Life Improvement Enhancing Tender

Duration 01-JAN-2020 to 31-DEC -2027Total budget 15000000.00 EU contribution 9000000.00 Project descriptionBackgroundThe Slovak Republic and its neighbouring countries especially Czechia and Poland are EU Member States facing problems with air quality which has negative impacts on public health and environment. They are subject to the infringement procedure due to non-compliance with Ambient Air Quality Directive AAQD requirements. The main air quality problems in Slovakia are caused by excessive concentrations of suspended ParticulateMatter PM10 and PM2.5 coming mainly from burning solid fuels for household heating benzoapyrene 80 of BaP is comes from household heating and nitrogen oxide NO2 emissions coming mainly from transport. The contribution of agricultural activities main source of ammonia emission on the creation of secondary PMs has to be considered as well. In some areas the air pollution is still caused by local industrial sources.ObjectivesThe main objective of the LIFE-IP SK AQ Improvement project is to support effective air quality management with the aim to improve air quality and reduce exposure of the Slovakian population to the harmful impacts of air pollutants. Specific project objectives are enhancing effective air quality management and implementation of Air Quality Management Plans AQMPs promoting air quality measures and raising awareness of the importance of good air quality accelerating the implementation of measures to minimise negative impacts of household heating and transport on air quality supporting the exchange of inefficient heating sources boilers in households and improving air quality monitoring and reporting at regional and local level. The project directly contributes to implementing the Ambient Air Quality Directive AAQD and the national air pollution control programme relating to the National Emission Ceilings NEC Directive. It contributes to the preparation of the national Air Quality Strategy and strengthens the enforcement of measures included in Air Quality Management Plans. The project is also relevant to EU policy on promoting renewable energy. In addition to the IP budget itself the project will facilitate the coordinated use of over 1 000 million of complementary funding from the EU and domestic funds and programmes mainly from the Operational Programme Quality of Environment OP QE the Integrated Regional Operational Programme IROP the Operational Programme Integrated Infrastructure OP II and the Cross Border Programmes AT-SK. Results Expected results Linked to direct actions of LIFE IP enhanced capacities and competences of self-governing regions and municipalities for effective implementation of tasks related to AQMP measures through the creation of new Air Quality Manager positions in 6 self-governing regions and 8 more by the MoE and the Slovak Envir