Meeting on Environmental MonitoringGeneva, Switzerland, 16-17 April 2013

Institutional mehanisms for the

production of Croatian SOER

Mira Zovko, Head of Environmental Documents Department

CONTENTS:

•Legal framework and the procedure for submission of the SOER

•Structure/content and purpose of the SOER

•Institutional framework

Legal framework and the procedure for submission of the SOER

• Croatian Environment Agency (CEA) prepares the SOER (according Environmental Protection Act, OG No. 110/07)

• all ministries and institutions that were involved in drafting give opinions/amendments to the draft

• Ministry of Environmental and Nature Protection delivers SOER to the Croatian Government

• SOER is submitted regulary by the Government to the Croatian Parliament every four years

Structure/content and purpose of the SOER

• indicator based Report: 7 environmental topics,10 sectoral pressures, 1 chapter with general information (participants, policy, investments, inspection…)

• used to assess the achievement of the objectives of environmental Strategy and Plan, and Strategies and Planning documents of the other sectors (energy, industry, tourism, agriculture, marine, waste management…)

Institutional framework (1)

CEA •responsible for drafting of the SOER

•coordinator of the drafting process

•source of data - focal point for Croatian Environmental Information System (44 databases containing the required data and information)

•creates environmental assessment for a particular topic / sector and provide an integrated environmental assessment

Institutional framework (2)

COOPERATION - more than 20 institutions (government bodies, public institutions and other participant organizations) engaged in monitoring/data collection/drafting of the SOER:

oMinistry of Environmental and Nature Protection – air quality data, bathing water quality data, general information (eg. inspection) etc.oMinistry of Agriculture - data related to agriculture and organic farming, data for water management…

Institutional framework (3)

o Ministry of Health – environment and health data, chemicals…

o Croatian National Institute of Public Health - drinking water safety data, wastewater quality, surface water and water for recreation

o Croatian Waters – water management datao Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries /NRC/ -

state of marine environment, aquaculture and fisheries, data of env. pressures on marine ecosys.

Institutional framework (4)

o Energy Institute Hrvoje Požar - data of energy statistics: energy consumption, renewable energy resources, energy in transport …

o State Institute for Nature Protection – data required for biodiversity

o Meteorogical and Hydrological Service -meteorogical and hydrological data, acidification and eutrofication elements...

Institutional framework (5)

o Croatian Forest Research Institute - data of forest ecosystems

o State Geodetic Administration – spatial datao The competent cantonal authorities - data

about pollutants in the environment, projects, etc.o Croatian Bureau of Statistics – statistical data of

Transport, Tourism, Agriculture, Industry…o Scientific institutions (eg. Faculty of Agriculture)

o NGOs…

Thank you for your attention!

mira.zovko@azo.hr

www.azo.hr