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ARCTIC COUNCIL PROJECT SUPPORT INSTRUMENT
Preparatory PSI Committee meeting
Helsinki, 17-18 December 2013
AC/PSI/PPCOM/R3
2013.12.18
REPORT OF THE THIRD PREPARATORY PSI COMMITTEE (PPCOM) MEETING
INTRODUCTION
1. The Third PPCOM meeting was held at the headquarters of the Nordic Environment Finance
Corporation (NEFCO), Helsinki, from 17 to 18 December 2013 in response to the Invitation sent out
by NEFCO as Fund Manager of the Project Support Instrument (PSI) on the 14th of November 2013.
The meeting was attended by representatives of the following Contributors (Annex 1): Finland,
NEFCO, Norway, Sámediggi, Sweden, the Russian Federation and the United States of America.
Contributor Iceland was unable to attend.
AGENDA ITEM 1: OPENING OF THE MEETING
2. The meeting was opened by the Managing Director of NEFCO, Mr. Magnus Rystedt. The PPCOM
meeting was informal with the aim merely to have an exchange of views. The main purpose of the
meeting was to provide an update and address matters enabling projects to be financed from the
PSI once it became operational. Any actual decisions on PSI matters would have to be taken by the
ordinary PSI Committee when convened which hopefully could happen in the near future.
AGENDA ITEM 2: ORGANIZATIONAL MATTERS
(a) Selection of Chair of the PPCOM Meeting
3. The PPCOM agreed to select Mr. Magnus Rystedt, NEFCO, to act as the Chair of the PPCOM.
(b) Adoption of the agenda
4. The PPCOM adopted the following draft agenda for the meeting on the basis of the provisional
agenda contained in document AC/PSI/PPCOM/0301_rev1, and as amended orally at the meeting,
as follows.
1. Opening of the meeting.
2. Organizational matters:
(a) Selection of Chair of PPCOM;
(b) Adoption of the agenda; and
(c) Organization of work.
3. Status of PSI contributions, PSI Agreements with Contributors and Work in Progress.
4. Other matters. Report to SAO Whitehorse; Informal orientation on additional PSI contributors.
5. Adoption of the report.
6. Closure of the meeting.
(c) Organisation of Work
5. The Chair proposed a time schedule for the work of the meeting whereby substantial items are to
be addressed during 17-18 December 2013. A draft report of PPCOM 3 will be made available by
the evening of the 17th of December 2013 for adoption on the 18th of December 2013.
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AGENDA ITEM 3: Status of PSI contributions, PSI Agreements with Contributors and Work in Progress
Status of PSI contributions
6. NEFCO presented the progress on the PSI as documented in document AC/PSI/PPCOM/0302. The
PSI trust fund pledges, deposits and allocations currently stand at EURO 15.9 million. As reported to
the Ministerial Meeting May 2013, PSI resource allocation for 2013–2015, tentatively, is about 40
per cent for projects on integrated hazardous waste management and POPs, about 25 per cent is
allocated for mitigation of mercury and 20 per cent for Short Lived Climate Pollutants (SLCPs).
7. In the above context of overall EURO 15,9 the United States pledge of Award amounts to US$5M
where the 1st action pledge is of US$1 M 1. The US 1st Action Award is earmarked for diesel related
mitigation of Black Carbon (BC) and, subject to US internal routines and clearances, requires full
disbursement latest by Q1 2015.
PSI Agreements with Contributors/PSI Information Exchange:
8. According to PSI Cooperation Agreement between Russia and NEFCO, a separate contract is to be
entered into between the Ministry of Natural Resources and the Environment (MNRE), as the
Authorised Governmental Agency (AGA), and NEFCO on the division of responsibilities between
AGA, NEFCO and the Russian Execution Agency (REA) for the PSI projects in the Russian Federation.
NEFCO, AGA and REA have been working on this since Nov. 2012. The AGA-NEFCO Agreement
addressing the divisions of functions and responsibilities was finally agreed to by the MNRE on the
28th of November 2013.
9. The “AGA-NEFCO Agreement” is to be supplemented by two “REA Function Agreements” between
AGA and REA and NEFCO and REA. NEFCO has worked to ensure that the three agreements are
mutually consistent (both in English and Russian languages). The harmonised package was
dispatched by NEFCO, on the 5th of Dec. 2013, to REA for clearance of the REA-NEFCO Function
Agreements.
10. The REA’s procedure of ratification of the “Function Agreement” includes clearance of their Legal,
Accounts and Audit departments. On 12th of December 2013 REA communicated to NEFCO its
agreement on the 2014 REA Budget.
11. Upon agreement with REA on Function Agreement documents and the REA 2014 Budget, NEFCO
and REA will respectively submit the relevant agreement(s), on division of responsibilities and the
agreed REA 2014 Budget, to the Russian Inter-ministerial Commission of the Arctic Council Project
Support Instrument (IMC 2), chaired by Deputy Minister of MNRE, Mr. Rinat Gizatulin, for clearance.
This is expected to take place by the 27th of December 2013.
12. The agreement process to delineate the divisions of responsibilities and functions has hitherto
been a complicated exercise with a number of iterations. The previously agreed to text between
NEFCO, AGA and REA had to accommodate the views of the IMC expressed on the 12th of July
2013. Work with current package has strived to incorporate all views that have been adequately
expressed. A final clearance by the IMC is expected during mid. Jan. 2014. In such an event, signing
of the agreement package can take place by Feb-March 2014 and the first meeting of the PSI
Committee (PCOM-1) can be scheduled for March 2014.
