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Global Meeting & Forum on Chemicals and Waste, 2020
EASD participated at IPEN Global Meeting and Forum on Chemicals and Waste, among 93 environmental and health leaders; international health and science experts; and government and UN agency representatives from 51 countries.
EASD Honorable President presented " Initiatives towards MIA – Minamata Initial Assessment implementation: in coal combustion, application, use and disposal of dental amalgam fillings and management of waste with mercury". Objectives of the Meeting & Forum is to:
• Strengthen the Toxics-Free Future Global Movement
• Learn from Each Other and Share Skills
• Promote Organizational Capacity-Building & Development
• Celebrate Achievements
• Reflect on the Evolving Global and National Policy Landscapes
• Strategize around IPEN's 2030 Goals & Program
• Elevate the Profile of Chemicals & Waste Issues
Meeting was held @ Kuriftu Resort, Lake Bishoftu@ Ethiopia – The Land of Origins (coffee is great!), a symbol of African freedom, with more than 100 million people and 86+ languages.
EASD is participating in Shaping the future beyond 2020
At the United Nations Conference Centre in Bangkok, Thailand, from 1 to 4 October 2019, EASD Honorable President participate at IP3 – The Intersessional Process 3 on Strategic Approach and sound management of chemicals and waste (SAICM) beyond 2020 , and technical briefings held on 30 September 2019, as well as IPEN preparatory meetings on 28 and 29 September.
This is the opportunity to engage in a forum that will determine what key strategies and priorities that will be taken by all IP3 SAICM delegates. Focus are themes: Enabling framework as an umbrella adopted at ICCM5 and ensure high-level political endorsement, Governance and institutional arrangement, Financing SAICM with more contributions from the industry sector and Leading indicators for new SAICM should be outcome oriented rather than process oriented.
Relevant SDGs goals are: SDG2 – Zero hunger, SDG3 – Good health and well-being, SDG5 – Gender equality, SDG6 – Clean water and sanitation, SDG8 – Decent work and economic growth, SDG11 – Sustainable cities, SDG12 – Sustainable Consumption and Production, SDG14 – Life below water, SDG15 – Life on land, SDG16 – Peace, justice and strong institutions and SDG17 – Partnerships for the goal.
6th UN regional meeting on SAICM, Poland, February 2018: we participate
EASD participate at the 6th UN CEE regional meeting on Strategic Approach to International Chemical Management, Lodz, Poland, 19-21 February 2018.
SAICM implementation is on the agenda, as well as perspectives on the future and identification of regional priorities towards and beyond 2020. Also, focus is on SAICM and sound management of chemicals and waste beyond 2020.
From Serbia , beside the Governmental Representative Sonja Roglic from Ministry of Environment, CSOs participants include EASD and AlHem representatives.
Prior to UN SAICM meeting, on February 18, EASD representative participated on IPEN preparatory meeting.
Venue of the event is green city Lodz on 18 rivers and with around 60 parks and green squares.
To note, that EASD participated at previous meeting in Skopje, in the capacity of SAICM NGO Focal Point for country.
EASD activities related SDGs
EASD team , from January 1,2018 will follow activities through SDGs lenses:SD GOAL 1 – No Poverty SD GOAL 2 – Zero Hunger SD GOAL 3 – Good Health and Well-Being SD GOAL 4- Quality Education SD GOAL 5 – Gender Equality SD GOAL 6 – Clean Water and Sanitation SD GOAL 7 – Affordable and Clean Energy SD GOAL 8 – Decent Work and Economic Growth SD GOAL 9 – Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure SD GOAL 10 – Reduced Inequalities SD GOAL 11- Sustainable Cities and Communities SD GOAL 12 – Sustainable Consumption and Production SD GOAL 13 – Climate Action SD GOAL 14 – Life below Water SD GOAL 15 – Life on Land SD GOAL 16 – Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions SD GOAL 17 – Partnerships for the Goals
In addition, we are following our activities as UN Environment TOPICS:AIR CHEMICALS AND WASTE CLIMATE CHANGE EDUCATION AND TRAINING ENVIRONMENTAL GOVERNANCE FORESTS GREEN ECONOMY RESOURSE EFFICIENCY SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS WATER SCIENCE, INNOVATION ENVIRONMENT UNDER REVIEW ( ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT, INFORMATION MANAGEMENT).
The goal of this activities categorisation is EASD strategic planning of activities in future. It is also lesson learned after EASD representative participation at UNEA3 in Nairobi.
2018!…..With activity highlights from 2017!
Activity important milestones in 2017
EASD activities are focused to 3 thematic groups:
- Promoting sustainable development; Agenda 2030 and SDGs;
- Environment and Natural Resources; Climate action; Advancing policy integration ; Advancing science/technology/innovation integration; Environmental Security and Justice;
- Building partnerships; Raising awareness on emerging issues; Working with civil society and non-state actors
Promoting sustainable development; Agenda 2030 and SDGs:
Initiative: End mercury use in dentistry by 2022, civil society challenge European Union
EASD participate at UNEA3, Nairobi, Nov-Dec 2017
EASD participate: Summit to Plan the End of Amalgam in Europe 2017– November 20-21, Berlin
EASD participate: IPEN Regional meeting, Prague 16-20 October 2014
Blue Flag (and Green Key) for beaches and marinas among EEA TOUERM (Tourism and Environment Reporting Mechanism) Indicators
Environmental Ambassadors messages in advance to UNEA3 and Science for Green Solutions (27 November – 6 December 2017, Nairobi, Kenya)
"Make Mercury History" – EASD participated at Minamata COP1 in Geneva
Climate Change Education for Sustainable Development
As ECOSOC Accredited NGOs we submit statement for the event "16th Session of the Committee of Experts on Public Administration (CEPA)"
2017 International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development
EASD participate at 2017 Vienna UN Conference – Implementing the 2030 Agenda
Participation (as non funded participant) in the first meeting of the intersessional process considering the Strategic Approach to International Chemicals Management (SAICM) and the sound management of chemicals and waste beyond 2020 approved, Brasil, February 2017
Environment and Natural Resources; Climate action; Advancing policy integration ; Advancing science/technology/innovation integration; Environmental Security and Justice:
Initiative: End mercury use in dentistry by 2022, civil society challenge European Union
Environmental Ambassadors messages in advance to UNEA3 and Science for Green Solutions (27 November – 6 December 2017, Nairobi, Kenya)
Good signal: Serbia gets (again) separate Ministry of environmental protection
Climate Change Education for Sustainable Development
"EnE17 – The 13th Regional Conference Environment to Europe" announcement: Climate Change Education
Building partnerships; Raising awareness on emerging issues; Working with civil society and non-state actors:
Initiative: End mercury use in dentistry by 2022, civil society challenge European Union
EASD participate at UNEA3, Nairobi, Nov-Dec 2017
EASD participate at 2017 Blue Flag National Operator Meeting
Eko-paket – Eco-Schools annual conference for the school year 2017/2018
EASD participate: IPEN Regional meeting, Prague 16-20 October 2014
Blue Flag (and Green Key) for beaches and marinas among EEA TOUERM (Tourism and Environment Reporting Mechanism) Indicators
EASD become the Member of the Western Balkans Youth Cooperation Platform!
Civil Society Forum in Trieste, 11-12 July 2017 – we (EASD) participate
Good signal: Serbia gets (again) separate Ministry of environmental protection
Serbia: Blue Flag 2017 Ceremony at beach on "Belgrade Sea"
EnE17 Conference and Panel in Media
Draft Agenda for Environment to Europe EnE17 Conference (Climate Change Education for Sustainable Development), June 5, 2017, Belgrade
Athens 2017: Green Key National Operator Meeting dedicated to the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development
Mercury Initial Assessment in the Republic of Serbia Workshop – we participate
EASD participate: IPEN Regional meeting, Prague 16-20 October 2014
The International POPs Elimination Network regional meeting for Central and Eastern Europe was organized in period from 16-20 th October by Arnika, in Prague. There were around 20 participants from, Montenegro, Belarus, Slovakia, Check Republic, Netherland, Hungarian, Bulgaria and Serbia.
Meeting was covering topic on the most toxic chemicals, of the high concern as well as some of them already excluded fur further use, which are main subject for Stockholm, Rotterdam, Basel but also Mercury Convention.
Environmental Ambassadors for Sustainable Development (EASD), as IPEN Participating Organisation (represented by Hristina Stevanovic Carapina) cover all topics especially related to dioxins, waste management of POPs but also Mercury waste.
As a record, Serbia , is in the process of development of MIA for Mercury Convention, but also one of the rear countries drafted NIP for Stockholm convention with new POPs (in 2014) , but unfortunately not adopted yet.
One of the most interested topics was visit to Spolana factory, chlorine -alkali plant which will be closed very soon on 1st November , but also to hazardous waste storage of dioxins waste arising from former production in one of the most top Czech polluters.
Meeting was very useful, and confirm wishes for further cooperation in Region , which has so many experience to share among all countries. The meeting was opportunity to (re-) establish new/old communication links with a lot of wishes for further cooperation.
More about the meeting …and more
"Make Mercury History" – EASD participated at Minamata COP1 in Geneva
The first meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Minamata Convention on Mercury (COP1) was held from 24 to 29 September 2017 at the International Conference Centre in Geneva, Switzerland. The first meeting of the Conference of the Parties has multiple objectives, including procedural, political and celebratory. COP1, as a milestone in the Minamata journey, provides a unique opportunity to raise global awareness of the Convention, in particular at a high level, and to focus attention on the far-reaching impacts that the successful implementation of the Convention will achieve. It is an historic opportunity to celebrate the Convention and the achievements to date and to provide motivation and momentum to all as they take the next steps towards full implementation.
