Ig, 9 June 2003 Borut Jagarinec PRESENTATION OF SOUTH-EASTERN EUROPE MINE ACTION COORDINATION CONCIL (SEEMACC)

Ig, 9 June 2003 THE ADVANTAGES OF REGIONAL COOPERATION 1.SAME TYPES OF MINES IN THE SEE REGION – SAME LAYING TECHNICS

Ig, 9 June 2003 THE ADVANTAGES OF REGIONAL COOPERATION 2. SIMILAR GEOGRAPHICAL AND CLIMATIC CONDITIONS IN DIFFERENT PARTS OF COUNTRIES 3. SAME SOLUTIONS – EXCHANGE OF EXPERIENCES, KNOWLEDGE, TEHNOLOGIES 1+2

Ig, 9 June 2003 SOUTH EASTERN EUROPE MINE ACTION COORDINATION COUNCIL (SEEMACC)  Established 30 November 2001  Functions: –Exchange the experience, expertise and knowledge in the field of mine action in the region –Promote the regional approach in the planning of demining programs –Promote the regional approach in the fund raising in the region –Exchange experience, expertise and knowledge in the field of training of deminers and managing personnel in Mine Action –Exchange information on testing of new technologies in demining –Promote the achievement of common standards and accreditation procedures in the field of demining in the region

Ig, 9 June 2003 SEEMACC  Members of the SEEMACC: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia and Montenegro, Croatia and ITF. Azerbaijan also joined.  Results:  Reciprocal accreditation recognition for mechanical demining equipment between Bosnia and Herzegovina on one side and Croatia on the other.  - SEEMACC web site was established  Regional Center for Underwater Demining in Montenegro was established and the idea of establishment the school for Mine Detection Dogs was supported  SEEMACC newsletter  Next meeting in Ig, Slovenia (10 June 2003)

Ig, 9 June 2003 SEEMACC  Projects coordinated through SEEMACC: –Preprataion of the project for demining on the borders/surveys –Training:  Senior Management Training  Middle Management Training  PR Training –XML project –GIS – data exchange (SEEMACC web site)

Ig, 9 June 2003 SEEMACC WEB SITE

Ig, 9 June 2003 Borut Jagarinec PRESENTATION OF SEEMACC NEWSLETTER:

Ig, 9 June 2003

SEEMACC NEWSLETTER  2 ISSUES PER YEAR –FIRST ISSUE: PRESENTATION OF THE MACs of SEEMACC –NEXT ISSUE: PLANS FOR THE YEAR 2003  FIRST ISSUE ALREADY PREPARED: –FOR NOW JUST ON WEB PAGE –SEEKING FUNDING FOR PRINTED COPY

Ig, 9 June 2003 MINE INFORMATION SYSTEM  Task 5.1 Data exchange – low-resolution maps  Task 5.2 Assistance in preparation of maps  Task 5.3 Assistance in development of database  Task 5.4 Providing assistance to national MACs – high-resolution maps  Task 5.5 Standardization of middle-resolution maps  Task 5.6 Development of methodology for establishment of data base for underwater minefields

Ig, 9 June 2003 THANK YOU!