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“ Environment and Security in South Eastern Europe

“ Environment and Security in South Eastern Europe. UNDP RBEC environment and sustainable development practice Community of Practice meeting Bratislava, 13 October 2008. Fields of Action. Managing and reducing trans-boundary risks of hazardous activities

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“ Environment and Security in South Eastern Europe

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  1. “Environment and Security in South Eastern Europe UNDP RBEC environment and sustainable development practice Community of Practice meeting Bratislava, 13 October 2008

  2. Fields of Action Managing and reducing trans-boundary risks of hazardous activities Management of trans-boundary natural resources Cross-cutting issues (awareness, information, education etc.)

  3. Environment and Security in South Eastern Europe: Improving regional cooperation for risk management from pollution hotspots as well as the transboundary management of shared natural resources Project: • To reduce trans-boundary environmental and human safety risks posed by sub-standard mining operations in the SEE region • To encourage regional co-operation for trans-boundary mountain protected areas in SEE Overall Project Objective

  4. Mining “Hot Spots” and water pollution in SEE Region

  5. Management of Trans-boundary Natural Resources • Improving regional cooperation for the transboundary management of shared natural resources in South Eastern Europe • Illegal Logging in SEE and EE: Governance, Implementation and Enforcement • Cooperation for the Protection and Sustainable Development of Mountain Areas in the SEE region • Reducing the impact of agriculture in the Prespa Park Region (UNDP FYR Macedonia) • Network Development of Local Actors from the Sava River Basin on Water resource Management • Bi-/multilateral arrangements for prevention of transboundary environmental conflicts: the Timok River • Preparation of the Adriatic Sea Partnership • Walk on the Wild Side of Life: Border Police explore the joint natural heritage of the Green Belt • Sustainable Management of the International Waters - Prespa Lake • Towards a legal regime for flood management in UNECE region

  6. Trans-boundary Natural Resources in SEE

  7. The transboundary mountain areas ENVSEC should be addressing first: • Sharr/Sara Mountains and Korabi (Serbia (Kosovo)/Albania/Macedonia) • Bjeshket e Nemuna/Prokletije Mountains (Albania/Serbia (Kosovo)/Montenegro) • Orjen – Snjeznica (Bosnia and Herzegovina/Croatia/Montenegro) • Vlahina – Malesevska – Belasica (Macedonia/Greece/Bulgaria) • Sutjeska – Durmitor – Tara river valley (Bosnia and Herzegovina/Montenegro) • West Stara Planina (Serbia/Bulgaria) • Tara Planina – Drina (Bosnia and Herzegovina/Serbia) • Osogovsky Planine/Ossogovo (Macedonia/Bulgaria) (in terms of feasibility, readiness, urgency, commitment etc.)

  8. Joint work within the Dinaric Arc Initiative (DAI) UNDP – offices in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Croatia and Serbia Next DAI meeting 18-19 November, Vienna, hosted by UNEP

  9. Cross-cutting issues (awareness, information, education, etc) • Follow-up support for AIMS (Network of MEAs Senior Officials and Legal Experts for South Eastern Europe) • Postgraduate Courseon Environment, Security and Diplomacy – Environmental Diplomacy • Transboundary environmental governance in Southeastern and Eastern Europe • Energy and Environmental Challenges to Security • Stakeholder participation in decision making in the SEE region • Establishment of an Aarhus Public Environmental Information Centre in promoting access to information and public involvement in decision making • Ensuring Public Participation in Environmental Impact Assessments/Strategic Environmental Assessments • Bridging the Gaps: Enhancing Implementation of Multilateral Environmental Agreements in the Balkans

  10. One UN (UNDP Albania) • Regional Hotspots Programme (UNDP Montenegro – Western Balkans Environment Programme) • MDG-F project Mainstreaming Environmental Governance: Linking Local and National Action in BiH (UNDP BiH)

  11. ENVSEC in SEE in 2008 Secretariat functions • National consultations process in SEE • Regional meeting for SEE Objectives: • Review the Initiative’s priorities in SEE • Determine ENVSEC programme for the future

  12. Wildland / forest fires prevention- regional cooperation (UNDP FYR Macedonia)

  13. UNEP Vienna - Interim Secretariat of Carpathian Convention operates as sub-regional Focal Point for SEE under UNEP-UNDP-OSCE ENVSEC Initiative: UNEP Vienna ISCC jelena.beronja@unvienna.org www.envsec.org

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