THIRTEENTH MEETING OF THE TASK FORCE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL ACTION PROGRAMME FOR CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPE

22-23 October, 2001, Paris, France

Draft Summary Record

Opening formalities

1. Mme Chkhobadze and Mr. Verstrynge, the Co-Chairs of the Task Force, welcomed participants and opened the meeting. Representatives from 33 countries and the European Commission were present, as well as representatives from International Organisations and Financing Institutions, and partners from Environmental Citizens’ Organisations and the New Regional Environmental Centers in the NIS (see attached list of participants).

2. The Co-Chair pointed out that the main objectives of the meeting were to review progress in implementing the EAP Task Force work programme for the period of 2001-2003 and to ensure sufficient and stable donor funding for its implementation. He also noted the importance of preparations for the 5th "Environment for Europe" Ministerial Conference to be held in Kiev, .

3. The Task Force adopted the Draft Annotated Agenda of the Thirteenth Meeting [CCNM/ENV/EAP/A(2001)2] and the Draft Summary Record of the Twelfth Meeting [CCNM/ENV/EAP(2000)117] without amendments.

Results of NIS NGO Consultations on strengthening co-operation with the EAP Task Force

4. The Task Force took note of a presentation by Ms. Olga Ponizova, Executive Director of European Eco-Forum/ECO Accord on the outcomes of the Consultations between EAP Task Force Secretariat and the NIS NGOs held on October 21, 2001 in Paris. A wide range of issues related to the work of the Task Force were addressed. There was also a discussion on the possible development of an Environment Strategy for the NIS and the contribution that NGOs could make to it. Delegates noted that it was the first meeting involving the full Task Force (not just the Bureau) and they hoped that it would help to establish co-operation between NGOs and the Task Force on a stronger basis. In concluding the discussion, the Co-Chairs encouraged NGOs to participate more actively in Task Force activities; both the Task Force and NGOs shared the objective of strengthening political and public support for environmental improvements in the NIS. The Co-Chairs also encouraged donors to support the more active involvement of NGOs in the Task Force’s work.

1 Progress in Implementing the Two Sub-programmes of the EAP Task Force Work Programme for 2001-2003

5. The Secretariat reported on progress in implementing the Task Force work programme which had been adopted by the Task Force Bureau on behalf of the Task Force at its meeting in January 2001 in Kiev, Ukraine (see CCNM/ENV/EAP(2001)3 and CCNM/ENV/EAP(2001)4). The Task Force endorsed the main directions of the work and provided guidance on its further implementation, as follows:

CEE sub-programme:

• Noted the importance of projects and the quality of work implemented by the REC, and that several parts of the sub-programme were not adequately funded; donors were invited to consider possibilities for providing the necessary financial resources; • Emphasised the importance of the EU enlargement process for the CEEC sub-programme and invited accession countries to consider future role of the sub-programme, especially after the Kiev Ministerial Conference; possible widening of the programme scope related to countries in South Eastern Europe was welcomed; • Noted the necessity for continuation of activities that are being implemented in fields such as integration of environmental considerations into transport policies, Sofia initiative on environmental impact assessment and development of national systems for strategic environmental assessment for all CEE countries and support to environmental NGOs; • Following the decisions of the previous Task Force meetings recognised the importance of involvement of FR of Yugoslavia in the EAP Task Force work; • emphasised the importance of sharing information and experience accumulated in the CEE region with NIS, building linkages to ensure the distribution of CEE experience in the NIS and the usefulness of organising training of NIS experts in CEECs.

NIS sub-programme:

• noted the progress achieved by the Task Force in implementing the decision of the Aarhus "Environment for Europe" Ministerial Conference on re-focusing on the NIS; the Co-Chairs concluded that Task Force work had now “taken root” in the NIS; • emphasised the importance of including all NIS in Task Fore activities, and the need for continued emphasis on implementation of specific activities; this would require strengthened support from donors; • noted the establishment of the Group of Senior Officials on Reform of the Urban Water Sector in the NIS, the importance of its work for the NIS and the necessity of strengthening co-operation with other stakeholders in order to implement decisions made at the Almaty Ministerial Consultation in 2000; • noted that support had not yet been provided for second generation of NEAPs; and the importance of drawing lessons from implementation of the first generation of NEAPs, including NEAPs implemented by countries of the CEE region; • noted the useful results achieved in developing national environmental finance strategies for Georgia, Moldova, Kazakhstan and Ukraine and some regions of the Russian Federation; and emphasised the importance of developing similar strategies for other NIS; agreed to continue the work on strengthening environmental funds and examine other financing mechanisms which might support environmental projects in the NIS;

2 • noted progress in the activities of the NIS Network on Environmental Compliance and Enforcement and importance of developing linkages with similar networks in Europe and internationally; • recommended providing further support for capacity building, especially in environmental management/administration and environmental economics.

