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Support to the introduction of ecological management of water protection zones as a first step to the introduction of water safety plans in small scale water supply systems in the Dusheti and Marneuli districts in Georgia

Georgia is a country with a surface area of 69,700 km 2 and a total population of 4.4 million people (2008). 48% of the population lives in rural areas. The latest ⁠ WHO ⁠/UNICEF Joint ⁠ Monitoring ⁠ Programme data showed that in 2008, 92% of the urban population in Georgia used water piped on premises, while this indicator is 51% for rural population. 45% of the rural population used other improved water sources, and 4% of the rural population used unimproved water supply systems. The high proportion of rural population that depends on small scale and community water supplies and which is not yet connected to a well-managed centralized water supply makes the management of small scale water supply systems a problem of national importance. The project supports the enforcement and implementation of relevant national laws, policies, programmes and international agreements in the area of water and health.

Strengthening Public Participation in Environmental Matters in the Zupanija of Karlovac (Croatia)

Croatia ratified the Aarhus-Convention in the year 2007 and thus showed its commitment to public participation in environmental projects. The legislative implementation was finalized with the amendment of the Environmental Protection Act and the enactment of the special regulations on permit procedure, Environmental Impact Assessment and Strategic Environmental Assessment. The first National implementation report1 was published in May 2009. It laid out in detail, which efforts Croatia had made to implement the provisions of the Aarhus Convention into Croatian law and which activities were carried out to support its implementation.

The Sustainable Management of Soils as a Common Concern of Humankind: How to Implement It?

The chapter analyzes whether the sustainable management of soils can be regarded as a common concern of humankind. It shows that there are strong arguments to support this assumption from a factual and scientific point of view. Furthermore, the chapter shows that decisions adopted at the international level underline that this is also politically acceptable. A legally binding agreement is, however, not yet in place. The chapter then asks what implementation tools and approaches could be suitable with regard to sustainable management of soils. This seems to be particularly complex because, first, at least eight different types of soil threats must be differentiated; second, the political and economic realities worldwide are different; and, third, the types of soils are almost uncountable. The chapter provides arguments that instruments applied within the bounds of the CBD could be transportable to the sustainable management of soils. Moreover, looking to the regime of the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) on Deep Seabed Mining in the Area, two different conceptual approaches on how to ensure implementation are identified. The chapter provides arguments that the approach to precisely determine the international obligations would be suitable for the sustainable management of soils provided that a certain degree of flexibility is applied. © Springer International Publishing AG 2018

Strengthening Public Participation in Environmental Matters in the Zupanija of Karlovac (Croatia)

Croatia ratified the Aarhus-Convention in the year 2007 and thus showed its commitment to public participation in environmental projects. The legislative implementation was finalized with the amendment of the Environmental Protection Act and the enactment of the special regulations on permit procedure, Environmental Impact Assessment and Strategic Environmental Assessment. The first National implementation report1 was published in May 2009. It laid out in detail, which efforts Croatia had made to implement the provisions of the Aarhus Convention into Croatian law and which activities were carried out to support its implementation.

Plans for abolishing some of the stretches of inland waterways with specific risks

