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Ministry for Environment & Territory – Italian Environmental Authority for SFs
“Italian Evaluation Units Open Days”
Uval, Roma
5 July 2006
Technical Assistance and Environment
A good practice from Italy
Aldo Ravazzi Douvan
Italian Ministry for Environment & Territory
Environmental Authority (for EU Structural Funds)
Coordinator
Ministry for Environment & Territory – Italian Environmental Authority for SFs
CONTENTS
a) The National Operational Programme (NOP) Technical
Assistance (TA) and the Environment
b) The Task-Force of experts for TA
c) The Environmental Authorities (EAs)
d) The Italian Network (Rete) of Managing Authorities
(MAs) & Environmental Authorities
e) The Working Groups and the Products of the Rete
f) International Products: GrDP – ENEA – Twinnings
g) Recognitions
h) Preparing the National Strategic Framework (NSF)
2007-2013
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a) The National Operational Programme
(NOP) for Technical Assistance (TA)
and the Environment
A tool to improve capacity building
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NOP Technical Assistance
Financial breakdown of the 1.2 Measure among its
12 Sector Operational Projects
Millions of Euros
environment
60
Sustainable development
Soil
50
Water
Internationalisation
40
International Trade
Energy
30
Tourism
20
Cultural Resources
Social activities
10
0
Agriculture
Healthy
Equal opportunities
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Financial breakdown, at central,
regional and horizontal level, of the
Sustainable Development Operational Project
Millions of Euros
Technical Assistance at
central level
2,320
22,168
26,153
Technical Assistance at
regional level
Horizontal Technical
Assistance
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EU Structural Funds in Italian Ob. 1 Regions:
Three tools for environmental integration in the CSF
Cooperation with Managing
(EAs), both central and regional Authorities
Member of Monitoring
Committees
II. The Network of EAs and Managing Authorities for Structural
Funds 2000-2006
I. Environmental Authorities
III. An environmental Task-Force for strengthening EAs and the
APAT/ARPA system (Env. Agencies) towards the NOP TA
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b) 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 :
• ≈ 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 Environment & Territory) (of which 20 for the Ecological Network)
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Tasks force composition
MOLISE
6 junior
4 junior
1 senior
National
Environmental
Authority
27 junior
PUGLIA
9 junior
9 junior
1 senior
15 senior
SARDEGNA
7 junior
8 junior
1 senior
BASILICATA
6 junior
4 junior
1 senior
CAMPANIA
10 junior
7 junior
1 senior
SICILIA
10 junior
8 junior
1 senior
CALABRIA
8 junior
6 junior
1 senior
Environmental Authorities
Environment Protection Regional Agencies
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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 applicants
An “equal opportunity” selection:
• 2/3 of women among juniors
• 1/2 of women among seniors
A 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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Useful characteristics:
•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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c) 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 *
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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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d) The Italian Network of EAs & MAs (Rete)
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“RETE” MEMBERSHIP:
established during the late 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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An innovative pattern of cooperation among institutions
- Systematic Cooperation Operational Plans (POCS) one
to one between Environmental & Managing Authorities
-and work all together within the RETE)
Developing tools of investigation of institutional,
technical and procedural issues (specific Working
Groups)
Instrument for spreading information and best
practices, to develop and agree methodologies and
assessment
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e) The Working Groups and the
Products of the Rete
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The Methodological Working Groups
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)
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The Thematic Working Groups
1. WG Evaluation of the implementation of the PPP into the the
CSF (Polluter-Pays-Principle)
2. WG Evaluation of State aid schemes for enterprises for
environmental aims (Raita)
3. WG Environmental sustainability into the Urban Areas
4. Working Group on guidelines for SEA for 2007-13
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The Sectorial Working Group
1. Working Group on Waste
2. Working Group on Water
3. Working Group on Ecological Network
4. Working Group on Contaminated Sites
5. Working Group on Environmental Monitoring
6. Working Group Energy
7. Working Group Rural Development
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Some examples of the WG’s products
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,…..
