EnhancingNature-basedSolutionsinMontenegro

Theroleofecosystemsindisasterriskreductionandclimatechangeadaptation

TanjaPopovicki,VerónicaRuizandDaisyHessenberger

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EnhancingNature-basedSolutionsinMontenegro

Theroleofecosystemsindisasterriskreductionandclimatechangeadaptation

TanjaPopovicki,VerónicaRuizandDaisyHessenberger

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Tableofcontents

Executivesummary iv

Acknowledgements viii

Acronyms ix

1.Purposeandmethodologyofthescopingstudy 1

1.1TheADAPTproject 1

2.Introduction 2

3.Montenegrocountrycontextandbasicdata 4

3.1.Geography 4

3.2.Socioeconomiccontext 6

3.3.Gendercontext 8

3.4.Environmentalcontext 8

3.5.Forests 10

3.6.Water 11

3.7.Agriculturalland 12

3.8.Climatechangecontext 12

3.9.Disasterriskcontext 14

3.9.1Forestfires 15

3.9.2Floods 16

3.9.3Droughtsandheatwaves 18

3.10.Natureprotection,ecosystemservicesandlanddegradation 20

4.Stakeholderrolesandresponsibilities 23

4.1.Stakeholderanalysis 24

5.PolicyandstrategicframeworkforNbS 26

5.1.Climatechange 26

5.2.Disasterriskreduction 31

5.3.GenderequalityinclimateandDRRpolicies 33

5.4.NbSinotherstrategicdocuments 35

5.4.1Biodiversityandnatureprotection 35

5.4.2Forestry 36

5.4.3Watermanagement 36

6.ExperienceswithNbS 38

7.Conclusionsandrecommendations 39

7.1RecommendationsforNbSmainstreamingandapplication 40

AnnexI:Stakeholderresponsibilities 43

AnnexII:ProjectscomplementarytoNbS 50

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Executivesummary

Montenegroisadisaster-pronecountryparticularlyvulnerabletoclimatechange,thusaffectingmultiplesectors–agriculture,biodiversity,energy,forestry,publichealth,coastalareasandmaritimeresources,tourism,andwaterresources.Thecombinationoftheriseinfrequencyandintensityofclimate-relatedhazardsandincreasingdevelopmentinthecountryraisestherisksofthesehazards,causingsubstantialeconomicandhealthimpacts.ThisuncertainandchangingsituationishinderingthefulfilmentofMontenegro’senvironmental,economicanddevelopmentaltargets.

Montenegrobearstheconstitutionaldesignationofanecologicalstate,withanenduringcommitmenttosustainabledevelopmentwiththepreservationofahealthyenvironmentandbiodiversity,preservationandimprovementofthequalityofwater,sea,air,soil,spaceandothernaturalresourcesforgenerationstocome.

TheGovernmentofMontenegroadoptedtheNationalSustainableDevelopmentStrategy(NSDS)

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in2017.Itservesasastrategicdocumentpromotingsustainabledevelopmentpoliciesandsettinglong-termguidelinesforsustainabledevelopmentinMontenegro.Evenwithitsstronglinkagestobothdisasterriskreduction(DRR)andclimatechange,thedocumentwasprimarilydevelopedwithinthecontextofthetransposition,implementationandenforcementoftheEuropeanUnion(EU)acquis,anddoesnotindicatehowtheenvironment,landscapesorecosystemsaretobepreservednordoesitprovidetangiblelinkstointernalandexternalfinancialsourcesforitsimplementation.

Aplethoraofothersectoralpolicyandstrategicdocumentsexists,manyofwhichmightrepresentapotential“entrypoint”formainstreamingNature-basedSolutions(NbS),suchasthosegoverningforests,coastalorwatermanagement.However,NbShavestillnotbeenconsideredexplicitlyorrecognisedwithinMontenegro’spolicyorstrategicframework.

GenderequalityisnotwidelyrecognisedwithinmostsectoralpoliciesinMontenegro,andgenderequalityissuesshouldbemoresystematicallyincorporatedintotheclimateandDRRpoliciesof

Montenegro.

Theinstitutionalresponsibilitiesfordifferentaspectsofclimatechange,disasterriskreductionandbiodiversityaredividedamongvariousministries,nationalplatformsandlocalgovernments

1MinistryofSustainableDevelopmentandTourism(2017).

TheNationalStrategyforSustainableDevelopmentofMontenegro.

Podgorica,Montenegro:MinistryofSustainableDevelopmentandTourism.

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(especiallyinregardtoDRR),andtherearenumerousstakeholderswithvaryinginterestsandcompetenciesintheapplicationandoperationofNbS.

Thefollowingsetofrecommendationsaredefined—forpolicyandpractice—thatcanbeadoptedtosupportthemainstreamingoftheNbSapproachintopolicies,andtofacilitatethefurtherapplicationofNbSmeasuresandprojectsinMontenegro.

1.IntersectoralcooperationandexchangeisakeyprerequisiteforthesuccessfulapplicationofNbS.Ecosystemsarecomplexsystemsandtheirconservation,protectionandsustainablemanagementneedtobeaddressedwithacross-sectoralvision.NbS-relatedmattersshouldgobeyondthemandateofasingleentitygiventhattheirimplementationmightaffectmultiplesectors.Hence,NbSneedstobeintegratedintoappropriatesectoralandcross-sectoralplans,programmesandpolicies,alongwithmeasuresforclimatechangeadaptation(CCA),disasterrisksreduction,conservationandsustainableuseofnatureandresources,underpinnedbystrongcoordinationamongtherelevantinstitutionsandgovernmentalbodies.

