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“ 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 Management of trans-boundary natural resources Cross-cutting issues (awareness, information, education etc.)

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  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 transboundary mountain protected areas in SEE Overall Project Objective Project:

Mining “Hot Spots” and water pollution in SEE Region

Managing and Reducing Trans-boundary Risks of Hazardous Activities Improving regional co-operation for risk management from pollution hotspots in South Eastern Europe Feasibility Study for Lojane Mine Cleaning and Closure (UNDP FYR Macedonia) Feasibility study for Trepca complex: Support to Industrial “ Hot Spot “ Remediation (SIHR) in Kosovo – UN Administered Province: phases 1 and 2 (UNDP UNMIK Kosovo) Feasibility study for the remediation of the Bor mine surface- and groundwaters (UNDP Serbia) Promotion and Development of the “ Governance Principles for FDI in Hazardous Activities ”

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

Trans-boundary Natural Resources in SEE

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.) The transboundary mountain areas ENVSEC should be addressing first:

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

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 Course on 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

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)

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

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

UNEP Vienna - Interim Secretariat of Carpathian Convention operates as sub- regional Focal Point for SEE under UNEP- UNDP-OSCE ENVSEC Initiative: UNEP Vienna ISCC