Development of GHG Registries in Central and Eastern Europe

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Development of GHG Registries in Central and
Eastern Europe

• 7 June 2003, Bonn

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What is REC?

• Regional Environmental Center for Central and
  Eastern Europe
• Founded in 1990 by EC, USA Hungary
• International, not-for-profit organisation
• Charter signed by 28 Countries and EC
• Beneficiaries 15 CEE Countries
• gt Expansion to 18 (Turkey, Cyprus Malta)
• 170 staff, 25 nationalities
• Head office in Szentendre, 15 country offices

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REC Mission

• to promote regional cooperation and public
  participation in all environmental issues,
  thereby assisting the countries of Central and
  Eastern Europe in their transition to democratic
  civil societies

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REC How?

• encouraging cooperation among NGOs, governments
  and businesses
• supporting the free exchange of information
• promoting public participation in environmental
  decision-making
• Programmes
• ?Business Environment ?Capacity Building
  ?Climate Change ?Environmental Law
  ?Environmental Policy ?Information
  ?Local Initiative ?NGO Support
  ?Public Participation

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REC Japan

• Japan one of the largest financial contributors
• gt over EUR 11 million (90-02)
• Japan Special Fund (1993-)
• gt Financial support to REC projects
• policy development support (e.g. environmental
  laws, local environmental action plans)
• feasibility studies of environmental investment
  projects, etc.
• personnel training courses
• workshops seminars

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REC Climate Change Programme

• REC/WRI joint projects (1999-2001)
• Public Participation in Climate-related Decision
  Making and Access to the Climate-related
  Information (6 CEE countries)
• Best Practices and Measures for Climate Change
  Mitigation (6 CEE countries)
• Assessment of Capacity Needs (6 CEE countries)
• Activities Implemented Jointly (case studies in 5
  CEE countries)
• Development of GHG Registries (2002)
• REC/UNDP joint project (2003-2005)
• Designing the GHG Inventories (12 CEE and NIS
  countries)
• Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency
  Partnership (REEEP) regional focal point for CEE
• JI related works

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• For further information
• www.rec.org/climate
• myamazaki_at_rec.org