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Institutional mechanisms for climate policy coordination across sectors in Bulgaria
Western Balkans Climate Resilience Workshop, Vienna, 11 – 12 May 2016Slide2
Climate
policy is a cross-cutting issue Both “climate-specific” and “climate-relevant” capacities are needed
The most complex challenge: developing capacity in climate-relevant areas
Quantitative targets require a high level of capacity
General considerationsSlide3
Climate Change Mitigation Act – promulgated in March 2014Third National Action Plan
on Climate Change (2013 – 2020)Related Acts – Energy Act; Renewable
Energy
Act; Energy Efficiency Act; Clean Ambient Air Act;
Forestry Act
; Local Government and Local Administration Act; Spatial Planning Act; Agricultural Land Protection Act; Waste Management Act; Statistics Act; Geological Storage of Carbon Dioxide Act; Corporate Income Tax Act; Personal Income Tax Law.Secondary legislation
Regulatory framework in
BulgariaSlide4
Adopted in March 2014. Main objectives:- to ensure the reduction of greenhouse gas
emissions - long-term planning of measures for climate change adaptationThe Minister of Environment and Water
is
the competent authority for the overall implementation of the government policy on climate change mitigation.Sectoral integration of the CC policy
Climate Change Mitigation ActSlide5
.
Institutional arrangement
Relevant sectorial institutions Slide6
Art.12 of the CC Mitigation Act defines the responsibilities of all competent authorities
They have to - ensure the necessary expert and technical capacity; - participate in the inventory elaboration;
- participate in the technical meetings with the international teams of the Secretariat of UNFCCCThe corresponding
National System also
for GHG emissions projectionsNational GHG inventorySlide7Slide8
Art. 3, paragraph 4, Climate Change Mitigation ActAdvisory body to assist the Minister of Environment and Water in conducting the overall national climate change policy – development and implementation of legislation, measures, procedures, mechanisms, etc.
Representatives from:Governmental sector (ministries, agencies)National Association of Municipalities in Republic of Bulgaria
Regional governmental authorities
Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
NGOs
Members and rules of the Council are approved by Order of the Minister of Environment and Water National Expert Council on Climate ChangeSlide9
Established by Order of the Minister of Environment and Water (regulated by Art. 9 of the CC Act – adaptation and Art.8 (3) – National mitigation plan)Consists of deputy ministers and experts from the competent ministries and agencies
Operational body to ensure policy integration and mainstreamingConsultative Council Slide10
Two- phased approach in developing NAS
Climate Change Risk and Vulnerability Assessment of the economy sectors – a profound analysis is being elaboratedElaborations of measures in every sector
National Adaptation StrategySlide11
First Phase on Mainstreaming of Environmental Policy and Climate Change Policy:
Guidelines on Mainstreaming of Environmental Policy and Climate Change Policy in CP, CAP and CFP Funds 2014 - 2020 (approved by protocol decision under point 7 of the Protocol № 8 of the Council of Ministers meeting on March 1, 2013)Second Phase on Mainstreaming of Environmental Policy and Climate Change Policy:
Guidelines on Mainstreaming of Environmental Policy and Climate Change Policy into European Structural and Investment Funds - Phase “Implementation of the Partnership Agreement and
Programmes
for the period 2014 – 2020”
(approved by Council of Ministers Decision № 3 of 6 January 2016)20% of the EU budget for 2014 – 2020 must be allocated to financing climate change activitiesRecognized by the European Commission as a Best practice in EUGuidelines on Mainstreaming of Environmental
and
Climate Change Policy Slide12
Thank you for the attention!
Boryana KamenovaDirectorClimate Change Policy Directorate Ministry of Environment and Water of Republic of Bulgaria