News in Elwis Plans for abolishing some of the stretches of inland waterways with specific risks Following a proposal by the Federal Waterways and Shipping Agency, the Federal Ministry for Digital and Transport intends to abolish some of the stretches of inland waterways with specific risks on the Rhine and Elbe rivers. For the Rhine, consultations are already underway in the Central Commission for the Navigation of the Rhine (CCNR). 1. What is to remain unchanged in any case? The stretches with specific risks on the Danube and the Upper Weser will remain unchanged. On the Rhine and the Elbe, the following stretches will remain stretches with specific risks: Rhine   Upper Rhine: Rhine km 335.66 (Wintersdorf road bridge) to km 425.00 (Mannheim) Middle Rhine Valley: Rhine km 498.45 (Mainz/Mainz-Kastel road bridge) to km 592.00 (Koblenz, mouth of the Moselle) Elbe    Dresden city area: Elbe km 29.74 (landing stage for passenger vessels) to km 60.80 (Alberthafen) Magdeburg reach from Elbe km 324.50 to km 327.20 Fairway depth stretch 9 from Elbe km 502.25 (mouth of the old Löcknitz) to km 568.90 (Hohnstorfer Bridge). 2. What is to be changed? It is planned that the other stretches of the Rhine (from Rhine km 425.00 to 498.45 and from Rhine km 592 to 857.40) will no longer be stretches with specific risks. The specific authorisation for sailing on stretches with specific risks would then no longer be required for these stretches. The other stretches of the Elbe (from Elbe km 3.44 to 29.74, from Elbe km 60.80 to 324.50, from Elbe km 327.20 to 502.25 and from Elbe km 568.90 to 607.50) would also no longer be stretches with specific risks. This would mean that the specific authorisation for sailing on stretches with specific risks would then no longer be required for these stretches, too. 3. What are the next steps? As regards the Rhine, the CCNR will decide on 5 December 2024 on the German proposal to abolish some of the stretches with specific risks of the Rhine. If the proposal is adopted and the Regulations for Rhine Navigation Personnel (RPN) amended accordingly, this amendment will have to be implemented in national law. The proposal suggests that the amendment and the implementation enter into force on 1 July 2025. As regards the Elbe, the Federal Ministry for Digital and Transport will carry out a procedure to amend the German Regulations for Inland Waterway Navigation Personnel (BinSchPersV) in the coming year. The amendment procedure will take around 6-8 months. 4. What will apply during the transitional period? For the Rhine, the following rules are envisaged for the period between the final decision of the CCNR on the abolishment of some of the stretches with specific risks of the Rhine and its implementation in German law:     No penalties will be imposed for sailing on the stretches with specific risks to be abolished in future (listed above under point 2) without having the specific authorisation still required under the RPN. The Federal Waterways and Shipping Agency will no longer offer examinations for the stretches with specific risks that are to be abolished. All candidates who have already been registered for an examination date during the transitional period will be informed by the Federal Waterways and Shipping Agency. The examinations for all remaining stretches with specific risks (listed above under point 1) will continue. For the Elbe, the current provisions laid down in the BinSchPersV will continue to be applied for the time being and the Federal Waterways and Shipping Agency will continue to offer examinations. Interested candidates can contact the Federal Waterways and Shipping Agency at any time for individual advice. All candidates who have already been registered for an examination date will be informed by the Federal Waterways and Shipping Agency. 5. What will the examinations look like? The examinations on the Danube, on the Upper Weser and on the remaining stretches with specific risks of the Elbe will continue to be oral examinations. The examinations for the remaining stretches with specific risks of the Rhine (Upper Rhine and Middle Rhine Valley) will also be held as oral examinations until 28 February 2025. From 1 March 2025, the examination for the acquisition of a specific authorisation for the stretches with specific risks stretch of the Rhine will be taken as a written or electronic examination using the single choice method. The written or electronic examination is passed if the candidate has answered at least 80% of the examination questions correctly. There are four possible answers to each question, of which only one is correct. The number of the questions depends on the length of the stretch to be examined. At least 20 questions are asked. For the examination, the candidate has one minute per question plus five minutes of additional time (for example, the time allowed for a 50 question examination is 55 minutes). Candidates can still freely choose their stretch in the application for admission to the examination. The examinations for the specific authorisation for the stretches with specific risks of the Rhine are taken at the following locations:  Bonn, Würzburg and Kiel The competences required for the individual stretches can be found in the document Inhalte Streckenkundeprüfung (PDF, internal) (German only). Sample questions (PDF, internal) (German only) for the examination for stretches with specific risks of the Rhine using the single choice method, giving you an idea of the type of questions (but without providing the four possible answers given in the examination). Elbe, Danube, Upper Weser In the oral examination for the stretches with specific risks of the Elbe, Danube and Upper Weser (not for the Rhine!), you will be shown maps in which important points are marked. Each map contains at least one kilometre indication. However, the numbers of the important points do not represent kilometres. They are used for systematic numbering only. For example, this map (PDF, internal) (German only) describes the important points 33.6 to 33.10. In the examination, candidates must be able to name and describe all important points of the stretch. They have to know what is behind each point, what particular traffic rules may be in place there and what has to be taken into account when sailing there.