13. A comfort letter with a comparison document of the contributors’ agreements will be provided by
the FM to the contributors. All PSI agreements will be made available to the Contributors upon
written request.
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Exchange rate ECB 22 Feb. 2012 @1.3222 USD/EURO
The Inter-departmental Commission (IMC) comprises of i) The Ministry of Natural Resources and the Environment
(as the Russian Authorised Governmental Agency (AGA for PSI); ii) The Ministry of Finance; iii) The Ministry of Foreign
Affairs and iii) The Ministry of Economic Development.
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Work in Progress (see Annex 1)
In general NEFCO is assessing several projects. Some are of which have been approved as Arctic
Council (AC) projects while other are in the process of being accepted as AC projects.
14. ACAP has communicated to NEFCO on the 9th of December 2013 the status of its projects as
presented in Annex 1 of the document AC/PSI/PPCOM/0302. The documentation includes projects
that are under implementation and others that are being developed.
15. NEFCO is working on the following actions:
• Mitigation of CO2 and SLCP (i.e. Black carbon, methane, HFC, ozone depleting substances)
• Management of POPs (e.g. Dioxins, PCBs and obsolete pesticides)
• Mercury release reduction (e.g. Non-ferrous smelters, energy lamps, waste management)
• Integrated Hazardous Waste Management (waste from household, servicing sector, industry)
• Resource efficiency (cleaner production, energy efficiency)
16. Regarding climate change initiatives, the FM is working on the following:
Three SLCP initiatives with respective sub-projects are under development in cooperation with the
SLCF Project Steering Group (PSG) and respective bilateral and project partners:
i) Project 1-M: Reduction of Methane Emissions
ii) Project 2-BC: Reduction of Black Carbon Emissions
iii) Project 3-HFC: Mitigation of HFC (including ODS) Emissions (End-of-Life Equipment).
17. In addition, work is proceeding on Project “2.5-BC-K: Eight Karelian settlements with diesel power”.
Some of the sub-projects are also on the NEFCO-AMAP Barents Hotspot list, (as Project Kr 14 &
Kr16). Most draft final reports (DFR) have been received. Other DFRs are underway. The DFRs will
help NEFCO to develop a detailed Work Plan and budget for the SLCP Projects. Once the FM has
confidence that these Project(s) are up to the mark, NEFCO will present them for the PSI financing
pipeline. The current allocation from NEFCO to contribute to the development of the above
pipeline is about EURO 180.000.
18. Regarding cooperation with Sweden: About 3.3 million SEK (EURO 367 000) is to be available in the
SLCF Trust Fund with NEFCO. The SLCF Trust Fund includes an additional allocation of 772 000 SEK
that is expected to be made available for disbursement in 2014. Relevant resource allocations for
the Trust Fund are under process for considerations and are to include priority projects through the
ACAP-PSGs. The allocation from Sweden includes SEK 500 000, to be disbursed during 2014, for
mitigation of dioxins and furans, with priority on actions at the Vorkutinsky Cement Plant or other
actions suggested by the ACAP PSG on Dioxins.
19. NEFCO Early Start Projects: 12 million Euro to address SLCFs through district heating and energy
efficiency and cleaner production projects in NW Russia. The district heating projects may need
installation of filtration equipment for black carbon mitigation which may need PSI co-financing.
The “Early Start" projects expected to be implemented within the next 1-2 years.
20. Mercury Mitigation (RF, US, NEFCO): Non-Ferrous Metals/Zinc Smelter Project. Estimated budget
Euro 3.5 million. Timeline: about 2 years from start of project. A request to MNRE has been sent on
the 20th of Nov. 2013 to facilitate a meeting with the Chelyabinsk Zinc Smelter management.
Sweden has allocated SEK 220.000 to contribute to a workshop, during 2014, on mercury within the
ACAP PSG project on Non-ferrous Smelter Project.
21. PCB Management (RF, US, NEFCO): PCB management and destruction. Budget about Euro 3 million.
The Project is on hold awaiting PSI mobilization. A second initiative during Q2 2013 pertains to
Franz Josef Land. A NEFCO-BHSF Study is underway for which EUR 30.000 has been allocated by
NEFCO and the project is to include development of a Project Proposal for submission to ACAP- PCB
PSG. The project is awaiting results of analyses carried out during Q2-Q3 of 2013.
22. PPCOM-3 noted that
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a. NEFCO, AGA and REA are expected to sign on the necessary contractual agreements called
for by the Russia-NEFCO Agreement on PSI Cooperation during January-February 2014. The
operationalization of PSI is expected in the first quarter of 2014 and be based on the
agreed to 2014 Budget of the REA and a tentative PSI resource allocation as reported to the
May 2013 Arctic Council Ministerial.
b. NEFCO will present to the Spring SAO 2014 Meeting the conclusions on the agreements
with the AGA and REA regarding the division of responsibilities, functions, budget and
tentative resource allocations and next steps under-way.
c. The first PSI Committee Meeting (PCOM) is expected to be held during February-March
2014 in Helsinki. NEFCO will invite the Contributors to the 1st PCOM as soon as it receives
the information from AGA that the IMC has cleared the agreement package including REA’s
budget and work-plan.
d. The Fund Manager will proceed with further elaboration of a “PSI Primer” including how
NEFCO works with Arctic Council projects in light of the discussions and information
exchange and have the documents available at a future meeting of the Contributors
enabling finalisation of the template and criteria.
e. The Fund Manager will propose a list, based on the available information on their
feasibility, of possible priority projects for PCOM consideration, in a form of a short and
long list.
f. The Fund Manager will engage with additional parties contemplating contributions to the
PSI (e.g. Arctic Council member states and observers, other financial institutions such as the
GEF, EIB, NIB that can contribute to co-financing of PSI projects).
