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Western Balkans Western Balkans Environmental Environmental Programme Programme
working onworking on
Strengthening Capacities in the Western Strengthening Capacities in the Western Balkans to mitigate environmental problems Balkans to mitigate environmental problems
through remediation through remediation of high priority hot spots of high priority hot spots
Sanja BojaniSanja Bojanićć, MBA, MBA
Programme Manager Programme Manager
UNDP MontenegroUNDP Montenegro
Programme facts Programme facts 3 years, 15 million USD, 9 env. hot spot locations Programme covers Western Balkans - Albania, B&Hgovina, FYR Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia and UNATSCR 1244 Kosovo
Funding - Government of Netherlands and up to 50% of matching funds from participating countries/territoriesBiggest UNDP regional environmental programme in SEE
Programme Goals Programme Goals Enhance regional cooperation in Western
Balkans
Improve living conditions in communities around environmental hot spots through progress in clean-up/remediation activities
Reduce/limit existing pollution and prevent similar environmental issues occurring in the future
Programme activitiesProgramme activitiesClean-up works (assessment, remediation,
evaluation, monitoring)
Raising awareness (media campaign, seminars)
Mobilizing and enhancing capacity at the national local level (needs assessment, grants, seminars)
Programme sites mapProgramme sites map
Albania - BajzaAlbania - Bajza
B & H – Ugljevik, TuzlaB & H – Ugljevik, Tuzla
FYROM Macedonia – Lojane, FYROM Macedonia – Lojane, BucimBucim
Montenegro - MojkovacMontenegro - Mojkovac
Serbia, Backa KanalSerbia, Backa Kanal
UNTASCR 1244 Kosovo, UNTASCR 1244 Kosovo, Artana, Stari trgArtana, Stari trg
Regional activities Regional activities Western Balkans Ministerial Conference – 13th
and 14th November
Regional study tours – in September, October
Database of practitioners in the Region
Web site, Documentary
Goals of the ConferenceGoals of the Conference
Developing shared agenda for CoP in Poznan, Poland
Initiating dialogue for development of common regional platform for post Kyoto negotiations
Framework for dialogue on mitigation and adaptation activities in the Region
Web sites/contacts Web sites/contacts
More info about Western Balkans Environmental Programme can be found on:
http://www.westernbalkansenvironment.net/http://www2.undp.org.yu/montenegro/rep/
index.html
THANK YOU!THANK YOU!