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1. OVERVIEW OF PROJECT ACTIVITIES
According to the Project proposal, the Project primary goal was to organize and conduct the 2nd session of the Council, which is the body that defines the participation of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection of the Republic of Belarus, Ministry of Natural Resources of the Russian Federation, Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of Ukraine, other central and local executive bodies, production, scientific and civic institutions, organizations and associations of the Republic of Belarus, the Russian Federation and Ukraine and international organizations in the adoption of managerial decisions setting top priorities for remedial work in the Dnipro Basin.
The session organizers identified customary methods of preparatory work: selected the session venue, (Alesia Recreation Center, Minsk Region, Molodechenskiy Rayon), made necessary arrangements to transport the session participants to the site and to provide them with board and accommodation, secured necessary office and other equipment, prepared session materials, organized information exchange between the session participants and the organizing committee responsible for meeting and receiving guests and fulfilled other duties involved in the preparation and conduct of the session (prepared promotional materials, the session resolution and minutes, etc.).
The Council Organizing Committee and the PMU drafted the session agenda and selected scientific materials to be presented at the session.
In applying the above-said methods of implementing the Project the Project team maintained contact (by phone, fax or e-mail) with all session participants from the Republic of Belarus, organizations and persons responsible for the participation of the Russian and Ukrainian delegations (Program Management Unit based in the Russian Federation and the Ukrainian Scientific Research Institute for the Study of Environmental Problems, Kharkov, Ukraine), the IDRC Regional Office and the Program Management Unit; arranged a meeting of the session participants; concluded contracts with organizations that provided logistical support (transported the participants to the session venue, provided them with meals and accommodation, provided office and other equipment, published the session proceedings and prepared session attributes); monitored contract implementation and processed session-related materials.