The Minamata Convention addresses all aspects related to the use of mercury and sets out measures to:
• ban new mercury mines and phase-out existing ones;
• reduce the use, emissions and releases of mercury from artisanal and small-scale gold mining and major industrial activities;
• phase-out and phase-down the use of mercury in a number of mercury-added products and processes, specifically its use in dental amalgam;
• restrict trade and prohibit the manufacture, import and export of mercury and a wide range of mercury-added products such as batteries or lights;
• control and reduce air emissions and land and water releases;
• ensure the safer storage and proper management of mercury waste.
Environmental Ambassadors for Sustainable Development (Environmental Ambassadors, EASD), as accredited organization, participated as the Observer.
EASD representative participated at IPEN Preparatory Meeting, Regional Meeting, Opening Ceremony, Thematic Session focus discussions on mercury as relevant to Land, MIA (Minamata Convention Initial Assessment) Clinics (where countries with UNEP, UNDP and UNIDO and partners showcase their MIA work, including lessons learned), as well as some Showcase Events and Knowledge Labs. To note that MIA for Serbia is under development (EASD contribute as stakeholder…). Also, EASD representative at Minamata COP1 communicate with official delegation of Serbia.
A "Hg-week" ("Mercury" week) coincide with COP1 and physically have its main hub in Geneva starting on Friday, 22 September and ending Thursday 28 September 2017. It featured a series of awareness raising events around the issue of Mercury. The objective of the "Hg-week" is to reach out to participants at COP1, as well as the public, students, and other experts and stakeholders interested in the field of chemicals and health.
Global Review of Mercury Monitoring Networks
We provide our input on the first draft of the 'Global Review of Mercury Monitoring Networks'. We suggest to add visualized layer of locations "of burning of fossil fuel " and "small scale mining" (or to make a reference if already exists at global scale).
The review is being developed within the framework of the project "Development of a Plan for Global Monitoring of Human Exposure to and Environmental Concentrations of Mercury", funded by the Global Environment Facility. It seeks to compile and synthesize available information on existing mercury monitoring networks, including (i) air monitoring, (ii) human biomonitoring, and (iii) biota monitoring. It also seeks to highlight gaps in the coverage and scope of the monitoring networks. Thus the report aims to provide a baseline for future activities, including the promotion of further coordination and cooperation between the various networks.
The draft review will be submitted by UNEP Chemicals and Waste Branch to the interim secretariat of the Minamata Convention on Mercury in response to the first call for information of the seventh session of the intergovernmental negotiating committee on mercury (INC 7), which, among others, invited stakeholders to submit to the interim secretariat information on existing monitoring programmes and how they can contribute to an overall monitoring approach, including availability of baseline information.
ENV.net Course: CSO Participation in Accession Process
9:30-10:00 Registration of participants
10:00-10:10 Short introduction of ENV.net project, Nataša Žugić-Drakulić, ENV.net coordinator for Serbia
10:10-11:10 Andjelka Mihajlov and Mirjana Drenovak Ivanovic, representatives of the Negotiation Team 27
11:10-11:30 Representative of the Negotiation Group 27, invited
11:30-11:50 Jelena Pajović van Reenen, representative of the Office for Cooperation with Civil Society
11:50-12:10 Natasa Djereg, Center for Ecology and Sustainable Development- CEKOR, National Convention on the EU: "Role of CSOs in Accession Process"
12:10-12:30 Hristina Stevanović-Čarapina, Environmental Ambassadors for Sustainable Development: "Position papers on Chemicals/Waste/IPPC, as the framework for discussion"
12:30-13:00 Discussion
13:00-14:00 Lunch
14:00-14:45 Richard Filcak, European Environmental Bureau: "Horizontal polices and legislation – lessons learned from the EU accession process, challenges and opportunities"
14:45-15:30 Richard Filcak, European Environmental Bureau: "CSOs in EC Progress Reporting"
15-30-16:00 Mirko Popović, Belgrade Open School: Coalition 27 Report on Serbia's progress in the Chapter 27 (Environment and Climate Change) of the EU pre-accession negotiation 27: Environment and Climate Change
16:00-16:30 Discussion
* Moderator: Aleksandra Mladenović, Executive Director, Environmental Ambassadors for Sustainable Development
SDGs as the relevant part of the context within which FEE operates
After a long series of intergovernmental negotiations on various themes,which saw a broad participation from major groups and civil society stakeholders under the guidance of the United Nations State Members, the Goals have been adopted on September 25th at the New York United Nations Summit by 193 Member States. In the same occasion, the UN launched their post-2015 development agenda, in which the Goals are integrated. UN Member States, the civil society and private sector contributors will use this new, universal set of goals, targets and indicators to guide development global efforts over the next 15 years in a concerted international action within the broadest, most ambitious development agenda ever agreed at the global level. The 17 Goals and 169 Targets are meant to be action-oriented, concise and easy to communicate, aspirational, global in nature and universally applicable to all countries, while taking into account the different national realities, capacities and levels of development and respecting national policies and priorities.
The Foundation for Environmental Education with its global network thus needs to frame and highlight its role as a stakeholder and trendsetter in the Sustainable Development process, particularly for environmental, educational and eco-tourism matters. The SDGs will define a relevant part of the context within which FEE operates, thus we are driven to reflect our work in the Goals.
FEE through its mission of fostering awareness, knowledge, participation, commitment, skills, actions and creativity on the environment and on sustainable development, shares the core values behind the set of SDGs. The programmes based on Education for Sustainable Development, such as YRE, Eco-Schools and LEAF show a strong link with the educational Goal (SDG 4) and the Goal on global partnership for sustainable development (SDG 17). FEE's tourism eco-labels, Green Key and Blue Flag, on the other hand, have a focus on making human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable (SDG 11) and on implementing tools for monitoring sustainable development impacts for tourism (SDG 12.b).
Thus, FEE as an umbrella organisation aims at reaching objectives as indicated in the SDGs:
– "Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages" (SDG 3).
– "Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote life-long learning opportunities for all" (SDG 4).
– "Ensure availability and sustainable management of water.." (SDG 6),
– "Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable, and modern energy for all" (SDG 7),
– "Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development" (SDG14), as well as to
– "Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems.." (SDG 15).
– "Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth.." (SDG 8), particularly to "..Implement policies to promote sustainable tourism which creates jobs, promotes local culture and products" (SDG 8.9).
– "Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable" (SDG 11).
– "Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns" (SDG 12).
– "Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts" (SDG 13).
– "..Promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems.." (SDG 15).
– "Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development.." (SDG 16), particularly to build transparent institutions and promote non-discriminatory policies for sustainable development (SDGs 16.6, 16.b) with a positive, proactive, democratic modus operandi and a strong synergic support to civil society and third sector.
– "Strengthen the means of implementation and revitalize the global partnership for sustainable development" (SDG 17) through a geographically spread, multi-stakeholder approach.
Programmes' overview:
a) YRE: Young Reporters for the Environment is a network of international youth engaged in environmental journalism and Education for Sustainable Development, where the students investigate an environmental problem and report it to the local community, while, at the international level, they may cooperate with young reporters from other countries for sharing information or data, with the aim of proposing a solution and disseminating it.
The most evident link between the Young Reporters for the Environment programme and the SDGs is found in the Goal 4:
"Ensure inclusive and equitable quality educationand promote lifelong learning opportunities for all" and its subparagraphs"..increase … the number of youth and adults who have relevant skills, including technical and vocational skills, for employment, decent jobs and entrepreneurship" (SDG 4.4) with the aim of learning to think critically, "ensure all learners acquire knowledge and skillsneeded to promote sustainable development, including among others through education for sustainable development and sustainable lifestyles, human rights, gender equality, promotion of a culture of peace and non-violence, global citizenship, and appreciation of cultural diversity and of cultures contribution to sustainable development" (SDG 4.7) for being able to connectwith concrete issues.
The environmental educational programme thus also wish for taking "action to combat climate change and its impacts" (SDG13), specifically for what concerns to "improveeducation, awareness raising and human and institutional capacity on climate change mitigation, adaptation, impact reduction, and early warning" (SDG 13.3) through active solution-oriented learning. The programme canalso help to"promote mechanisms for raising capacities for effective climate change related planning and management, in LDCs, including focusing on women, youth, local and marginalized communities" (SDG 13.b).
YRE is a network of young people educating for sustainable developmentand environmental issues in general, thus it also supportsthe aim of many other SDGs, such as:
"Promotesustainable agriculture" (SDG 2).
"Promote well-beingfor all at all ages" (SDG 3).
"Achieve gender equality and empowerall womenand girls" (SDG 5).
"Ensure availability and sustainable management of waterand sanitation for all", supporting and strengthening the participation of local communities (SDG6)
"Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable, and modern energyfor all"(SDG7)
"Promotesustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all", developing measures that support creativity and innovation (SDG8)
"Build resilient infrastructure, promoteinclusive and sustainableindustrializationand fosterinnovation"enhancing scientific research (SDG9)
"Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable … Reduce the adverse per capita environmental impact of cities, including by paying special attention to air quality, municipal and other waste management"(SDG 11)
"Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns", raising awareness on sustainable development and lifestyles which are in harmony with nature (SDG12)
"Conserve and sustainably use the oceans seas and marine resources for sustainable development", aiming to preventmarine pollution and protectmarine and coastal ecosystems (SDG14)
"Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, and halt and reverse land degradation and halt biodiversity loss", promoting the implementation of sustainable management of the forests (SDG15)
YRE helps to "Promotepeaceful and inclusive societies for sustainabledevelopment.."(SDG16)
YRE can encourage to "..Revitalize the global partnership for sustainable development" (SDG17)
The journalistic piece can influence the local communities to take action on various environmental matters
b) ECO-SCHOOLS: A global student-led change process in Education for Sustainable Development which involves also teachers' training, integration in the school curriculum, environmental reviews, action plans, monitoring and evaluation, informing and involving the local community, setting an eco-code focusing on the various environmental themes (water, energy, waste, global citizenship..).
