WATER AND THE BALKANSWATER AND THE BALKANS peace, democracy and cooperation peace, democracy and cooperation

between peoplebetween peopleIP Borders, Mobilities, Identities:European educational actionIP Borders, Mobilities, Identities:European educational action

Madrid 17Madrid 17thth july 2005 – 30 july 2005 – 30th th july 2005july 2005

Flavia Virgilio - Luca Zaninotto, Flavia Virgilio - Luca Zaninotto, University of UdineUniversity of Udine

WHEREWHERE

The European and regional frame The European and regional frame of referenceof reference

The frame of reference for action is that of The frame of reference for action is that of decentralized cooperation.decentralized cooperation.

Decentralised cooperation focuses on Decentralised cooperation focuses on enhancing civil society's capacity for enhancing civil society's capacity for dialogue in developing countries to dialogue in developing countries to promote the development of democracy.promote the development of democracy.

((New Regulation (EC) No New Regulation (EC) No 625/2004625/2004 amends the basic Regulation (EC) amends the basic Regulation (EC) No No 1659/981659/98 on decentralised cooperation and extends it to 31 on decentralised cooperation and extends it to 31

December 2006December 2006))

The European and regional frame The European and regional frame of referenceof reference

The Community supports operations and initiatives The Community supports operations and initiatives that focus on poverty reduction and sustainable that focus on poverty reduction and sustainable development, particularly in situations involving development, particularly in situations involving difficult partnerships, by:difficult partnerships, by:

• taking a more participatory approach to taking a more participatory approach to development; development;

• contributing to the diversification and contributing to the diversification and reinforcement of civil society and democracy. reinforcement of civil society and democracy.

The European and regional frame The European and regional frame of reference: prioritiesof reference: priorities

information and the mobilisation of decentralised cooperation agents information and the mobilisation of decentralised cooperation agents and participation in international fora to enhance dialogue and participation in international fora to enhance dialogue contributing to the emergence of democracy; contributing to the emergence of democracy;

support for strengthening the institutional capacities of such agents support for strengthening the institutional capacities of such agents and their capacity for action; and their capacity for action;

the development of human and technical resources, and local, rural the development of human and technical resources, and local, rural or urban social and economic development in the developing or urban social and economic development in the developing countries; countries;

strengthening the networks of social organisations and movements strengthening the networks of social organisations and movements campaigning for sustainable development, human rights, in campaigning for sustainable development, human rights, in particular social rights, and democratisation; particular social rights, and democratisation;

methodological back-up and follow-up for operationsmethodological back-up and follow-up for operations ..

The European and regional frame The European and regional frame of reference: agentsof reference: agents

• local authorities local authorities • non-governmental non-governmental

organisationsorganisations• indigenous people's indigenous people's

organisations organisations • traders' associationstraders' associations• local citizens' groups local citizens' groups • cooperatives cooperatives • trade unionstrade unions• economic and social actors' economic and social actors'

organisationsorganisations• local organisations (including local organisations (including

networks) networks)

• consumer organisationsconsumer organisations• women's and youth women's and youth

organisationsorganisations• teaching, cultural, research teaching, cultural, research

and scientific organisationsand scientific organisations• universitiesuniversities• churcheschurches• religious associations or religious associations or

communitiescommunities• the media the media • any non-governmental any non-governmental

associations and independent associations and independent foundations foundations

The European and regional frame The European and regional frame of reference: Friuli Venezia Giulia of reference: Friuli Venezia Giulia

Period 2004/2006:Period 2004/2006: democracy: “Agencies of local democracy: an democracy: “Agencies of local democracy: an

instrument for the decentralized cooperation.”instrument for the decentralized cooperation.” Proximity: “the Regions in the policies of Proximity: “the Regions in the policies of

proximity, monitoring and promotion.”proximity, monitoring and promotion.” The innovation of welfare: international actions The innovation of welfare: international actions

for sustaining shared democracy.for sustaining shared democracy. Transmissible illness.Transmissible illness. Immigration.Immigration.

History of the project 1History of the project 1

MayMay 20042004 in Gorizia: meetings and in Gorizia: meetings and workshops to encourage cooperation workshops to encourage cooperation between the newly developing Bosnian between the newly developing Bosnian World Water Contract were held.World Water Contract were held.