Status of Donor Funding for the EAP Task Force Work Programme Implementation

6. The Task Force took note of the reports by the REC and OECD Secretariats, on the current budgetary situation, and a report on the status of donor support for Task Force activities in 2001, and needs for 2002 (see the documents CCNM/ENV/EAP(2001)5 and CCNM/ENV/EAP(2001)6). The financial status of the CEE sub-programme improved due to contributions from Norway and Belgium.Together with regular contributions from REC’s major donors, this provided a stable framework for the implementation of 2001 activities. However, some areas of work, such as support to environmental NGOs, are not adequately covered by donor financing. The European Commission offered to discuss this issue further with the REC. The provision of adequate funding for continuation of the activities in 2002 and beyond was proposed as a subject of discussion for the donor meeting. The Co-Chair also invited donors to provide funding that would enable unimpeded functioning of the CEE sub-programme secretariat.

7. The Task Force emphasised that the financial situation for implementing activities in the NIS is critical and mainly linked with two sorts of problems; first, lack of written commitments by donors for 2002, and second, the unstable nature of the funding. This produces serious difficulties in terms of stable programme implementation, including the extension of secretariat staff contracts for 2002. A number of donors (Germany, the Netherlands, Norway, Switzerland, UK and the European Commission) made specific pledges. Belgium, Finland and Sweden indicated that they were actively considering possible support. The US offered direct project support, especially in developing, in co-operation with the Task Force Secretariat, regional and local action plans (LEAPs/REAPs) in Ukraine. The Co-Chair requested the secretariat to contact other donors that were not present at the meeting, to find out their possible interest in supporting Task Force activities.

8. The Task Force recognised the substantial progress that had been achieved in implementing the decision of the last Task Force meeting to double the budget of the NIS sub-programme of work. However, progress in implementing demonstration projects had not been as much as hoped for, and donors were encouraged to assign a higher priority to this goal in their bilateral programmes. The Task Force noted that contributions from donors at the level of 2001 would not allow all programme objectives for 2002 to be achieved and asked donors to consider the possibilities for increasing their support, and making their commitments both timely and adequate.

9. Mr. J.F. Verstrynge reported that at the last Bureau Meeting in Szentendre in June 2001, it was clearly the preference of donors to finance specific projects within the work programme rather than to allocate funds to support core costs. Nevertheless, Mr. Verstrynge emphasised that a structural solution was needed to eliminate the financial instability for implementation of the work programme and functioning of the Secretariats. He suggested that 8 or 10 donors might contribute 25.000 EURO untied, to both the CEE and NIS sub-programmes.

EAP Task Force input to preparations for the Kiev-2003 "Environment for Europe" Ministerial Conference

10. The Co-Chairs informed the delegates of the results of the Second meeting of the Working Group of Senior Officials (WGSO), held in Geneva on September 28, 2001 that confirmed the dates of the next “Environment for Europe” Ministerial Conference to be held in Kiev, Ukraine on May 21-23, 2003. Mr.

3 Vitalyi Potapov informed delegates on the status of preparations in Ukraine. He noted that Ms. Anna Golubovska-Onisimova had been elected a chairman of the WGSO.

11. The Secretariat presented a paper on possible inputs of the EAP Task Force to the Kiev Conference based on the results of the discussions at the last Task Force Bureau Meeting in Szentendre in June 2001 (see documents CCNM/ENV/EAP(2001)7.

12. Mr. J.F. Verstrynge opened the discussion by situating the Kiev Conference in the context of several other international events and processes: September 11th and its aftermath; EU enlargement; growing global economic interdependence, inter alia, through the launch of a new round of trade liberalisation at Doha; and the World Summit on Sustainable Development to be held in Johannesburg in September 2002. In addition, Mr. Verstrynge referred to the proposal by Georgia and Ukraine on the possible development of an environment strategy for the NIS. He raised several issues that would need to be addressed in the development of such a strategy: differentiation within the NIS region, including possible candidature of some NIS for the EU; different environmental priorities in different parts of the NIS; weak participation by some NIS in multilateral environmental initiatives; the importance of effective ecosystem management across national boundaries (e.g. Danube/Black Sea); the need to “drive” environmental improvements by implementing demonstration projects, as the Task Force had tried to do; weak environmental governance systems; the trade-off between environment and sustainable development focussed approaches. He also raised the issue of a possible “Regional Deal” that might be negotiated, with donor countries offering better market access, strengthened assistance and other concessions in return for improved environmental management in the NIS.

13. At the conclusion of an extensive discussion of those issues, the Co-Chairs drew the following conclusions: There was a need for an appropriate “stock-taking” in each sub-programme. The Secretariats should propose to the Bureau how this should be done, and they should consult with NGOs in the process. The two Secretariats should also prepare papers concerning further activities within the Task Force framework, including increased engagement of the RECs and their participation in concrete activities of the NIS Sub-programme of work and strengthening links between these institutions and the REC for CEE. The REC should prepare a paper for the next Bureau meeting on the future of the CEEC sub-programme. The paper would be presented and discussed at the April 2002 meeting of the Task Force for Implementation of the Regional Environmental Reconstruction Programme for South Eastern Europe. The Task Force had strongly supported the Ukrainian/Georgian proposal to develop an environment strategy for the NIS. A lot of issues had been raised, and further discussions were needed in order to clarify the scope and process for developing such a strategy. A NIS Environment Strategy would represent an important input to the Kiev agenda and have an important bearing on the future work of the Task Force in the NIS. In addition, the two sub-programmes would generate a significant number of documents, which might provide inputs for a variety of issues related to the Conference, depending on the adopted Agenda. A suitable means would need to be found to present them to the Ministers and other participants.

