participation of kepa in the work of the eea 2010-2013 ministry of environment and spatial planning...

Participation of KEPA in the work of the EEA 2010-2013

Ministry of Environment and Spatial Planning Kosovo Environmental Protection Agency

Dr. Rifat Morina KEPA NFP Kosovo

March, 2012

First time appearance as an independent European country

The main activities in the cooperation proces

MBNFP

ETC/NRC

MeetingsWorkshops

CDR REPORTS

KEPA &EEA

• Official appointment NFP

• Engagement of NFP Assistant Coordinator

• NRCs

• Meetings/Workshops

• Cooperation with ETCs

• Submission of national reports

NFP &NRC

• Ozone (not systematically)• Rivers & Groundwater well reported• CLRTAP Air Emissions (data quality issues)

• Lake water quality (no reporting)• Exchange of Information on Air Quality• Greenhouse Gases (deadline 15 April)

• CDDA/Protected Areas – already (nearly) completed

• CORINE Land Cover 2006-2012

Reporting achievements

Missing (from „counted obligations“):

OTHER REPORTS

Reporting achievements:

Central Data Repository Kosovo

Draft evaluation of deliveries

National SoE Reports

KEPA Member of European Network of the Heads of Environment Protection Agencies

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Participation at Eionet meetings 2010-2011

- 7 NFP meetings

- 26 NRC Workshops ,

- 2 CSI Indicators Workshops

Benefits and challenges of cooperation with EEA

• Regular data exchange (according to the EEA Priority Data Flows and our participation in the SEIS)

• Involvment in the EEA regular indicator-based reporting accordning to the EEA CSI

• Involvment in the process to develop the regular state and outlook report 2015 (start with a pilot chapter) and in the related products

• Integration of the national networks of the organisations within EIONET

• Strengthening of te national capacities for the coordination of the EIONE

Thank you!

Useful Links:

• KEPA web site – www.ammk-rks.net• MESP website – www.mmph-rks.net • EEA web site - www.eea.europa.eu• Eionet portal - eionet.europa.eu• EEA data products - www.eea.europa.eu/data-and-maps • Reportnet - www.eionet.europa.eu/reportnet • Priority data flows - www.eionet.europa.eu/dataflows