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Impact Assessment for Cross-Border Cooperation:

Impact Assessment for Cross-Border Cooperation: an integrated method for capturing the social, economic, environmental and cooperation impacts of cross-border projects and programmes.

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Impact Assessment for Cross-Border Cooperation:

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  1. Impact Assessment for Cross-Border Cooperation: an integrated method for capturing the social, economic, environmental and cooperation impacts of cross-border projects and programmes Presentation to CWC seminar 21 October 2011 Has Cross Border Co-operation and Partnership enhanced the work of Peacebuilding?Ruth TaillonDeputy Director, Centre for Cross Border Studies

  2. Context EU 5th Cohesion Report EU Impact Assessment System EU Sustainable Development Policy EU Territorial Co-operation Programmes (INTERREG & PEACE) Good Friday/Belfast Agreement

  3. “Cohesion policy is the EU’s main instrument for pursuing harmonious development across the Union. It is based on a broad vision, which encompasses not just the economic development of lagging regions and support for vulnerable social groups, but also environmental sustainability and respect for territorial and cultural features of different parts of the EU. This breadth of vision is reflected in the variety of programmes, projects and partners that are supported under the policy.” Investing in Europe’s Future: Fifth report on economic, social and territorial cohesion, November 2010 European Cohesion Policy

  4. Project objectives A practical Cross Border Impact Assessment Toolkit To identify and consider the impacts of cross border co-operation within the island of Ireland based on transparent criteria Provide stronger conceptual framework based on an integrated territorial approach Supported by a training course and mentoring for actors at the programme and project level

  5. Definitions Guidance Questions Instructions Explanations Practical Examples

  6. Impact Assessment for Cross-Border CooperationTraining Course Dundalk 17.18 January 2012 • The first training course will be targeted at projects that expect to be submitting proposals to the next round of ETCs (INTERREG and Peace). • Six projects will be invited to participate, on the criteria that there will be: • 2 projects working primarily in each of the 3 pillars: Social, Economic and Environmental; • 3 people from each project who are committed to attending for the full 2-day session; • Project personnel should all have cross-border project experience at a management level (i.e. senior project staff or management), who will be involved in the development and implementation of their project; • There will be three working groups (Social, Economic and Environmental) and one person from each project will be in each of the working groups.

  7. The Centre for Cross Border Studies 39 Abbey Street Armagh BT61 7EB Tel. +44 (0)28 3751/1550 Fax. +44 (0)28 3751/1721 Email: crossborder@qub.ac.uk www.crossborder.ie The Euro Institut – Institute for cross border co-operation Villa Rehfus Rehfusplatz 11D-77694 Kehl GERMANYTel. +49 (0)7851/7407-0Fax. +49 (0)7851/7407-33 Email: euroinstitut@euroinstitut.org www.euroinstitut.org Contact

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