AGENDA ITEM 4: OTHER MATTERS
23. The NEFCO Report to SAO Fall 2013 Meeting in Whitehorse, Canada, had elicited a number of
questions from the SAOs on the state of play which could not be discussed. While NEFCO has kept
the SAO and Arctic Council Secretariat updated on the progress of PSI and its operationalization,
the continued high interest, regarding priority Arctic Council projects, and the importance of PSI
financing would benefit from a direct NEFCO presence at future SAO meetings. PPCOM
recommends that NEFCO participates in SAO meetings.
24. PPCOM noted with appreciation the activities of NEFCO in relation of Arctic Council work including
the brief exchange on work of the Task Force for Action on Black Carbon and Methane (TFBCM).
Finland and the US are working on the reporting format for such actions and the next meeting of
the TFBCM is planned to take place in in Helsinki during Spring 2014.
AGENDA ITEM 5: ADOPTION OF THE REPORT.
25. PPCOM adapted the Report of the 17-18 December 2013 Meeting of the PPCOM 2 (document
AC/PSI/PPCOM/R3 2013.12.18) in consensus.
AGENDA ITEM 6: CLOSURE OF THE MEETING.
26. The Chair of the PPCOM Meeting thanked the representatives of the Contributing Parties for a
constructive exchange of views and closed the preparatory PSI Committee meeting at 10.00 hrs. on
the 18th of December 2013.
Attachments:
Annex 1: Document AC/PSI/PPCOM/0302
Annex 2: List of Participants
Annex 1 to AC/PSI/PPCOM/R3
ARCTIC COUNCIL PROJECT SUPPORT INSTRUMENT
Preparatory PSI Committee Meeting (PPCOM)
Helsinki, 17-18 December 2013
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AC/PSI/PPCOM/0302
2013.12.12
PSI Update -- 12 December 2013
1. The Fourth Ministerial meeting of the Arctic Council in Reykjavik 2004, inter alia: “Emphasized the need
for reinforcing efforts to finance circumpolar cooperation, supported the Project Support Instrument
(PSI) concept as a mechanism to enhance the process of identifying, mobilizing and transferring
financing for specific priority Arctic Council projects…”. The PSI is expected to strengthen the Council´s
work on environment protection including climate change (e.g. CO2 mitigation, SLCP) and actions in
support of the implementation of the Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) and Heavy Metals protocol
on Long-Range Trans-boundary Air Pollution (LRTAP).
2. The Preparatory PSI Committee in June 2012 requested the Fund Manager (FM, NEFCO) to obtain
clarity on what accrues as an Arctic Council project. This has been obtained, partly by the SAO decision
in Nov. 2012 and partly from the ACAP Communication of 10 Dec. 2013 to NEFCO.
3. The Haparanda Fall 2012 SAO Meeting, took note that items listed in P1-P10 identified by the Fund
Manager (FM) in the November 2012 Update on the PSI are approved Arctic Council project areas.
Projects within these areas are thus eligible for funding consideration if they have followed the
appropriate Arctic Council and subsidiary body procedures including bringing the individual projects
forward to the appropriate Arctic Council subsidiary body for approval; requested the Fund Manager to
proceed with an appropriate assessment and development of these projects for future consideration of
the PSI Committee for financing; encouraged the Fund Manager to cooperate with relevant Arctic
Council subsidiary body chair(s) to mobilize the Project Support Instrument (PSI).”
4. ACAP has communicated its Update of ACAP Projects to NEFCO on 9 December 2013 responding to
NEFCO’s request of 20 August 2012 (Annex 1). NEFCO will review the important information provided
by ACAP taking into account the dynamic nature of the information and in the continued development
of the PSI strategic business plan.
Summary of Progress
5. Trust fund pledges, deposits and allocations for PSI currently stand at EURO 15.9 million. As reported to
the Ministerial Meeting May 2013, PSI resource allocation for 2013–2015 tentatively is about 40 per
cent for projects on integrated hazardous waste management and POPs, about 25 per cent is allocated
for mitigation of mercury and 20 per cent for SLCPs.
6. In the above context of overall EURO 15,9 the United States pledge of Award amounts to US$5M where
the 1st action pledge is of US$1 M (Exchange rate ECB 22 Feb. 2012 @1.3222 USD/EURO). The US 1st
Action Award is earmarked for Diesel related mitigation of Black Carbon and, subject to US internal
routines and clearances requires full disbursement latest by Q1 2015.
7. ACAP communicated to NEFCO on the 9th of December 2013 the status of its projects (Annex 1),
including projects that are under implementation and others that are being developed. NEFCO is
working on the following actions:
• Mitigation of CO2 and SLCP i.e. Black carbon, methane, HFC, ozone depleting substances
• Management of POPs e.g. Dioxins, PCBs and obsolete pesticides
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Mercury release reduction, e.g. Non-ferrous smelters, energy lamps, waste management
Integrated Waste Management, e.g. waste from household, servicing sector, industry
Resource efficiency (cleaner production, energy efficiency)
Information Exchange on the Arctic Council Project Support Instrument (PSI)
8. Regarding climate change initiatives, the FM is working on the following:
a.
