Western Balkans Environment Programe

The promotion of the documentary movie “Western Balkans – 8 Steps Forward” produced by the WBE Programme was held on June 11^th, 2010 in Podgorica, Montenegro. Programme beneficiaries and stakeholders from six countries/ territories involved in the Western Balkans Environmental Programme (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, FYR Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia and UNATSCR 1244 Kosovo)

Media coverage of the promotional event you can find under Press clipping

The final Programme Progress Meeting has been held on Friday, 11^th June in Podgorica, Montenegro. The main goals of the Programme Progress Meeting were to exchange information on the results and impacts achieved in all participating countries/territories and of the regional component; to show the difference the Western Balkans Environmental Programme made during the last 30 months, to compare the situation before and after the interventions and to emphasize the benefits and impacts of the programme results. 

In frame of the Western Balkan Environmental Programme for 2010 the RPMU organized a study tour to Poland from 24^th- 27^th May. The subject of the study tour was “Financial Mechanisms for remediation of environmental hot spots” related to relevant financial mechanisms that can be established and used for remediation of priority environmental hot spots. The study tour meetings and field visits were selected to be a ‘show case’ on how the application of best practice has changed a site from being an environmental problem to an asset,  and provide transferable approaches, contacts and resources that each project will then be able to take back and apply.

Participants at the study tour were representatives of the line Ministries, Eco-Funds and Environment Protection Agency from the participating countries/territories. The study tour provided an opportunity for the different participants to exchange information, experiences and ideas on the situation related to environmental funding in their countries/territories.

For more information please visit activities under Study tour