Co-operation between the Task Force and PPC

14. The Task Force took note of the information provided by Mr. Matthews, the PPC Chairman, on the main activities of the PPC since the last Task Force meeting. He also reported on a review which he, as the now chair of the PPC had commissioned, on the PPC’s operation. The review had identified several key challenges: the need to increase donor support for environmental investments in the NIS; the importance of greater ownership by the NIS and the need to involve them more in the preparation of sub-regional meetings, such as the one planned for Russia in 2002; the need to extend co-operation beyond Environment Ministries in the NIS to other ministries that were more closely associated with investment activities; and improving the transfer of experience from CEECs to the NIS. Concerning Task Force – PPC co-operation, a meeting between the Secretariats had been organised in London just before the Task Force meeting,

4 which he had attended. It had been agreed to strengthen the channels of communication and, where appropriate, participation in the activities of the two bodies. It had been agreed that the Task Force and the PPC would work together on the preparation of a report on environmental finance for the Kiev Ministerial meeting.

15. The Co-Chair welcomed those proposals for strengthened co-operation. He considered that co- operation between the Task Force and the PPC should be reinforced. He reminded participants that the PPC could play an important role in helping to implement policies developed within the Task Force. He recalled a request made at the Almaty Ministerial Consultations for the PPC to provide a list of projects to the Task Force, and he invited the PPC to present such a list to the next Task Force Bureau meeting. He urged the PPC and Task Force secretariats to make further efforts to work more closely in order to achieve concrete results.

16. The Task Force took note of a presentation on the TACIS Joint Environmental Programme which was designed to support project preparation and implementation of NEAPs in the NIS.

Other business

17. According to the proposal made by the Task Force Co-Chair, Minister of Environment of Georgia, Mme N. Chkhobadze, The Task Force decided to organise the 14th EAP Task Force meeting in October 2002 in Georgia and to hold the next Task Force Bureau meeting in March 2002. Exact dates of the meetings will be determined later.

5 13th EAP TASK FORCE MEETING 22-23th October 2001, Paris, France

LIST OF PARTICIPANTS

ALBANIA Ms. Tatjana HEMA Tel: +355 4 365 229/ 230 682 Deputy Minister +355 38 20 31 297 Ministry of Environment Fax: +355 4 365 229 Blvd. "Zhan D’Ark", No.2 Tirana, Albania

ARMENIA Mr. Samvel AMIRKHANYAN Tel: +3741 53 55 33/ 52 10 99 Deputy Minister Fax: +3741 53 18 61 Ministry of Environment E-mail: [email protected] 35, Moskovyan Str. 375002 Yerevan

AUSTRIA Mr. Gerhard OMERSU Tel: 43 1 515 22 16 11 Director Fax: +43 1 515 22 76 24 Department for International Affairs E-mail: [email protected] Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Water Management Central Unit 5 (Division III/8U) Stubenbastei 5 1010 Vienna

BELARUS Mrs. Lybov RYZHIKOVA Tel: +375 172 20 94 73 Chief Specialist Fax: +375 172 20 94 73 Dept. of Environmental Policy, Economics E-mail: [email protected] and Management of Nature Use Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment 10, Kollektornaya Str. 220048 Minsk

BELGIUM Mr. Patrick HEMERYCKX Tel: +32 2 553 81 52 Advisor Fax: +32 2 553 81 65 Europe and Environment Division E-mail: patrick.hemeryckx@ Ministry of the Flemish Community lin.vlaanderen.be Koning Albert II-laan 20 bus 8 1000 Brussels

Mr. Raymond BRIOT Tel: +32 2 501 37 09 Conseiller Adjoint Fax: +32 2 501 37 03 Ministry of Foreign Affaires E-mail: 15, rue des Petits Carmes [email protected] Brussels

6 Ms. Muriel DELVAUX Tel: +32 81 33 51 87 Attaché Fax: +32 81 33 51 22 Direction for Environmental Co-ordination E-mail: (International and European co-ordination) [email protected] General Directorate for Natural Resources and Environment of the Wallon Region Avenue Prince de Liège, 15 5100 Jambes

BOSNIA and Ms. $QGMD+$'ä,$%',û Tel: +387 33 445 031 HERZEGOVINA Chief of the Environment Department Fax: +387 33 445 031 Federal Ministry of Physical Planning E-mail: [email protected] and Environment M. Tita 9a, 71000 Sarajevo

Mr. Ozren LAGANIN Tel: +387 51 214 198 Associate Fellow for Environment Fax: +387 51 215 548 Ecology/Environmental Protection E-mail: [email protected] Ministry of Urbanism, Housing, Public Utilities, Civil Engineering and Ecology Tag Srpskih Junaka 4 Banja Luka 51000

BULGARIA Ms. Violeta ROIATCHKA Tel: +3592 940 6285 Senior Officer Fax: +3592 986 4848 International Co-operation Dept. E-mail: [email protected] Ministry of Environment and Water William Gladstone Str. 67 Sofia 1000

