THE MAIN ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS OF OPERATIONAL PROGRAMME INFRASTRUCTURE AND ENVIRONMENT 2007–2013

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J. Rakowska and N. Drejerska (nina_drejerska@sggw.pl)
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Scientific Journal of National University of Life and Environmental Sciences of Ukraine. Series: Economy, agrarian management, business, 2016, issue 244, pages 63-75

Abstract: Environmental quality is considered to be one of essential public goods, central to human health and well-being. However, the more and more intensive economic growth and increasing human population pollutes it enormously and requires improvement and protection measures. EU cohesion policy is one of the instruments which through Operational Programmes supports Member States in protecting their natural environment. Operational Programme Infrastructure and Environment 2007–2013 carried out in Poland was the biggest OP implemented in EU so far. So the research aims at identifying OPIE main effects based on the SIMIK qualitative and quantitative data. Environmental projects aimed at supporting a wide range of actions protecting and/or restoring natural environment made 57% of all contracts signed under OPIE. Their total value equalled 24% of total value of all projects under OPIE and 19% of EU funding absorbed by all beneficiaries from this source. The projects were carried out by different kinds of beneficiaries, which enabled dealing with many aspects of environmental issues. Environmental projects were carried out in different places in Poland and differed significantly in terms of their total value, values of obtained EU co-funding and the share of EU co-funding in total value, however none of these characteristics determines their importance. One can already observe the first positive effects of implementing OPIE 2007–2013, although more time is needed to verify all the assumed influence of these investments on the natural environment.

Keywords: environmental; funding; programme; infrastructure (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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