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The main objective of this
project is to promote the applicability of relevant multilateral environmental
agreements (MEAs) in South Eastern Europe (SEE). The project promotes
the application of MEAs to assist in the solution of priority environmental
problems in SEE countries; both regionally and on a country-by country
basis. The beneficiary countries are: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina,
Bulgaria, Croatia, FYR Macedonia, Montenegro, Romania, and Serbia (prior
to June 2006, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, FYR
Macedonia, Romania, and Serbia and Montenegro).
The project's steering committee consists of representatives
from the three leading countries (Romania, Bulgaria and Albania), relevant
international organisations (UNEP, IUCN), donor representatives and a
project manager. The main role of the steering committee is to supervise
and guide the implementation of the project. Please see the steering
committee members (7-KByte PDF file).
Phase one (1 January 2004 - 30 April 2004)
- Establishment of the AIMS Network: a Joint Network
of Senior Officials and Legal Experts
- Seven Country Assessments on Acceptance and Implementation
of MEAs, posted on the REC website (three of which were separately published
in hard copy)
- Establishment of National Advisory Committees as a
forum for stakeholder consultations and prioritization exercises in
four countries
- Targeted regional workshops on the Basel Convention
and selected ECE Conventions
- Eight national/entity level (two for Serbia and Montenegro)
capacity building workshops on priority MEAs and MEA issues
- Regional Report on MEA applicability and implementation
in SEE
- AIMS website (http://www.rec.org/REC/Programs/REReP/AIMS/)
Donor: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs
of the Netherlands
Budget: EUR 471,450
Follow-up
Phase
(1 October 2005 – 28 February 2007)
- Reactivation of AIMS Network
- 6th AIMS network meeting: Provide an overview of progress
and achievement towards the acceptance and implementation of MEAs in
the SEE region, encourage linkages between regional initiatives, strengthen
the AIMS Network, develop a set of observations, conclusions and recommendations
for the future
- Execution of regional activities on practical implementation,
in particular with reference to the use of National Implementation Plans
(NIPs) and the UNECE and UNEP Guidelines
Donor: The Ministry of Housing, Spatial
Planning and Environment of the Netherlands
Budget: EUR 44,975
Impact of the project
- Additional ratifications/acceptance of MEAs in SEE
countries
- Improved implementation of MEAs in force through,
inter alia, the creation of implementing legislation and progressive
policy tools
- A working regional network as a focal point for international
assistance efforts
- Major reference works assessing MEAs in SEE
- Setting of MEA priorities by governments
- Working national/local committees with the participation
of domestic experts and stakeholders
- Funds raised by the Basel Convention secretariat
for a new, concrete programme of assistance for SEE
- The CITES secretariat increased assistance efforts
in the region following the successful country workshop in FYR Macedonia
AIMS is acknowledged globally:
AIMS is featured in the UNEP Manual on Compliance with
and Enforcement of Multilateral Environmental Agreements (2006) as a positive
example of coordinated technical and financial assistance on a regional
level
The AIMS Network serves as the regional hub for global
efforts to build capacity for the implementation of MEAs, such as UNEP’s
“Bridging the Gaps” initiative
AIMS is acknowledged by the Basel and CITES secretariats
and the UNECE as a major force in overcoming obstacles towards improved
MEA implementation in SEE
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