Three SLCP initiatives with respective sub-projects under development
i. Project 1-M: Reduction of Methane Emissions
ii. Project 2-BC: Reduction of Black Carbon Emissions
iii) Project 3-HFC: Mitigation of HFC (including ODS) Emissions (End-of-Life Equipment)
Partners: Interest FIN, NO, RF, SE, USA, NEFCO. Total cost up to EURO 77 million. Not all
Projects are expected to proceed, subject to feasibility studies, however. Regarding the
current status of the Work Plan, the FM, in response to the SAO’s Haparanda decision, is
working to proceed on Project “2.5-BC-K: Eight Karelian settlements with diesel power”.
Some of the sub-projects are also on the NEFCO-AMAP Barents Hotspot list, (as Project Kr 14
& Kr16). The SLCP work is running a delay due to field conditions. The inception report (IR)
has been received. Other IRs are underway. The IRs will help NEFCO to develop a detailed
Work Plan and budget for the SLCP Projects. Once we have confidence that these Project(s)
are up to the mark, NEFCO will present them for the PSI financing pipeline. NEFCO’s
allocations for the work can be summarised as follows:
No.
Description
Consultant
Timing
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Energy Supply in 8 Karelian Settlements:
Aim: Establishment of bankable project(s). Financing
will be a mix of loans and grants.
Mapping alternative solution for diesel power plants in
North-West Russia. Aim: The study is to examine the
situation in the Barents, develop investment projects,
and provide an inventory of Nordic interest that can
contribute to projects –including experiences in Russia
and Alaska.
Dolgoshchelie wind-diesel complex. Aim of this action
make the wind-diesel project (largely financed by
NEFCO) operational
Energy Supply Conversion in Kolguev Island (Nenets
AO). Aim: a feasible investment project for the energy
systems in Kolguev Island and the Bugrino that are
currently based on obsolete diesel stations – based on a
Centek 2013 study on energy and environmental issues.
Structuring of centralized power supply of in
Arkhangelsk Region; Aim: This is a large potential
investment project conceptualized by the domestic
electric distribution company. It envisages replacement
of electricity from diesel power station by extending the
regional electrical grid. It is estimated to switch 7,500
tons of diesel fuel annually – corresponding to ca 11
million USD annually in fuel costs. Investment budget is
estimated to be USD 70 million for three investment
phases. The concept needs to be substantiated in
feasibility study. The investment project is too large for
NEFCO and will be discussed with some larger potential
co-financiers.
Norwegian
Fall 2013
Budget,
EURO
120 000
To be selected
Fall 2013
28 000
To be selected
Fall 2013
Max 30 000
To be selected
Winter
2013
Spring
2014
t.b.d.
To be selected
t.b.d.
t.b.d.
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3
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9. Cooperation with Sweden: About 2,8 million SEK (EURO 310 000) is expected to be available in the SLCF
Trust Fund with NEFCO, including an additional allocation of 772 000 SEK that is expected to be
deposited by the end of 2013. Resource allocations to be identified and considered, including through
the ACAP-PSG.
10. NEFCO Early Start Projects: 12 million Euro to address SLCFs through energy efficiency and cleaner
production projects in NW Russia. “Early Start" projects expected to be implemented within the next 12 years.
11. Mercury Mitigation (RF, US, NEFCO): Non-Ferrous Metals/Zinc Smelter Project. Estimated budget Euro
3.5 million. Timeline: about 2 years from start of project.
12. PCB Management (RF, US, NEFCO): PCB management and destruction. Budget about Euro 3 million. The
Project is on hold awaiting PSI mobilization. A second initiative during Q2 2013 pertains to Franz Josef
Land. A NEFCO-BHSF Study is underway. EUR 30.000 has been allocated by NEFCO and the project is to
include development of a Project Proposal for submission to ACAP- PCB PSG
13. PSI Information Exchange:
a. According to PSI Cooperation Agreement between Russia and NEFCO, a separate contract is to
be entered into between the Ministry of Natural Resources and the Environment (MNRE), as
the Authorised Governmental Agency (AGA), and NEFCO on the division of responsibilities
between AGA, NEFCO and the Russian Execution Agency (REA) for the PSI projects in the
Russian Federation. NEFCO, AGA and REA have been working on this since Nov. 2012. The AGANEFCO Agreement addressing the divisions of functions and responsibilities was finally agreed
to by the MNRE on the 28th of November 2013.
b. The “AGA-NEFCO Agreement” is to be supplemented by two “REA Function Agreements”
between AGA and REA and NEFCO and REA. NEFCO has worked to ensure that the three
agreements are mutually consistent (both in English and Russian texts). The harmonised
package was dispatched by NEFCO, on the 5th of Dec. 2013, to REA for review and clearance of:
i. the adjustments to REA-NEFCO and REA-AGA Function Agreements so that they are
consistent with the agreed finalised AGA-NEFCO agreement; and
ii. Draft NEFCO-REA letter to the IMC asking for their clearance of the package.
c. NEFCO has also sent to REA, on the 27th of November 2013, the 2014 REA Budget proposal for
their final clearance.
d. REA’s Legal Department is reviewing the 5th of December 2013 provided documentation and is
expected to provide a response on the 12 of December. The REA’s procedure of ratification of
the “Function Agreement” includes clearance of their Legal, Accounts and Audit departments.
e. Upon agreement with REA on the harmonised Function Agreement documents and the REA
2014 Budget, NEFCO and REA will jointly submit the package of agreements, on division of
responsibilities and the REA 2014 Budget, to the Inter-Ministerial Commission (IMC) for
clearance. The IMC comprises of 4 ministries, headed by the MNRE, and includes the Russian
Ministries of Finance, Foreign Affairs and Economic Development.
f. The process has hitherto been complicated with a number of iterations. The previously agreed
to text between NEFCO, MNRE and REA had to accommodate the views of the IMC expressed
on the 12th of July 2013. Work with current package has strived to incorporate all views that
have been adequately expressed. A final clearance by the REA and IMC is expected during the
period Dec. 2013 - Jan. 2014.