Erstellung eines Gutachtens 'Boeden der Antarktis und ihre Verbreitung' im Rahmen der Umsetzung des AUG

Das Projekt "Erstellung eines Gutachtens 'Boeden der Antarktis und ihre Verbreitung' im Rahmen der Umsetzung des AUG" wird vom Umweltbundesamt gefördert und von Gündra, Jäger und Schröder durchgeführt.

Regelungen und Verfahren zur Ausgestaltung der internationalen Berichtspflichten des UBA am Beispiel der Erstellung des 'Verzeichnisses der Orte frueherer Taetigkeiten' gem. Paragraph 28 Abs. 4 AUG

Das Projekt "Regelungen und Verfahren zur Ausgestaltung der internationalen Berichtspflichten des UBA am Beispiel der Erstellung des 'Verzeichnisses der Orte frueherer Taetigkeiten' gem. Paragraph 28 Abs. 4 AUG" wird vom Umweltbundesamt gefördert und von geomer GmbH durchgeführt. In dem Vorhaben sollen Regelungen und Verfahren zur Ausgestaltung der internationalen Berichtspflichten des Umweltbundesamtes gemaess Antarktis-Umweltschutzprotokoll-Ausfuehrungsgesetz (AUG) am Beispiel der Erstellung des Verzeichnisses der Orte frueherer Taetigkeiten in der Antarktis dargestellt werden. Ziel des Vorhabens ist es, mit der Erarbeitung des 'Verzeichnisses der Orte frueherer Taetigkeiten' in der Antarktis gemaess Paragraph 28 Abs. 4 AUG den gesetzlichen Anforderungen durch das AUG nachzukommen und gemaess den internationalen Berichtspflichten auf den jaehrlich stattfindenden internationalen Konsultativtagungen der Antarktisvertragsstaaten (ATCM) einzureichen. Neben den spezifischen Berichtspflichten zu diesem Punkt sollen die Ergebnisse des Vorhabens das Umweltbundesamt bei seiner Vollzugsarbeit unterstuetzen (Genehmigungsverfahren, Monitoringprogramm). In dem Vorhaben sind Informationen zu einem Verzeichnis der Orte frueherer Taetigkeiten, das Durchquerungswege, Brennstoffdepots, Feldbasen, Luftfahrzeugtruemmer und aehnliches enthaelt, zu sammeln sowie diese Informationen in ein fuer das Umweltbundesamt beim Vollzug des AUG verwendbaren, praktikablen Form aufzubereiten. Beruecksichtigt werden sollten dabei sowohl Fortbewegungsarten zu Lande, zu Wasser als auch durch die Luft.

International Surface Ocean - Lower Atmosphere Study (SOLAS)

