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

sanja.bojanic@undp.org

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