Turkey sector Operational Programme Environment and Climate Change
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10.Overall assessmentBecause of the cross-cutting and complex nature of the environment and climate change sectors, many stakeholders are involved in these sectors. As a result of this institutional diversity, the sector is confronted to coordination difficulties as highlighted in the weaknesses of the SWOT analysis. The MoEU is the lead institution responsible for the planning, implementation and management of activities in the environment and climate change sector. A coordination framework is set both at national sectoral and sub-sectoral levels through councils, commissions and working groups. The coordination mechanism set up for IPA II funds in the field of environment and climate change, by making use of other sector coordination boards explained in Section 5 will also contribute to the efforts for overcoming weaknesses mentioned in the SWOT Analysis. Regarding UÇES, a need assessment per sector is carried out for the period 2007-2023, which will determine the remaining sectoral investment requirements for EU Acquis implementation. In terms of performance assessment, all needed tools are in place. As explained in the above chapters, Turkey has a well-organised PFM system for the sector. In terms of Macro Economic framework, the following points need to be highlighted.
In Turkey, the environment sector has achieved significant developments on the legal, policy and strategic side and a variety of regulations have been adopted with the aim of harmonising with the EU Acquis. The environment sector in Turkey has well defined national sector policies and strategies which are linked to the national policies of the country and established by the MoEU as the lead institution in the sector with the contributions of the stakeholders, sector representatives and active CSOs. As explained above MoEU established a strong coordination mechanism and acts in such a way as to include all the needs of relevant parties. Different institutions in Environment sector are experienced in implementing activities with multi-lateral (such as GEF) and bilateral (such as AFD) funds and IFIs (such as WB, EIB, EBRD, KfW) as well as with several UN agencies (such as UNDP, UNIDO and ILO). The MoEU, as leader and coordinator of the Environment SOP, has an advantage to merge these experiences and try to achieve the targets in a coherent and coordinated manner to increase the quality of life and ensure low carbon development in Turkey. According to the Indicative Strategy Paper 2014-2020 for Turkey document, the environment sector meets the relevant criteria under IPA II for a sector (multi-annual) support programme. Objective(s) of IPA II sector supportThe general objective of the programme is to improve environmental protection and the quality of life of citizens by better addressing the challenge of climate change and advancing alignment with the EU's environment and climate action related Acquis. The expected results of the SOP are: • Population profits from improved infrastructure for delivery of drinking water, waste water treatment and solid waste management in line with EU standards; • Legislative reform and capacity building advanced in the areas of climate action, air quality, civil protection, marine environment, horizontal legislation and nature protection; • Strengthened capacity to design, implement and monitor mitigation policies, and enhanced resilience of vulnerable economic sectors and infrastructures to climate change. Indirect effects of the programme will be the stimulation of economic activities in the regions and the promotion of new employment opportunities such as recycling, innovative energy production, tourism and recreation. In this way, crucial environmental protection and climate action will promote a healthier, safer and more sustainable and resilient future. Operational features of the programme11.Geographic and thematic concentrationGeographic Concentration In order to maximize the impact of the IPA II funds in the area of economic, social, territorial development, a thematic and geographic concentration is of paramount importance. Therefore, Environment SOP allocates a certain part of funds to the priority NUTS II regions. Geographical concentration principle will be applied to only some specific actions/activities of Environment SOP. Considering the content of the OP, eligible interventions, regional needs and project-generation capacities of priority regions; “water investments” are determined eligible under Environment SOP. Funds allocated for geographical concentration are as follows:
In principle, geographical concentration approach will cover 12 NUTS II regions having Gross Value Added (GVA) per capita below 75% of the national average. Among these 12 regions, by taking into account coherence and complementarity among the priorities of regional plans and the SOPs, and absorption capacity of the regions, the following 4 regions have been prioritized for the concentration in terms of fund allocation in the period of 2014-2016:
Table NUTS II Regions having GVA per capita below 75% of National Average and Priority Regions Selected for Geographical Concentration*
Source: National Strategy for Regional Development - NSRD (Draft, May 2014) * Regions having GVA per capita below 75% of the national average (last three years) 
Figure GVA per capita, by NUTS II Regions (% of national average, national average=100) In addition, remaining eight regions having GVA per capita below 75% of the national average but not prioritized for the geographical concentration in terms of fund allocation follow:
These regions may be supported by following:
SOPs of “competitiveness and innovation” and “employment, education and social policies” also apply geographical concentration principle in 2014-16 period. These SOPs will target the same priority regions in order to generate a combined and more visible impact of IPA II funds. Thereby, this approach will create synergy among various interventions of SOPs. Thematic Concentration Environmental protection and climate action should be an integral part of national and regional social and economic development. In order to protect the rich natural resources and environmentally sensitive areas, improve public health and the state of the environment and fight the climate change challenge, the priority must clearly focus on achieving sustainable development and low carbon and climate-resilient economy for the future. According to the UÇES, 2007-2023, the preliminary estimate for investment costs in order to comply with the EU environmental and climate Acquis including industrial, agricultural and urban infrastructure is in the order of EUR 58.5 billion. The projections for distribution of the needs per sector for the period 2007 to 2023 are given in Table . Directory: Pictures Pictures -> The Greater Piedmont Chapter Welcomes you to the Annual Waterfowl Conservation Dinner and Auction September 24th, 2015 Pictures -> Public Health Nurse Leaders Program Selects 25 Participants Pictures -> Earl C. Wyatt Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense, Emerging Capability & Prototyping Pictures -> - Pictures -> Present: Jenny Voss, Shelly Justison, Nan Karl, Steve Franklin, Linda Pevnick, Jodi Hogue Pictures -> Judson Preschool Director Job Description Pictures -> Hotels in atlanta Pictures -> Nancy was in the 2016 edition of Pictures -> Areas of Expertise Download 1.49 Mb. Share with your friends:
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