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RECOMMENDATIONS:
14. Document AC/PSI/PPCOM/0302 provides a PSI Update based on the information provided to the May
2013 Arctic Council Ministerial Meeting in Kiruna and the Senior Arctic Officials (SAO) Fall Meeting in
Whitehorse (14-15 Nov. 2012). It includes the information exchange on:
(a) Current status of contributions and pledges;
(b) [2013]-2015 tentative PSI Work Plan and envisaged programming
(c) On going work by NEFCO
15. The Preparatory PSI Committee may wish to:
a) Note the NEFCO report on the status of PSI as of 12 December 2013 as contained in document
AC/PSI/PPCOM/0302;
b) Have an information exchange on the on-going work to operationalize the PSI and progress on
establishing the PSI project pipeline;
Annex 1: ACAP project update for PSI Fund Manager; December 9, 2013
Annex 1
ACAP project update for PSI Fund Manager
December 9, 2013
Background
In order to facilitate the continuing development of the PSI strategic business plan, NEFCO has
been asked by the contributors’ PPCOM to request ACAP for a status report on ACAP’s projects
and programmes, including those which can be considered AC approved.
The projects ACAP is carrying out and has carried out in the past have been specified in List of
approved activities and proposals for future activities for SAO 2001, bi-annual Work Plans and
recently in Terms of References, which ACAP WG has prepared for SAO approval.
ACAP approved activities
SAO meeting in Rovaniemi in June 2001, there were six ACAP "Annex A" activities approved by
the SAO for implementation (ACSAO-FI01_8_ACAP_2001.pdf):
ANNEX A: CO-OPERATIVE ACTIVITIES AGREED AS ACAP ACTIONS
1. Multilateral co-operative project for phase-out of PCB use, and management of
PCB contaminated wastes in the Russian Federation (co-ordinator: AMAPsecretariat)
2. Evaluation of dioxins and furans in the Russian Federation (co-ordinator: Sweden)
3. Develop fact sheets on arctic contaminants for use by Arctic Council countries’
delegations in other fora. (co-ordinator: AMAP secretariat)
4. Reduction of atmospheric mercury releases from Arctic states (co-ordinator:
Denmark)
5. Environmentally sound management of stocks of obsolete pesticides in the
Russian Federation (co-ordinator: USA)
6. Implementation of cleaner production, eco efficiency and environmental
management systems in the production units and management of the OJSC
Norilsk mining company in the Arctic city of Norilsk. Co-ordinator: Russia
In Reykjavik ministerial meeting in 2004 the Ministers approved ACAP project on brominated
flame retardants (BFR) in the Arctic Region (project lead Norway). This activity was closed in 2011
by the SAO on the request of ACAP.
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In 2010, the SAO approved Terms of References for the work of three more ACAP Project Steering
Groups (PSG):
1. Short Lived Climate Forcers and Contaminants PSG (SLCFC)
2. Development of the Integrated Hazardous Waste Management Strategy PSG
(IHWMS)
3. Indigenous Peoples Contaminants Action Program PSG (IPCAP)
In addition to the ACAP projects below, there are supporting projects which are closely related and
contribute to ACAP objectives:
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Sweden: SLCF Trust Fund with NEFCO to address mitigation in the Russian Federation.
Project under preparation to propose to SLCFC PSG
The tables below list
TABLE 1 approved projects that are in progress and not yet completed or their results
approved by ACAP WG
TABLE 2 project ideas/proposals under development with the intention of seeking approval
from the ACAP WG.
TABLE 3 projects that have been completed
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Table 1. ACAP approved Activities/Projects.
Project Steering
Group
Project
lead
Partners
Project
Funding
application
status,
expected
timing
Mandate:
Has the project been approved by Arctic
Council? 1
ACAP approval of the
project
Citation
Terms of Reference
FINAL Report from the SAO Meeting in
Tórshavn 19-20 October 2010
ACAP Work Plan for
2011-2013
SLCFC
homepage
2013
(cofinancing
NO+FI)
Terms of Reference
FINAL Report from the SAO Meeting in
Tórshavn 19-20 October 2010
ACAP WG
intersessional approval
12 November -12
$2.5
million for
project(s)
to be
completed
in 2015
Near-term
Terms of Reference
FINAL Report from the SAO Meeting in
Tórshavn 19-20 October 2010
ACAP WG
intersessional approval
2013
Terms of Reference
FINAL Report from the SAO Meeting in
Tórshavn 19-20 October 2010
Adopted by ACAP WG
in September 2013
Short-Lived
Climate Forcer
Contaminants
(SLCFC)
Norway,
Finland
USA
USA
Multilateral cooperative
project for
phase-out of
PCB use, and
management of
PCBcontaminated
Reduction of
Reduction of
Black Carbon
Emissions from
Residential
Wood
Combustion
Reduction of
Black Carbon
from Diesel
Sources in the
Russian Arctic
Project
Arctic Black
Carbon Case
Studies
Platform
Project description
(ACSAO-FI01_8_ACAP_2001.pdf)
PCB
homepage
ACSAO-FI01_
minutes_Rovaniemi_Jun_2001
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When the project has been approved by the AC (Included in the Work Plan in the Ministerial meetings or SAO meetings), there will be no further need to seek a mandate
from SAO or Ministers and preparations for the projects can begin. According to the newly developed project approval process, ACAP will still need to approve the projects
to ensure they are in line with the mandate given by the Ministers/SAO.
