1st Drin Day Celebration

The 1st Drin Day was celebrated on 17th of May 2014, in numerous locations across the Drin Basin, from Lake Ohrid till the outlet of the Buna/Bojana River on the coast of the Adriatic Sea, in order to mark the willingness for transboundary cooperation aimed at the protection of the shared water resources and its supporting ecosystems.

The shared objective of this initiative is the mobilization, sensitization and education of local communities, with a focus on the young generation, with regards to their need to protect and responsibly handle the Drin watershed, according to the motto-phrase “Coordinated Action for a Sustainable Future” of the Drin Coordinated Action, the process established through the Memorandum of Understanding for the Management of the Drin Basin (Drin MoU) signed by the Ministers of the five Drin Riparians competent for water and environment issues, on 25 November 2011, in Tirana.

The Drin Day activities were organized by NGOs of the Drin Riparians with the financial assistance of the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) under the auspices of the Drin Core Group, in the framework of the Drin Coordination Action.

More information on the Drin Day activities is available in the attached Press Release and photos at:https://www.facebook.com/groups/1417785681827226/photos/

More information about the Drin Coordinated Action and the Drin Core Group, is available at: www.drincorda.org