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by Tamas Bodai
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Wednesday, 23 April 2008 |
On June 29, 2007 the European Commission
adopted its first policy document, a
green paper on adapting to the impacts of climate
change. “Adaptation to Climate
Change in Europe: Options for EU Action”
describes avenues for action at the EU level,
and its main objective is to kick-start a
Europe-wide public debate and consultation
on the double challenge of making deep cuts
in greenhouse gas emissions and adapting to
climate change conditions.
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by Green Horizon
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Wednesday, 23 April 2008 |
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Strengthening the Role and Function of
Civil Society Organisations to Promote
Change and Enable Action in the Urban
Environment is the title of a series of master
classes aimed at capacity building for
civil society organisations (CSOs) in the
West Balkans. |
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by Green Horizon
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Wednesday, 23 April 2008 |
The region’s first international media
awards for coverage of renewable energy
and energy efficiency were presented at
an official ceremony in Zagreb onMarch
17. First prize went to Majda Pilibaityte
and Mindaugas Nastaravicius for their
report “A new nuclear power station for
Lithuania: Would it really pay?” Runner-
up was Mladen Ilickovic for his
report on the state of renewable energy
initiatives in Latvia and Croatia.
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by Green Horizon
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Wednesday, 23 April 2008 |
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For one week at the beginning of
February, the REC hosted 19 staff
from two regional organisations from
the EECCA region: the Central Asia
Regional Environmental Center
(CAREC) and Regional Environmental
Center for the Caucasus. The
visit was part of a project sponsored by
the German Ministry for Environment,
Nature Protection and Nuclear
Safety.
Using the REC as a blueprint for
foundation, Caucasus REC and
CAREC were established also by taking
into account local situations and
operating environments. Because
REC Caucasus and CAREC largely
mirror the REC both in mission and
structure, it was agreed that a knowhow
exchange between the three
organisations would not only enhance
management capacities, but would
also stimulate further organisational
cooperation efforts. |
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by Green Horizon
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Wednesday, 23 April 2008 |
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In Montenegro, the Green Pack will be implemented as part of the West Balkan Green Pack project, a regional endeavour encompassing Bosnia
andHerzegovina, Montenegro, Serbia and Kosovo. During a two-year implementation period the programme’s goal has been to build capacity,
to transfer know-how, and to establish a basis for further worldwide development in the field of education for sustainable development. |
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by Srna Sunar Vilotic
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Wednesday, 23 April 2008 |
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For the past six years the REC has supported
transboundary cooperation and dialogue
between Montenegro and Albania
through the Skadar/Shkodra Lake component
of REReP project 4.3.23: Transboundary
Cooperation through the Management
of Shared Natural Resources. During this
time, representatives from both countries
have participated in building up formal and
informal means of cooperation to address
this unique transboundary zone. |
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by Green Horizon
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Wednesday, 24 October 2007 |
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Authorities and experts from public utilities from three crossborder regions of South Eastern Europe learned to formulate and prepare environmental investment projects for financing.
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by Green Horizon
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Wednesday, 24 October 2007 |
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In March the International Association for Impact Assessment (IAIA) named Jiri Dusik, the REC’s senior advisor for strategic environmental assessment (SEA), as the recipient of the ‘2007 Individual Award for Contribution to Impact Assessment.’ |
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by Green Horizon
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Wednesday, 24 October 2007 |
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Serbia’s Minister for Environmental Protection Sasa Dragin visited the REC on July 27 part of his official visit to Hungary. Although just recently established, the Serbian Ministry for Environmental Protection (MEP) has already committed itself to several important tasks, Dragin said while addressing REC senior management personnel. |
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