Strengthening Public Participation in European Neighbourhood Policy (2008-2009)

Project:	Strengthening civil society participation in the European Neighborhood Policy
Duration:	June 1, 2008  –  May 31, 2009
Financial support:	GMF Black Sea Trust
Region:	Azerbaijan, Armenia, Georgia, Moldova, Ukraine
Partners:	Ukraine – Resource and Analysis Center “Society and Environment” Georgia – Green Alternative Azerbaijan – EcoLex Armenia – Association for Sustainable Human Development Belgium – WWF-EPO Belgium – Henrich Boll Foundation (Hbf)
Goal:	improvement of, and strengthening civil society participation in, the implementation of the ENP Action Plans in the area of environmental protection in Azerbaijan, Armenia, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine.

Objectives:  

• To improve implementation of the ENP Action Plans (environmental protection, sustainable development and civil society issues) in Azerbaijan, Armenia, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine notably through establishing regular open dialogue between civil society and their governments and EU officials.
• To enhance the capacity of environmental NGOs in Azerbaijan, Armenia, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine to participate in the monitoring and assessment of the ENP and to lobby for sustainable public policies when dealing with the national authorities and the European Commission Delegations in these countries.   
• To reinforce cooperation between civil society in the Black Sea region, through exchange of experience and the sharing of lessons learnt.

Products: 

• Assessment of the EU – Ukraine Action Plan Implementation: Environment and Sustainable Development
• Assessment of the EU – Moldova Action Plan Implementation: Environment and Sustainable Development
• Assessment of the EU – Georgia Action Plan Implementation: Environment and Sustainable Development (also: Executive Summary in English)
• Assessment of the EU – Armenia Action Plan Implementation: Environment and Sustainable Development (also: Executive Summary in English and Russian)
• Assessment of the EU – Azerbaijan Action Plan Implementation: Environment and Sustainable Development 

 

Expected results: 

• ENP Action Plans implementation will bring more benefits in the area of environmental protection, sustainable development and civil society issues in Azerbaijan, Armenia, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine.
• Non-governmental organizations in Azerbaijan, Armenia, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine will participate more efficiently in monitoring ENP Action Plans implementation and will be more effective in lobbying for sustainable public policies when dealing with the national authorities and the European Commission Delegations in these countries.
• The cooperation of civil society organizations in the Black Sea region will have new joint dimensions.

 

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Contacts:

 

Project leader:	Nataliya Andrusevych, RAC “Society and Environment”, Ukraine nataliya.andrusevych@rac.org.ua phone/fax: +380 32 242 22 84
Partners:	Ilya Trombitsky, EcoTIRAS, Moldova ecotiras@mtc.md phone/fax: +373 33 33565/550953
	Manana Kochladze, Green Alternative, Georgia manana@wanex.net phone.: +99 532 22 38 74
	Samir Isayev, EcoLex, Azerbaijan chairman@ecolex-az.org phone/fax: +994 12 4184119/4993053
	Karine Danielian, Association for Sustainable Human Development, Armenia karined@web.am phpne/fax: +374 10 522 327
	Pauline Denissel, WWF-EPO, Belgium Pdenissel@wwfepo.org phone.: + 32 2 743 8800
	Patricia Jimenez, Hbf, Belgium jimenez@boell.be phone.: + 32 2 743 41 03