Presentation by Mr.Marmo, Policy officer, Environment Directorate-General, European Commission, during the 1st Indo-European Water Forum

2. Tools for continued cooperation:
The Environmental Technical
Assistance and Information
Exchange Facility (TAIEF) of the
European Union
Luca Marmo
Policy Officer – India, ASEAN, and G7/G20
Environment Directorate-General
European Commission
BU-9, 3/158
1049 Brussels
E-mail: luca.marmo@ec.europa.eu
Indo-European Water Forum
Shangri-La Hotel
New Delhi, 23-24 November 2015

3. To allow the efficient delivery of expertise
on EU environment policies and
instruments at short notice in response to
demand from stakeholders in emerging and
middle-income countries in Asia (China,
India, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Malaysia,
Thailand, Vietnam), Latin America (Brazil,
Chile, Colombia, Peru, Bolivia, Guatemala,
Mexico) and Africa (Kenya, Nigeria and
South Africa).
Its purpose

4.  Eco-innovation
 Waste management
 Chemicals
 Water
 Air quality
 Civil protection
 Industrial pollution prevention and control
 Green Public Procurement
 Policies on environmental assessments (EIA, SEA)
 Environmental liability
 Forest law enforcement, governance and trade policies,
including the EU Timber regulation
 Biodiversity policies including the protection of habitats
and species and trade in endangered species
 Policies on access to information, public participation in
decision-making and access to justice in environmental
matters
Topics covered

5. Target groups
National, sub-national public authorities
Non-governmental and private organisations
concerned with environmental policy and instruments,
and their implementation
What is offered?
Peer-to-peer exchanges with experts from EU Member
State government institutions
Expert missions
Training seminars or workshops
(but not renting the venue)
Study visits
Days, not weeks; series of missions possible

6. 3rd
ASEM Sustainable Development Seminar on
Water Management – Fostering Prosperity and
Stability Through (Inter)Regional Cooperation, 1-
4/06/2014
Dr Anne Schulte- Wülwer - Leidig (DE), Deputy Head of
the Secretariat of the International Commission for
the Protection of the Rhine
Institutional framework for coordinated management of
the Rhine River basin
Prof. Joaquin Andreu (ES), Director of the Department of
Hydraulic and Environmental Engineering at the Institute of
Water and Environmental Engineering, Valencia, Spain
Spanish experiences addressing water scarcity and
droughts
Examples (1/5)

7. Implementation of the Convention on International
Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and
Flora (CITES)
Thailand, 21-24/10/2014: “CITES Detect Managers
Special Investigation Group – Cobra 2 de-brief, Cobra 3
planning”
Partners: Stakeholders from Police, Customs, UNODC,
INTERPOL, World Customs Organisation, CITES Secretariat,
The World Bank, US Homeland security and several NGO's
Grant Miller, Head of the National CITES Team, UK Border
Force
Goals:
Lessons from Operation Cobra 2
Outline EU engagement in Operation Cobra 3
Examples (2/5)

8. China: Study Visit to the United Kingdom and Portugal
on river restoration and fish passages at dams, 24 to
30/08/2015
Professor Baiyinbaoligao: Director of the River Research
Laboratory, China Institute of Water Resources and
Hydropower Research (IWHR)
Mr. Ziyi Huang: Engineer at IWHR
Professor Jianhua Li: Yangtze River Water
Environment Laboratory, Tongji University.
Topics:
Securing ecological base flows from dams
Proper operation of fish passes at dams
Restoring river ecosystem health
Best available techniques
Examples (3/5)

9. III Meeting of Municipalities for Sustainable
Development and the International Conference of
Sustainable Cities, Brazil, 7 – 9 April 2015
National counterpart: National Association of Mayors
Experts: Ms. Susana Abreu, Ms. Joana Felício, Mr. Alexandre
Ventura; Intermunicipal Waste Management Association of
Greater Porto (LIPOR)
Goals:
Share LIPOR’s experiences with waste management,
including awareness raising, technology and institutional
aspects.
Identify LIPOR experiences that apply to Brazilian
challenges
Examples (4/5)

10. Examples (5/5)
India: Study Visit to Austria and Spain on river basin
management, water recycling and water scarcity,
24-30/10/2015
Five Indian officials from national and State
administrations
And… today!

11. For more
information
Project’s office:
Technical Assistance and Information Exchange Facility (TAIEF)
NIRAS IC Sp. z o.o., ul. Waliców 11, 00-851 Warsaw, Poland
Phone: +48 22 583 96 90, fax: +48 22 583 96 97
Email: TAIEF@niras.com
Project is implemented by IC Sp. z o.o.
http://ec.europa.eu/environment/
international_issues/taief/index_en.htm