CZECH 0V+HOHQDýË=.29È Tel: +420 69628 2362 REPUBLIC Adviser to Deputy Minister Fax: +420 69611 8798 Section of International Relations E-mail: [email protected] Ministry of the Environment Prokešovo nam. 8 702 00 Ostrava

DENMARK Mr. Erik TANG Tel.: +45 32 66 02 95 Program Coordinator Fax: +45 32 66 02 01 DANCEE E-mail: [email protected] Danish Environment Protection Agency Landemaerket 29 DK-1401 Copenhagen

Mr. Jesper PEDERSEN Tel: +45 45 97 22 10 Project Director Fax: +45 45 97 22 12 Support for the Implementation of Mobile: +45 51 21 17 89 Environment.Policies and NEAP's in the NIS E-mail: [email protected] BCEOM-Halcrow-COWI Consortium 14/3 Krzhizhanovskogo Str.

7 117218 Moscow, Russian Federation COWI: Parallelvej 15 DK-2800 Lyngby, Denmark

ESTONIA Ms. Mari LAHTMETS Tel: +372 62 73 050/ 51 20 428 Head of Department Fax: +372 66 04 691 Strategy and Planning Dept. E-mail: Ministry of Environment [email protected] Toompuiestee 24 15172 Tallinn

FINLAND Ms. Kristiina ISOKALLIO Tel: +358 91 991 95 08 Director, Central and East European Co- Fax: +358 91 991 9515 operation E-mail: [email protected] Environmental Protection Depart. Ministry of the Environment Kasarminkatu 25, P.O.Box 380 00131 Helsinki

GEORGIA Ms. Nino CHKHOBADZE Tel: +995 32 230 664 Co-Chair of the EAP Task Force Fax: +995 32 333 952 Minister of Environment E-mail: [email protected] Ministry of Environment 68A, Kostava Str. 380015 Tbilisi

Mr. Zaal LOMTADZE Tel: +995 32 230 664 Deputy Minister Fax: +995 32 333 952 Ministry of Environment E-mail: [email protected] 68A, Kostava Str. 380015 Tbilisi

GERMANY Mr. Jürgen KEINHORST Tel: +49 1888 305 2370 Head of Division Fax: +49 1888 305 4375 International Cooperation E-mail: [email protected] Ministry of Environment Alexanderplatz 6 11055 Berlin

Ms. Anja von ROSENSTIEL Tel: +49 1888 305 2378 Programme Officer Fax: +49 1888 305 4375 International Cooperation E-mail: [email protected] Ministry of Environment Alexanderplatz 6 11055 Berlin

8 HUNGARY Mr. Istvan POMAZI Tel: +36 1 457 33 83 Chief Advisor Fax: +36 1 201 20 91 Strategic Planning and Co-operation E-mail: [email protected] Ministry of Environment H-1394 Budapest P.O.Box 351

ITALY Mrs. Laura SUSANI Tel: +39 06 57228125/141 Adviser Fax: +39 06 57228177 Department for Global Environment, E-mail: International and Regional Conventions [email protected] Ministry for the Environment Via Cristoforo Colombo 44, 00147 Roma

KAZAKHSTAN Mr. Murat MUSATAYEV Tel: +7 31622 542 69 Vice Minister Fax: +7 31622 506 20 Ministry of Natural Resources and E-mail: [email protected] Environmental Protection 1, Satpaev Str. Kokshetau 475000

KYRGYZSTAN Ms. Kenzhe ABDRAZAKOVA Tel: +996 312 54 11 77 Head of Economy and Finance Dept. Fax: +996 312 54 11 77 Ministry of Environment and Emergency E-mail: Situations [email protected] 2/1, Toktonalieva Str. 720055 Bishkek Kyrgyzstan

LATVIA Mr. Andris EGLAJS Tel.: +371 702 65 31 Deputy State Secretary Fax: +371 721 25 44 Ministry of Environmental Protection and E-mail: [email protected] Regional Development 25, Peldu St. LV-1494 Riga

MACEDONIA Mr. Marjan DODOVSKI Tel: +389 2 366 930 Deputy Minister Fax: +389 2 366 931 Ministry of Environment and Physical E-mail: [email protected] Planning Ul. Drezdenska 52 1000 Skopje

REPUBLIC OF Mr. Andrei ISAC Tel: +373 2 226 254 MOLDOVA Head of Environmental Policy Division Fax: +373 2 220 748 Ministry of Environment, Construction and E-mail: [email protected] Territorial Development 9, Cosmonautilor Str. MD-2005 Chisinau

9 Mr. Victor EGOROV Tel: +373 2 226 908/ 226 941/ Chief, State Ecological Inspectorate 72 12 19 Ministry of Environment, Construction and Territorial Development 9, Cosmonautilor Str. MD-2005 Chisinau

Mr. Victor ZUBAREV Tel: +373 2 23 40 56 Head of Department of Natural Resources Fax: +373 2 22 07 48 Management E-mail: [email protected] Ministry of Economy and Reforms 1, "Mare adunari nationale" square 2001 Chisinau Moldova

