The 15th EUROSAI WGEA Annual Meeting was held in Tirana, Albania from 18 to 20 October 2017.
The main topics for the annual meeting were Auditing Land Use and Development and Greening the SAIs.
Meeting programme (10.10.2017) | Practical information
Report from the 15th Annual Meeting (NEW!)
A training seminar on Data and Analysis in Environmental Audit was held one day prior to the Annual Meeting, on 17 October 2017. Read more about it here.

Group photo from the 15th Annual Meeting Tirana, Albania
Auditing Land Use and Development | ||
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European Environment Agency Mr Stefan Jensen | Land use in transition and resulting policies | View presentation |
European Court of Auditors Mr Olivier Prigent | Land use change and climate change | View presentation |
SAI Slovenia Ms Leijla Marinko | The effectiveness of the protection of agricultural land as a pre-condition for self-sufficiency | View presentation |
SAI China (ASOSAI WGEA) Mr Ding Zhi | CNAO’s audits of land transfer payments | View presentation |
SAI Czech Republic Ms Jana Pechova | Funds provided for the improvement of nature and the landscape | View presentation |
SAI Cyprus Mr Akis Kikas | Pressures from quarrying activities on the environment | View presentation |
SAI Malta Mr William Peplow | Enforcement action within the Outside Development Zone | View presentation |
SAI Czech Republic Mr Michal Rampir | Information about the INTOSAI WGEA project plan ‘Greening Cities – Sustainable Urban Development’ | View presentation |
Parallel Session: Urban Land Use | ||
European Court of Aditors Ms Vivi Niemenmaa | Environmental aspects of urban sprawl | View presentation |
SAI Kuwait (ARABOSAI WGEA) Ms Fajer Alotajbi, Ms Rania Alojari, Mr Adel Alkoot | Environmental auditing on residential land | View presentation |
Parallel Session: Rural Land Use | ||
European Court of Auditors Mr Olivier Prigent | Biofules and land use change | View presentation |
SAI Albania Ms Eva Leka, Mr Dorrel Balliu | Preservation of Prespa Lake Ecosystem | View presentation |
Parallel Session: Infrastructure Development | ||
SAI Estonia Ms Airi Andresson | Environmental impacts of infrastructure development, example of Rail Baltic | View presentation |
SAI Albania Mr Aulent Guri, Mr Gjovalin Preci | The situation and challenges of renewable energy resources in Albania | View presentation |
Greening the SAIs | ||
iCED Mr Sunil Dadhe | Greening the SAIs – the INTOSAI WGEA project | View presentation |
European Court of Auditors Ms Jerneja Vrabic | ECA’s green achievements | View presentation |
SAI Slovenia Mr Miroslav Kranjc | Greening the SAI of Slovenia | View presentation |
SAI China (ASOSAI WGEA) Mr Pan Shugong | CNAO’s practices in greening the SAI | View presentation |
SAI Estonia Ms Viire Viss | Overview of the new INTOSAI WGEA project ‘Greening the SAIs’ | View presentation |
Business Meeting | ||
SAI Estonia (EUROSAI WGEA) Ms Tuuli Rasso | EUROSAI WGEA Updates | View presentation |
SAI the Netherlands Ms Sadaf Qutbyar | Cooperative audit on air quality | View presentation |
SAI Malta Mr William Peplow | Cooperative audit on marine protected areas | View presentation |
SAI Latvia Mr Janis Salenieks | Cooperative audit on energy efficiency | View presentation |
SAI Estonia (EUROSAI WGEA) Ms Krislin Kivi | MOOC on Auditing Water Issues | View presentation |
SAI Ukraine (EUROSAI WGADC) Ms Inga Kramarenko | Updates on the activities of EUROSAI WGADC | View presentation |
SAI Indonesia (INTOSAI WGEA) Mr Didik Ardiastanto | Updates on the activities of INTOSAI WGEA | View presentation |
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