More than 200 civil society organisations from across the Western Balkans have joined the newly established informal Coordination Group on the Green Agenda for the Western Balkans, which will serve as a platform for information exchange, coordination of positions, and structured dialogue with the Regional Cooperation Council (RCC).
The initiative was launched after the RCC, the body responsible for coordinating the implementation of the Action Plan for the Sofia Declaration on the Green Agenda for the Western Balkans, expressed its interest in establishing a more regular and transparent dialogue with civil society organisations. In response, the Belgrade Open School, the CEE Bankwatch Network, and CAN Europe worked together to develop a cooperation model that would enable more systematic involvement of civil society organisations in monitoring and implementing the Green Agenda.
The strong interest shown by organisations across the region has confirmed the need for such a cooperation mechanism. More than 200 organisations have signed up to follow developments related to the Green Agenda and participate in information sharing and joint advocacy activities.
In addition to the broader network, a Core Coordination Group has been established to guide the network’s work during its first year and represent the common positions of participating organisations in communication with the RCC. The Coordination Group includes organisations from all Western Balkan economies, as well as regional European networks active in the fields of climate action and environmental protection.
The Coordination Group consists of representatives of EPER Center and Active Mobility Albania from Albania; Rilindja Gjelber and Youth Ecological and Security Zone – EcoZ from Kosovo*; Belgrade Open School and the Association for Ecology and Environmental Protection GEA from Serbia; Rural Coalition and RESET HUB Debar from North Macedonia; Resource Environmental Center Bosnia and Herzegovina (REC BiH) from Bosnia and Herzegovina; Environment Programme (EnvPro) and Green Home from Montenegro; as well as the regional networks Climate Action Network Europe (CAN Europe) and CEE Bankwatch Network.
This group brings together a wide range of knowledge, experience, and perspectives from across the Western Balkans, as well as organisations from the European Union that actively contribute to climate action and environmental protection.
If your organisation would like to join this initiative or if you have proposals for topics and activities the network should address, please get in touch with any of the Core Group members.
About the Green Agenda for the Western Balkans
The Sofia Declaration on the Green Agenda for the Western Balkans, adopted in 2020, represents a political commitment by the economies of the region to implement the objectives of the European Green Deal. The Green Agenda is structured around five key pillars: climate action and energy transition, circular economy, pollution reduction, sustainable food systems and rural development, and biodiversity protection.
Following five years of limited progress in implementing certain measures, a revised Action Plan containing 41 measures to accelerate the implementation of the Green Agenda was adopted in 2025. Although some recommendations put forward by civil society organisations were incorporated into the revised document, the consultation process did not ensure sufficiently broad and continuous participation of interested organisations. The establishment of the Coordination Group represents an important step towards improving transparency and strengthening civil society participation in regional decision-making processes.
The initiative was launched as part of the “Green Agenda Navigator” project, co-funded by the European Union. The project is implemented by the Belgrade Open School in cooperation with regional partners: the Aarhus Centre in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Eco-Team from Montenegro, Eco-Z from Kosovo*, the Environmental Research and Information Centre Eko-svest from North Macedonia, Protection and Preservation of Natural Environment in Albania (PPNEA), and the CEE Bankwatch Network.
*This designation is without prejudice to positions on status and is in line with UNSCR 1244/1999 and the ICJ Opinion on the Kosovo Declaration of Independence.
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Meet the team that makes up the Core Coordination Group of the newly established informal regional civil society network for dialogue on the Green Agenda for the Western Balkans.
The group will coordinate cooperation among more than 200 organisations from across the region and participate in dialogue with the Regional Cooperation Council (RCC) on the implementation of the Green Agenda.
It brings together a wide range of organisations, knowledge, experience, and perspectives from across the Western Balkans, as well as organisations from the European Union that actively contribute to climate action and environmental protection.
If your organisation would like to join this initiative or if you have proposals for topics and activities the network should address, please get in touch with any member of the Core Group.
Together, we can strengthen the role of civil society in implementing the Green Agenda.
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Regionalna koordinaciona grupa organizacija civilnog društva za dijalog o Zelenoj agendi
Više od 200 organizacija civilnog društva iz cijelog Zapadnog Balkana pridružilo se novoosnovanoj neformalnoj koordinacionoj grupi za Zelenu agendu za Zapadni Balkan, koja će služiti kao platforma za razmjenu informacija, koordinaciju stavova i učestaliji dijalog sa Savjetom za regionalnu saradnju (RCC).
Inicijativa je pokrenuta nakon što je RCC, tijelo odgovorno za koordinaciju sprovođenja Akcionog plana za implementaciju Sofijske deklaracije o Zelenoj agendi za Zapadni Balkan, izrazio interesovanje za uspostavljanje redovnijeg i transparentnijeg dijaloga sa organizacijama civilnog društva. Kao odgovor na ovaj poziv, Beogradska otvorena škola, mreža CEE Bankwatch i CAN Europe zajednički su razvili model saradnje koji omogućava sistematičnije uključivanje organizacija civilnog društva u praćenje i sprovođenje Zelene agende.