THE Mr. Eric van DORST Tel: +31 70 339 4778 NETHERLANDS Directorate-General for Environmental Fax: +31 70 339 1306 Protection; Directorate for International E-mail: [email protected] Environmental Affairs/IPC 670 European Environmental Policy Division Ministry of Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment 8, Rijnstraat, 2515 XP The Hague

Mr. Hugo G. VON MEIJENFELDT Tel.: +31 70 339 4719 Head Fax: +31 70 339 1306 European Environmental Policy Division E-mail: Ministry of Housing, [email protected] Spatial Planning and the Environment PO Box 30945 The Hague 2500 GX

NORWAY Ms. Eldrid NORDBØ Tel: +47 22 24 59 80 Director General Fax: +47 22 24 27 55 Department for International Cooperation E-mail: [email protected] The Ministry of the Environment P.O.Box 8013 Dep. N-0030 Oslo

Ms. Marianne GJØRV Tel: +47 22 24 60 27 Higher Executive Officer Fax: +47 22 24 95 60 Department for International Cooperation E-mail: The Ministry of the Environment [email protected] P.O.Box 8013 Dep. N-0030 Oslo

POLAND Mr. Czeslaw WIECKOWSKI Tel: +48 22 57 92 255 Director International Co-operation Dept. Fax: +48 22 57 92 263 Ministry of the Environment E-mail: 52/54 Wawelska St. [email protected] 00-922 Warsaw

10 Mr. Witoslaw ANTCZAK Tel: +33 1 45 04 60 20 First Secretary Fax: +33 1 45 04 35 89 Permanent Delegation of Poland to the E-mail: OECD [email protected] 86, rue de la Faisanderie org.net 75116 Paris, France

SLOVAK Mr. Pavel TOMA Tel: +4212 5956 2408 REPUBLIC Director of Environmental Conception and Fax: +4212 5956 2002 Planning Department E-mail: [email protected] Ministry of Environment 1, Nam L. Stúra 81235 Bratislava Slovakia

SLOVENIA 0U(PLO)(5-$1ý,ý Tel: +386 1 478 7332 Head of Department for International Fax: +386 1 478 7422 Relations E-mail: [email protected] Ministry of the Environment and Spatial Planning Dunajska c. 48 SI-1000 Ljubljana

SWEDEN Mr. Anders BOHEMAN Tel: +46 8 698 1137 Head of the International Secretariat Fax: +46 8 698 1504 International Secretariat E-mail: Swedish EPA [email protected] SE-106 48 Stockholm

SWITZERLAND Mr. Jürg SCHNEIDER Tel: +41 31 322 68 95 Senior Programme Officer Fax: +41 31 323 03 49 International Affairs Division E-mail: juerg.schneider@ Swiss Agency for the Environment, Forests buwal.admin.ch and Landscape (SAEFL) CH-3003 Berne

TADJIKISTAN Mr. Muzafar SALIMOV Tel: +992 372 217994/ 218003 Chief, Department of Hydrometeorology and Fax: +992 372 21 33 32 Environment E-mail: [email protected] Ministry of Nature Protection 12, Bokhtar Str. 734025 Dushanbe

UKRAINE Mr. Vitaliy POTAPOV Tel: +380 44 228 25 22 Head of Dept. for Environmental Policy Fax: +380 44 228 25 22 Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources 5, Khreshchatyk str. Kiev 01601

11 Mr. Grigoriy SEMCHUK Tel: +380 44 227 74 27 Deputy Chief of the State Committee of Fax: +380 44 220 19 70 Architecture and Municipal Economy Dimitrova Str. 24 Kiev, Ukraine

Mr. Valery SAI Ukrainian Embassy in France

UNITED Mr. Philip STAMP Tel: +44 20 7 944 6224 KINGDOM Head of Central and Eastern Europe Branch Fax: +44 20 7 944 62 24 Environment Protection International E-mail: Department of Environment Food and Rural [email protected] Affairs 5/F4, Ashdown House, 123, Victoria Street London, SW1E 6DE

Mr. Peter SMITH Fax: +44 20 7917 0206 Environment Engineering and Geoscience Fax: +44 20 7917 0072 Adviser E-mail: [email protected] DFID - Department for International Development 94, Victoria Str., London, SWIE 5JL

UNITED STATES Mr. Hoai HUYNH Tel: +1 202 564 64 13 Program Manager, NIS Programs/ Office of Fax: +1 202 565 24 12 International Activities E-mail: [email protected] 1300 Pennsylvania Ave. N.W., MC-2650R Washington D.C. 20460, USA

UZBEKISTAN Mr. Sergey SAMOYLOV Tel: +998 712 411123/ 415140 Head of Department Fax: +998 712 413990/ 415633 Dept. for Economics and Management of E-mail: [email protected] Natural Resources State Committee for Environmental Protection 7, A. Kadiri St. 700128 Tashkent

Federal Republic Mrs. Andjelka MIHAJLOV Fax: +381 11 361 62 50 of YUGOSLAVIA Director General, Directorate for E-mail: [email protected] Environmental Protection of Nemanjina 22-26 11000 Belgrad

