{"id":3866,"date":"2013-12-17T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2013-12-17T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gwpo-gwp.org\/mediterranean\/news\/second-drin-basin-multi-stakeholders-conference-tirana-albania10-11-december-2013\/"},"modified":"2026-05-08T15:37:15","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T14:37:15","slug":"second-drin-basin-multi-stakeholders-conference-tirana-albania10-11-december-2013","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gwpo-gwp.org\/mediterranean\/news\/second-drin-basin-multi-stakeholders-conference-tirana-albania10-11-december-2013\/","title":{"rendered":"Second Drin Basin Multi-Stakeholders Conference, Tirana, Albania,10-11 December 2013"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The conference was organized by the Drin Core Group with the  assistance of its Secretariat (GWP-Med) and the support of the GIZ and  UNECE within the framework of the <strong>Drin Coordinated Action<\/strong> for the implementation of the Memorandum of Understanding for the  management of the Drin Basin (Drin MoU \u2013 signed in Tirana, 25 November  2011).<\/p>\n<p>The event is one of the activities to <strong>sustain the active engagement of stakeholders<\/strong> <strong>in the process for the management of the Drin Basin<\/strong>&nbsp;through the Drin MoU implementation.<br> The conference was used also to consult the stakeholders on the development of the Project document of the <strong>GEF Project \u201cEnabling Transboundary Cooperation and Integrated Water Resources Management in the Extended Drin River Basin\u201d<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The Conference:<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Presented the activities for the implementation of the  Shared Vision and the Drin MoU and seeked input from the stakeholders in  this regard.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Promoted coordination of action -through the exchange of  views and information- among national and international actors as well  as processes and projects implemented in the Drin and its sub-basins.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Facilitated cross-fertilization among national and regional  stakeholders on management related and development related issues e.g.  management of protected areas, monitoring, and challenges in  implementing the WFD, sustainable tourism etc.<\/p>\n<p>Please find below all relevant documents:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/gwpo-gwp.org\/assets\/legacy\/globalassets\/global\/gwp-med-files\/news-and-activities\/see\/drin_tirana_dec2013\/information-note-drin-rb-multi-stakeholders-conference-2013.pdf\">Information Note<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/gwpo-gwp.org\/assets\/legacy\/globalassets\/global\/gwp-med-files\/news-and-activities\/see\/drin_tirana_dec2013\/agenda_drin-rb-multi-stakeholders-conference_tirana-10-11-dec-2013_-final.pdf\">Agenda<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/gwpo-gwp.org\/assets\/legacy\/globalassets\/global\/gwp-med-files\/news-and-activities\/see\/drin_tirana_dec2013\/list-of-participants_tirana_final.pdf\">List of participants<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Presentations:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/gwpo-gwp.org\/assets\/legacy\/globalassets\/global\/gwp-med-files\/news-and-activities\/see\/drin_tirana_dec2013\/andrea-merla-undp.pdf\">Andrea Merla_UNDP<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/gwpo-gwp.org\/assets\/legacy\/globalassets\/global\/gwp-med-files\/news-and-activities\/see\/drin_tirana_dec2013\/cornelius-kienemund-_giz.pdf\">Cornelius Kienemund _GIZ<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/gwpo-gwp.org\/assets\/legacy\/globalassets\/global\/gwp-med-files\/news-and-activities\/see\/drin_tirana_dec2013\/daphne-mantziou_spp.pdf\">Daphne Mantziou_SPP<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/gwpo-gwp.org\/assets\/legacy\/globalassets\/global\/gwp-med-files\/news-and-activities\/see\/drin_tirana_dec2013\/dejan-panovskidrin-core-group-member.pdf\">Dejan Panovski_Drin Core Group Member<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/gwpo-gwp.org\/assets\/legacy\/globalassets\/global\/gwp-med-files\/news-and-activities\/see\/drin_tirana_dec2013\/dimitris-faloutsos-gwp-med.pdf\">Dimitris