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"Project Implementation"

  • Project Implementation:
  • Look through Project indicators
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Component A
  • 1.1 Adoption of recommended changes in legal acts, regulations, and policies by LOMB
  • 1.2 All existing permits reviewed and new permits issued to all dischargers
  • 1.3 Periodic official inspections of all permit holders carried out
  • 1.4 Timely enforcement actions taken against priority permit holders that are not in compliance/
  • 1.5 Environmental assessment reports for new projects reviewed and appropriate actions taken
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Component B
  • 2.1 Upgraded monitoring system and network installed, and technical protocol adopted by MTF
  • 2.2 Baseline study of available data, and diagnostic analysis of the present state of the lake and watershed is published by MTF
  • 2.3 Annual sampling and analysis campaigns are organized and completed by MTF
  • 2.4 Information system designed and implemented (all reliable existing data and data collected under the project), and accessible to public and private organizations and other project components
  • 2.5 Annual reports of the MTF submitted to LOMB, and non-technical summary with data and information in a form useful to public and private decision-makers widely distributed.
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Component C
  • 3.1 Community awareness program completed, and potential WMC participants identified
  • 3.2 LOMB adopts recommendations for establishing watershed management committees
  • 3.3 Pilot projects and catalytic measures designed to test and demonstrate affordable and cost-effective measures completed; results disseminated to WMC and watershed stakeholders
  • 3.4 Watershed Action Plan adopted by WMC and LOMB
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Component D
  • 4.1 Increased environmental NGO membership
  • 4.2 Increase number of participants in planned activities (NGO members)
  • 4.3 Increased number of participants in planned activities (non-NGO members)
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Indicator 1.1
  • Assessment of the present legal and institutional environmental framework has been carried out
  • Recommendations for improvement has been submitted to the LOMB members.
  • Preparation of changes on the Law for Protection of the Lakes Ohrid, Prespa and Dojran are in progress and they will be submitted for enactment through the Members of Parliament from the region.


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Indicators 1.2; 1.3; 1.4
  • There is no system of stand alone environmental permitting within the Republic of Macedonia. Control is via environmental conditions which are prescribed in National legislation
  • The State Environmental Inspectorate carried out 125 inspections and submitted 4 reports for violations of environmental laws in the Lake Ohrid region.
  • Municipal Communal Inspections in Struga and Ohrid carried out more than 500 inspections and submitted more than 100 reports for violations of environmental laws in the Lake Ohrid region.
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Indicators 1.5
  • There is no Law on Environmental Impact Assessment in the Republic of Macedonia.
  • According to the Law on Environment and Nature Protection and Promotion legal entities and individuals that possess sources of environment and nature pollution, are obliged to develop environmental - technological project
  • The State Environmental Inspectorate is the competent authority for carrying out environmental inspections and ensuring compliance with National environmental legislature. This activity has been regularly carried out in the region.
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                                             Indicator 2.1
  • Joint technical protocol for monitoring was signed by both MTF
  • Second part of joint protocol signed on August 21 ,2001
  • Installed network between scientist from both MTF
  • Agreement on joint sampling and analysis on Lake Ohrid
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                                             Indicators    
                                     2.2;2.3;2.4;2.5
  • Sampling an analysis are done on the regular periods , on some points and parameters
  • Still no adequate  information for data collection and access to public
  • Improved  information exchange with PIU and other components
  • Annual reports submitted but results are not  in form useful to public and not widely distributed
  • Technical report from HBI by three points and requested parameters , submitted in October 2001
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    Indicator 3.1
  • WMC participants identified after serial of stakeholder meetings
  • Six meetings with stakeholders and over 50 individual meetings
  • Process of training for facilitating meetings
  • Process of training for establishing WMC
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                                         Indicator 3.2
  • 17 representatives are elected or identified for the members of WMC
  • 5 members elected on stakeholder meetings, 7 representatives of NGO’s and local community and 5 of public enterprises and state level
  • WMC established on July 11 ,2000 in presents of LOCP Coordinator
  • WMC adopted working program and guidelines for working , issuing WMC bulletin
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                                              Indicator 3.3
  • Pilot projects program started with public presentation on July 18 ,2000 and with public invitation for bids
  • 37 pilot projects in first phase , WMC excepted 14 in 5 themes
  • Guideline for work on final projects and for criteria is done
  • Final projects submission October 31,2001
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                                                Indicator 3.4
  • Brochure of draft action plan is printed in spring 2000
  • Public Promotion of draft Action plan started on February 2001
  • Serial of public meetings in watershed
  • WMC revised modules in the draft action plan
  • Action plan ready for adaptation by LOMB
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                                             Indicator 4.1
  • At the beginning of the LOCP, 19 NGOs with about 700 members, existed in the Lake Ohrid region.
  • The current situation is 42 NGOs, with more than 1400 members  included in the implementation of the Component D
  • 8 trainings on different topics were held, more that 220 NGO members participated


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                                              Indicator 4.2

  •    Green Centers in Ohrid and Struga are established
  • So far 23 Project proposals are implemented successfully
  • NGOs are working on the implementation of 10 more project financed in the last grant session. About 312 NGO members directly took part in the project activities
  • More than 106 other organizations were included in the project activities implemented by the NGOs.
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                                                Indicator 4.3
  • 4 joint trainings were held with Component A, where about 120 participants attended.
  • 40 NGO members attended on trainings on project implementation
  • 35 School teachers attended on a workshop on environmental education
  • 31 representative of the Local Government was trained on project proposal development


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Project Implementation Unit
  • Most of equipment , consultant services and training- procured
  • Procurement of laboratory equipment is half realized
  • According to Audit and missions all procurement are under WB procedures
  •  Providing logistic support to all components in organizing seminars conferences , study tours …
  • Working on media campaign for popularizing the Project
  • Submitted reports to WB


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Project Implementation Unit
  • International experience
  •     * Organized several joint study tours and
  •        attended several conferences
  •     * Signed greements for Cooperation with
  •        Lake  Peipsi  and Lake Balaton
  •     * Participating in Working Groups for
  •        Water   management and Monitoring
  •        under UN/ECE
  •      *Building capacity and international
  •        credibility of LOCP staff
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"Transboundary cooperation"
  • Transboundary cooperation  must concentrate on economic social and ecological aspects of protection of resources .
  • Process of public participation is important in the field of building capacity and awareness and building democratic process

  •     * Integrated approach on Lake Ohrid watershed is complementary with EU water framework directive for river basin management
  •     * LOCP is a model which established the basic structure for management of river Drim basin.