The Green Incubator - developing competent civil society to support implementation of EU environmental Acquis
The aim of the project was to contribute to strengthening the capacities of civil society organizations dealing with environmental issues, especially to monitor the process of European integration of the Republic of Serbia, to nurture the initiatives of local informal groups, as well as to explore the potentials and develop recommendations for the socio-economic development of local communities on the principles of green (circular) economy.
The overall objective of the project was to develop a competent civil society that contributes to the reform processes and Serbia’s integration into the EU.
The specific objective of the project was to strengthen the capacities and increase the efficiency of civil society in Serbia in addressing environmental and socio-economic challenges.
Environmental Civil Society Organization and Informal groups of citizens; Decision makers and local authorities in at least 40 local communities; Citizens; Ministry of Environmental Protection; Media dealing with environmental topics.
Green PowerUp – Design and implementation of capacity building trainings for CSOs; Implementation of grant support for CSOs; Development and implementation of flexible support scheme for IGOs on a rolling basis; Establishing Coalition 27 Resource Hub-
Green Accession Monitor – Improving CSOs’ monitoring practices of environmental policy implementation; Developing and publishing Green Cards of local authorities within Coalition 27 website; Publishing Shadow reports by Coalition 27 and local CSOs; Green Talks – organizing themed multi-stakeholder discussions around results of Green Accession Monitor.
Green Economy – Research and findings’ presentation on the potentials for socio-economic development of local communities
Project results are: Over 100 CSOs and IGOs empowered to work on, advocate and communicate implementation of EU environmental standards and benefits in local contexts; Addressed environmental issues and opportunities in at least 40 local communities through engagement of citizens and multi-stakeholder participation; Enhanced transparency and availability of environmental information on a local and national level; Supported CSOs-government dialogue on identified challenges and opportunities in environmental protection and local development; Produced and promoted evidence based policy recommendations for development of circular economy on the local level.
Belgrade Open School was a project leader while YRS and EEG were partners.
Implementation period:
January 2020 – December 2022
Location:
Republic of Serbia
Budget:
EUR 321.663,00
Donor:
Delegation of the European Union to the Republic of Serbia, Civil Society Facility Programme 2018
Area/Thematic focus:
Environment and Climate Change
