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Environmental Assistance to Eastern Europe 2001

7 The Advisory Committee

Members of the Advisory Committee for Eastern and Central Europe
The Commitee's work in 2001

Members of the Advisory Committee for Eastern and Central Europe

Chairman   Erik Hoffmeyer, former Governor of the Danish Central Bank
    
The Economic Council of Labour Movement Martin Windelin, MA(Econ.)
      
Danish Society for Conservation Gunver Bennekou, Director
    
Confederation of Danish Industry Anders Holbech Jespersen, Consultant
   
The Danish Chamber of Commerce Mette Herget, MSc(pharmacology)
   
Danish Agency for the Development of Industry and Trade Kristian Birk, Chief of Section
   
Danish Association of Consulting Engineers John Cederberg, Director general
   
The Danish Outdoor Council Jane Lund Henriksen, Deputy Chairman
  
Ministry of Foreign Affairs Anne-Marie Esper Larsen, Chief of Section
  
National Environmental Research Institute Peter Koefoed Bjørnsen, Deputy Director
   
Danish Energy Agency Morten Palle Hansen, Chief of Section
   
Danish Environmental Protection Agency Karsten Skov, Deputy Director General
   
Danish Environmental Protection Agency Provision of secretariat services to the Committee Palle Lindgaard-Jørgensen, Chief of Section

The Committee's work in 2001

In 2001, the Advisory Committee held meetings in March, June and December. In addition, a field trip to Hungary, Slovakia and Poland was arranged from September 9-14. In 2000 the most important activity for the Committee was the discussion of the country programmes prepared as a follow-up to the new strategy for environmental support for Eastern Europe during the period 2001 to 2006.

At the meeting in March, the Danish EPA presented the annual report for 2000. The sector-integrated environmental assistance was presented by the ministers responsible, and the Committee discussed the planned activities. Furthermore, the Danish EPA presented the new country programmes for Lithuania and Moldavia and these were discussed by the Committee.

At the meeting in June, the Committee discussed the distribution of the assistance in investments projects and projects concerning technical assistance respectively. The Danish EPA's presentation of this discussion is printed in the annual report for 2000, pp. 35 - 41. Moreover, the Committee discussed climate related projects, including effects of the assistance on climate until now, and the possibilities for Joint Implementation Projects in which the achieved reductions in the emission of greenhouse gasses can be credited on the national climate account of Denmark.

The Advisory Committee made a study tour to Hungary, Slovakia and Poland September 9-14. 2001. In Hungary the Committee inspected a previously concluded project concerning the clean-up after the oil pollution at the Tököl Airbase. Furthermore, the Committee visited the Regional Environmental Centre, REC. In Slovakia the programme included a meeting with the Ministry of the Environment in Bratislava as well as an inspection of a number of projects, including projects concerning limiting of pollution with volatile components from a refinery, biomass as energy source in a school furnace and protection of the nature in marsh areas. In Poland the Committee visited the geothermal plant in Zakopane.

At the meeting in December the Committee focused especially on the discussion on the country programmes for Russia, Poland, Bulgaria and the Ukraine.

 

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