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Secretariat
Year End Letter 2003
30
December 2003
Dear INECE Participants
and Colleagues:
2003 was an
outstanding year for the INECE Network, thanks to the dedication
and support of its participants. During this past year, INECE has
grown its membership, increased its sources of support, inspired
new leadership for our growing number of projects, and launched
new initiatives to implement our three-year strategic plan. INECE
is well positioned for another exceptional year in 2004.
The following
is a summary of key INECE accomplishments in 2003:
- INECE
participation has grown by almost 50% to over 3,300 participants,
in more than 130 countries.
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- INECE
launched its Environmental Enforcement Indicators Project
by forming an expert working group, drafting a background
paper, and then teaming with our colleagues at OECD for
a two-day Workshop in November. Workshop conclusions and
next steps are posted on the INECE web site, along with
the various presentations. http://inece.org/indicators/workshop.html
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- INECE
initiated its Best of Enforcement Book Project with support
from the Netherlands Ministry of Housing, Spatial Planning
and the Environment (VROM), Environment Canada, and the
Czech Ministry of Environment. A late summer/early fall
publication date is anticipated.
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- INECE
expanded its Web site and is now receiving over 4,000 hits
per day, with a high of over 6,000 hits per day.
http://inece.org/
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- INECE
also launched eight discussion forums: Wildlife, Hazardous
Waste, Pesticides, Ozone, Indicators, Public Participation,
Water, and Inspectors. http://inece.org/forums.html
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- INECE
partners taught the INECE Principles of Environmental Enforcement
course in Brazil and India in 2003; courses are planned
for Serbia, Morocco, Jordan and Botswana in 2004. INECE
also launched an initiative to update the course book for
this flagship INECE product. http://inece.org/enforcementprinciples.html
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- INECE
developed Regional Network strategic plans for Africa, Asia,
Central America and South America. The strategic plan for
Africa was presented during a workshop in London preceding
the Executive Planning Committee (EPC) meeting in November.
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- INECE
participated in regional events in Argentina, Brazil, Costa
Rica, China, Italy, Japan, Kenya, the Netherlands, and elsewhere.
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- INECE
revised its Brochure and EPC members translated the Brochure
into French, German, and Russian. Other members are translating
the Brochure into Spanish, Croatian, Chinese, and Portuguese
in early 2004. http://inece.org/library/BrochureFinal.pdf
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- The
EPC added four new members: Paula Caldwell, Director General,
Environment Canada, and Sladjana Miocic, Deputy Minister
of Environmental Protection and Planning, Croatia; Carlos
Manuel Rodriguez, Minister of the Environment, Costa Rica,
and Lal Kurukulasuriya, UNEP.
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- INECE
participants contributed significantly to projects including
Enforcement Indicators, Regional Network activities, the
INECE Newsletter, the INECE Web site, and the planned Emissions
Trading Enforcement Workshop.
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- INECE
broadened its support base to include Environment Canada,
the Czech Ministry of Environment, Environment Agency (UK),
UNEP, the World Bank Institute European Commission and the
OECD. This complements the traditional funding and support
from VROM and the US EPA.
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In addition,
in 2004 INECE will expand its work:
- INECE
will host the 7th INECE International Conference in Morocco
in the Spring of 2005. INECE will shift into high gear immediately
after the New Year to start planning the conference.
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- INECE
will co-host with the Environment Agency (UK) a Workshop
on Enforcement of Emissions Trading Programs 16-18 March
2004 at Oxford University.
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- INECE
will continue to facilitate the development of INECE Environmental
Compliance and Enforcement Indicators.
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- INECE
Newsletter No. 9 will be published in February 2004; already
the number of submissions from participants exceeds any
previous newsletter. Additional issues will follow later
in the year.
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- INECE
will soon launch “E-dialogues” on the INECE Web
Forums, under the leadership of EPC members and other INECE
participants in areas including indicators, access to justice,
and hazardous waste.
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INECE’s
success in 2003 is the product of the hard work and dedication of
our participants and the leadership of our Executive Planning Committee.
We hope you
are all proud of what we, as a team, have accomplished together.
We also hope that you will be able to work just as hard next year
to support INECE. The environment needs INECE and you more than
ever.
On behalf of
the EPC, the EPC Co-Chairs, and the Secretariat staff, we extend
our best wishes for a happy holiday season and an exciting and productive
New Year.
Best wishes
for the holidays season and the New Year,
Durwood Zaelke,
Director, INECE Secretariat
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