Wednesday 16 June 2010

Planning Strategically for Environmental and Development Cooperation in Estonia

TRIALOG together with the Estonian National NGDO Platform and with the input from the Strategic Sustainable Development (SSD) Advisers organized between on May 3rd and 4th a national training focusing on the topic of Environment and Development.
The seminar explored the EU-specific and other international sustainable development initiatives and possibilities of funding these type of initiatives in the context of development cooperation. Among the specific topics explored were: Policies of International Development Cooperation related to the environment; Possibilities for EU and non-EU funding for Environmental cooperation projects with the “South,” including on how to apply for this funding; and Tools and processes that can be used as part of a Platform on Environmental and International Development and Estonia´s commitment to “Sustainable Estonia 21” including methods on how to measure success.
The trainer, Shawn Westcott from SSD Advisers, provided participants with a rich toolbox of instruments for tackling the topic, and our hopes go towards the future development of projects and a deeper engagement of Estonians NGOs on development cooperation projects focusing on the environment.

Information provided by Andra Tanase, TRIALOG

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