Faloutsos, GWP-Med<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/gwpo-gwp.org\/assets\/legacy\/globalassets\/global\/gwp-med-files\/news-and-activities\/see\/drin_tirana_dec2013\/dimitris-faloutsos-gwp-med_2.pdf\">Dimitris Faloutsos, GWP-Med_2<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/gwpo-gwp.org\/assets\/legacy\/globalassets\/global\/gwp-med-files\/news-and-activities\/see\/drin_tirana_dec2013\/djana-bejko_speaking-points.pdf\">Djana Bejko_Speaking Points_Albania<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/gwpo-gwp.org\/assets\/legacy\/globalassets\/global\/gwp-med-files\/news-and-activities\/see\/drin_tirana_dec2013\/eduart-rumani_frank-wiederkehr-swiss-embassy-tirana.pdf\">Eduart Rumani, Frank Wiederkehr_Swiss Embassy Tirana<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/gwpo-gwp.org\/assets\/legacy\/globalassets\/global\/gwp-med-files\/news-and-activities\/see\/drin_tirana_dec2013\/eglantina-bruci_undp.pdf\">Eglantina Bruci_UNDP<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/gwpo-gwp.org\/assets\/legacy\/globalassets\/global\/gwp-med-files\/news-and-activities\/see\/drin_tirana_dec2013\/giacomo-pides_italian-cooperation-office-in-tirana.pdf\">Giacomo Pides_Italian Cooperation Office in Tirana<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/gwpo-gwp.org\/assets\/legacy\/globalassets\/global\/gwp-med-files\/news-and-activities\/see\/drin_tirana_dec2013\/hermann-plumm_giz.pdf\">Hermann Plumm_GIZ<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/gwpo-gwp.org\/assets\/legacy\/globalassets\/global\/gwp-med-files\/news-and-activities\/see\/drin_tirana_dec2013\/jakob-doetsch_giz.pdf\">Jacob Doetsch_GIZ<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/gwpo-gwp.org\/assets\/legacy\/globalassets\/global\/gwp-med-files\/news-and-activities\/see\/drin_tirana_dec2013\/philippe-pypaert_unesco.pdf\">Philippe Pypaert_UNESCO<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/gwpo-gwp.org\/assets\/legacy\/globalassets\/global\/gwp-med-files\/news-and-activities\/see\/drin_tirana_dec2013\/ralf-peveling_giz.pdf\">Ralf Peveling_GIZ<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/gwpo-gwp.org\/assets\/legacy\/globalassets\/global\/gwp-med-files\/news-and-activities\/see\/drin_tirana_dec2013\/ralf-peveling_feedback-from-rbmp-group.pdf\">Ralf Peveling_Feedback from RBMP Group<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/gwpo-gwp.org\/assets\/legacy\/globalassets\/global\/gwp-med-files\/news-and-activities\/see\/drin_tirana_dec2013\/rene-eschemann_kfw.pdf\">Rene Eschemann_KfW<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/gwpo-gwp.org\/assets\/legacy\/globalassets\/global\/gwp-med-files\/news-and-activities\/see\/drin_tirana_dec2013\/stevotemelkovski_speaking-notes.pdf\">Stevo Temelkovski_Speaking Notes_FYR Macedonia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/gwpo-gwp.org\/assets\/legacy\/globalassets\/global\/gwp-med-files\/news-and-activities\/see\/drin_tirana_dec2013\/thomie-vlachogianni_mio-ecsde.pdf\">Thomie Vlachogianni_MIO-ECSDE<\/a><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><br><\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/gwpo-gwp.org\/assets\/legacy\/globalassets\/global\/gwp-med-files\/news-and-activities\/see\/drin_tirana_dec2013\/zamir-dedej_institute-of-nature-protection-in-albania.pdf\">Zamir Dedej_Institute of Nature Protection in Albania<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>And visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.twrm-med.net\/southeastern-europe\/supported-processes-and-projects\/drin-river-basin\/stakeholders-involvement\/second-drin-basin-multi-stakeholders-conference\">www.twrm-med.net\/drin<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Photos of the Conference are available <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/55409595@N02\/sets\/72157638820662836\/\">here<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About 120 representatives of competent institutions, authorities, regional and national NGOs, academia, representatives of the private sector from the Drin Riparians as well as international organizations and donor countries participated in the 2nd Drin Basin Multi-Stakeholders Conference (Tirana, Albania, 10 -11 December 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