Estonia 2017
Environmental Performance
Reviews
review process
our mission
The Organisation for Economic Co-
operation and Development (OECD)
provides its 34 member countries with a
forum to work together, share experiences
and seek solutions to common problems.
We analyse and compare data to predict
future trends. We set international
standards on a wide range of subjects, from
agriculture and tax to chemicals safety.
The common thread of our work is a shared
commitment to sustainable development,
employment and trade, based on
international co-operation and focused on
the well-being of all citizens.
peer reviews
With the support of the OECD Secretariat,
countries examine and assess one another’s
performance in order to improve their
policies. The reviews provide an independent,
fact-based assessment and targeted
recommendations to encourage further
reforms from a whole-of-government
perspective. Reviews are conducted to:
z Help countries measure their progress
in terms of domestic and international
commitments,
z Promote dialogue between countries
and peer learning,
z Enhance countries’ accountability to
the public and to one another.
About the OECD
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About the OECD
Estonia and the OECD
estonia joined the oecD in 2010. since then, its permanent representation and national experts have been actively involved in the oecD’s thematic groups.
The oecD recently published several reports on estonia’s policies. Member countries have reviewed and approved the recommendations, on an equal basis.
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Estonia was one of the last entrants to the OECD in 2010 and our objective is to reach the top 34 member states and raise the living standards of Estonians.
Prime Minister Taavi Rõivas, 28 January 2015
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The OECD published four Economic Surveys of Estonia since 2009, and policy reviews on a regular basis. The Better Life Index compares the quality of life in Estonia with that in other member countries on www.oecdbetterlifeindex.org.
Environmental Performance Reviews
since 1992, the oeCD has conducted over 80 Environmental Performance Reviews, drawing on economic and environmental data from national and international sources. oeCD member countries are now being reviewed for the third time.
A number of non-member countries have also been reviewed, such as Brazil, China, Colombia and south Africa.
z Key environmental trends describe
the country’s progress in using
energy and natural resources
efficiently; reducing the carbon
intensity of its economy; managing
its natural asset base; and improving
the environmental quality of life.
z Policy-making environment reviews the country’s environmental
governance system, co-ordination
mechanisms, and how the
country integrates environmental
considerations into its sectoral
policies.
z Towards green growth presents
the country’s efforts to mainstream
environment into the economic
policy and to promote the greening
of the economy, for example through
the use of taxes and other pricing
instruments.
Each country also chooses two topics for
in-depth analysis. Estonia selected:
z Waste and materials management
z Mining and environment.
whAt’s in the reviews?
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The OECD Environmental Performance Review programme has been helping
member countries to improve their environmental management for 20 years. It
constitutes a unique review process that does not only identify problems and
solutions, but also presents - through its inclusiveness – useful knowledge and
concrete options for change in the countries under review.
Klaus Töpfer, Former Minister of Environment of Germany and director of UNEP
reCently puBlisheD
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to Be puBlisheD in 2015 : Brazil, Netherlands. in 2016 : Chile, France.
Estonia started providing environmental data to the OECD in 2008.
The OECD database now displays environmental data on Estonia from 1990 to 2014.
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environmentAl inDiCAtors
Review timetable
Summer and Fall
2015
kiCk-off
z Selection of in-depth chapters and agreement on the timetable.
z Preparation of information material to raise awareness of
the review in Estonia.
z Assembling a team of analysts and specialists, including
experts from two reviewing countries.
Fall 2015
informAtion gAthering
z Questionnaire replies, in co-operation with relevant
ministries and agencies.
z Preparation of the review mission
18-23January
2016
review mission
z Meetings with environmental policy stakeholders:
representatives of the Ministry of Environment,
other ministries (Rural Affairs, Economic Affairs and
Infrastructure, etc.), government agencies, as well as
independent experts, representatives of NGOs, industry,
trade unions and local government.
z Field visit on a chosen in-depth theme.
Review Mission in Rotterdam, Netherlands 2015
Chapada dos Veadeiros National Park, Brazil 2015
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7 October 2016
DrAft report
z The draft report is made available to the Estonian
government and representatives of the OECD
Working Party on Environmental Performance.
7 November
2016
peer review
z Presentation of the report to the Working Party in the presence of a high-level Estonian delegation.
z Delegates discuss and ask questions about the subjects
covered in the review.
z Approval of the review and its recommendations, which
reflect the collective views of OECD Member countries.
Every OECD Member country and the European Commission are represented in the Working Party on Environmental Performance (WPEP).
The final version of the “Assessment and Recommendations” section reflects the collective views of OECD Member countries, published under the responsibility of the Working Party.
Early 2017
lAunCh
Working Party on Environmental Performance
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July orSeptember
2016
poliCy review
z High-level meeting in Estonia to discuss the draft
Findings and Recommendations
z The report is published online and made freely accessible
to civil society and the media.
z Press conference, publication of the Highlights brochure
and other online communication tools.
Environmental Performance Reviews provide an independent assessment and targeted recommendations aimed at improving policies that impact the environment.
The first Environmental Performance Review of Estonia will take stock of the progress made since 2005. OECD member countries will approve the recommendations of this report in November 2016.
CONTACT:
Nathalie GirouardHead of the Environmental Performance and Information [email protected]
Kathleen DominiqueReview Administrator [email protected]
Photo credits: iStock/Peeter Viisimaa; p.2 Flickr/Government Office of Estonia. p.3 OECD/Alex Ibanez; p.4 iStock/Peeter Viisimaa; p.5 Nils-Axel Braathen; Sara Moarif;p.6 C.Tomasini; Flickr/Miljödepartementet.
www.oecd.org/environment/country-reviews/