Mr. Jadranko SIMIC Tel: +381 11 311 22 82/ Senior Adviser 311 14 32 Environment Department Fax: +381 11 142 564 Federal Secretariat of Labor, Health and E-mail: Social Care [email protected] Federal Palace, 11070 Belgrade

12 Mr. Vasilije BUSKOVIC Tel: +381 81 48 21 69 Environmental Policy Depart. Fax: +381 81 23 41 83 Ministry of Environmental Protection and E-mail: [email protected] Space Development of Montenegro [email protected] Poslovnicentar "Vektra", Krusevac 81000 Podgorica, Montenegro, YU

EUROPEAN Mr. Jean-Francois VERSTRYNGE Tel: +322 2951147 COMMISSION Co-Chair of the EAP Task Force Fax: +322 2990310 Deputy Director General E-mail: jean- Directorate General Environment [email protected] European Commission 200, Rue de la Loi B-1049 Brussels

Mr. Pedro HENRIQUES Tel: +32 2 296 17 14 Principal Administrator Fax: +32 2 296 39 13 External Relations Directorate-General E-mail: European Commission [email protected] CHARL 10/100, Rue de la Loi, 200 B-1049 Brussels

Mr. Jaime REYNOLDS Tel: +32 2 299 56 32 DG Environment 2 Fax: +32 2 299 41 23 European Commission E-mail: 200, Rue de la Loi [email protected] B-1049 Brussels

Ms. Soledad BLANCO Tel: +32 2 299 51 82 Head of Unit Fax: +32 2 299 41 23 Environmental Cooperation with European E-mail: [email protected] Third Countries, Office: BU-9 4/140 European Commission 200, Rue de la Loi B-1049 Brussels

Ms. Anna BRAMWELL Tel: +32 2 295 63 67/ 296 95 17 Principal Administrator Fax: +32 2 299 41 23 Europeam Commission/ DG Environment/02 E-mail: [email protected] 200, rue de la Loi B-1049 Brussels Belgium

Mr. Christopher LE BRETON Tel: + 44 20 8853 3431 EC Consultant – NRECS project Fax: +44 20 8378 1998 39 Azof street, London, SE 10 0EG E-mail: [email protected] United Kingdom

13 PPC Mr. Rod MATTHEWS Tel: +44 20 7917 0552 PPC Chairman Fax: +44 20 7917 0558 Divisional Engineering Adviser E-mail: Department for International Development [email protected] (DFID) 94, Victoria Street, London SW1E 5JL United Kingdom

EBRD/ PPC Mr. Anders RISBERG Tel: +44 20 7338 7124 PPC Executive Secretary Fax: +44 20 7338 6848 EBRD E-mail: [email protected] One Exchange Square, London EC2A 2JN United Kingdom

Ms. Nadine WARREN Tel: +44 20 7338 6327 PPC Administrative Secretary Fax: +44 20 7338 6848 PPC/ EBRD E-mail: [email protected] One Exchange Square, London EC2A 2JN United Kingdom

ABEI Mr. Tom GARVEY Tel: +32 2 772 77 58 Co-Chair of the Aarhus Business and Fax: +32 2 772 77 58 Environment Initiative E-mail: 20, rue de la Cambre [email protected] Brussels B-1200, Belgium

WORLD BANK Mr. Konrad VON RITTER Tel.: +1 202 458 0477 Lead Environmental Economist Fax: +1 202 614 0696 Environmentally and Socially Sustainable E-mail: [email protected] Development Dept. 1818, H Street, NW Washington, DC 20433, USA

Mr. Stefan SCHWAGER Tel.: +1 202 473 6229 Sr. Environmental Specialist/ PPC Officer Fax: +1 202 614 0696 Environmentally and Socially Sustainable E-mail: [email protected] Development Unit Europe and Central Asia Region 1818, H Street, NW Washington, DC 20433, USA

EBRD Mr. Nils HOLM Tel: +44 20 7338 6546 Principal Banker Fax: +44 20 7338 6964 European Bank for Reconstruction and E-mail: [email protected] Development One Exchange Square London,EC2A 2JN United Kingdom

14 UN ECE Mr. Kaj BÄRLUND Tel: +41 22 917 23 70 Director, Environment and Human Fax: +41 22 917 01 07 Settlements Division E-mail: [email protected] United Nations Economic Commission for Europe Palais des Nations CH-1211 Geneva 10, Switzerland

UNEP Mr. Merab SHARABIDZE Tel: +41 22 917 83 95 Environmental Affairs Officer Fax: +41 22 917 80 24 Regional Office for Europe E-mail: [email protected] United Nations Environment Programme 15, chemin des Anémones, 1219 Châtelaine/Geneva Switzerland

UNEP/GRID Mr. Otto SIMONETT Tel: +41 22 917 83 42 UNEP Fax: +41 22 917 80 24 GRID-Arendal Geneva Office E-mail: [email protected] 15, Chemin des Anémones CH-1219 Châtelaine, Genève, Switzerland

UNDP Mr. Andrej STEINER Tel: +421 2 59 337 416 Regional Environmental Advisor Fax: +421 2 59 337 450 Regional Bureau for Europe and the CIS - E-mail: Regional Support Center [email protected] United Nations Development Program Grosslingova 35, 811 09 Bratislava Slovak Republic

