should be created”
CSF 2000-2006
consequentely
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through CSF 2000-2006
The major project of Technical Assistance (Environment & Sustainable Development) includes ≈ 150 experts supporting:
• ≈ 60 for the Regional Environmental Authorities Obj.1• ≈ 50 for the Regional Environmental Protection Agencies for
data and monitoring (ARPAs) Obj.1• ≈ 40 for the Central Environmental Authority (Ministry for En-
vironment & Territory) (of which 20 for the Ecological Network)
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CAMPANIA10 junior7 junior1 senior
National Environmental Authority
27 junior
15 senior
MOLISE6 junior4 junior1 senior
BASILICATA6 junior4 junior1 senior
PUGLIA9 junior9 junior1 senior
CALABRIA8 junior6 junior1 senior
SICILIA10 junior8 junior1 senior
SARDEGNA7 junior8 junior1 senior
Environmental AuthoritiesEnvironment Protection Regional Agencies
Tasks force composition
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An open and highly competitive public competition:• 130 “junior” experts out of 6.000 applicants• 20 “senior” experts out of 500 applicantsAn “equal opportunity” selection:• 2/3 of women among juniors • 1/2 of women among seniorsA multidisciplinary selection:• 1/3 from economics/law/politics • 1/3 from statistics/architecture/engineering • 1/3 from natural sc./biology/environment sc.
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The role of training:• 3 months of high level training in the Center of the
National Training Agency for the Obj.1 Regions• 9 months of “training on the job” with reorientation
seminars
Planned continuous update and training:• with 3-monthly Workshops
• experts website community forum• exchange of best practices and methodologies
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• environment Task-Force coming from multiple backgrounds building the necessary interdisciplinary
teams• common training to build a common background
• highly motivated• shock and support for Public Administration people
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d) The Environmental Authorities
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The environmental Task-Force has given the Environmental Authorities
the possibility to play an effective role for the first time
in the history of Structural Funds
But what are they doing in practice?
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Tasks at regional level * supporting the Regional EAs in all SFs activities drafting the POCS for ROPs preparing the ROP Monitoring Committee proposing environmental elements (criteria, indicators,
funds) in ROP’s Measures’ bids working out environmental analysis of PITs helping to draft Water Plans, Parks Plans,Waste Plans,
Contaminated Sites Plans drawing out State of the Environment Reports preparing the new Operational Programmes 2007-2013 preparing the SEA for the new programmes …* the role of the Central Environmental Authority is similar
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e) The Italian Network of EAs & MAs (Rete)
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“RETE” MEMBERSHIP:established during 1994-99 programming period,
becoming significant in the 2000-06 period
• 1 Environmental Authority of CSF + 7 NOPs (Min. of Environment & Territory)
• 1 Managing Authority of CSF (Ministry of Economy & Finance)• 2 European Commission (DG-Env, DG-Regio)• 7 Managing Authorities of NOPs (i.e. Ministries)• 7 Managing Authorities of ROPs (South Regions - Objective 1)• 7 Environmental Authorities of ROPs (South Regions - Objective 1)• 14 Managing Authorities of Docup (North Regions – Ob.2)• 14 Environmental Authorities of Docup (North Regions – Ob.2)• 1 National Statistics Agency (Istat)• 1 National Environmental Agency (Apat)• 21 Regional Environmental Agency (Arpa)often accompanied informally by the experts of the different institutions
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In the RETE there are no:• NGOs
• Producers Associations• Consumers Associations
• Workers Unions• Stakeholders of any kind
The RETE is the Network of Public Officers, the experts of Public Administration working together to find the best solutions to serve their role of public service
Participation of stakeholders (NGOs, Producers, Consumers, Unions, etc.) in the Italian SFs system is guaranteed and works in the Steering Committees of:
- the CSF- the 7 National OPs
- The 7 Regional OPs
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Instrument for spreading information and best practices, to develop and agree methodologies and assessment
Developing tools of investigation of institutional, technical and procedural issues (specific Working Groups)
An innovative pattern of cooperation among institutions (Systematic Operational Cooperation Plans one to one between Environmental and Managing Authorities and work all together within the RETE)
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f) The “Rete’s” Working Groups and products
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1. WG Operational Plan of Systematic Cooperation between EAs and Managing Authorities (POCS)
2. WG Methodological and technical guidelines for the evaluation of Operational Programmes (NOPs & ROPs)
3. WG Methodological and technical guidelines for the environmental evaluation of Territorial Integrated Projects (PIT)
4. WG Evaluation of the implementation of the PPP within the CSF (Polluter-Pays-Principle)
The Methodological Working Groups
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• WG Evaluation of the implementation of the PPP into the the CSF (Polluter-Pays-Principle)
• WG Evaluation of State aid schemes for enterprises for environmental aims (Raita)
• WG Environmental sustainability into the Urban Areas• Working Group on guidelines for SEA for 2007-13
The Thematic Working Groups
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1. Working Group on Waste2. Working Group on Water
3. Working Group on Ecological Network
4. Working Group on Contaminated Sites
5. Working Group on Urban Areas
6. Working Group on Environmental Monitoring
7. Working Group Energy
8. Working Group Rural Development
The Sectorial Working Group
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1. Methodological and technical guidelines for Operational Plan of Systematic Cooperation between EAs and Managing Authorities (POCS)