The programme is fully in line with the Goals:
"Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all" increasing the number of youth and adults with relevant skills and ensuring that all learners acquire knowledge for promoting sustainable development, developinga culture of peace and global citizenship while upgrading education facilities to child, disability and gender sensitive ones as to provide a safe, inclusive and effective learning environment for all(SDG 4)
"Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable", strengthening efforts to safeguard the world's cultural and natural heritagewith a focus on schools' waste management, resource efficiency and climate change mitigation (e.g. Litter Less Campaign) (SDG 11)
"Strengthen the means of implementation and revitalize the global partnership for sustainable development" (SDG 17).
The implementation of the Eco-Schools programme also works towards the achievement of the aim of more SDGs, such as:
"Ensure healthy lives and promote well-beingfor all at all ages" (SDG 3)
"Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all", improving water quality and water-use efficiency with pollution reduction, minimizing the release ofhazardous chemicals, halving the proportion of untreated wastewater,increasing recycling or safe reuse and ensuring sustainable withdrawals together with the strengthening of the participation of local communitiesfor such purposes (SDG 6)
"Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable, and modern energy for all" increasing the share of renewable energy and energy efficiency, with the result of creating also savings (SDG 7)
"Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all"with the improvement of resource efficiency in consumption and production as to endeavour to decouple economic growthfrom environmental degradation (SDG 8)
"Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization and foster innovation" (SDG 9)
"Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns", using the natural resources efficiently, reducing the waste generation (including the food waste) and managing sustainably the chemical products (SDG 12)
"Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts"specially improving education, awareness raising and capacity on climate change mitigation, adaptation, impact reduction and early warning (SDG 13)
"Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrialecosystems.." (SDG 15)
"Promotepeacefuland inclusivesocietiesfor sustainable development… and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels" highlighting the theme ofsocial justice(SDG 16).
c) LEAF: Learning About Forests wants to encourage environmental education through awareness raising among students, teachers and the wider school community, to increase knowledge about the key role forests play for sustainable life on our planet, reflecting their cultural, ecological, economic and social functions, with themes as biodiversity, climate, products or services, codes and myths.
The key Goals linked to the Learning About Forests programme are:
"Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all", increasing the number of youths and adults who have relevant skills and ensuring that all learners (referring to the whole school community) acquire knowledge and skills needed to promote sustainable development, including through education for sustainable development and lifestyles in harmony with nature (SDG 4)
"Ensure availability and sustainable management of water..", protecting water-related ecosystems and supporting the participation of local communitiesfor improving water management(SDG 6)
"Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainable manage forests, combat desertification, and halt and reverse land degradation and halt biodiversity loss", ensuring a sustainable use of terrestrial and inland freshwater ecosystems and their services, including their biodiversity, in particular forests, wetlands mountains and drylands, preventing the extinction of threatened species(SDG 15)
The principles behind LEAF are compatible with the aim of more SDGs:
"End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition, and promotesustainable agriculture", implementing agricultural practices, such as the tree-planting events, which help maintain ecosystems and progressively improve land and soil quality (SDG 2)
"Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages" (SDG3)
"Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainableand modern energyfor all" (SDG7)
"Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment..", endeavouring to decouple economic growth from environmental degradation and devising policies that encourage sustainable tourism which promotes local culture and products, such as jobs related to the forest, while learning to respect the forest community as well as its myths, laws and codes (SDG8)
"Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable", strengthening efforts to protect and safeguard the world's cultural and natural heritage while supporting positive links between the urban and the rural areas as to widen the access to inclusive green and publicspaces (SDG11)
"Ensure sustainable consumption patterns" through relevant information and awareness for achieving sustainable management and efficient use of natural resources (SDG12)
"Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts" improving education and awareness raising on climatechange and the role of forests (SDG13)
"Strengthen the means of implementation and revitalize the global partnership for sustainable development" (SDG17).
d) BLUE FLAG: The world's biggest voluntary eco-label for beaches, marinas and eco-tourism boats works towards sustainable development through compliance with criteria dealing with environmental education and information, environmental management, water quality, safety and other services.
The principles and rules of the programme comply with the content of many Goals:
"Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all", improving water quality with pollution reduction and minimization of hazardous chemicals release, increasing recycling, safe reuse and water-use efficiency through the usage of sustainable withdrawals as to protect water-related ecosystems also with the support and participation of local communities (SDG 6)
"Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all"improving the resource efficiencyin consumption while devising and implementing policies to promote sustainable tourism which creates job, promotes local culture and products.Blue Flag focuses as well on the protection of labour rights together with the promotion of a safe and secure working environment and the prohibition of child labour (SDG 8)
"Build resilient infrastructure.."upgrading it as to be sustainable and equipped with clean technologies (SDG 9)
"by 2030 empower and promote the social, economic and political inclusion of all irrespective of age, sex, disability, race, ethnicity, origin, religion or economic or other status"with the aim of reducing inequalities and discriminatory practices for wages as social protection policies (SDG 10.2)
"Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable"enhancing capacities for participatory and sustainable human settlements as to strengthen the efforts for safeguarding the world's cultural and natural heritage while providing universal access to the public spaces particularly for women and children, older persons and persons with disabilities(SDG 11)
"Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns"for the efficient use of natural resources, through a sound management and reduction of chemicals and wastes and the promotion of sustainable public procurement practices (SDG 12)
"Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development"preventing and reducing marine pollutionalso from land-based activities, addressing the impacts of ocean acidification and conserving coastal and marine areas. Blue Flags also contributes in increasing the economic benefits to SIDS and LDCs with the sustainable use of marine resources through tourism (SDG 14)
"Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems… halt and reverse land degradation and halt biodiversity loss" for halting the loss of biodiversity and preventing the extinction of threatened species, also through the integration of ecosystem values into local planning policies (SDG 15).
The implementation of the Blue Flag programme also work towards the aim of several more SDGs:
• "Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages" (SDG3)
• "Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all"as education has a central role in the programme and reaches out for all the persons involved in it as well as for theusers (SDG4)
• "Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls"(SDG5)
• "Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable,and modern energy for all" to help increasing the share of renewable energy and energy efficiency(SDG7)
• "Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts"(SDG 13)
• "Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development.."enforcing non-discriminatory policies for sustainable development (SDG16)
• Strengthen the means of implementation and revitalize the global partnership for sustainable development"through a multi-stakeholder partnership, which involves also public partnersand local authorities,where knowledge and expertise are shared (SDG17)
e) GREEN KEY: This eco-label for tourism facilities (hotels, campsites, small accommodations, tourist attractions and restaurants) is a voluntary award that aims at contributing to prevent climate change and reach sustainable tourism by awarding and promoting best practice, with the goal of changing the environmental practices at the awarded establishments but also the behaviour of tourism actors, including guests, staff, suppliers, authorities, local communities so to involve them in increasingly safeguarding their own environment. The focus is on themes such as environmental management, water, waste and energy saving, involvement and awareness of guests and staff, management of food and beverage and open spaces.
For what concerns the part of the programme related to environmental management, the Goals mainly involved are:
"Ensure … sustainable management of water.." improving its quality, having the proportion of untreated wastewater, increasing recycling, safe reuse and sustainable withdrawals of freshwater (SDG 6)
"Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization and foster innovation"setting rules for developing or upgrading quality infrastructures to support economic development and human well-being for an increased resource use efficiency and greateradoption of clean technologies (SDG 9)
"Make … human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable"paying attention to air quality, indoor environment and waste management as to tackle climate change(SDG 11)
"Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns"with rules for achieving sustainable management of natural resources,respecting eco-criteria for food and beverages, reducing waste generationand achieving environmentallysound management of chemicals (SDG 12).
This way the programme "develops and implements tools to monitor sustainable development impacts for sustainable tourism which creates jobs, promotes local culture and products" (12.b).
As an eco-tourism programme focused on the environmental awareness of staff and guests, the Goals principally involved are:
"Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being.." where the programme has to encourage the users to take part in green activities (SDG 3)
"..ensure all learners acquire knowledge and skills needed to promote sustainable development, including among others through education for sustainable development and sustainable lifestyles, human rights.." as part of the "educational Goal" (number 4), whereby the learners are the recipients of the environmental information expected in the implementation of the programme (SDG 4.7)
"Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all", as the Green Key programme sets Corporate Social Responsibility and safety rules for the workers(SDG 8)
"Take urgent action tocombat climate change and its impacts"through a reduced environmental impact but also through the improvement of education and awareness raising for both the facilities' staff and users (SDG 13)
"..revitalize the global partnership for sustainable development" (SDG 17).
"Little progress" in Chapter 27 issues in 2013, according to EC
Serbian first priority is accession to EU.
EC Delegation in Serbia, present to relevant CSOs, on October 18, 2013 , Serbia Progress Report 2013, in which the Commission services present their assessment of what Serbia as the candidate country has achieved over the last year. Presentation on 2013 Reports' economic chapters is followed by discussion by CSOs representatives, including the NGOs as the one of category of CSOs. Environmental Chapter have great attention in discussion part of the meeting.
Related to Chapter 27, overall EC conclusions is "little progress".
Although there are a lot of challenges ( EU Enlargement Factsheets – Energy, Climate Change and Environment ), EC conclusion is in some relevant segments different that ENV.net Study (ENV.net-Study-Extended-Summary-June-2013 ).
ENV.net Serbia Team prepared document: Reading of 2013 Progress Report for Serbia and Strategy by ENV.net Serbia Team ( Serbia 2013 Progress Report and Strategy – Reading by ENV.net Serbia Team ). Resulting key words are : Group 1 : civil society organizations, empowered civil society, Dialogue between decision makers and stakeholders , Public awareness, public participation and consultation process; Group 2: sustainable growth, synergies between environment and economy, emissions to air /air quality , waste management , environmental governance , climate change, protected areas, water management, chemicals management, environmental impact assessment, integral pollution and prevention control (industrial emissions); Group 3: implementation of adopted legislation, Intra- and inter-institutional cooperation, proper functioning of the core institutions, coordination of sectoral policies; Group 4: the skills gap, education and training.