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Project Steering
Group
Project
lead
Partners
Project
Funding
application
status,
expected
timing
Mandate:
Has the project been approved by Arctic
Council? 1
ACAP approval of the
project
Citation
Project description
(ACSAO-FI01_8_ACAP_2001.pdf)
Yes
Approved by
ACAP as an
old project
according to
PDAACAP
PCDD/F
homepage
Yes
Approved by
ACAP as an
old project
according to
PDAACAP
waste in the
Russian
Federation.
NEFCO
Phase III:
Demonstration
of destruction
of 250 t PCBs
ACSAO-FI01_
minutes_Rovaniemi_Jun_2001
Project description
(ACSAO-FI01_8_ACAP_2001.pdf)
Evaluation of
Dioxins and
Furans in
the Russian
Federation
ACSAOFI01_minutes_Rovaniemi_Jun_2001
Vorkutinskiy
cement plant
Environmentally
sound
management
of stocks of
obsolete
pesticides in the
Russian
Federation
Phase III:
Emission
reduction in
Vorkutinskiy
cement plant in
Vorkuta, Komi
ACSAOFI01_minutes_Rovaniemi_Jun_2001
Finland,
Russia
Project description (ACSAOFI01_8_ACAP_2001.pdf)
CIP
SibNiiG&M
Destruction of
100 t OP in
environmentally
sound manner
Pending
availability
of the
destruction
facility.
Expected:
2013
Project description (ACSAOFI01_8_ACAP_2001.pdf)
Obsolete
Pesticides
homepage
Yes
Approved by
ACAP as an
old project
according to
PDAACAP
4
Project Steering
Group
Project
lead
Partners
Project
Funding
application
status,
expected
timing
Mandate:
Has the project been approved by Arctic
Council? 1
ACAP approval of the
project
Project description (2001)
ACSAO-FI01_8_ACAP_2001.pdf
ACSAO_SE02_Stockholm_Final_Report.pdf
ACSAOFI01_minutes_Rovaniemi_Jun_2001
Reduction of
Atmospheric
Mercury
releases from
Arctic States
USA,
Russian
Federation
USA,
Russian
Federation,
NEFCO
Mercury
Emissions
Reduction
Technology
Workshop
Proposal
Controlling
Releases of
Mercury at a
Proposed
Russian Zinc
Smelter
Citation
Mercury
homepage
Adopted by ACAP WG
in September 2013
Near-term
Terms of Reference (2010)
SAO Decision
Adopted by ACAP WG
in September 2013
5
Table 2. ACAP Activities/Projects under preparation.
Project Steering
Group
Project
lead
Partners
Project
Funding
application
status,
expected
timing
Reduction of
Atmospheric
Mercury releases
from Arctic States
USA
Sweden
Russian
Federation
NIC
“Ecosafety
”
Short-Lived Climate
Forcer
Coal Fired Power
Plant Sorbent
Technology for
Mercury Control
Mercury
Reduction in
Industrial Gold
Mining Operations
in Russia
Mercury
Management in the
Artisanal and
Small Scale Gold
Mining
Community
Development of
mercury
containing waste
management
system in Arctic
regions of Russian
Federation
TBD
Mandate/Arctic Council approved project 2
Project description (2001)
ACSAO-FI01_8_ACAP_2001.pdf
ACSAO_SE02_Stockholm_Final_Report.pdf
ACSAO-FI01_minutes_Rovaniemi_Jun_2001
Terms of Reference (2010)
SAO Decision
ACAP
WG
approval
of the
project
proposal
Citation
Mercury homepage
No
AC project pending
approval of project
proposal by ACAP WG
TBD
Terms of Reference (2010)
SAO Decision
No
AC project pending
approval of project
proposal by ACAP WG
TBD
Terms of Reference (2010)
SAO Decision
No
AC project pending
approval of project
proposal by ACAP WG
Project could
developed for
PSI funding if
within
mandate of
the PSG
Project proposal (2013)
ACAP decision
No
AC project pending
approval of project
proposal by ACAP WG
Terms of Reference
FINAL Report from the SAO Meeting in
SLCFC homepage
ACAP Work Plan for
2
When the project has been approved by the AC (Included in the Work Plan in the Ministerial meetings or SAO meetings), there will be no further need to seek a mandate
from SAO or Ministers and preparations for the projects can begin. According to the newly developed project approval process, ACAP will still need to approve the projects
to ensure they are in line with the mandate given by the Ministers/SAO.
