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Enhancing Transboundary Cooperation in Water Management in the Prespa Lakes Basin

As it is currently considered unlikely, at least in the short to medium-term, that trilateral inter-State agreement might be reached on a more formal legal and institutional basis for trilateral cooperation for the Prespa Basin and, as it is envisaged that the proposed Prespa Water Management Working Group (PWMWG) would operate under the aegis of and support the work of the existing Prespa Park Coordination Committee (PPCC), it is necessary briefly to examine the legal mandate of the PPCC, especially in respect of technical cooperation.

Prespa Lake Basin Inception Report

The Prespa region, combining the two Prespa Lakes (Mikri and Macro) and their catchment basin, is shared by Albania, Greece and the FYR of FYR of Macedonia. The international ecological significance of the area, and especially the need for sustainable water management for the benefit of both nature and the inhabitants, led to the establishment of the Prespa Park – the first transboundary protected area in the Balkans – with a Joint Declaration of the Prime Ministers of the three littoral countries, in February 2000. Following the Declaration, an interim joint body, the Prespa Park Coordination Committee (PPCC), was established by the three Governments, for the coordination of planning and implementing activities in the region.

Prespa Park Visibility Guidelines

The Prespa Park Visibility Guidelines are part of the Final Report submitted within the frame of Communications Consultancy, conducted for the UNDP/GEF Prespa Regional Project in the period September 29, 2008 – March 2, 2009.

Transboundary Fish and Fisheries Management Planning in the Prespa Lakes Basin

The aim of the UNDP - GEF Prespa Regional Project is to mainstream ecosystem management objectives and priorities into productive sector practices and policies. The project is designed to strengthen capacity for restoring ecosystem health and conserving biodiversity at the local, national and trans-boundary level in the three riparian countries in the Prespa region by piloting ecosystem-oriented approaches into spatial planning, water management, agriculture, forest, fisheries and protected area management.

Integrated Ecosystem Management in the Prespa Lakes Basin

Integrated Ecosystem Management in the Prespa Lakes Basin of Albania, FYR of Macedonia and Greece” has began in 2007, after several years of preparation, in a regional environment described as differences in capacity, commitment and national policy across borders, which are strong constraints, in addition to questions of national sovereignty and policies, barriers to free trade, unsustainable productive activities, political instability etc. However, the entire region hosts unique habitats and species, important from both a European and global conservation perspective, which make the ecosystem of Prespa Lakes being considered as one of the Europe’s major transboundary “ecological bricks

Preparation of a Tri-lateral Tourism Strategy and Action Plan for the Prespa Region

This report presents the findings and conclusions from desk research and field missions carried out by the Consultant for the preparation of a Tri-lateral Tourism Strategy and Action Plan for the Prespa Region within the framework of the UNDP/GEF project