Joint Final Report on II Audit of Implementation of Provisions of the Convention on the Protection of the Marine Environment of the Baltic Sea Area ( The Helsinki Convention) Pollution fron Ships in the Baltic Sea

Report ID: 273

In 2000, the SAIs of Estonia, Denmark, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Russian and Sweden conducted a parallel audit of implementation of article 6 of the Helsinki Convention concerning pollution from land-based sources.

 2004, a second audit was  promoted by EUROSAI WGEA. and conducted by the Supreme Audit Institutions of  Denmark (coordinator), Estonia, Finland, The German Federal Court of Audit, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland and the Russian Federation on preparedness to combat pollution from ships in the Baltic Sea.

The audit was aimed to assess whether the national authorities in the respective countries comply with the provisions of the Helsinki Conventions (articles 8, 13, 14,16 )  and it was performed as a performance and compliance audit.

Source: https://www.riigikontroll.ee/LinkClick.aspx? fileticket=coXnP9jDQso%3D&tabid=220&mid=617&language=ru-RU

Audit coordonné sur l’application du règlement européen concernant les transferts de déchets

Report ID: 302

Le présent rapport rassemble les constatations effectuées lors de huit audits nationaux sur l’application du règlement européen concernant les transferts de déchets (retd)3. Ce dernier régit les transferts de déchets à l’intérieur, à l’entrée et à la sortie de l’Union européenne (UE) dans le but de protéger l’environnement à la fois dans l’ue et en dehors. Les audits concernés par le présent rapport ont été réalisés entre 2011 et 2013 par les institutions supérieures de contrôle (isc) de Bulgarie, de Grèce, de Hongrie, d’Irlande, de Norvège, des Pays-Bas, de Pologne et de Slovénie4. l’isc des Pays-Bas a assuré la compilation des constatations d’audit. Cet audit coordonné faisait suite à une décision prise en octobre 2010 par le comité de contact des présidents des isc de l’ue. Il a été effectué en étroite collaboration avec le groupe de travail sur l’audit d’environnement de l’Eurosai.

À propos de l’audit
L’objectif de cet audit coordonné est d’améliorer l’application du retd en fournissant des informations sur les stratégies de contrôle mises en place par les pays participants et sur leur performance dans ce domaine (du point de vue des résultats et de l’obtention de l’effet désiré). Pour atteindre cet objectif, les auditeurs nationaux ont cherché la réponse aux questions suivantes:

• Dans quelle mesure les autorités compétentes respectent-elles les exigences découlant du retd?
• Comment les autorités appliquent-elles le retd?
• Que sait-on de l’efficacité des mesures d’exécution?

Le présent rapport conjoint donne une vision des différences entre les pays qui ont participé à l’audit, mais ne fournit pas d’étalons (benchmarks).

Source:  https://english.rekenkamer.nl/publications/reports/2013/10/14/coordinated-audit-on-the-enforcement-of-the-european-waste-shipment-regulation

Durchsetzung der Europäischen Abfallverbringungsverordnung

Report ID: 303

Im Rahmen der EUROSAI-Arbeitsgruppe für Umweltprüfung führten die ORKBn Bulgariens, Griechenlands, Ungarns, Irlands, Polens, der Niederlande, Norwegens und Sloweniens eine koordinierte Prüfung zur Durchsetzung der europäischen Abfallverbringungsverordnung durch. Die ORKB der Niederlande koordinierte die Zusammenstellung der Prüfungsfeststellungen. 

Ziel der koordinierten Prüfung war die Verbesserung der Durchsetzung der EWSR durch die Bereitstellung von Informationen über die Durchsetzungsstrategien und Leistungen der teilnehmenden Länder (in Bezug auf die Ergebnisse und das Erreichen des gewünschten Effekts). 

Quelle:https://english.rekenkamer.nl/publications/reports/2013/10/14/coordinated-audit-on-the-enforcement-of-the-european-waste-shipment-regulation

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Joint Report on the Results of the International Coordinated Audit on the Prevention and Consequences Elimination of Floods

Report ID: 356

The International Coordinated Audit on the Prevention and Consequences Elimination of Floods was carried out in the framework of the EUROSAI Working Group on the Audit of Funds Allocated to Disasters and Catastrophes. The SAIs of of Belarus, Georgia, Poland, Serbia, Turkey, Ukraine (audit coordinator) and the European Court of Auditors participated in the audit.

