JASPERS 2021 Information brochure
The Joint Assistance to Support Projects in European Regions (JASPERS) advises on strategies, programmes and projects for investments supported by European Grant Funds, with the aim of promoting growth and paving the way to a smarter, greener and more connected Europe.
Since the start of the 2014-20 EU programming period, JASPERS has advised on the preparation of climate change risk assessments for numerous EU-projects and across all sectors, notably roads. This case study is based on a pilot approach developed by the Polish national roads authority in cooperation with JASPERS. The document should enable road network operators (and transport operators in general) to integrate climate change resilience into networks management and artificial intelligence (AI).
Building upon the assessment and mapping of the national road network climate vulnerabilities, the work undertaken identifies the need to implement climate resilience investments on the existing network, as well as informs climate proofing for new developments. The publication also includes a business case on climate adaptation for roads.
In 2021 JASPERS completed 102 advisory assignments, including 85 in the European Union. Support was provided for the preparation of projects in a variety of sectors: transport; energy; innovation; digital and human capital; water and environment; climate change mitigation and adaptation; urban development; circular economy; and capacity building.
In 2021, the European Commission and the European Investment Bank committed to financing JASPERS over several years. JASPERS’ support to beneficiary countries — EU Member States and Western Balkan candidate countries for EU accession — is needed more than ever in light of the impact of recent conflicts on the global economy, uncertainties linked to the COVID-19 pandemic and the ever-growing challenges of climate change adaptation and the transition to a carbon-neutral economy.
The purpose of this paper is to provide general guidance to deal with the application of the Polluter Pays Principle in order to define an adequate level of the tariffs in waste and waste-to-energy projects as well as to ensure that these tariffs are compatible with affordability constraints.