Building capacities of environmental CSOs to increase democratic processes in Macedonia

Total Project Budget: 412.306,20 EUR EU Contribution: 371.076,00 EUR Milieukontakt Macedonia Contribution: 41.230,00 EUR Beneficiary: Central Financing and Contracting Department Ministry of Finance Target audience: Macedonian environmental CSOs; Authorities responsible for environmental issues; Name of the leader organization of the project: Milieukontakt Macedonia Association for Sustainable Development-Milieukontakt Macedonia Skopje is a non-for-profit, civil society organization, supporting initiatives of civil society organizations (CSOs) on climate change, environment and sustainable development. It was established in 2012 following 12 years of successful implementation of Milieukontakt International programs in Macedonia. Its vision is to help create a strong, visible, professional, self-sustainable environmental CSO movement, based on the principles of democracy and openness. Partner organization: Society of environmental engineers Development program Skopje Society of environmental engineers Development program Skopje is a non-for-profit, civil society organization, working on raising the environment high on the political agenda and participation in the lobbying and advocating activities in on environment issues in the Macedonian parliament. SEE Development Program has experience in co-organizing of National strategic planning meeting of CSOs working in the field of environment and sustainable development. The specific activities: Component 1: Creating a joint cso network with teams covering specific topics Component 2: Capacity building of network members Component 3: Establishing Aarhus Centre

Macedonian environmental CSOs; Authorities responsible for environmental issues