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JEROME SIMPSON The Regional Environmental Center for Central and Eastern Europe JSimpson@rec

Connecting Networks – Bulgaria Report on environmental information systems, access and exchange; Progress & Priorities June 10, Belgrade, SERBIA&MONTENEGRO. JEROME SIMPSON The Regional Environmental Center for Central and Eastern Europe JSimpson@rec.org. Progress.

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JEROME SIMPSON The Regional Environmental Center for Central and Eastern Europe JSimpson@rec

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  1. Connecting Networks – Bulgaria Report on environmental information systems, access and exchange; Progress & Priorities June 10, Belgrade, SERBIA&MONTENEGRO JEROME SIMPSON The Regional Environmental Center for Central and Eastern Europe JSimpson@rec.org

  2. Progress • Legal Progress: regulated by the Environmental Protection Act, art. 17 and Access to Information Act (AIA). • Reporting & public access: Access through the website of (ExEA): env. meta-database catalogue, CHM mechanism, online GIS. • Institutional Development(s): New information centre at the Executive Environmental Agency (ExEA) • ICT Capacity & know-how: real time data for air quality and radiological situation available on web. Public server for data access. • Multi-stakeholder cooperation: NGOs participate as observers in expert council and groups on various env. issues, involvement in different joint projects and plans. • Resource availability: improvement of the resource availability, still needs and gaps

  3. Priorities • - Effective implementation and enforcement of the existing legislation. • - Support and development of the existing resources of information and increasing public availability via ICT. Enhancing GIS and spatial oriented data among environmental information resources • - Capacity building to assist professional performance of environmental journalism. • - Cooperation within institutions and enhancement of NGO networking on improvement of the quality of the environmental data access. • - On-time and adequate response of the institutions on environmental information inquiries from NGOs and media. Pro-active dissemination of environmental information by the institutions. • - Supply of financial and human resources to improve the access to env. information.

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