Stakeholder involvement in Transboundary Water Resources Management

Capacity Building Workshop
"Stakeholder involvement in Transboundary Water Resources Management"

Podgorica, Montenegro, 25-27 March 2008

Capacity Building Workshop “Stakeholder involvement in Transboundary Water Resources Management”
Concept Note
List of Participants
Program
Presentations
Reports
Materials used in the Workshop
1. Shkoder Lake Material
2. Stakeholders Involvement Material

Capacity Building Workshop “Stakeholder involvement in Transboundary Water Resources Management”

The Capacity Building Workshop "Stakeholder involvement in Transboundary Water Resources Management" was organized in Podgorica, Montenegro, 25-27 March 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 Montenegrin Ministry of Tourism and Environment . The activity is supported by the European Commission (through the Annual Funding of MIO/ECSDE), GEF IW:LEARN and UNEP/MAP.

The Workshop is part of a series of targeted capacity building activities that focus on methodologies and experiences on addressing issues of transboundary water resources management in the framework of the Petersberg Phase II / Athens Declaration Process and GEF IW:LEARN. Four workshops will be organized in 2008 while two more are planned for 2009. The aim of the workshops is to enhance the practical capacity of key stakeholders on priority issues of integrated management of shared water bodies, hence assisting in advancing practical application in Southeastern Europe SEE. The next workshop will be organized in Ohrid, FYR Macedonia, late July 2008 and focus on the Integrated Management of Shared Lakes Basins.

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

Tuesday – 25 March 2008	Wednesday – 26 March 2008	Thursday – 27 March 2008
1. Welcome and introductory activities 9.00 – 10.00 1a. Welcome & participants’ familiarization activity 1b. Presentation of the objectives and structure of the workshop. Dimitris Faloutsos 1c. Participants expectations. Kari Aina Eik - Gulnara Roll	4. Field visit – Lake Skadar National Park 09.00 – 13.00	‘Refreshing memory’ activity 5b. Planning exercise (continued) 09.10 – 13.00
2. Presentations on the principles, legal and institutional framework of Public Participation in TWRM 10.15 – 13.00 2a. Public Participation and Stakeholders Involvement - General principles Kari Aina Eik 2b. Public Participation in the management of shared water bodies: institutional and legal frameworks of Public Participation (Aarhus convention, WFD provisions, UNECE Water Convention etc.) and participation practices. Gulnara Roll Questions, comments and discussion
Lunch	Lunch	Lunch
3. Stakeholders Involvement: theoretical & practical issues- Case Studies 14.30 – 18.00 Case Studies of stakeholders’ involvement in TWRM and preparation of stakeholders involvement plans - methods and steps 3a. Stakeholders involvement in the management of Shkoder Lake Vasiljie Buskovic 3b.Danube River Basin Kari Aina Eik 3c. Lake Peipsi/Chudskoe basin (Estonia/Russia). Gulnara Roll Simulation game “Let’s build a big port” Gulnara Roll	5. Planning Exercise 15.00 – 18.00 Kari Aina Eik - Gulnara Roll 5a. Explanation of the Planning exercise “Preparation of a stakeholders involvement plan within the integrated management of the Skadar lake basin” 5b. The participants worked in two separate groups. The trainers facilitated the work and discussions in each group.	5b. Planning exercise (continued) - Presentation of the outputs of the working groups & Discussion in plenary 14.30 – 17.00 WORKING GROUP 1 presentation WORKING GROUP 2 presentation
Dinner	Dinner	Dinner