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RCC Secretary General Majlinda Bregu opening the NGO Forum on Green Agenda for the Western Balkans (Photo: RCC/Nemanja Brankovic)

Bregu: Region should remain steadfast on sustainable, green transition and decarbonisation path
30 Mar 2023

“The Green Agenda for the Western Balkans is a dynamic and evolving initiative that, like a living organism, requires collective efforts of both the governmental and non-governmental sectors to nurture, grow and shape towards a sustainable plan for the future. In a developing region, ...

Participants of the 3rd Ministerial Panel on Environment and Climate Action in the Western Balkans, on 21 November 2018 in Skopje (Photo: RCC/Robert Atanasovski)


21 Nov 2018

Skopje – Western Balkans ministers in charge of the environment called for further strengthening of synergies and regional cooperation for the implementation of the environment and climate change priorities in the region, in line with the EU acquis, as well as supported mainstreaming of environment, ...

Data from the RCC's Study on Climate Change in the Western Balkans Region (Illustration: Sejla Dizdarevic)


06 Jun 2018

Sarajevo – Regional Cooperation Council (RCC) published a Study on climate change in the Western Balkans, showing alarming increase of temperature over the whole territory, with observed temperature increase of 1.2ºC in the near future, destined to warm further by 1.7 – 4.0°C and ...

Participants of the 7th meeting of the RCC-led Regional Working Group on Environment (RWG Env) in Skopje, 30 May 2018 (Photo: RCC/Nadja Greku)


30 May 2018

Skopje - Regional Cooperation Council (RCC) and the Ministry of Environment and Physical Planning hosted the 7th meeting of the Regional Working Group on Environment (RWG Env) in Skopje, today.  

RCC hosts a High-level Panel on Environment and Climate Action in the Western Balkans, on 17 November 2017, in Bonn, Germany. (Photo: RCC/Jerome Hubert)


17 Nov 2017

Bonn – Western Balkans authorities in charge of the environmental and climate change gathered at high-level panel in Bonn, Germany today, voicing strong commitment to joint regional action in responding to environmental and climate challenges. The event was organised by the Regional Cooperation ...

5th meeting of the Regional Working Group on Environment (RWG Env) in Belgrade, 20 June 2017 (Photo: RCC/Nadja Greku)


20 Jun 2017

Belgrade – Regional Group on Environment (RWG Env) met for the fifth time in Belgrade today to discuss current environmental challenges and actions forward.

Establishing Regional Working Group on Environment ended with a memorable tree-planting ceremony. Podgorica, 18 May 2015. (Photo: RCC/Srdjan Susic)


19 May 2015

Podgorica/Sarajevo, 18 May 2015 - The inaugural meeting of the  Regional Working Group on Environment was held in Podgorica last week (May 14th ) under the auspices of the Regional Cooperation Council.