OCT Environmental Profiles DEVCOTF OCT September 2013 Environmental

OCT Environmental Profiles DEVCO-TF OCT, September 2013

Environmental Profiles 2007 Included Analysis of • • 1. environmental situation policies institutional capacities environmental co-operation experience As well as recommendations for the integration of the environment into aid programming

Results Environmental Profiles 2007 Challenges: • • • Climate change Threats to wildlife and biodiversity Waste Natural disasters Pollution and siltation of coastal waters and rivers Overexploitation of resources Recommendations: regional as well as territorial

New Framework • Green Paper (2008) • Joint Political Position (2009) • Commission Communication (2009) • Council Conclusions (2009) • Impact Assessment and • Overseas Association Decision proposal for the post-2013 period (2012)

Environmental Profiles 2013: Purpose • Provide a useful instrument: • For OCTs, the Member States to which they are linked and the European Commission in the context of the 11 th EDF programming process; • For OCTs and the EU, in the frame of post 2013 EU programmes to which OCTs are eligible

Deliverables Comprehensive update of the 2007 OCTs Environmental Profiles: Analysis of: • Environmental situation – Check and incorporate new studies and reports on OCTs Placing emphasis on challenges and vulnerabilities while focusing particularly on new developments since 2006 • Update current policies • Update institutional framework and capacities • Environmental Co-operation experience, regional integration Recommendations provided in the form of action plans (detailed in terms of time needed, funds and human resources).

Work Plan Report to elaborated through: • • • Desk research Visits to main stakeholders in Brussels Visits to member states Focused Questionnaires Electronic feedback to draft Presentations

Process • Consultants are expected to produce 4 reports: • 1) An inception report, detailing the approach and first working assumptions, to be delivered two weeks after the initial briefing in Brussels. Expected date: mdi-October 2) An interim report of the study, to be submitted for comments to the European Commission, Member States and OCTA by the end of Month 3. 3) A draft final report, to be submitted for comments to the European Commission, Member States and OCTA during Month 5. 4) A final report, to be circulated for approval in Month 6. • • • The interim report, draft final report and final report should all be prepared in both English and French of publishable quality.

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