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f) The International Products
of the Rete
ENEA – GrDP - TWINNINGS
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Rete of EAs &MAs - International Products
GrDP “Greening regional Development Programs”
Structure:
• Interreg IIIc Project promoted by the English Environment Agency
and by the Spanish and Italian Networks of EAs & MAs
• 16 legal partners at the beginning, 40 including associated partners
now
• Structure open to old/new MCs, Eas/Mas/Devpt Agencies,
Nat/Reg/Loc
Aims:
• Exchange of experiences, experts, best practices
• From greening SFS to greening Regional Dvpt Programmes (are SFs
a best practice?)
• Orientate the new cycle 2007-13 towards a better integration of
environment and sustainable development
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Rete of EAs &MAs - International Products
GrDP “Greening regional Development Programs”
Products:
• Handbook on SEA for Cohesion Policy 2007-2013
• GRDP Partners Declaration
• Handbook on Partnerships
• Guidance Greening Projects (ongoing)
• Methodology for Greening regional Development Programs
(ongoing)
• GrDP Charter planned at the end
• Patras - 4° Technical Workshop – 6-8 November 2006
• La Rioja - Final Conference – 18-19 April 2007
• www.grdp.org
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Rete of EAs &MAs - International Products
ENEA
“European Network of Environmental Authorities”
• Exchange of experiences, sharing information, critical issues and
developments, between Environmental Authorities and with the
European Commission
• ENEA 1, Sep. 04 
ENEA 5 Spain Jun.06 –
ENEA 6 Roma Oct.06
• A Network
- guided by the European Commission – DG Environment;
- with the participation of other DGs (Regio, Empl, Tren, etc.);
- and of other significant actors (EEA, REC, GrDP, NGOs);
- encouraged by the English, Spanish and Italian EAs & Networks
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Rete of EAs &MAs - International Products
ENEA
“European Network of Environmental Authorities”
5 Working Groups in the year 2005-06
• Positive & Negative Impact of SFs/CF on the Environment
• Capacity Building
• SEA/EAE (Ex Ante Evaluation) in SFs
• Water Framework Directive: financing through SFs
• The 3° pillar of the CF: sustainable energy & transport
• http://ec.europa.eu/environment/integration/structural_funds_en.htm
New Working Groups in preparation
• Risk Prevention (new priority)
• Lisbon ear-marking and Goteborg Strategy (Sustainable Development)
• Biodiversity and Natura 2000
• Effectiveness of the use of SEA in the preparation of NSRFs and OPs
•…
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Conclusions - Lessons to be drawn
from the Italian OP TA
• 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, longlasting leadership
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g) Recognitions
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The Task Force of Environmental Authorities
“A 6y project (Env. Operational Project) implemented by MATT
and financed by EU Structural Funds seeks to provide local
administrations in Southern Italy with skilled environmental
staff. Some 150 experts advise the Env. Auth. and the ARPAs on
how to assess the environmental implications of the CSF, as
well as those of national and regional operational programs.
This is
a very innovative capacity building project”
OECD, Environmental Performance Review of Italy, 2002
Quoted also in the Recommendations as a best practice to be diffused
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The Task Force of Environmental Authorities
“Initiatives towards the strengthening of the environmental aspect of sustainable
development should be stressed: by means of skilled staff, they have concurred to the
strengthening of the integration of environmental issues and the effective operativity
of Environmental and Managing Authorities Network. Appreciated and important
results have been obtained regarding the integration of environmental concerns in
the programming documents, through some important guide-line documents on the
modalities of cooperation between Environmental Authority and Managing Authority
and on the methodological aspects of the environmental evaluation of the OPs. The
activities carried out by the Network constitute an important added value for our
administrations and are appreciated by the European Commission as excellence
praxis to be diffused to other Countries.”
Italian Ministry of Economy & Finance, CSF Managing Authority
PON ATAS 2002 Annual Report, June 2003
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The Task Force of Environmental Authorities
Italy – The Task Force of Environmental Authorities
“During the evaluation of the programme period up to 1993-1999 it was shown that
only 0,7 percent per region were dedicated to environmental integration in Structural
Funds. This leads to the conclusion that dedicated central and regional task forces
should be created. An innovative capacity building project was created: An expert
group with about 160 members was established, two thirds of them working in
environmental authorities to support programming and in environmental agencies to
provide support for data collection and monitoring. Another third was employed at the
national Ministry of Environment and Territory. Based on this structure, guidelines on
indicators, on evaluation and on technical directives for the implementation of the
Operational Programmes were developed. Two years after establishing the system, all
sides have learned: The acceptance of the experts has increased and they are seen more
and more as a support, rather than as creator of additional work and expenditure.”
