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Ethiopia
Ethiopia Environment Information Network (Ethionet) established.
DEWA B4: Networks and partnerships of global, regional,
national and specialised institutions to strengthen the
infrastructures for data collection, research, analysis,
monitoring, assessment and information exchange as well as
South-South and North-South cooperation, and contribute to
institutional and technical sustainability of capacity-building
efforts as called for in the Bali Strategic Plan.
Bosnia and Herzegovina,
Croatia, the former Yugoslav
Republic of Macedonia and
Serbia
Regional workshop “European Environment Agency (EEA) Core Set of Indicators
(CSIs) for the West Balkan countries” organized in Skopje, 11-12 December 2008.
DEWA A8: Global and sub-global consultations with decision-
makers, experts and partners to identify the scope and
methods of a coherent set of assessments that meet their
needs and are policy relevant, legitimate and scientifically
credible as well as strengthens developing countries and
countries with economies in transition participation in broader
assessment processes as called for in the Bali Strategic Plan.
Azerbaijan
Seminar on Strategic Environmental Assessment and GEO conducted in Baku, 7-11
April 2008.
DEWA C4: Training of experts from Governmental and partner
institutions data collection, research, analysis, monitoring,
integrated environmental assessment, early warning and
information networking to enhance their institutional and
technical capacities in these areas as specified in the Bali
Strategic Plan.
Armenia
Kick-off and capacity building training on GEO-cities methodology for two cities in
Armenia (Gumry and Hrazdan) conducted, 1-6 July 2008.
DEWA C4: Training of experts from Governmental and partner
institutions data collection, research, analysis, monitoring,
integrated environmental assessment, early warning and
information networking to enhance their institutional and
technical capacities in these areas as specified in the Bali
Strategic Plan.
Ukraine
Moldova
Seminar of national stockholders in the framework of the project “Development of
the Pilot Information Management System for a Transboundary Management of the
Dniester River in Chernovtsy, Ukraine conducted,, 15 April 2008.
Division of Regional Cooperation and Representation (DRC)
on DRC A1: Substantive servicing of intergovernmental
meeting - Support to EECCA / SEE countries in the framework
of the Environment and Security initiative (ENVSEC).
Global
Input to the 2nd International Training of Trainers’ Workshop on UNEP’s training
manual for Integrated Environmental Assessment and Reporting held in Geneva,
(24-28 November 2008) together with the UNEP/DEWA and UNEP/ROE provided.
DEWA C410: Training of trainers on Indicators of ecosystem
changes, trends and vulnerability
Ukraine
A 3-day workshop on communication of results of environmental assessments and
working with media for the National Environmental Authorities of Ukraine, organized
in Ukraine, 13-16 October 2008.
DEWA C4: Training of experts from Governmental and partner
institutions data collection, research, analysis, monitoring,
integrated environmental assessment, early warning and
information networking to enhance their institutional and
technical capacities in these areas as specified in the Bali
Strategic Plan.
Ukraine
Belarus
Training on assessment and capacity-building for managing environment and
security risks in Donbas (Ukraine) and Salihorsk (Belarus) regions conducted.
Division of Regional Cooperation and Representation (DRC)
on DRC A1: Substantive servicing of intergovernmental
meeting - Support to EECCA / SEE countries in the framework
of the Environment and Security initiative (ENVSEC).