Das Projekt "International Surface Ocean - Lower Atmosphere Study (SOLAS)" wird vom Umweltbundesamt gefördert und von Helmholtz-Zentrum für Ozeanforschung Kiel (GEOMAR), Forschungsbereich 2: Marine Biogeochemie, Forschungseinheit Chemische Ozeanographie durchgeführt. Since 2004, the International Surface Ocean - Lower Atmosphere Study (SOLAS) project is an international research initiative aiming to understand the key biogeochemical-physical interactions and feedbacks between the ocean and atmosphere. Achievement of this goal is important to understand and quantify the role that ocean-atmosphere interactions play in the regulation of climate and global change. SOLAS celebrated its 10 year anniversary in 2014. In the first decade, the SOLAS community has accomplished a great deal towards the goals of the original Science Plan & Implementation Strategy and Mid-term Strategy (Law et al. 2013) as highlighted by the open access synthesis book on 'Ocean Atmosphere Interactions of Gases and Particles' edited by Liss and Johnson and the synthesis article in Anthropocene from Brévière et al. 2015. However there are still major challenges ahead that require coordinated research by ocean and atmospheric scientists. With this in mind, in 2013, SOLAS has started an effort to define research themes of importance for SOLAS research over the next decade. These themes form the basis of a new science plan for the next phase of SOLAS 2015-2025. SOLAS being a bottom-up organisation, a process in which community consultation play a central role was adopted. After two sets of reviews by our four sponsors (SCOR, Future Earth, WCRP and iCACGP), the SOLAS 2015-2025 Science Plan and Organisation (SPO) was officially approved.

Erstellung eines Gutachtens: 'Verzeichnis der Orte frueherer Taetigkeiten' im Rahmen der Umsetzung des AUG

Das Projekt "Erstellung eines Gutachtens: 'Verzeichnis der Orte frueherer Taetigkeiten' im Rahmen der Umsetzung des AUG" wird vom Umweltbundesamt gefördert und von Gündra, Jäger und Schröder durchgeführt.

Juristische Machbarkeitsstudie - Berücksichtigung von Gleichstellung und Genderdimensionen in Vergabe und Beschaffung: Für eine nachhaltige, soziale und diskriminierungsfreie UBA Vergabepraxis

Das Projekt "Juristische Machbarkeitsstudie - Berücksichtigung von Gleichstellung und Genderdimensionen in Vergabe und Beschaffung: Für eine nachhaltige, soziale und diskriminierungsfreie UBA Vergabepraxis" wird vom Umweltbundesamt gefördert und von Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences, Fachbereich 4 Soziale Arbeit und Gesundheit, Professur für Sozialökonomik durchgeführt. Das Vergaberecht sieht keine Verpflichtung von öffentlichen Auftraggebenden zur Integration von sozialen Belangen vor. Seit der Vergaberechtsreform 2016 ist allerdings klar geregelt, dass öffentliche Auftraggebende befugt und aufgefordert sind, soziale Zielsetzungen zu berücksichtigen; hierunter fallen in jedem Fall gleichstellungspolitische Aspekte. Gleichzeitig ergibt sich aus dem Gleichstellungsrecht und insbesondere aus dem verfassungsrechtlichen Staatsauftrag aus Art. 3 Abs. 2 GG sowie den darauf basierenden Konkretisierungen im Bundesgleichstellungsgesetz (BGleiG) sowie der Gemeinsamen Geschäftsordnung der Bundesministerien (GGO) eine grundlegende Pflicht für öffentliche Auftraggebende, die Zielsetzung der Verwirklichung der Gleichstellung von Frauen und Männern sowie die Beseitigung bestehender und der Verhinderung künftiger Benachteiligungen vonFrauen in all ihren Aufgabenbereichen – und so auch im Rahmen ihrer Vergabepraxis – zu beachten und einzuhalten. Den öffentlichen Auftraggebenden kommt in der Umsetzung dieser Verpflichtung ein Gestaltungsspielraum zu. Die Möglichkeit zur Umsetzung bietet sich dabei auf allen Stufen des Vergabeverfahrens: Von der Bedarfsbestimmung über die Festlegung von Leistungs-, Eignungs- und Zuschlagskriterien bis hin zur Bestimmung von Ausführungsbedingungen ist es öffentlichen Auftraggebenden möglich, Gleichstellungs- und Antidiskriminierungsaspekte im öffentlichen Vergabeverfahren im Rahmen der vergaberechtlichen Grenzen zu berücksichtigen und zu implementieren.

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