“Environmental and Social Audit”, Report on behalf of the
European Parliament, Committee on Budgetary Control, 2004
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Preparing the NSF 2007-2013 (1)
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
•…
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f) Preparing the National Strategic
Framework (NSF) 2007-2013
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Preparing the NSF 2007-2013 (2)
• Environment and Sustainable
Development as a Priority
• The role of SEA
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Environmental strategic approach of the NSF 2007-2013
Environmental and cultural
resources for the economic
development
3) Sustainable and
efficient use of
environmental resources
for development
Environmental
integration into the other
NSF priorities
4) Valorisation of natural
and cultural resources
for attractiveness
and development
Energy
Climatic
change
Natural
resources
Air quality
Water
Cultural
resources
Soil
Natural
risk
Waste
Contaminated
sites
Tourism
1) Human resources improvement
and valorisation
2) Research and innovation
promotion of competitiveness
5) Social inclusion, services for
the quality of life and territorial
attractiveness
6) Transport networks and links
7) Competitiveness of productive
systems and employment
8) Competitiveness and
attractiveness of cities and
urban areas
9) Internationalisation and
investments compsumption and
resources attractiveness
10) Governance, institutional
capacity and effective market and
competition
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NATIONAL STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK PROCESS OF
DEFINITION
STRATEGIC COHESION
POLICIES GUIDELINES
NATIONAL STRATEGIES
STRATEGIC RURAL
DEVOLOPMENT
GUIDELINES
LISBON STRATEGY
ECONOMIC
AND SOCIAL
PARTNERS
CENTRAL
ADMINISTRATIONS
THEMATIC
SEMINARS
REGIONAL
LOCAL
AUTHORITIES
PRELIMINARY
NATIONAL
STRATEGIC
DOCUMENT
REGIONAL
ADMINISTRATIONS
ECONOMIC
AND SOCIAL
PARTNERS
REGIONAL
LOCAL
AUTHORITIES
STRATEGIC
DOCUMENT
MEZZOGIORNO
NATIONAL
STRATEGIC
DOCUMENT
PRELIMINARY
REGIONAL
STRATEGIC
DOCUMENTS
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NATIONAL
STRATEGIC
DOCUMENT
NEGOTIATIONS WITH
EUROPEAN COMMISSION
SERVICES
NSF
STRATEGIC PART
OPERATIONAL PART
CONVERGENCE
P.O.
FERS
P.O. FSE
COMPETITIVENESS
P.O.
FERS
P.O. FSE
COOPERATION
P.O. FERS
Ministry2007/2013
for Environment
& on
Territory
– Italian
Environmental
Programming
definition
the basic
of agreement
betweenAuthority for SFs
State/Regions/Authonomies of 3.2.2005
Central Administrations Committee
MEF/MoL/Mezzogiorno Regions
Preliminary
National Strategic
Document
Strategic
Document
Mezzogiorno
REGIONS
Regional
Strategic
Documents
NEGOTIATIONS
CENTRE - REGIONS
Thematic Priorities
Table I
Education Territorial Dimension
Table II
Research, innovation, Banks, State Aids
Table III
Environment Cultural Resources, Market,
Services
Table IV
Social Services, Inclusion Security, Legality
Table V
Networks and (links), Territorial Dimension
Table VI
Local Development Drafting Group
Table VII
Cities, Economy
Table VIII
International Dimension Investment
Promotion
Implementation Conditions
8
Thematic tables
Centre – Regions –
Economic and Social
Partners
10
Centre- Regions
Technical working
Group
NSF - QSN
WG Single Programming
process FAS/FS
WG Economic and Social
Partnership
WG Cooperation
WG Public Service objectives
WG Evaluation
WG Capacity Building, incentives
WG Monitoring and Control
WG Financial circuit and Project
Design
WG Links with other EC Policies
WG Internal Market and
Competition