JulyJuly 20042004 in Mostar: opening of the in Mostar: opening of the Mostar Bridge on the Neretva. The Italian Mostar Bridge on the Neretva. The Italian partners visited Mostar with “ A Caravan partners visited Mostar with “ A Caravan to Mostar”. to Mostar”.

History of the project 2History of the project 2 NovemberNovember 20042004: Italian partners visited : Italian partners visited

different places in Bosnia to identify priorities different places in Bosnia to identify priorities and work hypothesis in order to promote local and work hypothesis in order to promote local opportunities for discussing water rights and opportunities for discussing water rights and democratic participation in common rights democratic participation in common rights management.management.

MayMay 20052005 in Gorizia: representatives of in Gorizia: representatives of Bosnian and Italian schools, Cevi, ALDA, Bosnian and Italian schools, Cevi, ALDA, World Water Contract of Italy and Bosnia, World Water Contract of Italy and Bosnia, Municipality of Gorizia and Mostar met to Municipality of Gorizia and Mostar met to strengthen the network.strengthen the network.

Project partnersProject partners

Governmental Governmental Non governmental Non governmental

ITALYITALY ITALYITALY

Province of GoriziaProvince of Gorizia

Municipality of GoriziaMunicipality of Gorizia

SchoolsSchools

CeVICeVI

World Water Contract of ItalyWorld Water Contract of Italy

ALDAALDA

ISF Bologna ISF Bologna

ICS ICS

Balkan ObservatoryBalkan Observatory

BOSNIABOSNIA BOSNIABOSNIA

Municipality of MostarMunicipality of Mostar

SchoolsSchools ICS Sarajevo, OAZA MostarICS Sarajevo, OAZA MostarBosnian committee for waterBosnian committee for waterADL Zavidovici, ADL PrijedorADL Zavidovici, ADL Prijedor

Ekotim SarajevoEkotim Sarajevo

Key actionsKey actions

Support for the Bosnian commission for actions against Support for the Bosnian commission for actions against national and international lobbying.national and international lobbying.

Activities for the promotion of water both from an Activities for the promotion of water both from an environmental, tourist and sports point of view.environmental, tourist and sports point of view.

Support for the promotion of an integrated action for the Support for the promotion of an integrated action for the management of waters through educational management of waters through educational participations and also through the individuation of participations and also through the individuation of systems for the eco-compatible management of water as systems for the eco-compatible management of water as a common good.a common good.

Exchange activities between schools.Exchange activities between schools. Informative campaign on the issue of water and on the Informative campaign on the issue of water and on the

shared management of it.shared management of it.

Key wordsKey words

waterwater rightsrights citizenshipcitizenship participationparticipation cooperationcooperation educationeducation information.information.

Key questionsKey questions

What does being citizens in the age of What does being citizens in the age of globalization mean?globalization mean?

““Where do citizens have the right/duty to exercise their Where do citizens have the right/duty to exercise their active citizenship?”.active citizenship?”.

““How is their participation organized and how is it How is their participation organized and how is it effective for building local/global policies?”.effective for building local/global policies?”.

““How is the action of citizens as political agents, closely How is the action of citizens as political agents, closely linked with processes of communication and linked with processes of communication and information?”.information?”.

““What is the role of education in this context, but above What is the role of education in this context, but above all, what do we mean by education in this context?”.all, what do we mean by education in this context?”.

End finally ”Why water?”.End finally ”Why water?”.

ChallengeChallenge

The challenge is to develop The challenge is to develop methods of interaction, methods of interaction,

communication and exchange, communication and exchange, not only of resources and goods, not only of resources and goods,

between the Northern and between the Northern and Southern citizens of the world. Southern citizens of the world.

Points in questionPoints in question

• How can this case study be linked to IP How can this case study be linked to IP issues?issues?

• Which is the role of the educational Which is the role of the educational system in decentralized cooperation system in decentralized cooperation processes?processes?

• Differences between decentralized Differences between decentralized cooperation and other ways of cooperationcooperation and other ways of cooperation