Some background information for SERBIA: candidate – applied in 2009, obtained candidate status in March 2012. The EU-facilitated dialogue between Belgrade and Pristina was launched in March 2011. The First agreement of principles governing normalisation of relations was reached with Kosovo in April 2013. The momentum of reforms has also been reinvigorated in Serbia. The European Council decided in June 2013 to open accession negotiations. The first Intergovernmental Conference on Serbia's accession negotiations will be held in January 2014 at the very latest, after the Council adopts the negotiating framework, which was proposed by the Commission in July 2013. In the meantime, the 'screening' began in September 2013. The Stabilisation and Association Agreement (SAA) entered into force on 1 September. – see more
ENV.net snapshot analysis: While waiting for EC 2013 Progress Report
ENV.net snapshot analysis
Legislation: In terms of the degree of compliance with the EU environmental acquis, intense legislative activity of the Ministry in charge of Environment and other institutions with responsibility in this area has led to a significant level of transposition of the relevant EU regulations. According to the Progress Monitoring Report for the year of 2012, the majority of EU directives relating to the so-called horizontal issues, nature protection, management of chemicals and noise are completely or almost completely transposed into national legislation. In other areas (air quality, waste management, water protection and industrial pollution control) the bulk of EU legislation has largely been transposed into national legislation. With regard to the obligations of the Republic of Serbia as a non-Annex 1 country in the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change and the complexity and cost of implementation of these regulations, the compliance with the acquis in the climate package has just started. National Environmental Approximation Strategy, with the assumption that the Serbia will be a member of the EU by 2019, provides for the achievement of full transposition of most of the acquis by the end of 2014.
Administrative and institutional capacity: The existing administrative capacity, especially at the local level are assessed as insufficient for adequate implementation. Given the complexity of the environmental acquis, and the fact that the jurisdiction of the EU is divided between a numbers of institutions in this area, there is a strong need to further strengthen inter-agency cooperation and coordination.
Environmental infrastructure: Given the state of the infrastructure, as well as the experience of the new EU member states in this process, the Strategy estimates that full implementation of EU regulations will be completed by 2030, and that the total cost of full implementation of EU legislation in the field of environment will be around 10.6 billion euros.
Financial investments: Given the institutional complexity and multidisciplinary nature of the field of environment, full transposition of the acquis may require a longer time frame, especially in the case of directives that require large financial investments (heavy investment directives).
Year 2013: The activities in the sector stagnated in 2013, and it is to be seen how it will be reported in the 2013 Progress Report, as well as to see the further "speed" to implement commitments in environmental sector.
EASD participated in the process towards Progress report for 2013 (2013-Progress-Report-EASD-contribution).
Establishment of the South East European Platform to Beat Pollution – SEEPP
Recap the moments from EnE19/ENV.net Conference
Round table AIR QUALITY IN SERBIA AND REGION, YESTERDAY, TODAY, AND TOMORROW – CLEAN AIR – HEALTHY FUTURE: draft agenda available
March 2019: UN Environment : 4th Assembly (and pre- and side-events) , ENV.net related event
February 2019: Advancing environmental sustainability action- Financial Support to Third Parties for Monitoring and Evidence-Based Advocacy under the ENV.Net Project –
November 2018: To report: The first Regional Conference on Circular Economy was success ; The first regional conference on circular economy, Belgrade, November 2018: Agenda
Call for sub-grants (6.novembar 2018: Otvoren poziv za dodelu sub-grantova u okviru ENV.net projekta)
YRE competition: apply before February 1, 2019.; Theme: Energy Efficiency
ENV.net Initiative: to update National Strategy on Sustainable Use of Natural Resources and Goods, by applying Circular Economy concept ; ENV.net Initiative and Knowledge based advocacy: to update National Strategy of Sustainable Use of Natural Resources
Circular economy knowledge based advocacy in Eco-schools network in Serbia
May 2018. Guest lectures made at two Universities in Serbia: "Circular economy is concept and process, and still not full circle" ; Participation at the Green Parliamentary Group meeting
Follow project at : facebook.com/envnetsite/ and www.env-net.org
February 2018 – ENV.net 3 Kick-off Meeting in Tirana
In December 2017. we started with ENV.net 3 : ENV-net factoring the environmental portfolio for Western Balkans and Turkey in the EU Policy Agenda
(reference number 2017/394-372)
Development of ENV.net in West Balkan and Turkey: giving citizens a voice to influence the environmental process reforms for closer EU integration – EuropeAid/132438/C/ACT/Multi – 2012/306-642 and 2014/351-610 (2012-2016)
The project builds on the experience of an EU-funded project, namely the Environment Forum , implemented in the period 2009-2012, aiming at developing capacities of environmental NGOs to establish a constructive dialogue with national authorities. The present project strategy has been designed to achieve a greater commitment and capacity of a group of CSOs coming from Environment Forum experience and which have agreed on the creation of a new network, the ENV.net, to support the civil activism, give citizens a voice and influence the public reform processes in the approximation to the environment acquis. With the view to further enhance their capacities to work with CSOs and to share experience with other European countries, EEB has accepted to participate and to share its experience. Project objective – Greater commitment and capacity of the ENV.net to give citizens a voice and influence public sector reform processes in the environment sector through analysis, monitoring and advocacy.
Partners for project implementation are: Puntosud , EASD , Co-PLAN , EEB – European Environmental Bureau , ATRC and TEMA . EASD Activity circles represent the scope of our activities.
Project launched site for presentation of activities in all participating countries, as well as facebook page and ENV.net Newsletters.
ENV.net – Serbia team include: Dr Nataša Žugić Drakulić –National Coordinator and Filip Jovanović – assistant , chosen in transparent process by " Environmental Ambassadors for Sustainable Development", partner organisation in this project. In addition, National consultant for European integration is Prof dr Andjelka Mihajlov (in the first year of the project), dr Hristina Stevanović Čarapina is leading expert .
Some of activities could be followed only in Serbian, like calls to participate, and other actions targeted to citizens in Serbia.
Highlights: ENV.net publications
- A Guideline of EU Accession Monitoring Tools for CSOs in candidate and potential candidate countries: Chapter 27, (Authors and contributors: Andjelka Mihajlov, Natasa Zugic-Drakulic, Filip Jovanovic, Federico Bastia, Simona Pogliani, Mara Silina, Teida Shehi and Dusko Hristov), Published by Environmental Ambassadors for Sustainable Development with the financial assistance of the EU – ENV.net project document, Belgrade January 2015
- How to influence environmental policy through effective advocacy (Authors: Margherita Tolotto and Mara Silina), ENV.net Advocacy Toolkit, European Environmental Bureau, Brussels, January 2015
- Climate change and challenges of the enlargement (Authors: Anja Kolmuss, Dragana Mileusnic, Zanna Vanrenterghem and Richard Filcak), ENV.net Advocacy Toolkit, European Environmental Bureau, Brussels,September 2016
October 2016:Regional conference "The environmental challenges, EU enlargement and public participation – the role of media on advocating environmental issues!
June 2016: Agenda, EnE16-ENV.net Zbornik radova/Proceedings of papers ; WED Messages from Serbia: 12th Regional Conference "Environment to Europe" , REPORT FROM EnE16-ENV.net, BELGRADE, SERBIA
April 2016 – ENV.net Course: CSO Participation in Accession Process , Chapter 27: CSOs participation
March 2016 – New internet portal: Greenweb
January 2016 – Save the date for EnE16-ENV.net Conference ; We participate: Regional Conference: "Sustainability of the FPAs" , Brussels . Water-food-energy-ecosystems nexus assessment in the Sava River Basin – Lessons learned and further steps
October – December 2015 – Ministry support to ENV.net , Event
October – Partnership for Climate Change issue : Serbia's climate talks – on the way to Paris
June 11 – European Commission Vice-President Mr Maroš Šefčovič had meeting with CSOs in Belgrade. EASD participate!
