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Mediation and Dialogue Process in Frankfurt

Mediation and Dialogue Process in Frankfurt. Mediation Conference in Roztoky 4 October 2012 Regine Barth Head of Environmental Law and Governance Division, Ö ko-Institut Germany. Öko-Institut e. V.

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Mediation and Dialogue Process in Frankfurt

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  1. Mediation andDialogueProcessin Frankfurt

    Mediation Conference in Roztoky 4 October 2012 Regine Barth Head of Environmental Law andGovernance Division, Öko-Institut Germany
  2. Öko-Institut e. V. Oeko-Institut is a leading European research and consultancy institute working for a sustainable future. Sites in Freiburg, Darmstadt andBerlin 140 employees, includingmorethan 80 researchers Clients: European Union, ministries, companies, NGO Turnover: roundabout 12 million Euro per year 200 national and international projects per year Scientific support for mediationanddialogueprocess in Frankfurt
  3. History 1997: Lufthansa recommendedexpansionof Frankfurt airportdue to an expected lack ofcapacity 1998: Prime ministerofthestateof Hesse initialized a mediationprocess 1998 - 2000: Mediation
  4. Why a mediation? Bad experiencebefore, whileand after buildingrunway West
  5. Mediation process Duration oftheprocess 15 month. Mediation groupconsistedof 3 mediators 4 representativesoftownsandcities 4 representativesof NGO 2 representativesofeconomy 1 representativeeachofairport, Lufthansa, ATC, Federal Ministryof Transport, HessianMinistryof Environment, HessianMinistryof Transport, Board of Airline Representatives in Germany andhad 24 meetings. Threeworkinggroups ‚Traffic‘, ‚Ecology, HealthandSocialMatters‘ and ‚Economy‘ met 35 timestopreparediscussionsanddeciasionsofthemediationgroup. 20 studieswereassignedand 15 hearingscarried out.
  6. Mediation process - results Resultofthemediationprocess was an agreement on expansionoftheairport optimisationoftheexistingsystem antinoisepact (packageofmeasures for noisemitigation) nightflightban (23:00 to 05:00 hrs) continuationofthedialogueprocess in the so called Regional Dialogue Forum
  7. History 1997: Lufthansa recommendedexpansionof Frankfurt airport 1998: Prime ministerofthestateof Hesse initialized a mediationprocess 1998 - 2000: Mediation 2000 – 2008 : Regional Dialogue Forum (Regionales Dialogforum – RDF) June 2002: End ofthe regional planningprocedure 2002 – 2007: Two plan approvalprocedures (sidenote: airportoperatorapplied not only for an expansion but also for a nightflightban) 18 December 2007: DecisionoftheHessianMinistry for Transport on plan approvalprocedure
  8. Regional Dialogue ForumRegionales Dialogforum - RDF Main tasks: Continuationofthedialogue Objetificationofthediscussionbyinformationandexpertise Guidancetoapprovalprocedures ‚Keeper‘ ofthemediationresults
  9. Regional Dialogue ForumRegionales Dialogforum - RDF Consistedof 33 members: representativesoftownsandcities, NGOs, industrie, airport, airlinesandairtrafficcontrol, churches, unions met 57 timestodiscussaboutanddecide on outcomeoftheprojectteams‘ work
  10. Regional Dialogue ForumRegionales Dialogforum - RDF Fiveprojectteams Anti Noise Pact Optimisation Ecology andHelath LongtermPerspectives had 149 meetings;additional 140 meetingsof different workinggroupstookplace. 19 studieswereorderedand 20 hearingstookplace. A Citizen‘sAdviceBureau was builtupas a liaisonagencyandinformationcenter.
  11. History 18 December 2007: DecisionoftheHessianMinistry for Transport on plan approvalprocedure(includingpermissiontohave 17 movementsbetween 23:00 and 05:00 and 150 movementsfrom 22:00 to 06:00 ) 2008: Installation of Forum Airport and Region (Forum Flughafen und Region – FFR) 21 October 2011: Openingofthenewlandingrunway
  12. Currentstatus Fraport AG 2011
