Study on the identification of the modalities for elaborating the Annual Report on the state of the environment in Romania according to the European Environment – State Report (SOER)

Home Study on the identification of the modalities for elaborating the Annual Report on the state of the environment in Romania according to the European Environment – State Report (SOER)
The study contributes to meeting Romania’s reporting obligations to the European Environment Agency and the European Union as a result of the signing of the Final Act of the negotiations between the Romanian Government and the European Community approving the Agreement on Romania’s participation in the European Environment Agency and the European Network of Information and Observation of the Environment (EIONET).

In line with the current European approach, the annual report on the state of the environment should focus on the state of the environment, provide assessments of the current state of the environment, scenarios regarding its evolution, as well as the actions undertaken in our country and what needs to be done or can be done to improve it in the light of the EEA identified indicators. This report describes how environmental policies, trends in this field and the impact of the impact on Romania as close as possible to the European model are developing and evolving.

Through the study the necessary technical support was provided to the National Environmental Protection Agency and the Environmental Authorities in the elaboration of the Annual Report on the State of the Environment in Romania in order to inform the population and stakeholders about the quality of the environmental factors and the evolution trend of them, the synthesis of environmental data and information in Romania in the format requested by the European Environment Agency and which may form the basis for the preparation of the European Environmental State Report (SOER).

  • Period
    01.05.2013 – 13.12.2013
  • Financed via
    Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change
  • Project Coordinators
    Study Coordinator: Eng. Radu Monica Niculina, Scientific Researcher I
    Deputy Study Coordinator: Eng. Deák György PhD. habil, Scientific Researcher I
    Responsible Objective I: Biochim. Magdalena Chiriac, Scientific Researcher I
    Responsible Objective II: Dr. eng. Danut Cociorva, Scientific Researcher II
    Responsible Objective III: Ecol. Iuliana Marcus, Scientific Researcher III
Obiectives
The overall objective of the study was to produce the Annual Report on the state of the environment in Romania in accordance with the European Environmental State Report (SOER).

The study aimed at achieving the following specific objectives:

  1. Identification of the modalities of elaboration of the Annual Report on the state of the environment in Romania, introduction of the set of main indicators of the European Environment Agency in this report, their analysis and interpretation according to SOER.
  2. Carrying out a case study – Annual report on the state of the environment in Romania for 2012.
  3. Presentation of the ways of elaborating the Annual Report on the state of the environment in Romania in two workshops for the representatives of the National Environmental Protection Agency and the responsible local environmental authorities.
Results
  • Guide for the elaboration of the Annual Report on the state of the environment at national level, as required by the European Environment State Report (SOER). The Guide presents all the steps necessary for the preparation of the Environment State Report according to SOER and the concrete actions to be taken by each of the stakeholders involved in the implementation of this document.
  • Developing a model of Annual Status Report on the state of the environment in Romania for 2012, according to SOER using the data corresponding to 2012. In its realization, data was used owned by NAPM, as well as from other sources of information for each theme and analyzed sector (plans, programs, strategies, environmental targets national and UE).
  • Training the environmental authorities and other involved authorities on their obligations in the elaboration of the Annual Report on the state of the environment in Romania and the possibilities for its optimisation in the framework of two seminars on the theme “ANNUAL REPORT ON THE STATE OF THE ENVIRONMENT ACCORDING TO SOER” organised at Bucharest and Brasov.
  • Identification and promotion of new means for the dissemination of environmental data and information, easily accessible to the public and the scientific environment, and ensuring active participation of all those interested.
  • Increasing cooperation with the Ministry of the Environment and subordinated / coordinated institutions, responsible or complementary to the Annual Report on the state of the environment.
  • Increasing the experience of young researchers and elaborating “Aspects on the use of waste management indicators in decision making and public awareness” – authors: Trentea A, Bodea L, Marcus I, participation in the International Conference ” AQUALIRES 2014 “, Bucharest, Romanian Academy, January 2014.