6
Project Steering
Group
Project
lead
Partners
Project
Funding
application
status,
expected
timing
Mandate/Arctic Council approved project 2
ACAP
WG
approval
of the
project
proposal
Tórshavn 19-20 October 2010
Contaminants
(SLCFC)
NEFCO
Russia
NEFCO
SRI
Atmospher
e
“Early Action”
Projects Black
Carbon Reduction
from Heat and
Power Sectors
Establishment of
the System for
Impact
Management of
Black Carbon
Emissions from
sources located in
the Russian Arctic
NEFCO Russian
Arctic-Barents
Region Short-lived
Climate Pollutants
Mitigation Project
2011-2013
TBD
Reference to the SAO report, NEFCO has
provided the list of the projects to SAO
No
Project under preparation
to propose to SLCFC
PSG
Project could
be developed
for PSI
funding if
within
mandate of
the PSG
Project proposal (2013)
ACAP decision
No
Pending approval of
project proposal by
ACAP WG according to
the Project Development
Document
No
Pending approval of
project proposal by
ACAP WG according to
the Project Development
Document
IHWMS homepage
No
Pending approval of
project proposal by
ACAP WG according to
the Project Development
Document
IPCAP homepage
No
Pending approval of
Near-term
Terms of Reference
FINAL Report from the SAO Meeting in
Tórshavn 19-20 October 2010
Integrated
Hazardous Waste
Management
Strategy for
Northern Russia
Russia,
Norway,
USA
One strategy for
arctic region
completed
TBC
Indigenous Peoples
Contaminant Action
Program IPCAP
Russian
Baseline Study on
Citation
TBC
Terms of Reference
FINAL Report from the SAO Meeting in
Tórshavn 19-20 October 2010
Terms of Reference
FINAL Report from the SAO Meeting in
Tórshavn 19-20 October 2010
Terms of Reference
7
Project Steering
Group
Project
lead
Federation,,
AIA
Environmentally
sound management
of stocks of obsolete
pesticides in the
Russian Federation
Partners
Project
Funding
application
status,
expected
timing
Contamination in
the Indigenous
Communities
Mandate/Arctic Council approved project 2
ACAP
WG
approval
of the
project
proposal
FINAL Report from the SAO Meeting in
Tórshavn 19-20 October 2010
Finland,
Russian
Federation
project proposal by
ACAP WG according to
the Project Development
Document
Obsolete Pesticides
homepage
Project description (ACSAOFI01_8_ACAP_2001.pdf)
Clean-up of UstTunguska
(Krasnoyarsk)
burial site
contaminated with
POPs and Mercury
2014
No
Citation
No
Pending approval of
project proposal (Terms
of Reference under
development) by ACAP
WG according to the
Project Development
Document
8
Table 3. Completed ACAP Projects.
Project Steering Group
Implementation of Cleaner Production, Eco Efficiency and
Environmental management Systems in the Production Units
and Management of OJSC Norilsk Mining Company in the
Arctic City of Norilsk
ACSAO-FI01_8_ACAP_2001.pdf
Reduction of Brominated Flame Retardants (BFRs) in the
Arctic
MM04_SAO_Report_Reykjavik.pdf
Environmentally sound management of stocks of obsolete
pesticides in the Russian Federation
ACSAO-FI01_8_ACAP_2001.pdf
Project lead
(main lead
in bold)
Russia
Project
Timing
Citation and reports
ACSAO-FI01_minutes_Rovaniemi_Jun_2001
COMPLETED in 2005
Reports?
Norway
Phase I: Inventory of sources and
identification of BFR
alternatives and management strategies
2007
USA,
Finland,
Russia
Arkhangelsk: OP inventory pilot project
2003
Arkhangelsk: 19 priority districts
2004
Pesticide inventories in Komi
Magadan
Murmansk
Pesticide inventories in Altai Republic
Omsk
5 priority regions of Altai Krai
Altai Krai continuation
Repairing the warehouse and platform roof,
ventilation, electric equipment and fire
warning in the centralized storage facility in
the Republic of Komi
Altai Krai continuation: Tyumentsevsky,
Kosikhinsky, Kuryinsky, Romanovsky,
Krutikhinsky, Kamensky
Inventory, repackaging and safe storage
activities in the Republic of Sakha
(Yakutia)
Krasnoyarsk initiation inventory
Altai Krai: Zarinskiy, Soltonskiy,
2004
2004
2004
2005
2005
2005
2005
2005
Final Report of Phase I of the
ACAP Project on Brominated
Flame Retardants (BFRs)
BFRs homepage
Obsolete Pesticides homepage
Reports to be placed at closed ACAP website as they
contain information that cannot be considered public.
2006
2006
2007
2008
9
Project Steering Group
Project lead
(main lead
in bold)
Project
Krasnogorskiy, Soloneshskiy
Krasnoyarsk: Krasnoturanskiy,
Kuraginskiy, Minusinskiy, Shushenskiy
Surgut high-temperature incineration
facility review
Krasnoyarsk: inventories and safe storage
Kezhemnsky, Dzerzhinsky, Kazachinsky,
Boguchansky
Krasnoyarsk:
Krasnoyarsk: repackaging and removing
OP in 3 poor storages in Manskij district
Pirovsky, Motyginsky, Taseevsky
Krasnoyarsk: investigation of presence of
obsolete pesticides in North-Enisejskiy,
Turukhanskiy, Evenkijskiy and DolganoNenetskiy regions
Pesticide inventory activities in
Krasnoyarsky Krai, in Krasnoyarsky Krai,
in Nizhne-Ingashsky, Ilansky, Cansky,
Abansky, Uyarsky, Irbejsky, Partisansky,
Rybinsky and Sayansky
Repacking, sampling and laboratory
analysis of OPs in a warehouse around a
nursery forest in Yeniseisk district and
placing OPs in "Zeleny gorod"
Obsolete pesticides Fact Sheet
Evaluation of Dioxins and Furans in
the Russian Federation
ACSAO-FI01_8_ACAP_2001.pdf
Sweden
Sweden
Timing
Citation and reports
2009
2009
2010
2010
2010
2011
2012
2012
2013
Final report
2013
Phase I - Evaluation of a few Major
Dioxins/Furans
Sources (in Arkhangelsk and Murmansk
Regions, and in the Republic of Komi)
Phase II - A feasibility study of measures:
Analysis of dioxins in gas, liquid and solid
wastes.
