The ENI SEIS II South Support Mechanism project built on UNEP/MAP efforts aimed at implementing a holistic approach encompassing environmental data and information from all the Mediterranean countries (Southern, Northern and Eastern shores) and regional sources. This endeavour included the ENPI-SEIS project (2010-2015), and its joint implementation by the European Environment Agency (EEA) and UNEP/MAP.
The project ensured synergies with a number of relevant parallel activities, such as the EEA’s cooperation with its member and cooperating countries on the implementation of the MSFD, updating national action plans (NAPs), implementation of the ecosystem approach (EcAp), and implementation of other regional strategies/action plans.
To underpin the execution of activities within the ENI SEIS II Project, an EEA-UNEP/MAP new joint work plan - a new path for 2016-2021, was drawn up underlining the importance of joint efforts to streamline information delivery and dissemination to support the implementation of relevant policies and influencing decision-making.
With a total budget of €1,800,000, the work was structured around six work packages, across four thematic clusters - water, waste and marine litter, industrial emissions. The project addressed a number of cross cutting issues including:
- in-country support
- indicators and assessments
- data and statistics
- infrastructure and data management (Common Information system)
- visibility and communication
- coordination and management
The UNEP/MAP contribution to the implementation of ENI SEIS II South Support Mechanism covered coordination, technical and scientific support for the following work packages (WPs) in particular:
- leading the implementation part of WP1 (In-country support to implementation) using the same approach taken by the EEA;
- co-leading the work packages on indicators and assessments and infrastructure and WP4 with EEA;
- leading the thematic cluster on waste;
- leading the thematic cluster on industrial emissions;
- co-leading the thematic cluster on water with EEA;
- co-leading the cross-cutting cluster with EEA;
- co-leading management and coordination with EEA (dedicated UNEP/MAP SEIS project manager).
Key outputs achieved at the conclusion of the project included:
- national Assessment/gap analysis report prepared by each project country;
- PRTR legislation template prepared for selected countries;
- regional PRTR guidelines updated including emission factors and development of methodological guidelines for emission factors;
- national authorities supported with regional thematic training workshops and technical assistance missions;
- H2020/NAP indicators developed in three thematic areas (water, industrial emissions and waste including marine litter);
- indicators factsheets and their specifications developed for the agreed H2020/NAP indicators, streamlined with NAPs; and
- Data Dictionaries for H2020/NAP Indicators developed on industrial emissions, waste and Marine litter.
Learn more: http://eni-seis.eionet.europa.eu/south
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