Environmental Information System Development

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REReP 1.8 Wrap-up/Training Workshop June 19-20,
2003 Sofia, Bulgaria
Macedonia
Environmental Information System Development
Status Update
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Current Status I

• Institutional set-up
• Ministry of Environment and Physical Planning
• Macedonian Environmental Information Center -
  Established March 1998
• Legal framework
• Macedonian constitution
• Law on Environment and Nature Protection and
  Improvement
• Data collection and management
• Several Stand-Alone data management systems in
  different institutions

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Current Status II

• Information dissemination
• Through MoEPP web site
• Published reports
• Public Relations Office
• Upon request
• Use of environmental reporting in decision making
  
• Environmental information exists but it is not
  easily accessible due to communicational and
  technical obstacles

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MEIC - Organizational Structure
Macedonian Environmental Information Center
Environmental Information System
Public Relations Office
Data Base / Reporting
Public data presentation
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MoEPP LAN Structure
Internet
Dial up




router
Access server
PRO
server
EIONET
WWW
Firewall
server
server
PRO
MEIC file
e
-
mail
MOEPP

DB server
print


server
Server
server
MOEPP
MEIC
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Current Data and Information Flow
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Target Dataflow
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Database - Dataflow
AIR
WASTE
WATER
Public access
Internet
DATABASE
Outputs (reports, surveys ,e.t.c)
Public Relation Office
...
E-MAIL
Ministry
...
RADIO
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NEIS ROADMAP
1998
MoEPP MEIC - Establishment

• MEIC
• Scope and Function
• Equipment (def. procur.)

Phare 97
NEIS - Blueprint
Phare 97
DMS - Assessment
Phare 99

NEIS - development
REReP 1.8
NEIS GIS Integration
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Tangible Developments Progress

• Objectives
• Fill hardware gaps
• Start the NEIS development
• Provide training to MoEPP staff
• Benefits
• Organized data
• Simplified management of environmental data
• Simplified access to environmental data

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Future Priorities

• Foreseen actions
• Continuing the NEIS development
• NEIS integration with GIS data
• Available funding
• National funds
• Extension of REReP 1.8
• Other international funds
• Required assistance
• Technical assistance for NEIS polishing and
  synchronization with EU NEISs
• (NEIS) End-users/administrators training

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Further Information.
Zoran Lozanovski Address Drezdenska 52, 1000
Skopje, Macedonia Tel [phone] ext.
185 Fax [phone] Email
Z.Lozanovski_at_moepp.gov.mk Web www.moe.gov.mk

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