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Area of CBC activity Environment
Sector of CBC activity Protection of natural heritagePollution preventionEnvironmental management
Please, briefly describe the CBC activity you wanted to pursue In March 2009, Slovenia took over the Presidency of the Alpine Convention for a period of two years. During its Presidency, Slovenia placed particular emphasis on the importance of the Alpine Convention as a means to preserve the natural and cultural heritage and develop the potential of this unique area. The initiative for the celebration of the Alpine Convention Day was thus launched with the aim of acquainting those living in and visiting the Alps with the message of the Convention and promoting the implementation of its principles at a local level. The priority issues and activities of the Slovenian Presidency of the Alpine Convention are to focus on activities concerning adapting to climate change and the promotion of the Alpine Convention at both regional and local levels.

There was an emphasis on the exchange of good practices for the implementation of the Alpine Convention, for sustainable development, adaptation to climate change and its alleviation, and participation at the regional and local levels. Slovenia contributes to the implementation of the Action Plan on Climate Change in the Alps adopted in March 2009 to make the Alpine region a model region for tackling the problem of climate change. The Alpine Convention serves also as a model for protection and assuring sustainable development for other regions of the world. Extensive activities to establish similar multilateral environmental agreement among countries of the Dinaric Arc have been started during the Slovenian presidency over the Alpine Convention.

Border areas (states involved) Slovenia
Institution Republic of Slovenia
Contact details Andrej Čokert, Secretary,

Government Office for Local Self-Government and Regional Policy (GOSP)Dunajska c. 58 SI-1001

Ljubljana Slovenia

Tel: +386 1 320 16 21

Fax: +386 1 320 16 33

Mail to: andrej.cokert@gov.si

Year of record 2012