REC Serbia

Name:REC Serbia
Country office: Serbia
Established: 1998
Website: www.rec.rs

Current staff

• Jovan Pavlovic, Country Office Director
• Jasmina Marinkovic, Secretary
• Zorica Korac, Project Manager
• Ivana Tomasevic, Project Officer
• Zvezdana Lipovac, Financial and Administrative Officer
• Tihomir Rekic, Financial Assistant
• Damir Oravec, IT Officer

Scope of work

The Government of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia signed the REC Charter in June 1996, thereby acknowledging the aims and status of the organisation in Serbia. The REC has been officially present in Serbia since April 1997, while the office in Serbia has been in existence since May 1998. It operates according to the Memorandum of Understanding signed on June 22, 2001 by the REC and the Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (now Serbia).

Since July 2008, REC Serbia has operated on the basis of a cooperation agreement between the Republic of Serbia and the Regional Environmental Center for Central and Eastern Europe, signed by the Government of Serbia and the REC. Under the provisions of the agreement, REC Serbia is a fully fledged international organisation employing 10 permanent members of staff and with a large network of external experts.

Country office expertise

Strengthening institutions for sustainable development

• Local initiatives
• Law, enforcement and compliance
• Environmental financing

Capacity building of stakeholders and assisting partnerships

• Courses for sustainable development
• Education
• Civil society support
• Information
• Implementation of the Aarhus Convention, PRTR Protocol and related EU directives

Sustainable management and use of natural resources

• Biodiversity, agriculture and rural development
• Water management
• Sustainable consumption and production (SCP)

Integration of environmental concerns into the relevant sectors (such as energy, transport, health etc.)

• Environmental assessment
• Climate change
• Health and environment