June 7 – Bicycling-ENV.net promotion in town Gornji Milanovac , Green day in Gornji Milanovac
June 5 – Regional Conference "Environment to Europe" EnE15 – ENV.net EU Environmental Horizontal Legislation: Methods, Standards and Tools , Invitation , AGENDA , Proc. of papers
May 26, 2015 – Promotional activity
April 21, 2015 – Participation in Public Hearing on Climate Change related challenges in Republic of Serbia
April – THE ELEVENTH REGIONAL CONFERENCE ENVIRONMENT TO EUROPE – ENE15 – ENV.NET acknowledged as the European Sustainable Development Week event
March 22 – Celebrating the World Water Day in Serbia: field visit to Ada Ciganlija
February 2, 2015: Invitation for EnE15-ENV.net Conference launched
January 29, 2015: A Guideline of EU Accession Monitoring Tools for CSOs in candidate and potential candidate countries (ENV.net region): Chapter 27 , document finalized
January 27, 2015: Promotion of Publication
January 8, 2015: Promotion of Publication
December 31: Thematic Publication "Environment to Europe", 2014 ( Tematski zbornik radova "Životna sredina ka Evropi")
December 12: ENV.net Serbia Seminar: Environmental Education in Schools
November 24-25, ENV.net on the margins of ECF Annual Meeting in Brussels with European Commision
November 4-5 , Regional training on the process of designation of potential Natura 2000 sites
October 30 – Conference "EU accession in the field of environmental protection and the role of local authorities"
October 28 – Ministry of Agriculture and Environmental Protection is co-funded ENV.net project , contract signed
October 22-23, Belgrade: ENV.net training: "EU project design process and Implementation of environmental policy", Invitation , Agenda , Training
October 2014 – ENV.net brochure published and presented
October 14 – ENV.net related: Participation on Conference "Eco-standards and Education"
October 8 – "Little progress has been made in the areas of environment and climate change"
September 29 – ENV.net Round-table Dialogue for Green Future (ENV.net okrugli sto sa niškim srednjoškolcima "Dijalogom ka zelenijoj budućnosti") (sub-grant)
September 23-25, Brussels: ENV.net preparatory partnership meeting and Framework Partnership Agreement (FPA) Closing Event for Phase I
September 19-24 , We are following Explanatory Screening for the Chapter 27
September 9 – Peer Review mission on the state of play of the implementation of selected EU environmental Directives in Serbia : meeting related nature protection, participation
August 29 – ENV.net (sub-granting) publication published PUBLICATION : "Species of plants and animals of special conservation concern in EU" , in Serbian
July 27 – Partnership with media – Radio Beograd 2
June 19 – Eco-package initiative as the example environmental education for the future EU citizens
June 5 – CONFERENCE , ENV.net multi-stakeholder Conference on Chapter 27: about 200 participants
June 4 – Meeting with media , Moments from the Conference for Media
May 29, 2014 – ENV.net Serbia Conference organisation on the good track –Agenda for EnE14/ENV.net Conference "Environment to Europe", June 5, 2014 in SCC – opening at 10:00
May 22-24, 2014 – 4th Partners Meeting in Milan
May 13, 2014 – European Solar Days – participation in promotion of EU environmental values
May 10, 2014 – ENV.net Let us clean up Europe! event: Ada Ciganlija Beograd ; ENV.net Serbia with children, parents and teachers "cleaning up Serbia" , Event in pictures
May 22-24, 2014 – 4th ENV.net Partners Meeting in Milan
May 7-8, 2014 – Some of ENV.net Partners meet in the corridors of ECRAN ECF Meeting
April 25, 2014 – UNEP acknowledged EnE14-ENV.net 2014 Conference as the World Environmental Day Event
April 5, 2014 – Education for future citizens of EU: guest lecturing at the Law Faculty
April 4, 2014 – EU Delegation to Serbia: Consultative Meeting with CSOs on progress towards EU in 2014
Aprl 4, 2014 – We participated to the meeting related to EU-Serbia Civil Society Joint Consultative Committee – JCC
April 2, 2014 – ECRAN NGOs Environment and Climate Change Forum – Evaluation Outcome – Congratulation to ENV.net partners!!!!
April 1, 2014 – Protego and Protecta sign subcontracting contracts
Marc 20-9, 2014 – EASD written contribution to the 2014 Progress Report
March 25, 2014 – Participation on UNECE consultation related to the 3rd EPR for Serbia
March 23, 2014 – ENV.net sub-grants winners announced , ENV.net
March 20, 2014 – We participate on Panel at Faculty of Organisation Sciences – University of Belgrade : Knowledge about Environment
March 9, 2014 – Technical (formal requests) evaluation of sub-grants application finished: 45 projects eligible for further evaluation
March 6, 2014 – Promotion of global activity EARTH HOUR (Marh 29, 20:30-21:30) and call for participation
March 4-6, 2014 – We participate in Zagreb on Workshop on Water-Food-Energy-Ecosystems Nexus Assessment in the Sava River Basin
From February 2014 – EU negotiation process: we are following explanatory screenings
February 26, 2014 – In accordance with procedure, QUESTIONS by potential applicants with our ANSWERS are posted on web site on February 26, at 07:00 , taking in account questions received by February 25 at 23:59
February 20-21, 2014 – EASD-ENV.net Serbia participated in defining the first strategic framework for CSOs development
February 18,2014- Knowledge based advocacy: Environment should be within priorities in the negotiations with EU
February 13, 2014 – Environment in youth policy in Serbia
February 12, 2014 – Meeting with ENVAP2 Project representatives
February 7, 2014 – Participation on Training related the Sector Planning Documents – SPDs
February 1, 2014 – Call of proposals for ENV.net sub-granting in Serbia "EU: we watch and learn to be ready!"
January 30, 2014 – Participation on public hearing by the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) Study Group
January 30,2014 – Thematic meeting of the SECO mechanism on IPA II programming
January 30, 2014 – Participate in the Mapping of CSOs and other stakeholders in in the process of EU accession negotiations
January 19, 2014 – EASD / ENV.net Team reading of European Parliament Resolution, January 2014
January 07, 2014 – Starting preparation for ENV.net 2014 Round-table / Conference
January 2, 2014 – Attention to ENVIRONMENT in EUROPA DAIRY
December 23, 2013 – Workshop on environmental values for kindergarten children from Sombor (Minutes) , Participation on meetings in Nature Protection Institute and Agency for Environmental Protection
Decembar 20, 2013 – In media : Promotion of knowledge based information
December 20, 2013 – Environmental Education for future EU citizens , Minutes
December 17, 2013 – ENV.net region news: European Affairs ministers give green light to Serbia's EU negotiations
December 16, 2013: Workshop for strategic planning of further work SECO mechanism
December 3, 2013 – ENV.net presented to the master students of Faculty of Security Studies
December 2, 2013 – Eye on EU integration process: Parliament of Serbia , Eye on SEE regional cooperation
November 28, 2013 – Meeting FPA project grantees with DG Enlargement representative
November 25, 2013 – Partnership with Media : Partnership agreement with Journalist' Association of Serbia
Environmental Education of future EU citizens: Activity on November 19,2013
|Acknowledging the outreach of ENV.net Survey and ENV.net 2013 Roudtable recomendations, EASD – ENV.net Serbia recognized importance of children/youth education for active EU citizenship , through promotion of EU environmental values. We would like to share moments from kindergarten "Pčelice", from village Šetonje, as promotion event for environmental values in education. With children and teachers, as well as EASD Team, there were Prof dr Ivica Radovic and mr Ljubiša Antonijević, assistant ministers for education and science.
Partnership with municipality – On November 18., 2013, ENV.net project presented on the Round table in Municipality Vračar (within City of Belgrade).
Cooperation with TACSO Serbia – On November 15. 2013, in Belgrade, TACSO Advisory Committee (LAG) organized a consultative meeting with representatives of civil society organizations and networks and Serbian civil society expert community. At the meeting a draft of a document on the assessment needs of civil society in Serbia was discussed.
EASD prepared Opinion and contribution to the Draft Strategy Paper for the Republic of Serbia 2014-2020. Through SECO mechanism opinion is sent to Governmental Office for European Integration. Opinion is based on Serbia 2013 Progress Report and Strategy – Reading by ENV.net Serbia Team .
Organisation capacity building process: EASD acknowledged becoming IPEN network Participating Organization
CSOs at the First constituting meeting of European Union-Serbia Stabilization and Association Parliamentary Committee
Eye on environmental laws changes: monitoring compliance with EU directives
November 2013. – The third ENV.net partnership meeting in Milan
28. October – Meeting with European Parliamentarians
ENV.net Serbia Team prepared document: Reading of 2013 Progress Report for Serbia and Strategy by ENV.net Serbia Team ( Serbia 2013 Progress Report and Strategy – Reading by ENV.net Serbia Team ).
22. and 23 October – Education on sustainable management of lead/chemicals
October 18 – EC Delegation in Serbia, present to relevant CSOs, on October 18, 2013 , Serbia Progress Report 2013, in which the Commission services present their assessment of what Serbia as the candidate country has achieved over the last year.
October 2013 : Participated on different events organized to raise awareness to EU approximation environmental challenges.
Promotion of ENV.net facebook page!
October 2, 2013 – ENV.net team participated at the First SEE Regional Science Promotion Conference (SCIPROM), opened in Belgrade, with the aim to bring together science promotion professionals, practitioners and enthusiasts to share experience and network in order to strengthen the link between science and society in our Region. In the current competitive global environment it is an imperative to enhance economic and social capacities by improving the educational structure of society, inspiring innovation and technological advancement and creating a milieu for appreciation of the value and benefits of knowledge. In the opening address, Minister for Education, Science and Technology development of Serbia underlined, among others the importance of knowledge based actions, as well as the importance of drinking water for development. Conference bring international experts and representatives of international organizations, research and educational institutions, science camps, science communicators, NGOs, private sector and media on board.
This conference justify the path of ENV.net Serbia implementation and development, linking European Integration, Knowledge based activities and sectors : Education, Science and Environment/Natural Resources.
Waste management and water management are considered as two important segments of environmental acquis and studies in this area represent an important aspect of ENV.net project. Environmental accession status of Serbia ( waste , water and EIA thematic issues) was presented by EASD team at International Conferences in Vienna (Austria) and Zadar (Croatia), as well as on chemicals at SAICM Regional Meeting (Skopje, Macedonia FYR).
In addition, possible ENV.net partnerships are discussed with other participants and interested CSOs.
In Skopje, EASD representative met Macedonian 4x4x4 BB representative on September 26, 2013, to discuss possible enlargement of ENV.net project to Macedonia.
Promotion of ENV.net site in place Join us!
Added value for ENV.net Serbia is EASD activities within the development of Post-Rio+20 Agenda.
