Policy domain ‘Omgeving’ & the SDGsNovember 27th, 2018

Policy domain ‘Omgeving’

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Policy domain ‘Omgeving’

Departement Omgeving

Agency for Nature and Forests

Flemish Environment Agency (VMM)

Public Waste Agency of Flanders (OVAM)

Flemish Energy Agency (VEA)

Housing Agency - Flanders

Flemish Land Agency (VLM)

Research Institute for Nature and Forest (INBO)

Flanders Heritage Agency

Departement OmgevingSpatial Development, Environment, Energy, Climate, Green

Economy, Animal Welfare

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Departement Omgeving

To meet environmental and climate targets & a sustainable use of natural resources and spaceWith the aim of a low carbon, energy-efficient, climate intelligent living environment & a strong relationship between economy and ecology

1| Mission

2| Policy in forceGeneral and local air policy plans

Integrated local spatial and mobility policies

Action plan ‘Clean Power for Transport

Climate policy plan (mitigation and adaptation) 2013-2020

Implementation of the Global Action Programme on Education for Sustainable Development: 3 running educational programmes

Facilitation of collaboration and knowledge sharing in multi-stakeholder approaches, e.g. Flemish Roadmap on the prevention of food losses

Departement Omgeving 3| Policy in draft

4| Policy in action

Energy and Climate Plan 2021-2030

Air Quality Policy Plan 2020-2030-2030

Policy Plan Space Flanders

Green Deals Labo Ruimte

Metropolitan Coast Landscape

Energy & Climate Districts

Prowater Flemish PartnershipWater for Development

Flemish Energy Agency

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Flemish Energy Agency (VEA)

To implement a sustainable energy policy, taking into account cost-effectiveness and energy security.

1| Mission

2| Policy in forceEnergy poverty action programme with 34 measures to lower the rate of energy poverty

Renovation Pact, the Flemish long term renovation strategy for residential buildings

3| Policy in draftEnergy and Climate Plan 2021-2030 (energy efficiency and renewable energy goals and policies)

4| Policy in actionBE-REEL!

Flemish Environment Agency

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Flanders Environment Agency

To contribute to the realisation of the environmental policy objectives by reporting on the state of the environment and by preventing, limiting and reversing harmful impacts on water systems and pollution of the atmosphere, and to the realisation of the integrated water policy objectives

1| Mission

2| Policy in forceIntegrated Water Policy Management (water quality and quantity policy)

Water and air monitoring and reporting

Supervision of municipal and supramunicipal sewage infrastructure

Management of unnavigable watercourses and groundwater

Drinking water and grey water management

Advice on environmental permit applications

Flanders Environment Agency3| Policy in draft

4| Policy in action

River Basin Management Plans 2022-2027integration of policy concerning Water Framework directive, Floods directive and Drought strategy

2018: Water policy note and main issues2020: Draft River basin Management plans

klimaatportaal.be curieuzeneuzen.be

waterinfo.be

OVAM

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OVAM

Public Agency that develops and implements a sustainable policy for waste, materials and soil in Flanders.

1| Mission

2| Policy in forceWaste reglementation, product policy, soil remediation and asbestos removal plan to protect human and environmental health

Extra protection of water production zones for industry and soil remediation

Waste management plan for households and industry

Integrated policy to waste, materials and circular economy

Action plan Marine Litter

Soil remediation policy

OVAM 3| Policy in draft

4| Policy in action

Asbestos removal plan (by 2040)

Strategic transition priority towards Circular Economy

Enhanced integrated and sustainable soil remediation by 2036

mooimakers.be Green Deal Circular Procurement

Housing Agency - Flanders

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Housing Agency - Flanders

The agency, together with its partners, promotes qualitive, certain and affordable housing as a fundamental right for all residents of Flanders, especially the most vulnerable.

1| Mission

2| Policy in forceRent subsidy

Rent premium for prospective social tenants

Social housing

Social loans

Housing quality policy

Renovation grant

Home adaptation grant

Guaranteed housing insurance

Guidance, support and subsidisation of local housing policy

Housing Agency - Flanders3| Policy in draft

4| Policy in action

New framework for social home purchasing

Framework for modest housing

Enlargement of social letting agencies (SVK-pro)

Adjustment of the rent calculation in social housing

New system for rent subsidies

Flemish Rent Decree (Vlaams huurdecreet)

Action plan for an antidicrimation policy on the private rental market

Optimalisation of the housing quality policy

3 projects of the transition priority ‘Smart housing and living’

huurschatter.be

Flemish Land Agency

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Flemish Land Agency (VLM)

Investing together in rural areas and open spaces of Flanders: upgrade, connect and use the (peri-urban) open space areas in Flanders in a more intelligent way through targeted and qualitative investments to meet climate, water quality, nature and landscape and socio-economic goals in collaboration with partners

1| Mission

2| Policy in forceFlanders action programme for the Nitrates Directive 2015 – 2018

European Rural Development Policy 2014 – 2020 (CAP)

Area based and integrated land development

Flemish Land Agency (VLM)

3| Policy in draft

4| Policy in action

Flanders action programme for the Nitrates Directive 2019 – 2022

European Rural Development Policy 2021 – 2027 (CAP)

Open space programmes for food, climate adaptation, landscape, access to land for farmers, … and other urgent challenges in Flanders

Water-Land-Schap

Research Institute for Nature and Forest

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Research Institute for Nature and Forest (INBO)Flemish research and knowledge centre for nature and its sustainable management and use. INBO conducts research and supplies knowledge to all those who prepare or make the policies or are interested in them as a stakeholder.

1| Mission

2| Policy in forceMapping ecosystem services to show the advantages nature gives to man and society

Designing monitoring networks for measuring biodiversity changes

Action plans for quick response to invasive species

Defining critical features of green-blue networks in order to support future policy and implementation actions

Research Institute for Nature and Forest (INBO) 3| Policy in draft

4| Policy in action

Strategy development for the sustainable use of ecosystems and their services

Researching the effects of climate change on biodiversity

Design of monitoring network for soil carbon stocks

eDNA barcoding: for quicker detection of invasive and rare species

Networks: ALTER-Net, eLTER, IPBES