Veliko interesovanje organizacija iz cijelog regiona potvrdilo je potrebu za ovakvim mehanizmom saradnje. Više od 200 organizacija prijavilo se da prati razvoj procesa vezanih za Zelenu agendu i učestvuje u razmjeni informacija i zajedničkim aktivnostima zagovaranja.
Pored šire mreže, formirana je i uža grupa koja će tokom prve godine usmjeravati rad mreže i predstavljati zajedničke stavove organizacija u komunikaciji sa RCC-om. Koordinaciona grupa uključuje organizacije iz svih ekonomija Zapadnog Balkana, kao i regionalne evropske mreže aktivne u oblastima klimatskih akcija i zaštite životne sredine.
Koordinacionu grupu čine predstavnici EPER centra i organizacije Active Mobility Albania iz Albanije; Rilindja Gjelber i Youth Ecological and Security Zone – EcoZ sa Kosova*; Beogradska otvorena škola i Udruženje za ekologiju i zaštitu životne sredine GEA iz Srbije; Rural Coalition i RESET HUB Debar iz Severne Makedonije; Resource Environmental Center Bosnia and Herzegovina (REC BiH) iz Bosne i Hercegovine; Environment Programme (EnvPro) i Green Home iz Crne Gore; kao i regionalne mreže Climate Action Network Europe (CAN Europe) i CEE Bankwatch Network.
Ova grupa okuplja širok spektar znanja, iskustava i perspektiva iz cijelog Zapadnog Balkana, kao i organizacije iz Evropske unije koje aktivno doprinose zaštiti životne sredine i borbi protiv klimatskih promjena.
Ako vaša organizacija želi da se priključi ovoj inicijativi ili imate prijedloge tema i aktivnosti koje mreža treba da razmatra, slobodno nam se obratite putem članova Koordinacione grupe.
O Zelenoj agendi za Zapadni Balkan
Sofijska deklaracija o Zelenoj agendi za Zapadni Balkan, usvojena 2020. godine, predstavlja političku obavezu ekonomija regiona da sprovedu ciljeve Evropskog zelenog dogovora. Zelena agenda je strukturisana kroz pet ključnih stubova: klimatske akcije i energetska tranzicija, cirkularna ekonomija, smanjenje zagađenja, održivi sistemi hrane i ruralni razvoj, kao i zaštita biodiverziteta.
Nakon pet godina ograničenog napretka u sprovođenju pojedinih mjera, tokom 2025. godine usvojen je revidirani Akcioni plan sa 41 mjerom za ubrzanje implementacije Zelene agende. Iako su određene preporuke organizacija civilnog društva uključene u revidirani dokument, konsultativni proces nije obezbijedio dovoljno široko i kontinuirano učešće zainteresovanih organizacija. Formiranje Koordinacione grupe predstavlja važan korak ka unaprjeđenju transparentnosti i jačanju učešća civilnog društva u regionalnim procesima donošenja odluka.
Inicijativa je pokrenuta u okviru projekta „Navigator Zelene agende“, koji sufinansira Evropska unija. Projekat sprovodi Beogradska otvorena škola u saradnji sa regionalnim partnerima: Aarhus centar u Bosni i Hercegovini, Eco-Team iz Crne Gore, Eco-Z sa Kosova*, Centar za istraživanje i informisanje o životnoj sredini Eko-svest iz Severne Makedonije, organizacija Protection and Preservation of Natural Environment in Albania (PPNEA) i mreža CEE Bankwatch.
*Ova oznaka ne prejudicira stavove o statusu i u skladu je sa Rezolucijom SB UN 1244/1999 i mišljenjem Međunarodnog suda pravde o Deklaraciji o nezavisnosti Kosova.
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Upoznajte uži tim novoosnovane neformalne regionalne mreže organizacija civilnog društva za dijalog o Zelenoj agendi za Zapadni Balkan.
Grupa će koordinisati saradnju više od 200 organizacija iz cijelog regiona i učestvovati u dijalogu sa Savjetom za regionalnu saradnju (RCC) o sprovođenju Zelene agende.
Tim okuplja širok spektar znanja, iskustava i perspektiva iz cijelog Zapadnog Balkana, kao i organizacije iz Evropske unije koje se bave klimatskim promjenama i zaštitom životne sredine.
Ako vaša organizacija želi da se priključi ovoj inicijativi ili imate prijedloge tema i aktivnosti koje mreža treba da razmatra, slobodno se obratite bilo kom članu ove grupe.
Zajedno možemo da osnažimo ulogu civilnog društva u sprovođenju Zelene agende.
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