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WHO WE ARE
The REC’s experience
COUNTRY OFFICE MACEDONIA
Katarina Georgievska
Country Office Macedonia Director
2014
Milestones in 1989… 2014…
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1989
• Budapest, July 12 – the historical speech of President Bush at the Marx
University
1990
• REC’s Foundation Charter is signed by Hungary, the EC, the US and the
Netherlands
1993
• Japan special Fund
1994
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1995
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2001
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2008
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2010
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Opening Country Office in Macedonia
International status in Hungary
10th Anniversary
Bilateral signing ceremony
20th Anniversary
Italian Trust Fund
Opening of the Zero-Emission Conference Building
20th Anniversary of the REC
International Status signed by Albania, Bosnia Herzegovina, Hungary,
Latvia, FYR Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia and Ukraine
2014
• 20th Anniversary of REC Country Office in Macedonia
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Regional Environmental Center (REC)
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An international organisation with a mission to assist different
interest groups in addressing environmental issues and promote
sustainable development in CEE and beyond
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Legally based on a charter signed by 31 countries and the
European Commission
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Offices in 17 countries, approx. 160 staff members
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100% project-financed organisation
• over 200 running projects
• annual turnover 10-12 MEUR
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Operations in:
• EU Member States in CEE
• EU enlargement countries, candidate and potential
candidate countries
• Eastern Partnership Countries
• EU27
• beyond the REC Country Office network
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Board of Directors
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Andrzej Kassenberg
• President, Institute for Sustainable
Development, Poland
• Chairman of the Board of the REC
Gunilla Eitrem
• Senior Advisor and Director, Greater
Stockholm Area, Sweden
Ryo Fujikura
• Professor, Hosei University, Japan
Maria Lodovica Gullino
• Vice Rector, Universita degli Studi di
Torino, Ital
Melinda Kimble
• Senior Vice President, UN Foundation, US
Timo Makela
• Director of International Affairs, DG
Environment, European Commission
Hasan Z. Sarikaya
• Undersecretary (retired), Ministry of
Environment and Forestry, Turkey
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Sinisa Stankovic
• Deputy Minister, Ministry of Sustainable
Development and Tourism, Montenegro
Istvan Teplan
• Senior Advisor, Ministry of Rural
Development Hungary
Jari Vilen
• Ambassador, Embassy of Finland, Warsaw
Ex officio:
• Dejan Novaković
• State secretary Ministry of Energy,
Development and Environmental
protection, Serbia
• President of the General Assembly of the
REC
• Marta Szigeti Bonifert
• Executive Director, REC
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Donors
• Donations close to 190 MEUR in 1990-2012
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Recent donors
• European Commission
• The governments of Albania, Austria,
Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina,
Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, the Czech
Republic, Estonia, Finland, Germany,
Hungary, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Lithuania,
Luxembourg, the former Yugoslav
Republic of Macedonia, Montenegro,
The Netherlands, Norway, Poland,
Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia,
Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the United
Kingdom, and the United States
• other inter-governmental and private
institutions
• 10 biggest donors in 1990-2012:
Contributions
Donor
1990-2012 in MEUR
European Commission
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Sweden
19
Italy
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Japan
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The Netherlands
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USA
12
Other organisations
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Finland
8
Hungary
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Norway
7
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Main directions for work & topic areas
• Following “Rio+20” the REC has two main directions for work:
• Governance for Sustainability
• Green Economy
• Key Topic Areas of the REC:
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Climate Change and Clean Energy
Environmental Management
Water Management
Environmental Financing
Health and Environment
Law Development, Enforcement and
Compliance
• Local and Participatory Governance
• Educational Tools
• Sustainable Development Academy
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Partnerships
• Environment and Security Initiative (ENVSEC)
International Organisations:
• European Environment Agency –
cooperation with topic centers
• World Health Organization
• Asia Europe Foundation (ASEF)
• International Commission for the
Protection of the Danube (ICPDR)
Businesses:
• TOYOTA, Philips, GE, Coca-Cola Romania,
British Gas, British Petroleum, Bosch,
EMISOFT, AK Bank, TUSIAD
Latest new partnerships:
• Global Fuel Economy Initiative (GFEI)
• EBRD Environmental Advisory Council
• European Institute of Innovation and
Technology (EIT)
• USAID (Low Emission Development LEDS)
• Regional Cooperation Council (RCC)
• FAO
• ILO
• Climate Reality Project
• Global Energy Prize
• ENEL Foundation
• DHI
• Lombardi Foundation (FLA)
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Key examples: REC in the Environment and Security
Initiative
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Contributing to the reduction of environment and
security risks, and strengthened cooperation between
and within countries and regions of operation
CBC for improvement of Lepenec River quality
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Key Examples: Themis Network against
environmental crime
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Cooperation initiative for managing natural resources and
combating environmental crime, such as illegal logging, in
South Eastern Europe
• environmental law enforcement units of Albania, Bosnia and
Herzegovina, Kosovo*, the former Yugoslav Republic of
Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia
• increasing administrative capacities to tackle environmental
crime and enhance regional cooperation in the context of
approximation to EU environmental legislation
• funded by the government of Finland and the Austrian
Development Cooperation
• REC serves as the Secretariat of the Network
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Key examples: Climate Change
Catalyzing market transformation for industrial energy
efficiency in
Macedonia
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Policy Development
• Supporting Agency for Energy in
developing appropriate legal acts
enabling its improved performance
• Training Core of consultants for 50001
implementation
• 30 national consultants and technical
staff from partner industries will be
trained on standard ISO 50001 and
its implementation
• Financing Energy Efficiency Investment
in selected industries
• Technical Assistance given to
selected industries to develop
bankable projects for financing
UNITED NATIONS
INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION
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Key examples: Education on Sustainable
Development
Green Pack & Green Pack Junior
• a multi-media tool kit for curriculum in
environmental education
• for primary school teachers and their students
• focus on environmental protection and
sustainable development
• Over 1.000 teachers  over 30.000 students 
2 languages
• Special adaptation for children with damaged
eyesight
National Educational Campaigns
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2014: Macedonia, Land of Flowers – Land of Roses
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Key examples – Crossborder cooperation
Project: “Cross-border water resource management”
(IPA CBC Macedonia / Albania; project duration April 2012 – April 2014)
Overall objective:
• Improving environmental planning and management: Upgrade of the water supply system
• Improving cross-border cooperation: Cross-border workshops and capacity building activities
Achieved by implementing two parallel components…
• Component 1. Upgrade of the water supply system
 development of hydraulic computer model for the water distribution system,
 pilot activities for detection of technical water losses in the water system,
 reconstruction of the water distribution network and rehabilitation of the water intake structure
 joint training for employees from both PCE from Debar and Peshkopea
• Component 2. Cross-border workshops and capacity building activities
 joint workshops for the stakeholders from both Municipalities to introduce the concept of integrated water resources management
(IWRM);
 study tour in the Municipality of Korca, Albania – exchange of “know-how”;
 round tables for citizens in both municipalities targeting sustainable water usage
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Welcome to the REC!
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