| South-Eastern Europe (SEE) covers Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria,
Croatia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Romania,
Serbia, Montenegro and Kosovo (territory under UN administration). The past decade of war, conflict
and transition has left the region with a legacy of inadequate growth, declining
living standards and high environmental stress. The region is mainly affected
by heavy industrial pollution in urban-industrial areas, intensive agriculture
with yet uncalculated health impacts, a lack of water technology and infrastructure,
and industrial pollution from the mining sector. Shared resources such as transboundary
lakes and rivers as well as biodiversity (e.g. in the Carpathian mountains)
pose both a challenge and opportunity for cooperation.
Mining in South Eastern Europe has been identified as a sector requiring specific
attention, and is the focus of several regional cooperation projects. Five
demonstration projects will be finalised and launched in the period of 2006-2008
under the umbrella of the project “Environment and Security in South
Eastern Europe: Improving regional cooperation for risk management from pollution
hotspots as well as transboundary management of shared regional resources”.
The publication ‘Mining for Closure’ produced in 2005 by the ENVSEC
partners provides guidelines for sustainable mining in the region. Other key
sectors for the region are cooperation on the protection of natural resources
and biodiversity, such as park management, reducing the amounts of pesticides
used in agriculture, and moving towards a multi lateral agreement towards protecting
mountain regions.
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South Eastern Europe Publications
 Balkan
Vital Graphics, ENVSEC, 2007.
Frontmatter (0.2mb),
BACKGROUND (12mb),
MINING (24mb), WATER
(12mb), NATURE (23mb),
References (5mb).
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 Technical
workshop on innovative techniques and technologies for contaminated mine
waters assessment, management and remediation
March 26 – 29, 2007; Brestovacka Spa, Bor, Serbia. Workshop
summary report. ENVSEC, 2007.
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 Improving
regional cooperation for risk management from pollution hotspots as well
as the transboundary management of shared natural resources” - a
short summary of the project. ENVSEC, 2006.
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 Draft
of the refined assessment of the South Eastern European mining-related
risks: Identification and verification of “environmental hot spots”
for Albania, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia.
Prepared as a part of the UNEP Vienna coordinated ADA project: “Improving
regional cooperation for risk management from pollution hotspots as well
as transboundary management of shared natural resources”. UNEP,
2006.
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 Mining
for Closure - policies, practices and guidelines for sustainable mining
and closure of mines
UNEP, 2005.
See also
explanatory summary 
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Final
Report from the sub-regional conference "Reducing Environment and
Security Risks from Mining in South Eastern Europe and the Tisza River
Basin", 11-13 May 2005, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
OSCE, UNDP, UNEP, NATO, 2005.
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Desk
Assessment on Reducing Environment & Security Risks from Mining in
South Eastern Europe (SEE) - Rapid Environmental Assessment of the Tisza
River Basin (TRB) (Explanatory summary)
OSCE, UNDP, UNEP, NATO, 2005.
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 Rapid
Environmental Assessment of the Tisza River Basin. UNEP,
2004.
Almost five years after a cyanide spill from a gold mine in northern Romania
travelled down the Tisza river in Hungary, leaving a trail of ecological
destruction in its wake, local communities in the region remain at risk
from floods and industrial pollution.
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Reducing
Environment & Security Risks from Mining in South Eastern Europe
Desk-assessment study for the Environment and Security Initiative Project
November 2004
See
also EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
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Environment
and Security Consultations in South Eastern Europe
Skopje, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
23-24 September 2004
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 Environment
and Security - Transforming risks into cooperation. The Case of
Central Asia and South Eastern Europe. UNEP, 2003.
Also available in
russian
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Meeting
Summary: Defining Environment & Security in SE Europe (182
kb) 
1st Regional Consultation, SE Europe
Belgrade, December 3-4, 2002 |
South Eastern Europe ENVSEC Projects
 Improving regional co-operation for risk management from pollution hotspots in South Eastern Europe - Desk study [See also project website]
Rapid Environmental Assessment of the Tisza River Basin, including environment & security - Completed [See also project website]
Improving regional co-operation for the transboundary management of shared natural resources in South Eastern Europe - On-going
Network Development of Local Actors from the Sava River Basin on Water resource Management - Completed [See also project website]
Feasibility Study for Lojane Mine Cleaning and Closure - Planned