Office for Cooperation with Civil Society organised on September 6, 2013 Conference devoted to negotiating Chapter 27 (Environment). Presentation (in Serbian) from the Conference includes: Poglavlje 27 pregovori, Iskustvo R Slovenije, Natura 2000 Ministarstvo, Uloga civilnog drustva u monitoringu, Natura 2000 NGO )
September 2013: ENV.net project presented in the Ministry of Education, Science and Development of Serbia (Meeting of the National Committee for Environmental Education Programs)
August 2013. – Snapshot analysis
Participation at UNEP Global Major Groups and Stakeholder Forum, Global Ministerial Environment Forum and High-Level Gender Forum
Environmental Ambassadors for Sustainable Development participated at the "Global Major Groups and Stakeholders Forum (GMGSF-14)", and "The First Universal Session of the Governing Council/ Global Ministerial Environment Forum (GC-27/GMEF)," Nairobi, 16-22 February 2013. Ministers meeting for the first time under universal membership of 193 member states- again as a result of the decisions taken and adopted last year at Rio+20 and the UN General Assembly later in the year- adopted a welter of other decisions relating to the way UNEP will operate and work as the global platform for environmental policy-making and action over the coming years and decades. Governments called for the transformation of the existing Governing Council into a UN Environment Assembly of UNEP and to build stronger links between UNEP's science-based Global Environment Outlook process and its ministerial meetings – further implementing the call by member states at Rio + 20to strengthen the science-policy interface.
Among the wealth of other decisions taken at the first Universal Membership of the UNEP Governing Council were: 1. A UNEP-led consortium will host and coordinate the Climate Technology Centre and Network (CTCN) which will be the implementing arm of the Technology Mechanism of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), 2. The CTCN will work on leap-frogging the technical and financial hurdles to the even greater take-up of clean and renewable energies to low carbon tranportation and energy efficient buildings, 3. Full operationalization of a decade-long initiative to decouple economic growth from unsustainable use of natural resources and pollution generation-the 10 Year Framework of Programmes for Sustainable Consumption and Production Patterns (10YFP for SCP), 4. The UNEP-hosted initiative will assist countries in areas from sustainable public procurement, lifestyles and education to sustainable buildings and construction and sustainable tourism, including ecotourism – again bringing from outcome to implementation other key aspects of the Rio+20 Future We Want, 5. Governments also decided to convene in October this year an intergovernmental diplomatic conference to formally adopt the Minamata Convention on Mercury that was agreed in January in Geneva under a UNEP-facilitated negotiation-again a further implementation of the Rio+20 outcome document.
Over 1300 participants from 147 countries, including 80 ministers, representatives of UN agencies, international organizations, academia, NGOs, business and industry, and women and youth organizations attended the first Universal Session of the GC following the decision of the United Nations General Assembly to strengthen and upgrade UNEP, as called for in the Rio+20 outcome document. Delegates adopted 13 decisions, on inter alia:
– the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES);
– coordination across the UN system, including the Environment Management Group (EMG);
– oceans;
– sustainable consumption and production;
– the green economy in the context of sustainable development;
– advancing justice, governance and law;
– state of the environment; and
– chemicals and wastes.
The GC adopted a decision on institutional arrangements that, inter alia, invites the UN General Assembly to rename UNEP's governing body "UN Environment Assembly," and provides that the body "will ensure" the active participation of all relevant stakeholders and explore new mechanisms to promote transparency and effective engagement of civil society in its work and that of its subsidiary bodies, inter alia, by: developing by 2014 a process for stakeholder accreditation and participation that builds on the existing rules of procedure and takes into account the inclusive modalities of the Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD) and other relevant UN bodies.
The day before the Governing Council got underway, the Network of Women Ministers and Leaders for the Environment (NWMLE) and UNEP hosted the second High-Level Gender Forum. Prof Andjelka Mihajlov participates, by invitation to "Gender Forum" as a member of the "Network of Environmental Women Ministers and Leaders", as the former Minister for Protection of Natural Resources and Environment. The forum participants called upon ministers and environmental leaders to have dedicated officials for coordination of related gender and environment programmes and agreed to send a consolidated proposal on gender actions to be forwarded for consideration by UN Secretary General's High-level Panel of Eminent Persons on the Post 2015 Development Agenda. The women ministers also requested nations to support the ratification of the Minamata convention on Mercury, which opens for signing in October.
More about meetings at www.unep.org . Moments from EASD participation are in Galleries of pictures. These activities are foreseen as the important international cooperation activities.
Prior to this, organisation participate at Rio+20 Conference.
Program initiatives
Program Initiative: to measure progress in ensuring a safe and healthy work environment through reducing spending for paper, batteries, toners, cleaning products, etc.
Program Initiative: Chemicals – harmful substances, Hazardous Waste and Environmental Health
In developing SAICM activities, EASD is promoting activities related to the sound management of chemicals, including activities on related environmental health consequences.
6th UN regional meeting on SAICM, Poland, February 2018: we participate
Mercury Initial Assessment in the Republic of Serbia Workshop – we participate
Toxic pesticide globally banned after (un)precedented vote at UN meeting on chemicals
Program Initiative: Women Participation Assessment
EASD is organisation lead by women, and presence of women experts within the team should be noted. Organisation is piloting assessment of women participation within activities.
Programming initiatives are in particular focused to multisectoral and intersectoral cooperation to fullfill goals:
- Development of mutual cooperation and cooperation with relevant international organisations of the same and similar professions;
- Development of all forms of successful cooperation with other professional organisations and associations in the interest of its members;
- Initiating and support of those activities and initiatives aimed at preserving the environment and spatial planning, savings and rationalisation of consumption of all types of energy, eco-system services and inclusion of environmental protection in the other sector's policies;
- Cooperation with relevant scientific, profesional, economic and other organisations and bodies on the implementation of tasks of common interest;
- Affirmation and protection of fundamental values, interes and positions of sustainable development and environment in the society through the promotion of human, professional, scientific and artistic aspects on environmental protection in all areas of profession.
The Program of Education for Environment and Sustainable Development
The Program of Education for Environment and Sustainable Development, is focused towards:
- Education and training at all levels as the public interest (in the form of informal education and training, participation in formal education and training, as well as life-long-learning education and trainings), and in particular the development of syllabuses and implementation of educational programs in the fields of management, environmental management, environmental and sustainable development governance, implementation of national, EU, sub-regional and global legislation, waste management, chemicals management, biodiversity, integral pollution prevention and control, standards, green economy, climate change, green public procurement, public participation In decision making, including on-line and electronic methods, camps and summer-schools, schools in nature, as well as fundraising and investment of the same in staff, awards, scholarship, grants, funds, equipment and facilities, all for the purpose of realisation of objectives;
- Preparation and participation in project designs, studies, plans, strategies and legal solutions.
- Cooperation with relevant scientific, profesional, economic and other organisations and bodies on the implementation of tasks of common interest;
- Organisation and realisation of professional examinations in cooperation with competent authorities for issuing the relevant certificates and licenses for functioning in the fields of the environmental impact assessment and strategic impact assessment, in accordance with the law;
- Organisation and implementation of eco-certification in cooperation with the competent authorities and organisations for issuing appropriate certificates in the field of assessment of fulfillment of international standards and programs relation to the environment and sustainable development;
- Awarding of appropriate rewards and recognitions for successful achievements in the field of sustainable development and environment;
In order to achieve these objectives, the Association monitors among other scientific and technical literature in the field of environmental protection and sustainable development, organize, solely or together with other organizations, professional meetings, conferences, seminars and other forms of education, announces the publication of matters relating to development and application of technical and scientific publications in the field of sustainable development and the environment, in accordance with the law, in order to improve the social and economic aspects of sustainable development, working with universities, collegues, schools, professional associations and other similar organizations at home and abroad, gives professional expertise, arbitration, provides advice, opinions and reviews, has been doing research and development in multidisciplinary, natural, technical, technological, biotech, and technical and social sciences, develops international (global, EU) and regional cooperation, developing partnerships with other organizations and institutions in the country, and others.


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M2018-03 MV Priamos's stranding in Kotka 12 September 2018
Based on section 2 of the Safety Investigation Act (525/2011), the Accident Investigation Authority decided to initiate an investigation into MV Priamos's stranding off Mussalo harbour in Kotka 12 September 2018.
MV Priamos collided with buoy and stranded nearby shallow. The vessel was damaged and had to be towed back to quay.
Licentiate of Science (Technology) Olavi Huuska has been appointed as the Head of the Investigation Team, the other members being Safety investigator Hannu Hänninen, Captain Tero Haapalinna, Captain Sakari Häyrinen and Captain Sami Raappana. Chief Marine Safety Investigator Risto Haimila acts as the investigator-in-charge of the investigation.
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New Toyota items are something rejuvenating on USA market mainly, and later in central Europe. With many redesigned parts, new 2019 Toyota Land Cruiser will justify all expectations from its clients. With new technologies and compact design, this SUV will describe some cosmetic patterns which will follow next generations. Considering that various data are kept in silence, brand-new spy shots are informing us a lot. However, we can not anticipate any closer information prior to last development in production. The Japanese carmaker is not making any mistakes and is sure to have a safe vehicle with a guarantee of quality and durance.
2019 Toyota Land Cruiser Engine
There are not many brand-new data about the engine specs. The present model has in usage 381 hp ranked 5.7-liter V-8 engine with 8-speed set transmission. This motor has strong performance and it has high pulling power. With recent data from the main website, we can just assume that brand-new engine will have hybrid powertrain with considerable fuel minimize. The motor itself will consist of lighter products in an inner structure which is more useful for the general lineup. Inning accordance with some rumors, the main model of the engine will appear in mid-2020. This SUV will have controlled motor with possibly more engine possibilities, however for now, we anticipating some major upgrade for current system.
2019 Toyota Land Cruiser Redesign
There are no crucial changes in exterior as much is in the interior. With new materials in general design, new 2019 Toyota Land Cruiser will have a compact and stylish look. New materials, which were in usage are a mix of steel and aluminum. This combination minimizes the weight of shell and makes performance much faster and stronger. LED technology for the lighting system is present and it has much result versus sharp weather condition. Inner area is spacious and it has more room than the predecessor. With brand-new measurements, the cabin has a great impression for motorist and passengers. Embellished with leather products and carbon paint, we can declare delight inside. New infotainment system and the equipped control panel will deliver enhanced navigation and updated technical sources.
