The programme with a duration of 3 years ( )

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1 Skopje, Rural Development through Integrated Forest and Water Resource Management in Southeast Europe LEIWW LEADER in SEE Kick off Meeting of the Regional Expert Advisory 9 th 10 th March 2017, Skopje Seite 1 The programme with a duration of 3 years ( ) Is commissioned by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) Is a common programme of SWG and GIZ aiming to build capacities for rural development, sustainable forest and water resource management Lead executing agencies are the Ministries of Agriculture, through their membership in the SWG and interventions commonly developed and based on regional proposals Targets 6 countries/territories in South-East-Europe: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo*, Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia Seite 2 Manegement in Southeast Europe (LEIWW) 1

2 Skopje, Programme : The regional capacities for natural resource management and rural economic development are improved Regional Level National Level Local Level Output A: Improved regional intersectoral coordination Output B: Evidence-based and EU compliant policy development Output C: Models for economic development and sustainable use of natural resources Output D: The SWG structure is consolidated and provides policy recommendations and facilitates networking Seite 3 Regional Development of joint regional positions Output A: Improved regional intersectoral coordination Intersectoral coordination processes Networking, Advisory Services Organisational Development, HCD Experts. SWG Financing agreement, Seite 4 Manegement in Southeast Europe (LEIWW) 2

3 Skopje, Local Measures for sustainable use of natural resources Measures for income and employment generation Output C: Models for economic development and sustainable use of natural resources People to People actions Grants Grants SWG FA Financing Agreement Improved Grants Scheme Strengthened capacities of the stakeholders Advisory services, HCD Financing, agreement STE Seite 5 National & Regional adopted Output B: Evidence-based and EU compliant policy development developed Policy assessments and gap analyses Advisory services, HCD Interdisciplinary Expert Networks strengthened Dialogue, Organisational Development, HCD Seite 6 Manegement in Southeast Europe (LEIWW) 3

4 Skopje, Evidence-based and EU compliant policy development Interdisciplinary SWG Expert Networks and REAWGs are strengthened Evidence-based policy assessments and gap analyses are supported Areas with Natural Constrains, Sustainable Management of Natural Resources in SEE LEADER approach in the SEE The policy recommendations are fed into public discourse and policy dialogue based on SWG formats taken up regionally / in selected SWG member territories : Preconditions for an evidence-based and EU compliant policy development for integration of environmental objectives in agricultural / rural development policy are created Seite 7 s to support a regional SWG platform for exchange of experiences and knowledge and enhance the regional cooperation and networking between LEADER experts in SEE; to support SWG to analyse the situation and conditions in the countries/territories regarding the implementation of the LEADER like approaches (Identification of needs, challenges, constrains as well as development potentials); to support SWG provide recommendations for improved mainstreaming of the LEADER approach in SEE and to introduce a mechanism to facilitate implementation of LEADER like local development strategies and projects; Seite 8 Manegement in Southeast Europe (LEIWW) 4

5 Skopje, Meeting of Minister of Agriculture International backstopping and quality control Agricultural Policy Forum Validation of policy recommendations Regional Coordination / lead Up-scaling Regional Synthesis National Assessments Development of the approach Capacity building for EU compliant policies Harmonisation of policy development Regional Exchange, networking and learning Evidence based policy recommendations In line with EU standards Regional Expert Advisory Working Group Albania Bosnia Herzegovina Macedonia Montenegro Kosovo* Serbia Seite 9 Als bundeseigenes Unternehmen unterstützt die GIZ die Bundesregierung bei der Erreichung ihrer Ziele auf dem Gebiet der internationalen Zusammenarbeit für eine nachhaltige Entwicklung. Herausgeber: Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH Eingetragener Geschäftssitz: Bonn und Eschborn, Deutschland Verantwortlich Benjamin Mohr, Team Leader Verfasser Anica Palazzo / Benjamin Mohr Bildnachweis GIZ/SWG In Zusammenarbeit mit Rural Development trough Integrated Forest and Water Resources Management in Southeast Europe (LEIWW) Antonie Grubisic 5, 1000 Skopje, Macedonia T M E Benjamin.Mohr@giz.de I Seite 10 Manegement in Southeast Europe (LEIWW) 5