C A PA C I T Y D E V E LO P M E N T Based on the report on the Policy Integration and Capacity Development Need Assessment a whole list of topics was recognized where further capacity development was needed. The topics that the project was dealing with included environmental monitoring, mine site rehabilitation and IPPC, with the aim of improving the capacities of national stakeholders in managing and monitoring the industrial sites. The training sessions held provided knowledge and understanding on the main principles of transposition and implementation of EU environmental legislation with a focus on mining and air quality and enforcement of the legislative environmental requirements. Training for institutional practitioners on “Risk Reduction in Mining” was organized in June 2010. It was designed as an interactive workshop, involving all participants into the discussions and using many examples of mining and environmental protection problems and risks from Kosovo. Training for institutional practitioners on “IPPC and Air Quality and Control” was organized in July 2010, focusing on general principles of IPPC and air quality and control-related Directives, and the transposition principles used and implementation of the legislative requirements. The project also took advantage of the specialized training sessions organized by the Albanian Hot Spot project and funded the participation of the Ministry of the Environment and Spatial Planning (MESP) staff at the training session on Water Monitoring, held in Tirana, Albania in February 2010. The training covered the following topics: the most frequently used water monitoring methods and methodologies; the most frequently used water monitoring equipment and sampling methods and methodologies; and the laboratory and other needs for proper water monitoring and analysis. In relation to the remedial works at all three hotspot sites and in line with the results of the public awareness raising campaign, a three-day training on Investigative Journalism on Industrial Pollution with journalists from UNATSCR 1244 Kosovo was carried out by a journalism consultant from Croatia and the regional Chief Technical Advisor. A field monitoring visit to Mitrovica, advocacy and raising of awareness on industrial pollution was conducted the same week that the journalist training took place. A TV documentary film presenting the life cycle of construction works in two locations in UNATSCR 1244 Kosovo (before, during and after results) was produced and aired on national TV.
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In co-operation with other projects implemented within the UNDP Energy and Environment cluster, the following events were organized: a Climate Change Conference – conducted in 2009, with over 120 participants, including representatives from the UNEP, IPCC, KfW, World Bank, etc. a Climate Change workshop – conducted in 2009, with over 70 participants from the Ministry of the Environment and Spatial Planning and the Ministry of Energy and Mining.