The overall objective of the Project as per the Logical Framework of the EAR approved Inception Report is as follows: contribute to improved environmental conditions of KOSOVË/KOSOVO “To and water resources managed in a sustainable manner, meeting EU standards.” The objectives, contribution and comments, related to the Project Project’s environment, are shown in Table 1. Table 1: Contribution to general objectives and risks Project contribution Purposes Comments The technical, institutional All Project activities were The head of the and administrative capacity designed to contribute to this WD as well as the purpose. The WD and HMIK staff MESP changed of the Water Department of the MESP in KOSOVO / has had many opportunities to several times, KOSOVË are consolidated, increase their capacity. However, which hampered and their water resource several tasks, that are entrusted the project management functions to these institutions, cannot yet be management, including planning, fulfilled without external support policy-making and and regulation are sector regulations strengthened. River Basin District A proposal for a subsidiary act It was expected Authorities are established was delivered and discussed. The that the position and further developed in Permanent Secretary of the of the WD way that they have adopted MESP indicated in October 2009 the River a participative approach in that the implementation of the Basin District their policing activities in proposal will take time. Authorities would accordance with be clarified and He stated that for the time being the means of “environmental justice”, governmental authorities are not and verification was minorities’ inclusion willing to increase human and gender mainstreaming the writing of a financial resources to create new principles. subsidiary act of institutions such as River Basin MESP. District Authorities. Figure 1: Project support of data flow from the field to the public domain During the Inception Report a Logical Framework was produced. Several changes were proposed and approved by EAR. Project activities were broken down into six results as follows:
The overall objective of the Project as per the Logical Framework of the EAR approved Inception Report is as follows: “To contribute to improved environmental conditions of KOSOVË/KOSOVO and water resources managed in a sustainable manner, meeting EU standards.” The Project’s objectives, contribution and comments, related to the Project environment, are shown in Table 1. Table 1: Contribution to general objectives and risks Purposes Project contribution Comments The technical, institutional and administrative capacity of the Water Department of the MESP in KOSOVO / KOSOVË are consolidated, and their water resource management functions including planning, and regulation are strengthened. All Project activities were designed to contribute to this purpose. The WD and HMIK staff has had many opportunities to increase their capacity. However, several tasks, that are entrusted to these institutions, cannot yet be fulfilled without external support The head of the WD as well as the MESP changed several times, which hampered the project management, policy-making and sector regulations River Basin District Authorities are established and further developed in way that they have adopted a participative approach in their policing activities in accordance with “environmental justice”, minorities’ inclusion and gender mainstreaming principles. A proposal for a subsidiary act was delivered and discussed. The Permanent Secretary of the MESP indicated in October 2009 that the implementation of the proposal will take time. He stated that for the time being governmental authorities are not willing to increase human and financial resources to create new institutions such as River Basin District Authorities. It was expected that the position of the WD the River Basin District Authorities would be clarified and the means of verification was the writing of a subsidiary act of MESP. Figure 1: Project support of data flow from the field to the public domain During the Inception Report a Logical Framework was produced. Several changes were proposed and approved by EAR. Project activities were broken down into six results as follows:
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