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The Western Balkan countries have been Participants
in the South-East Europe Transport Observatory
(SEETO) since 2006. Each country has a national
coordinator to establish a SEETO Comprehensive
Network Development Plan to show progress in
the development of transportation infrastructure
within and between the countries.
This assessment found that the legislation
governing
transportation
infrastructure
in
the Western Balkan countries offered little or
no information about adaptation to climate
change, although laws relating to infrastructure
development overall do state that the impacts of
climate change should be taken into consideration.
While the laws differ in each country and some do
make reference to pollution, in general they are
not directly concerned with ecological or climate
issues. For example, Serbia has partially focused on
adaptation by developing a project for sustainable
transportation, but only at the city level (Belgrade).
On the other hand, BiH recognizes sustainable
development as one of its strategic goals in its
Development Strategy of 2010, which also includes
transportation and communications issues, as
well as environmental protection. Meanwhile,
the Kosovo
1
Climate Change Strategy 2014–2024
refers to some adaptation measures, including the
The UNDP-GEF project Support to Sustainable
Transport in the City of Belgrade was initiated
in 2011. Project activities include institutional
support and policy development, public
awareness campaigns, and promotion of
alternative modes of transportation, as well as
the implementation of pilot projects to improve
road safety, and education on environmental
protection and transportation. Expected results
of the project are:
• the development of a Sustainable Urban
Transport Plan for Belgrade
• a shift towards clean and energy-efficient
transportation
• increased safety of cyclists
• reduced traffic flow
• awareness-raising on sustainable transportation
• capacity building for professional drivers, and
• a reduction of 285 tons of CO
2
emissions per
year.
Sustainable transportation in the
city of Belgrade (GEF-funded)
development of a more environmentally sensitive
road infrastructure, use of better-quality fuel, and
use of alternative, lower emission transportation.
It should be noted that adaptation measures for the
transportation, infrastructure and communication
sector in the Western Balkan countries are not
explicitly stated as being for adaptation, and there
are no adaptation measures or strategic goals for the
mountain regions. Gender issues are not taken into
consideration in the transport, infrastructure and
communication sector.
Electric trolleybuses in Belgrade, Serbia