2. Methodological and technical guidelines for the evaluation of Operational Programmes (NOPs & ROPs)
3. Methodological and technical guidelines for the environmental evaluation of Territorial Integrated Projects (PIT)
4. Update of the Ex ante Environmental Evaluation of CSF, NOPs, ROPs
5. Evaluation of the implementation of the PPP into the CSF (Polluter-Pays-Principle)
6. Evaluation of State aid schemes for enterprises for environmental aims (Raita)
7. Sectorial Reports on waste, water, monitoring,…..
Some examples of the WG’s products
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• Need for capacity building to support environment and sustainability in CP• Need to prepare capacity in time well
before the beginning of the Programmes• Need to have specific technical tools
(programs-projects)• Need to have strong, motivated, long-
lasting leadership
Conclusions - Lessons to be drawn Conclusions - Lessons to be drawn from the Italian OP TAfrom the Italian OP TA
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Environment in the Process• the “preparatory table” on environment
• the horizontal document on environmental integration to the other 7
“preparatory tables”• the transfer in the draft NSF
• …
Preparing the NSF 2007-2013 (1)
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Environment and Sustainable Development as a Priority
• the role of SEA
Preparing the NSF 2007-2013 (2)
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Environmental strategic approach of the NSF 2007-2013
Energy Clim aticchange
Air quality W ate r
So il Natura lris k
W aste Contam inatedsite s
3) Sustainab le andefficien t use o f
environm ental resource sfor developm ent
Natura lresources
Tourism
Cultu ralresources
4) Valorisation o f naturaland cu ltu ral resources
for attractivenessand developm ent
Environm ental and cu ltu ralresources fo r the econom ic
developm ent
1) Hum an resources im provem en tand valo risation
2) Research and innovationprom otion o f com petitiveness
5) Social inclusion , services forthe quality o f life and territo rial
attractivenes s
6) Transport netw orks and links
7) Com petitiveness o f p roductivesystem s and em ploym ent
8) Com petitiveness andattractiveness o f cities an d
urban area s
9) In ternationalisation andinvestm ents com psum ption and
resources attrac tivenes s
10) G overnance, institu tionalcapacity and effective m arket an d
com petition
Environm entalin tegration in to the o ther
NSF prio rities
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STRATEGIC COHESION POLICIES GUIDELINES
STRATEGIC COHESION POLICIES GUIDELINES NATIONAL STRATEGIESNATIONAL STRATEGIES
LISBON STRATEGYSTRATEGIC RURAL
DEVOLOPMENT GUIDELINES
THEMATIC SEMINARSCENTRAL
ADMINISTRATIONSREGIONAL
ADMINISTRATIONS
ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL PARTNERS
REGIONAL LOCAL
AUTHORITIES
ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL PARTNERS
REGIONAL LOCAL
AUTHORITIES
PRELIMINARY NATIONAL
STRATEGIC DOCUMENT
PRELIMINARY NATIONAL
STRATEGIC DOCUMENT
STRATEGIC DOCUMENT
MEZZOGIORNO
STRATEGIC DOCUMENT
MEZZOGIORNO
PRELIMINARY REGIONAL STRATEGIC
DOCUMENTS
PRELIMINARY REGIONAL STRATEGIC
DOCUMENTS
NATIONAL STRATEGIC DOCUMENT
NATIONAL STRATEGIC DOCUMENT
NATIONAL STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK PROCESS OF DEFINITION
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NATIONAL STRATEGIC DOCUMENT
NATIONAL STRATEGIC DOCUMENT
NEGOTIATIONS WITH EUROPEAN COMMISSION
SERVICES
NEGOTIATIONS WITH EUROPEAN COMMISSION
SERVICES
NSFNSF
STRATEGIC PART
OPERATIONAL PART
CONVERGENCE COMPETITIVENESS COOPERATION
P.O. FERS
P.O. FSE P.O. FERS
P.O. FSE P.O. FERS
Ministry of Economy & Finance – Managing Authority for the Italian CSF & OP TAProgramming 2007/2013 definition on the basic of agreement betweenState/Regions/Authonomies of 3.2.2005
8Thematic tables
Centre – Regions – Economic and Social
Partners
8Thematic tables
Centre – Regions – Economic and Social
Partners
10Centre- Regions
Technical working Group
10Centre- Regions
Technical working Group
Proposal for National Strategic FrameworkProposal for National Strategic Framework
Strategic Document
Mezzogiorno
Central Administrations CommitteeCentral Administrations CommitteeMEF/MoL/Mezzogiorno RegionsMEF/MoL/Mezzogiorno Regions
REGIONSREGIONS
NEGOTIATIONSCENTRE - REGIONS
NEGOTIATIONSCENTRE - REGIONS
Table IEducation Territorial DimensionTable IIResearch, innovation, Banks, State AidsTable IIIEnvironment Cultural Resources, Market, ServicesTable IVSocial Services, Inclusion Security, LegalityTable VNetworks and (links), Territorial DimensionTable VILocal Development Drafting GroupTable VIICities, EconomyTable VIIIInternational Dimension Investment Promotion
Table IEducation Territorial DimensionTable IIResearch, innovation, Banks, State AidsTable IIIEnvironment Cultural Resources, Market, ServicesTable IVSocial Services, Inclusion Security, LegalityTable VNetworks and (links), Territorial DimensionTable VILocal Development Drafting GroupTable VIICities, EconomyTable VIIIInternational Dimension Investment Promotion
WG Single Programming process FAS/FSWG Economic and Social PartnershipWG CooperationWG Public Service objectivesWG EvaluationWG Capacity Building, incentivesWG Monitoring and ControlWG Financial circuit and Project DesignWG Links with other EC PoliciesWG Internal Market and Competition
WG Single Programming process FAS/FSWG Economic and Social PartnershipWG CooperationWG Public Service objectivesWG EvaluationWG Capacity Building, incentivesWG Monitoring and ControlWG Financial circuit and Project DesignWG Links with other EC PoliciesWG Internal Market and Competition
Thematic PrioritiesImplementation Conditions
NSF - QSN
Regional Strategic
Documents
Preliminary National Strategic
Document
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