Cross-border Environmental Monitoring and Early Warning Systems - Under consideration
Reducing the impact of agriculture in the Prespa Park region - On-going
Improving Integrated Water Resources Management in the Tisza River Basin - Planned
Postgraduate Course on Environment, Security and Diplomacy - Planned
In-depth assessment of Environment and Security risks and opportunities in South Eastern Europe - Completed
Feasibility study for Trepca complex: support to industrial “hot spot” remediation (SIHR) in Kosovo - On-going
Feasibility Study for the Remediation of the Bor Mine Surface and Ground waters - Under development
Targeted field assessment of the selected site in SEE (Lipnica) - Under development
Co-operation for the protection and sustainable development of mountain areas in the SEE region - On-going
Sustainable Management of the international waters – Prespa Lake - On-going
Follow-up support for AIMS (Network of MEAs Senior Officials and Legal Experts for South Eastern Europe) - On-going
Preparation of the Adriatic Sea Partnership - On-going
Energy and Environmental Challenges to Security - A Rose Roth Seminar for Parliamentarians and others - Planned
Towards a legal regime for flood management in UNECE region - Planned
Promotion and Development of the “Governance Principles for FDI in Hazardous Activities” - On-going
Illegal Logging in SEE and EE: Governance, Implementation and Enforcement - Planned
Transboundary environmental governance in Southeastern and Eastern Europe - Planned
Bi-/multilateral arrangements for prevention of transboundary environmental conflicts: the Timok River - Planned
South Eastern Europe Maps & Images
ENVSEC
Maps
South Eastern Europe Resources
South Eastern Europe Focal Points
 Albania Petrika JORGJI
Desk Officer, UN Department
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Albania
Gjergj Fishta – 6
Tel: + 355 4 364 090/142
Fax: + 355 4 364 401
E-mail: lxhaferraj@mfa.gov.al Sajmir HOXHA
Chief of Cabinet
Ministry of Environment
Rruga e durreshit, Nr. 27
Tel: + 355 4 270 621
Fax: + 355 4 270 627
E-mail: sajmir@abissnet.com.al
Bosnia and Herzegovina Azra ROGOVIC
Senior Advisor
Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Relations
Musala 9
Tel: + 387 033 211 852
Fax: + 387 033 211 852
E-mail: azrarogovic@yahoo.co.uk
Bulgaria Detelina PEICHEVA
Expert, International Cooperation Department
Ministry of Environment and Water
22 Maria Luiza Blvd
1000 Sofia
Tel: +359 2 940 61 32
Fax: + 359 2 980 96 41
E-mail: dpeycheva@moew.government.bg Emil YALNOZOV
Head of Directorate for the UN and Global Issues
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Tel: + 359 2 971 2332
Fax: + 359 2 971 9100
E-mail: eyalnozov@mfa.government.bg
Croatia Sandra TUVCAK-ZORIC
Expert Advisor, Environmental Impact Assessment Department
Ministry for Environment Protection, Physical Planning and Construction
Republike Austrije 16
Tel: + 385 1 3782 173
Fax: + 385 1 3782 157
E-mail: Sandra.tucak-zoric@mzopu.hr Marina ROZIC
Head of the Department for Co-operation with International Organisations
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Trg. N.S. Zrinskog 7-8
10 000 Zagreb
Tel: +385 4569 839
Fax: +385 4597 416
E-mail: intl.institutions@mvp.hr
The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia Kosta TRAJKOVSKI
Head of Unit for Project Preparation
Ministry of Environment and Physical Planning
Drezdenska -52
Tel: + 389 2 3066 930 ext. 155
Fax: + 389 2 3066 931
E-mail: k.trajkovski@moepp.gov.mk Jani BOGOEVSKI
Head of DepartmentForeign Economic Policy
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Tel: +3892 3123044
Fax: +3892 311 5790
E-mail: jani.bogoevski@mfa.gov.mk
Montenegro Jelena KNEZEVIC
Head of Division for Strategic and Integration Processes, Sector for Environmental Protection
Ministry of Tourism and Environment
Rimski Trg 46 – PC Vektra
Tel: + 382 81 482 313
Fax: + 382 81 234 168
E-mail: jelenak@mn.yu
UNMIK Ministry of Environment and Spatial Planning
Kosovo (Territory under UN Administration) Nezakete HAKAJ
Head of Environment Protection Division
Ministry of Environment and Spatial Planning Kosovo (Territory under UN Administration)
Rilindja Komplex, II office
218 Pristina
Tel: + 381 38 211 718 / +377 44 213 963 (mobile)
Fax: + 381 38 211716
E-mail: nezakete.hakaj@gmail.com Ismail HETEMAJ
Head of Nature Protection Division
Ministry of Environment and Spatial Planning Kosovo (Territory under UN Administration)
"Rilindja" Komplex, cont.III
212 Prishtina
Tel: + 381 38 211 805
Fax: + 381 38 211 716
E-mail: ihetemaj@yahoo.com
Romania Silviu STOICA
General Director of the Authority for Implementation of the Structural and Cohesion Funds for Environmental Infrastructure Projects
Ministry of Environment and Water Management
12, Libertatii Blvd
040129 Bucharest 5
Tel: +40-21 410 02 46 / 410 02 18
Fax: +40-21-312 42 27
Carmen BURLACU
Director General
General Directorate for OSCE and Council of Europe, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
14 Modrogan Street, District 1
Tel: + 4021 230 75 79
Fax: + 4021 231 81 15
E-mail: ddo@mae.ro
Serbia Djordje JOVANOVIC
Assistant Director for Sector for Environmental Protection from Pollution Dr. Ivana Ribara
Ministry of Science and Environmental Protection of the Republic of Serbia
91 Novi Beograd
Tel: +381 11 3132 571, + 381 11 31 32 576
Fax: +381 11 3132 574
E-mail: djordje.jovanovic@ekoserb.sr.gov.yu Kristina MILOSALVLJEVIC
head of the OSCE Department
Ministry for Foreign Affairs
Kenyza Milosa 24
11000 Beograd
Tel: +381 11 306 85 82
Fax: +381 11 306 8136
E-mail: kristina.milosavljevic@smip.sv.gov.yu |
