Overall objective of the project is to increase the involvement of citizen organization in decision -making process in the field of environment on local level. The aim is to strengthen the awareness of the citizen organization for issues that are related with environment in order to increase the involvement in creating social change in terms of good governance and decision – making at local level.
The specific objective of the project refers to improvement of the collaboration between civil society and local government units which are working in the field of environment. The improved collaboration between civil society and local government units should contribute to achieving the overall objective and is inseparable process from the process of including the public in decision – making process.
The activities that are planned to be conducted in order to achieve the overall and specific objective are referring to investigation of the current situation and preparation of a study for the needs of civil society and local government units, as well as building the capacities and strengthening public awareness with main aim higher public involvement. Also, in the frame of the project, action plans for public involvement will be prepared together with the local government units and citizen organizations, and subsequently public events or common actions will be organized together with the local government units for different topics related to environment.
Parallel with the common actions, the informal network for environment will commence and public involvement in order to monitor and to inform the citizens about environmental activities and their greater involvement in decision – making process.
Center for climate change continuously will inform target groups and wider public about project events, conducted and planned activities, as well the progress of the project about bigger collaboration and involvement of civil society in decision – making process.
Project duration: 01.07.2016 – 31.12.2017 (18 months)