Implementation of training programmes for
2005
2008
Approved by SAO in Stockholm, March 2013
ACAP website
Approved by SAO in Whitehorse, October 2013
ACAP website
Final report approved by ACAP February 2013
ACAP website
Final report approved by ACAP February 2013
ACAP website
10
Project Steering Group
Multilateral co-operative project for phase-out of PCB
use, and management of PCB-contaminated waste in the
Russian Federation. Phase I the PCB inventory completed
ACSAO-FI01_8_ACAP_2001.pdf
Reduction of Atmospheric Mercury releases from Arctic
States
Project description (2001)
ACSAO-FI01_8_ACAP_2001.pdf
Project lead
(main lead
in bold)
Project
Timing
Citation and reports
19982000
PCB in the Russian Federation: Inventory and
Proposals for Priority Remedial Actions
ACAP website
NEFCO
operation personal at individual industries.
Development of recommendations of
measures.
Phase I: Evaluation of the current status of
the problem with respect to environmental
impact and development of proposals for
priority remedial actions.
NEFCO
Phase II: Feasibility study
2003
DK
Arctic Mercury Releases Inventory
2005
Environmentally Sound Management and Elimination
of PCBs in Russia
ACAP website
ACAP website
DK
Assessment of Mercury Releases from the
Russian Federation
Feasibility study on mercury containing
waste in the Northwest region of the
Russian Federation
Baseline Report
2005
ACAP website
2008
Final report approved by ACAP February 2013
ACAP website
DK
11
1
ARCTIC COUNCIL PROJECT SUPPORT INSTRUMENT
Preparatory PSI Committee Meeting (PPCOM)
Helsinki, 17-18 December 2013
No.
1
PSI Contributor
Finland
2
3
Iceland
NEFCO
4
Norway
6
Sámi Parliament
Participation List
2013.12.18
Annex 1
AC/PSI/PPCOM3/R3
Head of Delegation*
Ann-Britt Ylinen*, Ministry of the Environment
Kaserngatan 25
PB 35, FI-00023 Statsrådet
Tfn: +358 20 490 100
Fax: +358 9 1603 9389 Mobil +358 50 548 4146
E-mail: ann-britt.ylinen@ymparisto.fi
Members of Delegation
Magnus Rystedt (Chair, PPCOM)
Managing Director
Nordic Environment Finance Corporation (NEFCO)
Fabianinkatu 34, P.O. Box 249, FI-00171, Helsinki, Finland
Tel: +358 10 6180 630
Fax: +358 9 630 976
e-mail: magnus.rystedt@nefco.fi
Jan Torjus Thompson*
Senior Adviser
The Ministry of the Environment, Myntgaten 2, P.O.Box 8013 Dep
N-0030 Oslo, Norway
Tel: +47 22 24 58 73
Fax: +47 22 24 95 60
e-mail: Jan-Torjus.Thompson@md.dep.no
Mrs. Kirsten Anne Guttorm
Rådgiver/Adviser
Internasjonale spørsmål/International Affairs
Ávjovárgeaidnu 50
Sámediggi - Sametinget - Sami Parliament, Ávjovárgeaidnu 50, N9740 Kárásjohka-Karasjok, Norway
Husamuddin Ahmadzai*,
Special Adviser
Helle Lindegaard,
Senior Legal Adviser
Amund Beitnes,
Investment Manager
NEFCO
Hanne Aronsen,
Senior Adviser
Norwegian Envoronment
Agency
2
5
Sweden
7
Russian Federation
8
United States of America
Tel: +47 78 47 41 56
Fax: +47 784 74090
e-mail: kirsten.anne.guttorm@samediggi.no
Åke Mikaelsson*
Programme Coordinator
Swedish Environmental Protection Agency
Policy Development Department, International Co-operation Unit
Valhallavägen 195, Stockholm
SE-106 48 Stockholm, Sweden
Tel: + 46 8 698 00 00,
Fax: + 46 8 698 15 04
e-mail: ake.mikaelsson@naturvardsverket.se
Vladimir Ivlev*
Deputy Director
Department for International Cooperation
Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment
of the Russian Federation, 4/6, B. Gruzinskaya str.,
Moscow, 123995, Russia
Tel : +7 499 254 8072
Fax: +7 499 254 8283
e-mail: ivlev@mnr.gov.ru
Hodayah Finman*
Senior Adviser
Office of International and Tribal Affairs
US Environmental Protection Agency, Washington DC, U.S.A.
tel: +1 202 564 1893
fax: + 1202 565 2427
e-mail finman.hodayah@epa.gov
Mr. Batyr Bakirov,
Second Secretary
Embassy of the Russian
Federation, Helsinki,
Finland