Session 2 - Greening the Moldovan Economy presentation by Silvia Nicolaescu and Andrei Isac, Ministry of Agriculture, Regional Development and Environment, Moldova

1. A comprehensive strategic
approach to greening the
Moldovan Economy
Maria NAGORNII, Head of Division, Ministry of Agriculture, Regional Development and Environment, EaP GREEN NFP
Silvia NICOLAESCU, Senior Consultant, Secretary of the GE WG, MARDE,
Andrei ISAC, Local consultant, EaP GREEN, PA EcoContact
Final Conference of the EaP GREEN Project
01 December 2017, Brussels

2. Inter-ministerial Working Group on Sustainable
Development and Green Economy
Established in July 2015 by the joint Order of the
Ministry of Economy and Ministry of
Environment (UN Environment support).
Major objectives:
• Promotion of the SD and GE priorities;
• Coordination of the development of the
Roadmap on Green Economy in Moldova;
• Ensure synergy and coordinate EaP GREEN
actions at national level.
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3. Inter-ministerial Working Group on Sustainable
Development and Green Economy
Major results of the activity (2015-2017):
• Quarterly meetings, information sharing;
• Development of National BIG-E Objectives;
• National High Level Round Table “Green Economy.
Made in Moldova” (Moldexpo, 2016, 2017).
Nume, Prenume

4. National BIG-E Batumi Objectives, developed
with EaP GREEN support, 2016
Action 1: Coordination of Green Economy
promotion in Moldova
Action 2: Greening SMEs
Action 3: Energy Efficiency
Action 4: Resource Efficient and Cleaner
Production (RECP)
Action 5: Promotion of organic agriculture
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5. Program on the promotion of Green Economy
in the Republic of Moldova
Vision, goal and objectives:
The vision of the Program is to consolidate the
institutional, administrative and management
potential to ensure the implementation of the Green
Economy principles in all sectors of social-economic
development in the Republic of Moldova.
The Goal of the Program is to promote the
implementation of the Green Economy principles in
the Republic of Moldova in harmony with the
economic development and social welfare.
To be approved by end 2017.Nume, Prenume

6. Program on the promotion of Green Economy
in the Republic of Moldova
Targeted domains (with short/medium term actions):
• Institutional capacity building;
• Energy efficiency and renewables;
• Greening SMEs;
• Sustainable public procurement;
• Organic Agriculture;
• Regional Development and Constructions;
• Sustainable transport;
• Education for sustainable development;
• RECP.
Nume, Prenume

7. Measuring the performance of green economic
development in the Republic of Moldova
Development of GGIs report:
• pilot report “Measuring the Green Growth in the
Republic of Moldova” (OECD, Expert-Grup, 2014);
• National report development, under the co-
ordination of the Inter-ministerial Working Group on
Sustainable Development and Green Economy, co-
chaired by the MoEc and MoEnv, with active
participation of NBS (OECD, 2016-2017);
• Chapter on GGIs in the Program on the promotion
of Green Economy (2017).
Nume, Prenume

8. Measuring the performance of green economic
development in the Republic of Moldova
Development of GGIs report (OECD):
• National Workshop “Green Growth Measurement in
Moldova”, November, 2016;
• WG on GE meeting for draft GGIs report approval, March 2017.
Nume, Prenume

9. Measuring the performance of green economic
development in the Republic of Moldova
• The socioeconomic context and
characteristics of growth;
• The environmental and resource productivity
of the economy;
• The base of natural assets;
• Environmental quality of life;
• Economic opportunities and policy responses.
Copies of the report availableNume, Prenume

10. The environmental and resource productivity of
the economy: example
Indicator 2.1: GHG emissions
Definition: This indicator shows aggregate greenhouse gas emissions and
those by sector. Greenhouse gas emissions include six major gases (carbon
dioxide, CO2; methane, CH4; nitrous oxide, N2O, and the F-gases) that are
monitored by the UNFCCC.
Nume, Prenume

11. The environmental and resource productivity of
the economy: example
Indicator 2.1: GHG emissions
Source: Ministry of Environment, Climate Change Office (2016), “First biennial update report of
the Republic of Moldova under the UNFCCC”.
Nume, Prenume

12. • Promotion of Law on EIA (adopted by Parliament on 29 of May
2014, in force from 4 of January 2015);
• Development of the Law on SEA (adopted by Parliament on 2 of
March 2017, enter in force – 7 of March 2018);
• Guidelines on EIA and SEA, trainings for public servants and
NGOs; training of a team of national experts at regional level;
• SEA piloting at national (Road Map on Green Economy) and local
(Master Plan of Orhei City) levels;
• Broad awareness and information campaign in the country;
• Development of the Roadmap on the promotion of EIA/SEA in
the Republic of Moldova.
Major outputs and achievements of
EaP GREEN on EIA/SEA in Moldova

13. Major problems identified:
• City landfill
• National Road
• Open stone mines
• Old WWTP
• Green zones
Local pilot: Master Plan Orhei

14. Proposed alternatives:
• By-pass road, not
crossing the protected
area
• Industrial WWTP
construction
• Municipal wastes
landfill – regional
approach
• Protection of green
zones and river protection belts
Local pilot: Master Plan Orhei

15. Objectives of the SEA for the Program on Green Economy:
• integrate GE provisions in priority economic sectors;
• Set targets and develop major short term actions;
• Identify key performance indicators;
• Support strong inter-ministerial cooperation and co-ordination;
• Facilitate access to specific data, environmental risks assessment
and alternatives.
National pilot: SEA for the
Program on Green Economy

16. Synergy of the processes (years 2016-2017):
• Application of the national SDG objectives and
targets within the GGIs development, SEA scoping
and environmental report development;
• Identification of baselines and dynamics for the
selected environmental and specific sectorial
indicators within the Green Economy and SEA
process;
• Adjusting of GGIs and SDGs applied for the
monitoring of the performance of the Green
economic development;
• Capacity building.
EaP GREEN and SDGs in Moldova

17. • Expertise and support from international
organizations/EaP GREEN implementing partners
was the key of success of the process;
• Synergy between sub-components was an added
value (Green Economy/SEA, GE/GGIs etc);
• Capacity building was efficiently combined with
policy making, piloting and visibility stages;
• Limited access to data during governmental reform
process and instability in country/region;
• Limited financial resources in the country;
• Need of strong coordination at
country and region levels.
Lessons learned within the EaP
GREEN implementation

18. • Political instability, governmental reform and environmental
institutional optimization – need to ensure continuity and
sustainability;
• Promotion of GE as part of EU Integration Agenda;
• Establishment of the Environment Protection Agency with
responsible departments in charge for EIA/SEA;
• Enforcement of the Law on SEA (starting with March 2018);
• Capacity building for central, local authorities and NGOs on
Green economy, GGIs, EIA/SEA application and promotion;
• Transfer of best practices and knowledge in the region from EU
countries/international organizations (organic agriculture RECP);
• Identification of local and external financial resources;
• Networking/exchange of experience.
Challenges and priorities for Green
Economy promotion in Moldova

19. For the years 2018-2020:
• Coordination of the GE promotion by the Inter-
ministerial Working Group on Sustainable
Development and Green Economy;
• Integrate GE, GGIs, SCP in National Development
Strategy Moldova 2030;
• Monitor the performance of GE implementation
applying the national GGIs set;
• Capacity building, mobilization of technical
assistance and investments for GE promotion for
all sectors of the economy.
Next steps for Green Economy
promotion in Moldova

20. Thank you for your attention!
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