OSCE Mr. Marc BALTES Tel: +43 1 514 36/ 742 Senior Economic Adviser Fax: +43 1 514 36/ 96 Karntnerring 5-7 E-mail: [email protected] A-1010 Vienna Austria

Mr. Gianluca RAMPOLLA Tel: + 43 1 514 36 175 Environmental Adviser Fax: + 43 1 514 36 96 Office of the Co-ordinator of OSCE E-mail: [email protected] Economic and Env. Activities (OCEEA) Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) Kärntnerring 5-7 A- 1010 Vienna, Austria

UNIDO Mr. Valentin ISHCHENKO Tel: +43 1 26026 3858 Cleaner Production and Environment Fax: +43 1 26026 6819 Management Branch E-mail: [email protected] UNIDO 1220 Vienna, Austria

15 TACIS Consultant Ms. Hélène CONNOR Tel: +33 1 42 24 51 48 Director Fax: +33 1 42 24 86 33 Dept. of Sustainable Energy Watch E-mail: HELIO International [email protected] 56, rue de Passy 75016 Paris, France

TACIS Consultant Mr. George McDONNELL Tel: +32 2 550 0285 Team Leader Fax: +32 2 550 0299 Tacis Joint Environmental Programme E-mail: [email protected] ERM Belgium Visverkopersstraat 13 B-1000 Brussels

BCEOM Mr. Robert GOULD Tel: +331 3012 4766 Team Leader Fax: +331 3012 1095 Tacis Project ‘Support for the E-mail: [email protected] implementation of environmental policies and NEAPs in the NIS Place des Frères Montgolfier, 78286 Guyancourt Cedex, France

Aequilibrium Mr. Juerg KLARER Tel: +41 79 507 84 40 Consulting Managing Director Fax: +41 71 411 90 11 Aequilibrium Consulting GmbH E-mail: [email protected] Untere Gassenaeckerstr. 4, CH – 8580 Amriswil, Switzerland

REC CAUCASUS Ms. Nato KIRVALIDZE Tel.: +995 32 253 648 Executive Director Tel./fax: +995 32 253 649 The Regional Environmental Centre for the E-mail: Caucasus [email protected] 74, Chavchavadze Ave, 8th Floor, Room 804 [email protected] Tbilisi 380062, Georgia Web-site: http://rec.caucasus.net

REC CENTRAL Mr. Bulat YESSEKIN Tel.: +7 3272 292 619/ 296646/ ASIA Executive Director 206534 REC for Central Asia Fax: +7 3272-292619/ 296646 40, Orbita-1 E-mail: [email protected] Almaty, 480043, Kazakhstan [email protected] Internet site: http://neapsd.kz/carec

REC MOLDOVA Mr. Victor COTRUTA Tel: +373 2 238686 Executive Director Fax: +373 2 238685 REC Moldova E-mail: [email protected] 57/1 Banulescu Bodoni Str. Chisinau, MD-2005 Moldavia

16 REC RUSSIA Mr. Mikhail KOZELTSEV Tel: +7 095 924 62 40 Executive Director Fax: +7 095 220 00 59 Russian Regional Environmental Centre E-mail: michael-rrec@ 4/2, Slavayanskaya Sq., r. 210, 211 mtu-net.ru Moscow, Russia

REC CEE Mr. Vladimir HUDEK Tel: +421 2 5263 2942 Director Fax: +421 2 5296 42 08 REC Country office Slovakia E-mail: [email protected] Vysoka 18, Bratislava, Slovakia

REC UKRAINE Mr. Vyacheslav OLESHCHENKO Tel: +380 44 295 89 61 Chair of the Board Fax: +380 44 295 89 61 Regional Environmental Center REC-Kyiv E-mail: 26, Lesi Ukrainky Blvd., 5th floor [email protected] 01133 Kiev Ukraine

Mr. Petro PAVLICHENKO Tel: +380 44 295 89 61 Executive Director Fax: +380 44 295 89 61 Regional Environmental Center REC-Kyiv E-mail: 26, Lesi Ukrainky Blvd., 5th floor [email protected] 01133 Kiev Ukraine

NGOs Ms. Olga PONIZOVA Tel: +7 095 219 60 15 Executive Director/ Co-ordinator Fax: +7 095 925 92 82 European ECO-Forum/ECO-Accord E-mail: 37-61, Sheremetyevskaya str. [email protected] 127521, Moscow Russian Federation

REC Mr. Toni POPOVSKI Tel: +36 26 504 000 EAP TASK FORCE Executive Director Fax: +36 26 311 294 SECRETARIAT Regional Environmental Center for CEE E-mail: [email protected] Ady Endre u.9-11 2000 Szentendre Hungary

Ms. Marina MARKOVIC Tel: +36 26 504 057 Project Manager, Project Officer - SIEI Fax: +36 26 311 294 Regional Environmental Center for CEE E-mail: [email protected] Ady Endre u.9-11 2000 Szentendre, Hungary

