Policy domain ‘Omgeving’ & the SDGsNovember 27th, 2018
Policy domain ‘Omgeving’
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Policy domain ‘Omgeving’
Departement Omgeving
Agency for Nature and Forests
Flemish Environment Agency (VMM)
Public Waste Agency of Flanders (OVAM)
Flemish Energy Agency (VEA)
Housing Agency - Flanders
Flemish Land Agency (VLM)
Research Institute for Nature and Forest (INBO)
Flanders Heritage Agency
Departement OmgevingSpatial Development, Environment, Energy, Climate, Green
Economy, Animal Welfare
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Departement Omgeving
To meet environmental and climate targets & a sustainable use of natural resources and spaceWith the aim of a low carbon, energy-efficient, climate intelligent living environment & a strong relationship between economy and ecology
1| Mission
2| Policy in forceGeneral and local air policy plans
Integrated local spatial and mobility policies
Action plan ‘Clean Power for Transport
Climate policy plan (mitigation and adaptation) 2013-2020
Implementation of the Global Action Programme on Education for Sustainable Development: 3 running educational programmes
Facilitation of collaboration and knowledge sharing in multi-stakeholder approaches, e.g. Flemish Roadmap on the prevention of food losses
Departement Omgeving 3| Policy in draft
4| Policy in action
Energy and Climate Plan 2021-2030
Air Quality Policy Plan 2020-2030-2030
Policy Plan Space Flanders
Green Deals Labo Ruimte
Metropolitan Coast Landscape
Energy & Climate Districts
Prowater Flemish PartnershipWater for Development
Flemish Energy Agency
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Flemish Energy Agency (VEA)
To implement a sustainable energy policy, taking into account cost-effectiveness and energy security.
1| Mission
2| Policy in forceEnergy poverty action programme with 34 measures to lower the rate of energy poverty
Renovation Pact, the Flemish long term renovation strategy for residential buildings
3| Policy in draftEnergy and Climate Plan 2021-2030 (energy efficiency and renewable energy goals and policies)
4| Policy in actionBE-REEL!
Flemish Environment Agency
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Flanders Environment Agency
To contribute to the realisation of the environmental policy objectives by reporting on the state of the environment and by preventing, limiting and reversing harmful impacts on water systems and pollution of the atmosphere, and to the realisation of the integrated water policy objectives
1| Mission
2| Policy in forceIntegrated Water Policy Management (water quality and quantity policy)
Water and air monitoring and reporting
Supervision of municipal and supramunicipal sewage infrastructure
Management of unnavigable watercourses and groundwater
Drinking water and grey water management
Advice on environmental permit applications
Flanders Environment Agency3| Policy in draft
4| Policy in action
River Basin Management Plans 2022-2027integration of policy concerning Water Framework directive, Floods directive and Drought strategy
2018: Water policy note and main issues2020: Draft River basin Management plans
klimaatportaal.be curieuzeneuzen.be
waterinfo.be
OVAM
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OVAM
Public Agency that develops and implements a sustainable policy for waste, materials and soil in Flanders.
1| Mission
2| Policy in forceWaste reglementation, product policy, soil remediation and asbestos removal plan to protect human and environmental health
Extra protection of water production zones for industry and soil remediation
Waste management plan for households and industry
Integrated policy to waste, materials and circular economy
Action plan Marine Litter
Soil remediation policy
OVAM 3| Policy in draft
4| Policy in action
Asbestos removal plan (by 2040)
Strategic transition priority towards Circular Economy
Enhanced integrated and sustainable soil remediation by 2036
mooimakers.be Green Deal Circular Procurement
Housing Agency - Flanders
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Housing Agency - Flanders
The agency, together with its partners, promotes qualitive, certain and affordable housing as a fundamental right for all residents of Flanders, especially the most vulnerable.
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2| Policy in forceRent subsidy
Rent premium for prospective social tenants
Social housing
Social loans
Housing quality policy
Renovation grant
Home adaptation grant
Guaranteed housing insurance
Guidance, support and subsidisation of local housing policy
Housing Agency - Flanders3| Policy in draft
4| Policy in action
New framework for social home purchasing
Framework for modest housing
Enlargement of social letting agencies (SVK-pro)
Adjustment of the rent calculation in social housing
New system for rent subsidies
Flemish Rent Decree (Vlaams huurdecreet)
Action plan for an antidicrimation policy on the private rental market
Optimalisation of the housing quality policy
3 projects of the transition priority ‘Smart housing and living’
huurschatter.be
Flemish Land Agency
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Flemish Land Agency (VLM)
Investing together in rural areas and open spaces of Flanders: upgrade, connect and use the (peri-urban) open space areas in Flanders in a more intelligent way through targeted and qualitative investments to meet climate, water quality, nature and landscape and socio-economic goals in collaboration with partners
1| Mission
2| Policy in forceFlanders action programme for the Nitrates Directive 2015 – 2018
European Rural Development Policy 2014 – 2020 (CAP)
Area based and integrated land development
Flemish Land Agency (VLM)
3| Policy in draft
4| Policy in action
Flanders action programme for the Nitrates Directive 2019 – 2022
European Rural Development Policy 2021 – 2027 (CAP)
Open space programmes for food, climate adaptation, landscape, access to land for farmers, … and other urgent challenges in Flanders
Water-Land-Schap
Research Institute for Nature and Forest
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Research Institute for Nature and Forest (INBO)Flemish research and knowledge centre for nature and its sustainable management and use. INBO conducts research and supplies knowledge to all those who prepare or make the policies or are interested in them as a stakeholder.
1| Mission
2| Policy in forceMapping ecosystem services to show the advantages nature gives to man and society
Designing monitoring networks for measuring biodiversity changes
Action plans for quick response to invasive species
Defining critical features of green-blue networks in order to support future policy and implementation actions
Research Institute for Nature and Forest (INBO) 3| Policy in draft
4| Policy in action
Strategy development for the sustainable use of ecosystems and their services
Researching the effects of climate change on biodiversity
Design of monitoring network for soil carbon stocks
eDNA barcoding: for quicker detection of invasive and rare species
Networks: ALTER-Net, eLTER, IPBES