ENI SEIS II East
This project is funded by the European Union
Issue 2020/7, February 2020
Implementation of the Shared Environmental Information System (SEIS) principles and practices in the European Neighbourhood Policy East region to Eastern Partnership Countries
Regional View | Country Perspectives | Upcoming Events [https://eni-seis.eionet.europa.eu/east/areas-of-work/communication/newsletters] Regional view
Second regional workshop contributes to public accessibility of air quality data
Tbilisi, 20-22 November 2019
This workshop delivered hands-on training on air quality data management, processing and reporting to the experts from the Eastern Partnership countries and shared examples from the EEA and Eionet (the European Information and Observation Network) and the EU policy context.
Read more [https://eni-seis.eionet.europa.eu/east/areas-of-work/communication/newsletter/20-november-2019-regional-workshop-to-increase-the-use-and-public-accessibility-of-air-quality-data]
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Project governance: Fourth Steering Committee Meeting
Copenhagen, 12 November 2019
The steering committee reviewed the results of the project in 2019 and agreed on remaining activities for 2020. This fourth meeting was hosted by the EEA.
Read more [https://eni-seis.eionet.europa.eu/east/areas-of-work/communication/newsletter/12-november-2019-project-governance-fourth-steering-committee-meeting]
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UNECE 16th Joint Task Force on Environmental Statistics and Indicators
Geneva, 28-29 October
The task force focused on the development of environmental indicators in Europe, ENI (European Neighbourhood Instrument) countries and the pan-European region that are aligned with the 2030 agenda for sustainable development and new political agenda such as the New European Green Deal. Participation of the Eastern Partnership countries was funded by the ENI SEIS II project.
Read more [https://eni-seis.eionet.europa.eu/east/areas-of-work/communication/newsletter/28-29-october-2019-unece-16th-joint-task-force-on-environmental-statistics-and-indicators]
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Regional workshop presents methodological guidance for state of environment report
Bratislava, 8-9 October 2019
This workshop summarised the activities of EEA and Slovak experts to support capacity building and knowledge sharing in order to develop national state of environment (SoE) reports. The workshop launched six country briefings for Armenia [https://eni-seis.eionet.europa.eu/east/governance/project-documents/MethodPaper_Tlac_01.pdf], Azerbaijan [https://eni-seis.eionet.europa.eu/east/governance/project-documents/Country%20briefing_AZERBAIJAN1610.pdf], Belarus [https://eni-seis.eionet.europa.eu/east/governance/project-documents/CountryBriefing_Belarus_tlac.pdf], Moldova [https://eni-seis.eionet.europa.eu/east/governance/project-documents/CountryBriefing_Moldova_tlac.pdf], Georgia [https://eni-seis.eionet.europa.eu/east/governance/project-documents/Country%20briefing_GEORGIA_1610_GEO_Version.pdf] and Ukraine [https://eni-seis.eionet.europa.eu/east/governance/project-documents/CountryBriefing_Ukraine_tlac.pdf], as well as a methodological guidance [https://eni-seis.eionet.europa.eu/east/governance/project-documents/MethodPaper_Tlac_01.pdf] for SoE reports.
Read more [https://eni-seis.eionet.europa.eu/east/areas-of-work/communication/newsletter/8-9-october-2019-regional-workshop-on-state-of-environment-report]
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Integration of environmental information into national e-governance, open data frameworks and platforms
Geneva, 2 October 2019
A joint United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE)-EEA workshop brought together the representatives of governments and stakeholders from EU and the pan-European region and beyond to share case studies and challenges of and good practices in open data for the environment.
Read more [https://eni-seis.eionet.europa.eu/east/areas-of-work/communication/newsletter/2-october-2019-joint-unece-eea-workshop-on-open-data-for-the-environment]
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Regional workshop strengthens capacity in sharing environmental information
Copenhagen, 12-13 September 2019
The project brought together communication experts from the Eastern Partnership countries to share and practice together the latest communication tools including social media.
Read more [https://eni-seis.eionet.europa.eu/east/areas-of-work/communication/newsletter/17-september-2019-second-regional-workshop-on-sharing-environmental-information-effectively-1212]
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New generation of indicators and land accounts
Montpellier, 2-6 September 2019
This regional training course on environmental accounting of land developed institutional capacity to produce a new generation of indicators and land accounts. The training used datasets from the Copernicus Global Land Service database.
Read more [https://eni-seis.eionet.europa.eu/east/areas-of-work/communication/newsletter/17-september-2019-vocational-training-on-environmental-accounting-of-land]
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EEAcademy delivers know-how on integrated environmental assessment
Copenhagen, 27-29 August 2019
The EEAcademy ENI summer school on integrated environmental assessment covered the why, what and how of integrated environmental assessment. This knowledge helps the partnership countries’ experts contribute to state of environment and sustainable development reports.