  13. History 18 December 2007: DecisionoftheHessianMinistry for Transport on plan approvalprocedure(includingpermissiontohave 17 movementsbetween 23:00 and 05:00 and 150 movementsfrom 22:00 to06:00) 2008: Installation of Forum Airport and Region (Forum Flughafen und Region – FFR) 21 October 2011: Openingofthenewlandingrunway As from 30 October 2011: nightflightbanfrom 23:00 to 05:00 due to a decisionofthehigher administrative court in Hesse 4 April 2012: Final decisionofthe Federal Administrative Court Nightflightbanfrom 23:00 to 05:00 Altogether 133 flights (in average) from 22:00 to23:00 andfrom 05:00 to 06:00
  14. Forum Airport and RegionForum Flughafen und Region (FFR) Structure Board ofDirectors (1 independentmember, 1 representativeofaviationindustry, 1 representativeoftownsandcities) SteeringCommittee (decision-makingbody) (Members ofExecutive Committee, representativesofHessian State Chancellery, HessianMinistryof Transport, ExpertgroupandAircraft Noise Commission) Environment and Communication Center (Information and Administration) Convent Airport and Region discursive dialogue, no decisionmaking body roundabout 60 members that were proposed by the affected municipalities, from the aviation side, the state politics (parties), environmental and local NGOs, trade associations, trade unions and churches and appointed by the Hessian prime minister Expert Group on Active Noise Abatement identifiesandanalysesactivenoisemitigationmeasures representativesofairport, airline, ATC, pilots, researchinstitutes, townsandcities, authorities
  15. Forum Airport and RegionForum Flughafen und Region (FFR) Expert Group on Active Noise Abatement – Procedure Identifyingmeasures for activenoiseabatementandverifyingthem for suitability, applicabilityand ICAO conformity Checkingandcreatingthepreconditions for approvability Calculationofnoiseimpact Basic conditions: Safetyandcapacityrequirementsaremet Noise reductionisachievable Technical and operational feasibilityatFrankfurt airport No legal approval in advance
  16. Forum Airport and RegionForum Flughafen und Region (FFR) Expert Group on Active Noise Abatement – Results First packageofmeasurespresented in June 2010 containingrecommendations for e. g. preferredrunwayusage (DROps), verticaloptimisationofdepartureprocedures, segmented RNAV approach, optimisationof CDA, modificationofaircraftengines (B 737) Trial operations end of 2010 / beginning 2011 Monitoring ofthemeasures 2011 / 2012 Monitoring report in June 2012 Currentlyfurtherdevelopmentofmeasuresandexaminationofnewsuggestions
  17. Forum Airport and RegionForum Flughafen und Region (FFR) Environment and Communication Center - Main tasks Inform mainly neutral, correct and transparent Improve communication and cooperation between Frankfurt airport, its users and the residents Noise monitoring Environmental monitoring Socialmonitoring
  18. Forum Airport and RegionForum Flughafen und Region (FFR) Current tasks Installation of an information center in Kelsterbach as contact point for interested citizens, residents, schools, students, organizations and institutions. (Opening soon.) NORAH (Noise-Related Annoyance, Cognition, and Health) study on effectsofaircraft, railwayandroadtrafficnoise on cognitionofchildren, healthandqualityoflife studyisrunning, resultstobepublished end of 2014
  19. Forum Airport and RegionForum Flughafen und Region (FFR) Current tasks (continued) Development ofcriteria for grantingof a Regional Fund. (The Hessianstategovernmentprovides a budget of 265 million Euro a so called Regional Fund – ‘Regionalfonds’ for enhanced measures, particularly for passive noise abatement.) The suggestion of FFR is to give 60 per cent of the funds to private households and 15 per cent to public facilities (schools and kindergartens) for noise insulation and 25 per cent to towns and cities for community development. 
  20. Thankyouverymuch for yourattention! Öko-Institut e.V.Rheinstraße 95D-64295 Darmstadt Tel. +49 615181910 www.oeko.de Regine Barth
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