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Interim Report, No 3, 19 September 2011 – 18 March 2012
2.10 Working Group 3. Cross-border Cooperation and Multilateral Environmental
Agreements
Activity 3.1 Nature Protection Sub-group
Implemented activities during the third interim reporting period
• Preparation and delivery of Module 3 regional workshop: “Communication Strategies with
Stakeholders”, Djerdap, Kladovo, Serbia (1 – 3 November 2011). The agenda items were the
following:
1. Aarhus and public participation; objectives of Communication;
2. Work with Stakeholders: identifying; involving; informing;
3. Do’s and Don’ts in involving the public; use of Communication media e.g. press; radio;
publications; meetings etc.;
4. Good practice case studies.
For more details please see the enclosed workshop report (Annex 15).
• Delivery of the 2 nd Annual Meeting of WG 3 Nature Sub-group Coordinators. The meeting
was organised in Podgorica, Montenegro (15 December 2011).
The main objective of the meeting was to present the implemented activities since the 1 st Annual
Meeting and to reach the agreement on the planned activities in the upcoming period (confirmation
of the selected topics, dates and venues).
Planned activities for the next interim reporting period
• Preparation and delivery of the Module 4 Workshop “Module 4: Conducting Nature Impact
Assessments”, due in the period 15 – 17 May 2012 in Shara. Kosovo under UNSCR 1244/99.
A fact finding mission to the workshop venue area (Shara) is planned in April 2012 to discuss
the workshop items and to identify the main local stakeholders.
• Preparation and delivery of the Module 5: Developing sound Nature project proposals for
donor consideration (Nature project development), due in 10 – 12 July 2012 in Durmitor NP
(Montenegro).
• Preparation and delivery of the Module 6: Monitoring Nature Protection Areas due in September
2012 in Tara NP (Serbia).
Activity 3.2 Water Management Sub-group
Implemented activities during the third interim reporting period
• Delivery of the second regional training/workshop “River Basin District characterisation,
including economic analysis”. In accordance with the work plan, the workshop has been
organised as back to back event together with Drin Dialogue meeting in Podgorica,
Montenegro (26 – 27 September 2011).
The workshop was organised in cooperation with Drin Dialogue. The training covered River Basin
District characterisation stage, including water bodies’ delineation, pressures and impacts analysis
and economic analysis, as required by the WFD. As the training was held in the Drin river basin, it
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