2019 Toyota Land Cruiser Release Date and Price
New SUV will have some changes in overall concept, however before last introducing, we can not declare anything for real. It is expected from carmaker to ease more information, but even spy shoots did not tell much. Comparing with earlier models, the 2019 Toyota Land Cruiser will have better efficiency and futuristic design. It is estimated to the primary cost be about $85,000 without any updates. With greater trims rate is also growing. It stays to see what will be the ending of production.
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Are the American Idol Judges Harsher this year?
By sarawaken
@sarawaken (360)
January 29, 2007 2:53am CST
I personally think they are too mean this year! Especially when simon said that one kid looked like a monkey.say what you want about their singing its their job to judge. but to be out and out rude and start personal attacks. has gone too far
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@howard96h (11642)
• New York, New York
14 Feb 07
You are right. The judges are there to judge their singing ability not to insult a person about their appearance. Especially Simon, he needs to stop doing that. That is why he needs a body guard everywhere he goes. He better watch out, one day someone is going to slap that nasty mouth of his.
@deadlydevices (16)
• United States
29 Jan 07
I think they are mean, but that it is necessary. Its amazing what type of people come out to tryout, people with no experince whatsoever and with no talent. If the judges were nice, they would keep coming back next year.. hopefully if the judges tell the truth they can realize they have no future. The physical insults on the other hand, funny but sort of too mean :]


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Child Sponsorship
Sponsor an at-risk child in India, Ghana or El Salvador. Make a difference by helping to provide medical, educational, and personal care for a child in Jesus' name. Sponsorship information can be found on these web sites:
internationalneeds.us (Ghana)
hbiglobalpartners.org (India)
compassion.com (El Salvador)
Or contact Pam Arbeiter, Director of Missions, 262-628-3142
Disaster relief
Elmbrook Church, in partnership with Samaritan's Purse, mobilizes ongoing teams to assist with relief efforts in areas affected by natural disasters. Northbrook attenders are invited to participate. For more information, email Mary Ann Lee at Elmbrook. You may also volunteer directly with Samaritan's Purse, or make a monetary donation, on their web site at samaritanspurse.org
Giving for Missions
Northbrook's missions budget is separate from the general budget and is solely supported by your faithful giving to the missions fund.
Give online at our Giving page, and designate your gift to Missions.
Or indicate Missions on your offering envelope at a weekend worship gathering
missions contact form/grant request
To submit a grant request form click here


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Don is great. They are quick and provide fast services. He didn't try to upsell on any additional services for my car.
Overall the service was great and fairly priced. It felt great that there was no intention to up-sell to maximize the cost of the job.
Great service!
The service and information is the best I've ever encountered! My father is a retired mechanic so the bar for this industry is high but Don and his team far surpassed my expectations! I have a new mechanic that I will refer to everyone I know.
Great service. Fast diagnosis, accurate quote, and an excellent repair job.
super nice!
Don was very responsive when I needed quick service before a trip cross country. He inspected my car thoroughly and did what was necessary, without gauging me with unnecessary charges. I was provided a full report of the inspections on the car. Based on his inspection, report and service, I feel much more comfortable with the long distance trip. Thank you, Don!
Great convenient service, excellent notification of the condition worn items, pictures sent to my cellphone. First time I've seen this, with follow up phone call to confirm service to be done.
Great service, again.
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May 08, 2004
Michele and I enjoyed our first swim of the season today. The pool water has been clearer every day since Thursday, and the air temps have been in the middle to upper eighties. I flipped the heater on Thursday morning with the water temp hovering around 66 degrees. By that evening the water was a toasty 86 degrees.
Friday was out as we were celebrating my birthday with dinner out on my parents. But today was another story. After helping a friend drop a new pool liner in his above ground this morning I came home and vacuumed the bottom and sides of ours. About 2:00 o'clock we slipped into our suits and jumped in for ninety minutes of bliss.
It has been a long seven months since we were last in the water in September. And we had missed it. We're both pleasantly tired this evening, but already looking forward to another dip tomorrow.
Some fun in the summer sun.


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Lake Garda Hotels: complete list
Active Hotel Paradiso & Golf **** - Castelnuovo del Garda
37014 Castelnuovo del Garda
Municipality: Peschiera del Garda
Category: ****
Phone: +39 045 6405811
Fax: +39 045 6405850
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
The Active Hotel Paradiso & Golf has been created by the complete renovation of four country houses from the 18th Century, which were refurbished respecting the unique original architectural lines. It is the ideal destination both for a sporty and a relaxing holiday, thanks to the rich offer of facilities and to a refined and classy atmosphere. In fact offering all sport facilities and services will satisfy those guests spending their holiday keeping fit. Thile the stunning landscape of the golf course and of nearby Lake Garda, together with the pools with sunbeds and sunshades, the wellness center and the gourmet restaurant with panoramic terrace makes the hotel the perfect choice for a relaxing stay.
Sport lovers will find at the Active Hotel Paradiso & Golf many dedicated services, a qualified information desk for any need, different kinds of sport activities to take part in - within the Resort, such as football, tennis, basket, volley, fitness, swimming and golf, of course - and in the countryside or by the Lake, such as biking (bike rental and free GPS-mapped bike tours at our hotel), running, kitesurfing, canyoning, paragliding, parasailing, boat tours and rental. In the hotel, on request, we can provide suitable menus for your sport activity.
62 rooms of different types offer en-suite facilities with bath and shower, hairdryer, minibar, tea & coffee maker, sat. TV, safety deposit box, internet connection with own laptop and own cable and air conditioning (working from approx. mid-june to midseptember).


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Large Sizzlits Die - Paper Doily, item #125592
Stampin' Up! just posted this information, so I wanted to pass it on to all of you also:
Tips and Tricks for the New Paper Doily Sizzlits DieJanuary 27, 2012
With the Paper Doily Sizzlits Die (item 125592) you can now create the intricate designs you've grown to love with our Sizzlits Dies, in a new, larger size. Some of you have asked questions about the die and we're here to help answer those questions.
A few tips and tricks:
- Because of variations in materials, you will most likely need to use a shim (such as piece of card stock) when you send it through the Big Shot.
- The detailed intricacy comes with a little added work. The negative pieces will not come out automatically when you cut the die.
- It may take a little time to remove all the cut pieces from the die-cut paper. Remove the pieces by poking or punching them out. Carefully, push the pieces through the cut design and remove them from the back. Make sure you work from the front side of the doily (the side that was face-down when it was cut) and push the pieces through; if you try to pull them out from the front or if you push them through from the back side, the doily might tear. To make it easier, gently roll the die-cut paper to pop out some of the larger pieces.
- Push the pieces out using the Paper-Piercing Tool or the small end of the Simply Scored Stylus.
- The front side will look completely cut through, however, the back side may not. This is normal with this die, and if you follow the directions of removing the small pieces you will find that the die has cut through the paper.
- Because of the intricate design of this die, small pieces might stick in the foam on the actual die. Clear all small pieces from the die before using it again. This will ensure you get a clean cut every time. Remove the remaining pieces by using your Paper-Piercing Tool, being careful not to tear the foam on the die.
Mary Director
Stampin' Up! Senior Supervisor, Independent Demonstrator & Creative Coach
Stampin' Up! -- Discover Your Creativity
(On-line ordering now available thru my website)


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Time for a Change | Tulsa Tires
When it's time to change your winter Tulsa tires for summer Tulsa tires, you need the Tulsa tire specialists at Same Day.
At long last, the weather here in Tulsa seems to be getting warmer. Thoughts are turning to all those fun things you can do when it's warm outside – from swimming to golfing to road trips. Of course, road trips mean you start thinking about the condition of your car and its tires – not only what shape the tires are in but the type of tire you have on your car.
If you're one of the people who put winter tires on your car, then you have to consider when it's right to switch back to summer, or all-weather tires. Autofocus.ca says, " Most experts agree though that it is best to have about 10 days of consistently positive temperatures before removing your winter tires."
But, is it really necessary to switch tires? Autofocus says yes.
"Winter tires are engineered to performance best in low temperatures and on ice and snow. Their tread compound is made of materials that stay pliable and spongy as the mercury plummets, ensuring you still have a sure grip on frigid roads. Driving a winter tire on dry pavement simply wears them down that much faster, meaning you might have to buy a new set a season sooner," autofocus says.
Autofocus adds, "Still on the topic of that winter tire compound, it's not designed for the best grip on dry roads. … When temperatures turn positive, your vehicle is much more stable and safer with tires engineered for clean, warmer asphalt. "
Of course, it is kind of a pain to switch your winter Tulsa tires to summer Tulsa tires. That's where Same Day Auto Repair comes in. That's true whether you're merely switching tires and want to make sure it's done properly with balancing, alignment and needed repair; or whether you need to buy new tires. Same Day carries all brands, sizes and style of tire to fit any driving style or driving need.
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Same Day is the trusted locally owned service center for Tulsa tires. Same Day has five conveniently located Tulsa tire centers to help you – Berryhill, Sheridan, Bixby, Sand Springs, and Southern Hills. For the best local Tulsa auto care and auto repair, call Same Day. Call today.
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raised a staggering £73,026,234 so far for Comic Relief. Broke Girl in the City looks at the key highlights from Friday.
Billy Connolly now suffering from cancer and Parkinson's Disease, moved everyone to tears talking about his work with Comic Relief. "It started 30 years ago, a youngish man with a lush coloured beard and a very peculiar shirt." Not one to be shy, Bill's fund-raising activities also included a cheeky naked dance through Piccadilly.
Red Nose Day
The scenes from Africa which are filmed for Comic Relief, are as harrowing and upsetting as ever. Even after 30 years, raising money for those starving elsewhere in the world is still as important as ever.
Red Nose Day came under fire this year as some of the comedy sketches seemed in bad taste. Somehow, it felt that they lost sight of the charity they were raising money for. It was uncomfortable watching for many at times. The sketches that involved spitting out water and food seemed discordant with scenes from Africa where people are starving and lack water. It was a shame as so many watched on the night in support of a cause that we have all grown up with and is very close to our hearts.
