REC Programmes and Departments

	The REC implements its environmental projects within eleven basic organisational units called programmes and funds.				Directory of all REC projects
	Capacity Building Programme The Capacity Building Programme increases the individual capacity of present and future environmental leaders and supports the development of institutions and programmes for environmental capacity building in Central and Eastern Europe.				About this programme Contact staff
	Climate Change Programme The Climate Change Programme focuses on assisting countries from Central and Eastern Europe in identifying policies and measures to comply with and respond to opportunities created by the Framework Convention on Climate Change and the Kyoto Protocol.				About this programme Contact staff
	Environmental Law Programme  The Environmental Law Programme contributes to environmental protection and sustainable development through the progressive development of international and domestic environmental law and through support to legal communities in Central and Eastern European countries, including independent environmental lawyers, judges, prosecutors and other entities.				About this programme Contact staff
	Environmental Policy Department  The Environmental Policy Department contributes to international and national environmental policy reform through analysis and support for the implementation of existing policies, formulation of innovative solutions and integration of environmental concerns into sectoral policies. It provides technical assistance and support to regional, national, and local governments and other environmental stakeholders in order to strengthen their institutional capacities. The activities cover the Central Europe and other EU members, South Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (EECCA) and other regions.				About this programme Contact staff
	Information Programme  The Information Programme provides free access to information and assists others in improving access to information. It also promotes cooperation between environmental stakeholders and encourages greater environmental responsibility among diverse target groups.				About this programme Contact staff
	NGO Support Programme  The NGO Support Programme enhances the development of civil society in the Central and Eastern European region by supporting the development and activities of environmental NGOs.				About this programme Contact staff
	Public Participation Programme The REC's Public Participation Programme is involved in project activities resulting in policy analysis, surveys, publications, training materials, workshops and capacity building events concerning the implementation of the Aarhus Convention and best practices of public participation.				About this programme Contact staff
	Funds
	Italian Trust Fund The Italian Trust Fund was established in 2001 as a targeted contribution of the Italian Ministry for the Environment and Territory to the Regional Environmental Center for Central and Eastern Europe (REC). Its activities contribute to the REC’s mission and complement the work of other REC programmes - sharing the same ambition to strive for a solutions to environmental problems.				About this fund Contact staff
	Japan Special Fund The Japan Special Fund of the REC, established in 1993, is a mechanism through which the Government of Japan supports the Regional Environmental Center for Central and Eastern Europe in its efforts to solve the environmental problems of the Central and Eastern European region.				About this fund Contact staff