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EU TAIEF: Tools for Environmental Cooperation

Connect with EU experts for eco-innovation, waste management, water issues, and more. Peer-to-peer exchanges, study visits, and training available for stakeholders. Reach out for tailored assistance today!

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EU TAIEF: Tools for Environmental Cooperation

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  1. Tools for continued cooperation: The Environmental Technical Assistance and Information Exchange Facility (TAIEF) of the European Union Indo-European Water ForumShangri-La HotelNew Delhi, 23-24 November 2015 Luca Marmo Policy Officer – India, ASEAN, and G7/G20 Environment Directorate-General European Commission BU-9, 3/158 1049 Brussels E-mail: luca.marmo@ec.europa.eu

  2. Its purpose To allow the efficient delivery of expertise on EU environment policies and instruments at short notice in response to demand from stakeholders in emerging and middle-income countries in Asia (China, India, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam), Latin America (Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Peru, Bolivia, Guatemala, Mexico) and Africa (Kenya, Nigeria and South Africa).

  3. Topics covered • Eco-innovation • Waste management • Chemicals • Water • Air quality • Civil protection • Industrial pollution prevention and control • Green Public Procurement • Policies on environmental assessments (EIA, SEA) • Environmental liability • Forest law enforcement, governance and trade policies, including the EU Timber regulation • Biodiversity policies including the protection of habitats and species and trade in endangered species • Policies on access to information, public participation in decision-making and access to justice in environmental matters

  4. What is offered? Peer-to-peer exchanges with experts from EU Member State government institutions Expert missions Training seminars or workshops(but not renting the venue) Study visits Days, not weeks; series of missions possible • Target groups • National, sub-national public authorities • Non-governmental and private organisations concerned with environmental policy and instruments, and their implementation

  5. Examples (1/5) • 3rd ASEM Sustainable Development Seminar on Water Management – Fostering Prosperity and Stability Through (Inter)Regional Cooperation, 1-4/06/2014 • Dr Anne Schulte- Wülwer - Leidig (DE), Deputy Head of the Secretariat of the International Commission for the Protection of the Rhine • Institutional framework for coordinated management of the Rhine River basin • Prof. Joaquin Andreu(ES), Director of the Department of Hydraulic and Environmental Engineering at the Institute of Water and Environmental Engineering, Valencia, Spain • Spanish experiences addressing water scarcity and droughts

  6. Examples (2/5) • Implementation of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) • Thailand, 21-24/10/2014: “CITES Detect Managers Special Investigation Group – Cobra 2 de-brief, Cobra 3 planning” • Partners: Stakeholders from Police, Customs, UNODC, INTERPOL, World Customs Organisation, CITES Secretariat, The World Bank, US Homeland security and several NGO's • Grant Miller, Head of the National CITES Team, UK Border Force • Goals: • Lessons from Operation Cobra 2 • Outline EU engagement in Operation Cobra 3

  7. Examples (3/5) • China: Study Visit to the United Kingdom and Portugal on river restoration and fish passages at dams, 24 to 30/08/2015 • Professor Baiyinbaoligao: Director of the River Research Laboratory, China Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower Research (IWHR) • Mr. Ziyi Huang: Engineer at IWHR • Professor Jianhua Li: Yangtze River Water Environment Laboratory, Tongji University. • Topics: • Securing ecological base flows from dams • Proper operation of fish passes at dams • Restoring river ecosystem health • Best available techniques

  8. Examples (4/5) • III Meeting of Municipalities for Sustainable Development and the International Conference of Sustainable Cities, Brazil, 7 – 9 April 2015 • National counterpart: National Association of Mayors • Experts: Ms. Susana Abreu, Ms. Joana Felício, Mr. Alexandre Ventura; Intermunicipal Waste Management Association of Greater Porto (LIPOR) • Goals: • Share LIPOR’s experiences with waste management, including awareness raising, technology and institutional aspects. • Identify LIPOR experiences that apply to Brazilian challenges

  9. Examples (5/5) • India: Study Visit to Austria and Spain on river basin management, water recycling and water scarcity, 24-30/10/2015 • Five Indian officials from national and State administrations • And… today!

  10. For more information Project’s office: Technical Assistance and Information Exchange Facility (TAIEF) NIRAS IC Sp. z o.o., ul. Waliców 11, 00-851 Warsaw, Poland Phone: +48 22 583 96 90, fax: +48 22 583 96 97 Email: TAIEF@niras.com Project is implemented by IC Sp. z o.o. http://ec.europa.eu/environment/ international_issues/taief/index_en.htm

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