However, not one to focus on the negatives, let's look at the highlights from this year's Red Nose Day!
Take That Carpool Karaoke
I don't know about you, but I can't get enough of Carpool Karaoke. Who better to carpool with James Corden than Take That for Comic Relief.
Red Nose Actually
Love Actually was voted to be the most popular Christmas film in Radio Times this year. When news broke that the cast had reunited to make a one-off special for Comic Relief by Richard Curtis, social media exploded with excitement. We all wanted to know what had happened to their favourite characters. We are reassured true love lasts a lifetime; Kate Moss's cameo was a great touch.
Hugh's dancing to Drake's Hotline Bling, before his falls down the staircase at No.10 was just brilliant. Showcasing his moves once again, making us all giggle before a magnificent speech about current times was one of the key highlights of Red Nose Day.
Taking a press conference soon after, dressed in a sling, he is addressed by a journalist and returns to his former speech about Love Actually. Saying that times have got harder, his only political jibe was at the expense of Piers Morgan saying that he was in fact still alive.
Hugh Grant aka PM addresses the nation sending a timely and powerful message, that it's not just romantic love all around. People have love in their hearts to help strangers in trouble. People they have never met but want to help.
Hugh Grant's speech as Prime Minister, resonated in a time which has seen much distressing news from across the globe. Poignant and relevant. He delivered a speech which embraced the true meaning of Comic Relief, which was somewhat lacking in other parts of the show. Wherever you see ordinary people in need, you see extraordinary people come to their aid, which really touched people who had witnessed people helping others during the Westminster attack this week. The most positive message, of course, concluding his speech, is that:
"Good is going to win."
Greg Davies kissed Ed Sheeran
Ok, Greg Davies kissed Ed Sheeran…and Miranda Hart. Certainly didn't hold back!
Miranda Hart wanted a kiss from Ed Sheeran but then Greg Davies steps in. Uh oh! ???
Posted by Comic Relief: Red Nose Day on Friday, March 24, 2017
Ed Sheeran
I don't think I have ever watched Red Nose Day and seen one of the celebrities stop filming to help someone and wouldn't leave.
A group of young boys, including a young boy named JD, lived in one of the roughest slums of Liberia. Ed witnessed the young boys living rough in boats and learned that one had been raped by one of the older lads. Ed didn't leave until they were removed from the dangerous situation. It moved us all to tears.
"Can we do that? Can I pay to put them in a house until we get them in a school?
"It doesn't matter how much it costs can we just get him and his five mates in a house with an older person to look after them?"
Could we love Ed Sheeran even more?


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Self-Assessment Questions
Now that you have completed this study session, you can assess how well you have achieved its Learning Outcomes by answering these questions.
Name the four programme components of the OWNP, as described below:
- ………………, in which most beneficiaries depend on agriculture and cattle husbandry as their livelihoods.
- ………………, in which beneficiaries reside in areas where there are relatively better socio-economic infrastructure and service provision.
- ………………, in which schools and healthcare facilities are particularly focused.
- ………………, which is a cross-cutting intervention across the other three programme components.
- Rural and pastoral WASH
- Urban WASH
- Institutional WASH
- Programme management and capacity building
Why do schools and healthcare facilities receive particular attention?
Focusing on schools aims to improve the health of school children and reduce absenteeism caused by sickness resulting from lack of WASH services in the school. As a result of better school WASH services, educational performance is improved. In addition, proper WASH services and related education in the school is a means to spread WASH-related messages to families and the wider community using students as 'change agents'.
Similarly, the availability of WASH services in healthcare facilities significantly improves the quality of medical services and prevents infection and helps the healing process in patients. Moreover, the existence of proper WASH services in health facilities can be a good model for people visiting the health facility to adapt at home if they can.
Consider the component you identified in SAQ 6.2 part (a). What are the five implementation modalities for the water supply element of this component?
The implementation modalities for the rural water supply component are:
- Woreda-managed project (WMP) modality
- Community-managed project (CMP) modality
- NGO-managed modality
- Self-supply modality
- Multi-village water supply schemes.
Consider the component you identified in SAQ 6.2 part (b). What are the three categories of town within this component?
- Towns/cities having utilities managed by a Water Board
- Towns/cities having utilities but not managed by a Water Board
- Small towns with water supply systems managed by WASHCOs or towns without a water supply system at all.
Programme management and capacity building is one of the four components of OWNP. How would you describe its role in the programme implementation process?
Programme management and capacity building are cross-cutting interventions that are applied to boost the implementation of the OWNP and consequently maximise the results in terms of quantity and quality. The actual activities in this component include, but are not limited to, supporting WASH organisations and implementing parties at all levels to help them to improve their skills and capacities. This can be achieved through the provision of training, equipment, and tools, and, where required, software used for various WASH undertakings.


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A Little Light PerjuryComments
Oh dear:
On the left, sworn testimony in which Brett Kavanaugh tells Ted Kennedy he was "not involved in handling" Bill Pryor's nomination.
On the right, Brett Kavanaugh is invited to an "emergency umbrella meeting" at a private law firm "to discuss nominee Bill Pryor's hearing." pic.twitter.com/IDff00xEwm
— southpaw (@nycsouthpaw) September 6, 2018
Oh, and there's this. But there's nothing to see here I'm sure!
All of this lying under oath would be particular embarrassing had Kavanaugh been, say, a particularly aggressive lawyer in the Ken Starr Gang.
In related news, remember when Kavanaugh spent $2 million to investigate whether Hillary Clinton killed Vince Foster, years after the question had been dispositively settled? Just don't call him partisan!
by next month, 4 of 9 seats on the SCOTUS may be occupied by justices nominated by presidents who received fewer votes than their opponents. one of those justices will have attained his seat after an unprecedented blockade of the court. the other, after he perjured himself.
— b-boy bouiebaisse (@jbouie) September 6, 2018


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While natural beauty is not in itself an oxymoron, most bare-face beauty looks require the application of product after product, rendering the "no-makeup" moniker laughable. Which, in fact, is always something that happened when I thought of natural beauty: I laughed. Because, really, who cares about looking natural? Isn't all of civilization, in a sense, a celebration of artifice and construct? Why should anyone—particularly women—be asked to cede power over one of her most influential instruments—herself? And when these natural looks take as much—or more—effort to obtain as do more obviously unnatural ones, then why not err on the side of looking polished? Of looking complete? Perfect? For me, the rest of life is more often than not chaotic, so I like to be composed and in control when and where I can. The "real" me is whoever I want it to be; the real me is my own creation.
And yet. Lately I've become more and more certain that—beyond the fact that maybe I've been overthinking the whole thing—there's something uniquely appealing about letting flaws shine through. Oh, not because I have become a convert to the whole 23-steps-to-a makeup-free-look school of beauty. Rather, it's because I have begun to approach my beauty routine from the inside out, which has in turn allowed me to use less on my outside. Key to this transformation has been experimenting with do-it-yourself masks and scrubs from skincare line S.W. Basics' Adina Grigore's book Skin Cleanse, which treats your body as less a problem to be solved than a beautiful thing to be revealed. A skin-toning mix of tomato, apple cider vinegar, and vodka (yes, like a bloody mary for the face) leaves me clear and glowing—and not eager to cover up.
All of which is why I've turned to ultra-sheer products that blur my skin's imperfections, rather than cover them. My favorite has to be the Glossier Perfecting Skin Tint, a few drops of which I spread over my skin in the morning and sort of marvel at the fact that it's still my skin. The transformation is subtle—if I have dark circles under my eyes from staying out late the night before, those dark circles remain, though are muted—but still has an impact. And because it lets the natural flush of my cheeks and the sprinkling of freckles across the bridge of my nose come through, I find myself not needing to use much of anything else to liven up my look. Plus, it's liberating not to care so much about looking—or feeling—finished, and, in fact, to feel like you're not so much creating yourself as you are revealing yourself, just, you know, a more glowing (glossier!) self. And if you want to finish off this barely there look with a swipe of bright coral J Train Journeys lipstick from Alchemy? Well, then, all the better. Dare to bare as much or as little as you want, after all. That's the real beauty of a bare look; it's all in your hands. ♦
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Security Screw Thread Classify in the Market for Commonly Used
source: Author:Kira views:199 Release time:2015-06-23
Our Kingtower screw company have many year experience on product and sales screw.So we can confidently say that know more customers' requirements on screwmarkets. According to our years' experience about screw, today I would like totalk about security screw thread classify in themarket for commonly used.
Frequently-usedsecurity screw kinds includes stainless steel one and carbon steel one bymaterials. Carbon steel which is steel screw. And by shape of the head, thereare including many kinds like outside hexagon head screw, socket head cap screw,hexagon socket head cap screw, pan head plum screw, fringe head screw and soon. By the thread of security screw, there are self-tapping security screw andmachine silk tooth security screw. And by strength grade can be divided into4.8 level, 8.8 level, 10.9 level, 12.9 level. Knowing this classify, selecting security screwwill be easy.
Security screw thread classify include4 kinds as following:
1. Triangularthread (60 degree): combine / locking
2. Pipetriangular thread (55 degree): combine / locking
3.Trapezoidal thread (30 or 29 degree): power transmission
4.Square thread (90 degree): power transmission
And thecommon used kinds of screw:
1. Machine Screw;
2. Tapping Screw;
2-1. Sheet Metal Tapping Screw;
2-2. Plastic Tapping Screw;
3.Wooden Screw;
4. Drywall Screw.
Above givea view ofSecurity screw thread classify a ndother knowledge, but in our daily production and sale will meet different kindsscrew not only for security screws. So how to meet customers' requirements isour screw manufacturers' improved direction.