OECD Mr. Brendan GILLESPIE Tel: +331 45 24 93 02 EAP TASK Head of Non-Member Countries Division Fax: +331 45 24 96 71 FORCE Environment Directorate, OECD E-mail: SECRETARIAT 2, rue André Pascal [email protected] 75775 Paris Cedex 16, France

17 Mr. Andrei TERENTIEV Tel: +331 45 24 18 39 Executive Secretary of the EAP Task Force Fax: +331 45 24 96 71 Non-Member Countries Division E-mail: Environment Directorate, OECD [email protected] 2, rue André Pascal 75775 Paris Cedex 16 France

Ms. Anne CARIOU Tel: +331 45 24 87 21 Administrative Assistant Fax: +331 45 24 96 71 NMCD, Environment Directorate, OECD E-mail: [email protected] 2, rue André - Pascal 75775 Paris Cedex 16, France

Ms. Ita MIRIANASHVILI Tel: +331 45 24 83 64 Consultant Fax: +331 45 24 96 71 NMCD, E-mail: Environment Directorate, OECD [email protected] 2, rue André - Pascal 75775 Paris Cedex 16, France

Ms. Anna TCHELIAPOVA Tel: +331 45 24 81 85 Assistant Fax: +331 45 24 96 71 NMCD, Environment Directorate, OECD E-mail: 2, rue André Pascal [email protected] 75775 Paris Cedex 16 France

ENVIRONMENT POLICY TEAM:

Mr. Krzysztof MICHALAK Tel: +331 45 24 96 00 Administrator Fax: +331 45 24 96 71 Environment Policy Programme Manager E-mail: krzysztof.michalak@ NMCD, Environment Directorate, OECD oecd.org 2, rue André Pascal 75775 Paris Cedex 16 France

Mr. Malkhaz ADEISHVILI Tel: +331 45 24 19 13 Consultant Fax: +331 45 24 96 71 NMCD, Environment Directorate, OECD E-mail: 2, rue André Pascal [email protected] 75775 Paris Cedex 16 France

Ms. Angela BULARGA Tel: +331 45 24 98 63 Consultant, Environmental Enforcement and Fax: +331 45 24 96 71 Compliance E-mail: NMCD, Environment Directorate, OECD [email protected] 2, rue André Pascal

18 75775 Paris Cedex 16 France

Mr. Eugene MAZUR Tel: +331 45 24 76 92 Consultant Fax: +331 45 24 96 71 NMCD, Environment Directorate, OECD E-mail: [email protected] 2, rue André Pascal 75775 Paris Cedex 16 France

Ms. Shirin BUKHARI Tel: +331 45 24 98 79 Team Assistant Fax: +331 45 24 96 71 NMCD, Environment Directorate, OECD E-mail: [email protected] 2, rue André Pascal 75775 Paris Cedex 16, France

ENVIRONMENT FINANCING TEAM:

Mr. Grzegorz PESZKO Tel: +331 45 24 19 47 Administrator Fax: +331 45 24 96 71 Environment Financing Programme Manager E-mail: NMCD, Environment Directorate, OECD [email protected] 2, rue André Pascal 75775 Paris Cedex 16, France

Ms. Nelly PETKOVA Tel: +331 45 24 17 66 Consultant Fax: +331 45 24 96 71 NMCD, Environment Directorate, OECD E-mail: [email protected] 2, rue André - Pascal 75775 Paris Cedex 16, France

Mr. Darek SMIALKOWSKI Tel: +331 45 24 13 88 Consultant Fax: +331 45 24 96 71 NMCD, Environment Directorate, OECD E-mail: 2, rue André Pascal [email protected] 75775 Paris Cedex 16, France

Mr. Ulrik dan WEUDER Tel: +331 45 24 16 25 Consultant Fax: +331 45 24 96 71 NMCD, Environment Directorate, OECD E-mail: [email protected] 2, rue André Pascal 75775 Paris Cedex 16, France

URBAN WATER REFORM TEAM: Mr. Alexander DANILENKO Tel: +331 45 24 13 84 Administrator Fax: +331 45 24 96 71 Urban Water Reform Programme Manager E-mail: NMCD, Environment Directorate, OECD [email protected] 2, rue André - Pascal 75775 Paris Cedex 16, France

19 Mr. Peter BÖRKEY Tel: +331 45 24 13 85 Administrator Fax: +331 45 24 96 71 NMCD, Environment Directorate, OECD E-mail: [email protected] 2, rue André Pascal 75775 Paris Cedex 16, France

Ms. Olga SAVRAN Tel: +331 45 24 13 81 Consultant Fax: +331 45 24 96 71 NMCD, Environment Directorate, OECD E-mail: [email protected] 2, rue André Pascal 75775 Paris Cedex 16, France

Ms. Aki YAMAGUCHI Tel: +331 45 24 19 14 Associate Expert Fax: +331 45 24 96 71 NMCD, Environment Directorate, OECD E-mail: 2, rue André Pascal [email protected] 75775 Paris Cedex 16, France

Ms. Aziza NASIROVA Tel: +331 45 24 79 04 Team Assistant Fax: +331 45 24 96 71 NMCD, Environment Directorate, OECD E-mail: [email protected] 2, rue André Pascal 75775 Paris Cedex 16, France

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