Read more [https://eni-seis.eionet.europa.eu/east/areas-of-work/communication/newsletter/27-29-august-2019-eeacademy-eni-summer-school-on-integrated-environmental-assessment-towards-integrated-sustainability-assessments]
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Country perspectives
Project activities in the countries
Air quality
The objective of this activity is to increase the use and public accessibility of air quality measurement data in the ENI Eastern Partnership countries. A country visit to Armenia [https://eni-seis.eionet.europa.eu/east/areas-of-work/communication/newsletter/16-18-november-2019-air-quality-team-delivers-hands-on-training-to-air-quality-experts-in-armenia] delivered training to national experts in the RAVEN+ software.
Biodiversity
The ENI SEIS II East project provided technical expertise and financial support to the national authorities, non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and independent scientific experts from Armenia, Azebaijan and Georgia [https://eni-seis.eionet.europa.eu/east/areas-of-work/communication/newsletter/29-30-october-2019-regional-biogeographical-emerald-network-seminar]. Together with the Council of Europe and the European Topic Centre on Biological Diversity, they assessed proposals for the conservation of bird species.
Communication and Visibility
At the request of the national focal point, the EEA delivered a communication seminar aimed to develop communication capacity for the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources in Azerbaijan [https://eni-seis.eionet.europa.eu/east/areas-of-work/communication/newsletter/28-august-2019-communication-seminar-in-azerbaijan].
Corine Land Cover
The EEA and the European Topic Centre for Urban, Land and Soil Systems continue to support the implementation of pilot Corine Land Cover projects. Three missions took place, two to Azerbaijan [https://eni-seis.eionet.europa.eu/east/areas-of-work/communication/newsletter/26-27-november-2019-2nd-corine-land-cover-clc-training-in-azerbaijan], including a field trip to Absheron Peninsula [https://eni-seis.eionet.europa.eu/east/areas-of-work/communication/newsletter/26-28-august-2019-training-on-corine-land-cover-clc-methodology-in-azerbaijan], and a training mission to Ukraine [https://eni-seis.eionet.europa.eu/east/areas-of-work/communication/newsletter/the-second-corine-land-cover-training-was-held-in-kyiv].
Open data
Three national round tables in Armenia [https://eni-seis.eionet.europa.eu/east/areas-of-work/communication/newsletter/10-september-2019-armenia-roundtable-on-open-data-and-e-government-for-the-environment], Azerbaijan [https://eni-seis.eionet.europa.eu/east/areas-of-work/communication/newsletter/27-august-2019-national-roundtable-to-identify-measures-for-improving-environmental-information-sharing-and-dissemination-in-azerbaijan]and Ukraine [https://eni-seis.eionet.europa.eu/east/areas-of-work/communication/newsletter/26-september-2019-ukraine-roundtable-on-open-data-and-e-government-for-the-environment-1] developed roadmaps to modernise environmental information systems and raise the profile of environmental information in national open data and e-government processes.
Water
The ENI SEIS II East project continues to support the development of the infrastructure for data and information exchange and sharing among the national water agencies in Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia. A water information system is being developed in Georgia by replicating the concept of the Water Information System for Europe. Similarly, eco-portals are being developed in Armenia and in Azerbaijan, including a special focus on water data and information sharing to support knowledge-based policy implementation in sustainable water resources management.
The project has also delivered a set of water indicators addressing various issues of water availability and water quality as a model of how to use the available data and information. This is the culmination of a 2-year collaborative effort between the national water experts from the six partnership countries, the EEA and the European Topic Centre on Inland, Coastal and Marine Waters. The indicators are published on the project web site. [https://eni-seis.eionet.europa.eu/east/indicators/indicators-search/#b_start=0]
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Spotlight on the national focal points from the Republic of Moldova
‘We should all work together to respond to environmental challenges and live on an eco-friendly planet in harmony with nature. We should choose the green path for our future!’
Interview with the national focal points who ensure national coordination and project implementation, Silvia Nicolaescu and Elena Orlova, on actions implemented and key learning points.
Read more [https://eni-seis.eionet.europa.eu/east/countries/moldova/interview-with-national-focal-points-from-the-republic-of-moldova]
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Upcoming events
March
Regional workshop on State of Environment report [https://eni-seis.eionet.europa.eu/east/areas-of-work/communication/events/project-related-events/regional-workshop-on-state-of-environment-report]
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