AECEN 2007 UPDATE

AECEN – Established in 2005 in Manila

Mission – To promote improved compliance with environmental policies, laws and regulations through the exchange of innovative policies and practices

Objectives:

Promote development and implementation of improved policies and institutions

Strengthen practitioner capacity

Support regional sharing of best practices

AECEN MISSION

Members – national and sub-national agencies responsible for identifying, monitoring and correcting non-compliance with environmental laws and other requirements

Other participants – judges, lawyers, civil society, business leaders, experts, and representatives from international organizations join AECEN activities as participants and observers

New Members:

Japan joined AECEN at the end of 2006

Nepal joined AECEN at the end of 2007

AECEN MEMBERSHIP

11 Members

10 national environmental agencies

People’s Republic of China, India, Indonesia, Japan, Nepal, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam

1 sub-national environmental agency

Laguna Lake Development Authority, Philippines

AECEN MEMBERS

Supports the AECEN Executive Committee

Supports development of country and regional activities through technical assistance, program coordination, small grants, and exchanges

Knowledge management and outreach through website

Establishes linkages with international organizations and other networks

Reaches out to new members and promotes network sustainability

Organizes the AECEN Regional Forum and Asian Justices Forum on the Environment

THE AECEN SECRETARIAT

Regional Principles

Rapid Country Program Assessments

Country Pilot Activities

Regional Forum

Asian Justices Forum on the Environment

Regional Cooperation and Training

AECEN Website

NETWORK ACTIVITIES

Support development of more effective compliance and enforcement programs, and provide framework for AECEN activities

Reflect national experiences in Asia and worldwide

Organized in six categories

Secretariat worked with Members to develop draft principles through consultative process using Internet

Principles now in final form and Secretariat will develop publication in 2008

REGIONAL PRINCIPLES

Assessments follow template to enable cross-country comparison

Assessments provide basis for pilot activities on priority country topics

To date, AECEN has completed rapid assessments in India, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam

In 2007, Indonesia Ministry of Environment completed rapid assessment in partnership with Indonesian Center for Environmental Law

In 2008, World Bank will support assessment in Nepal

RAPID COUNTRY PROGRAM ASSESSMENTS

AECEN Secretariat and other partners support country pilot projects that demonstrate Regional Principles in priority areas

Results include adoption of innovative policies and practices, and increased practitioner capacity

Pilot projects link Member countries

Pilot projects in 2006 included initiatives in: Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam

In 2008, India and Indonesia will initiate pilot projects

COUNTRY PILOT ACTIVITIES

COUNTRY PILOT ACTIVITIES

Philippines – Compliance Promotion

Laguna Lake Development Authority (LLDA) developed compliance assistance center for commercial hog farm and slaughterhouse industries

LLDA and National Meat Inspection Service launched compliance assistance website in October – first of its kind in the Philippines

www.slaughterhousecac-phil.org

Shared experience with Thailand, Chinese Taipei and United States

COUNTRY PILOT ACTIVITIES

COUNTRY PILOT ACTIVITIES

Thailand – Compliance Promotion

Pollution Control Department (PCD) and Kasetsart University establishing compliance assistance center for the swine sector serving the Tha Chin and Bang Pa Kong River basins Center to provide training, technical guidance, and technical and regulatory information via website

Shared experience with Philippines, Chinese Taipei and United States

COUNTRY PILOT ACTIVITIES

Sri Lanka – Incentives-based Program

Developing a wastewater discharge fee program

Established intergovernmental technical committee

Targeting textile and tanning sectors with COD as the main parameter

Established linkages with LLDA of the Philippines

COUNTRY PILOT ACTIVITIES

Vietnam – Compliance Inspection

Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment established environmental inspector training program

Conducted nationwide hands-on training of over 300 inspectors in three workshops

Technical exchanges with counterpart inspectors from Japan, Philippines, Singapore, Chinese Taipei, and United States

Developing national procedures for further training nationwide

COUNTRY PILOT ACTIVITIES

Hanoi, Vietnam – 2006

Hosted by Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment

Presented draft Regional Principles and common indicators

Developed regional priorities and strategies for compliance promotion, incentives and public participation

REGIONAL FORUM

ASIAN JUSTICES FORUM ON THE ENVIRONMENT

Supreme Court of the Philippines and Philippine Judicial Academy hosted regional forum in July

Senior justices from Australia, India, Indonesia, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand, and U.S. shared experiences

Philippines presented new institutional options for environmental adjudication – e.g., green benches and training initiatives

Key regional partners include United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and Asia Pacific Jurist Association (APJA)

ASIAN JUSTICES FORUMON THE ENVIRONMENT

Participated in 2006 Better Air Quality Conference of Clean Air Initiative in Indonesia in December 2006

Organized two workshops on public participation, and enforcement and compliance in partnership with U.S. EPA

In 2008, support International Network for Environme ntal Compliance and Enforcement (INECE) 8th

International Conference in South Africa

REGIONAL COOPERATION AND TRAINING

WEBSITE: WWW.AECEN.ORG

Continued to strengthen AECEN website

Developed Best Practices Inventory to enable Members and others to upload and download best practices

AECEN WEBSITE:WWW.AECEN.ORG

Member-to-Member Twinning Program

Annual Awards for Excellence

Announcement on 2008 Regional Forum

NEW INITIATIVES FOR 2008

PRINCIPAL FUNDING PARTNERS

                                                                                    

 

 

              

 

United States Agency for International Development (USAID)

Through its regional program Environmental Cooperation-Asia (ECO-Asia), USAID works to promote the adoption and implementation of improved environmental laws, polices and institutional arrangements in seven Asian countries – Cambodia India, Indonesia, the Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand, and Vietnam.

Asian Development Bank (ADB)

A multilateral development finance institution, promotes economic and social progress by fighting poverty in Asia and the Pacific. Established in 1966, ADB is a multilateral development finance institution owned by 59 members, mostly from Asia and the Pacific.

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

World Bank

Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES)

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)

Clean Air Initiative for Asian Cities (CAI-Asia)

Asia Pacific Jurist Association (APJA)

International Network for Environmental Compliance and Enforcement (INECE)

Environmental Compliance and Enforcement Network fo r Accession (ECENA)

AECEN PARTNERS

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