OECD Environmental Performance Review of Israel 2023 - Review mission presentation

1. ENVIRONMENTAL
PERFORMANCE
REVIEW OF
ISRAEL 2023
Review mission, 4-7 April 2022

2. • Environmental performance
reviews (EPRs) are part of a small
OECD family of systematic peer
reviews.
• EPRs aim to encourage, through
peer pressure, greater accountability
of governments towards each other
and the public and, ultimately,
gradual convergence towards the
best performing countries.
Environmental performance reviews and
OECD peer reviews

3. What will the EPR of Israel do?
• Provide an independent, evidence-based
assessment of Israel’s progress towards its
national and international environmental
commitments
• Compare Israel to other OECD countries
• Identify success stories, good practices and
challenges
• Formulate targeted policy recommendations
to help Israel advance its environmental
policy agenda

4. What will the EPR of Israel look at?
Environmental objectives
Have they been clearly defined? Are they based on
an analysis of costs and benefits? Are they
measurable?
Intentions
What are the plans to achieve the objectives? If
results are not satisfactory, what actions are planned
to correct the trajectory?
Results
Do results match expectations? If yes, what are the
drivers of success? If not, what obstacles should be
overcome?
Actions
What has been done to reach the objectives? Was it
the most efficient and effective way to get there?
Within the
context of
Israel’s historical
environmental
record, natural
resource
endowment,
economic and
social conditions
In comparison
with other OECD
countries
(benchmarking)

5. Structure and content of the review
Assessment and
recommendations
1. Towards
sustainable
development
2. Circular economy
Main findings and policy recommendations in each
area covered by the review
Brief overview of Israel’s progress in managing its
natural assets, improving environmental quality and
reducing the carbon intensity of its economy
Review of Israel’s environmental assessment and
permitting mechanisms and tools to ensure
compliance with environmental regulations
Assessment of Israel’s economic and financial
instruments to promote the greening of the economy
Analysis of Israel’s waste and material management
trends as well as policies and instruments to promote
a circular economy

6. Information
collection
October –
December
2021
Review
mission
April 2022
Virtual policy
mission to
discuss key draft
findings and
recommendations
September 2022
Discussion
at the
OECD
13 Dec.
2022
Publication
January-
March
2023
Key steps and dates

7. • Central government
o Ministries and agencies in charge of
environmental policy making and
implementation
o Other ministries and agencies
• Local government
• Non-government stakeholders
o Environmental NGOs
o Independent experts
o Industry
Virtual review mission and consultations:
4-7 April 2022

8. Focus of meetings and consultations
Open dialogue and discussion on Israel’s environmental
performance in the last decade
• What has worked well and why?
• What has not worked that well and why?
• What lessons can be learned for the future?
• What do the national and local governments,
businesses and civil society need to do to improve
Israel’s environmental performance?
Success stories, best practices, challenges and potential
recommendations

9. THANK YOU!