The purpose of the audit was the assessment of the establishment by national bodies of the response mechanisms in case of floods and the timeliness of such actions, the effectiveness of the flood risk management system and the reduction of the harmful impact of floods, the economy and legality of using the allocated budget funds for the above purpose.

Participants of the international coordinated audit unanimously state that in the process of managing natural disasters, the amount of money invested in reducing the risk of a catastrophe is the most cost-effective, as proper prevention and preparedness measures can significantly reduce the adverse impact of natural disasters.

The international coordinated audit highlighted, that in the countries of participating SAIs and at EU level (according to the findings of the European Court of Auditors):

✓ legal and organizational frameworks for flood protection planning and management have been established, however there is a need to further finalizing the programming documents, specification of the developed policies, strengthening coordination between the competent authorities, as well as strict adherence to the requirements of European and national legislation;

 ✓ a system of flood risk management based on the basin principle was introduced and regional bodies of river basin management were established, but integrated flood risk management was not provided in national and cross-border river basins;

✓ measures aimed at flood protection have not been implemented effectively, in particular due to late decision-making;

 ✓ approaches to financing flood measures are imperfect, do not provide the need for funds as most of SAIs-participants noted, and flood risk management plans sent to the European Commission do not always identify the source of funds, as ECA reported;

 ✓ there is a need to improve forecasting of future flood risk.

The study of this problem resulted in elaboration of key recommendations to the governments and responsible bodies of the countries.

Participants of the international coordinated audit share the provisions of the INTOSAI Guidance GUID 9000 “Cooperative Audits between SAIs” and identify a decisive factor in cooperative efforts to find a common solution for a specific audit topic, as their countries have similar interests in sphere of flood prevention and its consequences elimination.

Source: EUROSAI Database of Audits - https://www.eurosai.org/en/databases/audits/Joint-Report-on-the-Results-of-the-International-Coordinated-Audit-on-the-Prevention-and-Consequences-Elimination-of-Floods/

COORDINATED AUDIT ON PROTECTED AREAS (2nd Edition) - EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Report ID: 379

The Special Technical Commission on the Environment (COMTEMA) of the Latin American and Caribbean Organization of Superior Audit Institutions (OLACEFS) conducted the second edition of the Coordinated Audit on Protected Areas, between 2019 and 2020. (The summary of the first edition is available here: https://intosai-cooperativeaudits.org/catalog/report/coordinated-audit-of-protected-areas-1st-edition-executive-summary)

The audit was coordinated by the Federal Court of Accounts (TCU-Brazil) and was joined by Supreme Audit Institutions (SAIs) from 17 countries: 15 from Latin America and the Caribbean and 2 from Europe: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, El Salvador, Ecuador, Spain, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Paraguay, Peru, Portugal and the Dominican Republic. In addition, 9 Subnational Audit Institutions – 8 Brazilian state courts of accounts in the Amazon region and one Argentine provincial court of accounts – took part in the audit.

The audit had the support of the OLACEFS Capacity Building Committee (CCC) for the training cycle, and was also supported by the German Cooperation by means of GIZ, within the framework of the Regional Project Strengthening External Control in the Environmental Area.

This second edition of the Coordinated Audit on Protected Areas (ACAP), was aimed to assess the level of implementation and management of the protected areas of countries in Latin America, the Caribbean and the Iberian Peninsula, as well as the progress of these countries towards compliance with Aichi Target 11 under the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and targets of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 14 and 15 of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

The Index of Implementation and Management of Protected Areas (Indimapa) was used. It allows the assessment of protected areas in three implementation and management ranges (low, medium, and high) by means or 13 indicators, that are assessed according to a scale from 0 to 3.

Of the 17 participating countries, 11 also took part in the first edition of the coordinated audit, conducted in 2014 and 2015, which provided the baseline data for comparative analysis of progress and setbacks in the implementation and management of protected areas.

Source: https://portal.tcu.gov.br/biblioteca-digital/auditoria-coordenada-em-areas-protegidas-2-edicao.htmCOORDINATED AUDIT ON PROTECTED AREAS (2nd Edition)  - EXECUTIVE SUMMARY