Capacity Building Workshop Integrated Management of Shared Lakes Basins"

Capacity Building Workshop
“Integrated Management of Shared Lakes Basins"

Ohrid, FYR Macedonia, 16-18 July 2008

Capacity Building Workshop “Integrated Management of Shared Lakes Basins”
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Capacity Building Workshop “Integrated Management of Shared Lakes Basins”

The Capacity Building Workshop on “Integrated Management of Shared Lakes Basins”, was organized in Ohrid FYR Macedonia, 16-18 July 2008 by the Global Water Partnership-Mediterranean (GWP-Med) and the Mediterranean Information Office for Environment, Culture and Sustainable Development (MIO/ECSDE) in cooperation with the GEF/UNDP "Integrated Ecosystem Management in the Prespa Lakes Basin of Albania, FYR-Macedonia and Greece" project and the FYR Macedonian Ministry for Environment and Physical Planning. The activity was supported by the European Commission* , GEF IW: LEARN , GEF/UNDP "Integrated Ecosystem Management in the Prespa Lakes Basin of Albania, FYR-Macedonia and Greece" project and UNEP/MAP.

The activities work in synergy with the GEF IW projects in the area i.e. “Integrated Ecosystem Management in the Prespa Lakes Basin of Albania, FYR Macedonia and Greece” and “Integrated management of Skadar Lake ecosystem”. Moreover they work in synergy and support the implementation of the GEF Strategic Partnership for the Mediterranean Large Marine Ecosystems as well as the Mediterranean Component of the EU Water Initiative (MED EUWI) .

Program

OVERALL PLAN

Wednesday – 16 July 2008	Thursday – 17 July 2008	Friday – 18 July 2008
1. Welcome and introductory activities 9.00 – 10.30 Welcome Mr. Dimitris Faloutsos, GWP-Med Ms. Anastasia Roniotes, MIO-ECSDE Opening speech Mr. Dejan Panovski, State Secretary, Ministry for Environment and Physical Planning, FYR Macedonia Mr. Aleksander Peterski, Mayor of Ohrid 1a. Introduction, Presentation of the objectives and structure of the workshop. 1b. Participants’ familiarization activity Mr. Dimitris Faloutsos, GWP-Med 1c. Participants expectations Mr. George de Gooijer	Reflection on Day 1 6. Challenges in collaboration for Prespa, Ohrid and Shkoder Lakes 09.10 – 10.00 presentations by - Ms. Jantinska, Ministry for Environment and Physical Planning, FYR Macedonia - Ms. Djana Bejko, REC Albania - Mr. Lopez, UNDP / GEF Prespa lake Project	Reflection on Day 2 9. The UNECE Water Convention 09.15 – 9.45 (presentation and discussion) Ms. Nighisty Ghezae 10. Spatial Planning and Lake Basin Management 09.45 – 10.15 (presentation and discussion) Ms. Nighisty Ghezae
2. Integrated Water Resources Management 11.00 – 11.45 (presentation and discussion) Ms. Nighisty Ghezae 3. The EU Water Framework Directive 12.15 – 13.00 (presentation and discussion) Ms. Nighisty Ghezae	7. Applying ILBM and WFD for Lake Prespa 10.30 – 13.30 Nighisty Ghezae & George de Gooijer The participants worked in 4 groups on the 6 pillars of ILBM: Institutions, Policies, Information, Participation, Financing, Technology	11. Applying ILBM and WFD in Lake Prespa 10.30 – 13.30 Continued Presentation of the work of the four groups. Reflection on results and discussion on what should be done in the basin to develop ILBM (plenary)
Lunch	Lunch	Lunch
4. Cooperation 14.30 – 16.00 (exercise and discussion) Mr. George de Gooijer 5. What’s so special about a lake? Integrated Lake Basin Management 16:30 – 17.30 (presentation and discussion), Nighisty Ghezae	8. Field visit in Prespa Lake 14.30 – 18.00	12. Applying ILBM and WFD for Lake Prespa 14:30 – 16:30 Continued Reflection on results and discussion on what should be done in the basin to develop ILBM (plenary). Discussion options for intensifying the cooperation in the lake basins area and the extended Drin basin End of the workshop
Dinner	Dinner	Dinner

* Through the Annual Funding of MIO/ECSDE