EnhancethemainstreamingofNbSandspecificNbSapproachesintosectorallaws,plans,policiesandstrategiesandensurestronglinkagesbetweenDRRandCCA;

Strengtheninstitutionalcapacities(technicalandpersonnel)forestablishingsolidcoordinationandcollaborationacrosssectorswhilealsoimprovinginter-institutional

coordination.

2.Governancearrangementsshouldbebasedonstakeholderengagementand

dialogue

StakeholderswhoaredirectlyandindirectlyaffectedbyNbSshouldbeidentifiedandinvolvedinallstagesofanNbSproject,i.e.,fromdesigntoimplementation.Ontheotherhand,allexistinginformationconcerningtheNbSproject,policyand/orotherneedsshouldbecompiledandenteredintotheNbSdesign,soitcanconsciouslyaddressthetargetedsocietalchallenge(s).Itiscriticaltofostersectoralcooperationandcross-sectoralcoordinationandtoensurecommunicationamonggovernmentstakeholders,thusensuring

bettercommunicationwiththebroadergroupofstakeholders.

Enhancedialogueandtheexchangeofdataandinformationonpolicygoalsandobjectivesamongsectorsand/orinstitutionspertainingtoNbS(climatechange,environment,energy,agriculture,forestry,DRR);

PromoteNbSamongwidergroupsofstakeholderstoensuretheirunderstandingandcommitmentsforbuildingresilienceandresolvingsocietalchallengesthroughapplicationoftheNbSapproach.

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3.EmphasisethemanybenefitsprovidedbyNbSwhileadvocatingfortheirimplementation.PromotingandadvocatingformoreeffectiveutilisationofthepotentialofferedthroughtheapplicationofNbSapproachesshouldconsidertheiroverarchinggoaltoaddressglobalsocietalchallenges,andthepotentialtosubstantiallycontributetomultipleglobalframeworksandtargets.Theirabilitytoprovidemultiplebenefitswhileaddressing

DRRandCCAshouldbeemphasised.

IncreaseawarenessofNbSanditsunlockedpotentialbystressingthecontributiontheseprojectscanhavetowardsachievingmultipletargets/goals,whilealsoservingasareportingmechanism;

Promotethedevelopmentofscientificstudies,analyses,surveys,andprojectsonNbSthroughtheirconnectionstothethreepillars:science,policyandpractice.

4.Enabletangiblelinkstointernalandexternalresources(financial,material,institutional)forimplementationofpoliciesandstrategiesrelatedtoDRR.Reducingthevulnerabilitiesineachsectorispossibleviatargetedpolicyinterventions,developingandenforcingrobustenvironmentalorclimatelegislation,andencouragingtheinvolvementofcivilsocietyandthegeneralpublicinworkingtomitigatetheeffectsofclimatechangeandDRR.Inordertoachievethis,cost-effectivestrategiesforclimateadaptationandriskreductionandmanagementoughttobeintegratedintodevelopmentplanningandpublic

investment.

Improvecapacitiesindisasterriskmanagementandresponsethroughtraining,sincethereisexperiencebutnotechnicalknowledge,e.g.,onunderstandingdisastersand

theirimpacts;

EnsurethatcoordinationandknowledgeofspecificrolesandresponsibilitieswithinDRRissubstantiallyimproved.

5.Designingtailoredpolicies–spatialandtemporalscales.Whiletherearepolicy

measuresalreadyinplacetodealwithclimatechangeanddisasterriskreduction,mostareinadequatetothescaleofthefuturethreat.Whendesigningthistypeofmeasure,itisimportanttoconsiderthespatialandtimescaleandtorecognisethecomplexityofboththelandscapesandfutureuncertainties,particularlyinachangingworld.Theproposedpolicies,basedonNbS,havetobedesignedwithalong-termsustainablevision,andalignedwithcross-sectoral,nationalandotherpolicy/regulatoryframeworks.

Systematiseandimproveexistingprocesses,procedures,timelinesandmethodologiesthatlaythefoundationsfortheproperdesignandimplementationof

NbS;

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Establishcross-borderpartnershipsonthegenerationanduseofclimatechangedataandtheirintegrationintodevelopmentandotherplans.

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Acknowledgements

WewouldliketoexpressoursinceregratitudetotheADAPTprojectmanagementteamfortheirsupportandguidanceduringthepreparationofthisstudy:

.MrBorisErg,Director,IUCNRegionalOfficeforEasternEuropeandCentralAsia(ECARO),

.MsMihaelaDraganLebovics,NbSSeniorProjectOfficer,IUCNECARO,

.MsMilicaRadanovi?,NbSOfficer,IUCNECARO,

.MsVesnaBjedov,CommunicationOfficer,IUCNECARO.

Also,ourgratitudegoestorepresentativesoftheMinistryofEcology,SpatialPlanningandUrbanismofMontenegroforprovidingvaluablecommentsandresourcesinenablingustocollectthenecessarydataonNature-basedSolutionsinMontenegro,andtothusenrichthestudywith

relevantexamples.

Authors

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Acronyms

BUR

Biennialupdatereport

CBD

ConventiononBiologicalDiversity

CCA

Climatechangeadaptation

CSO

Civilsocietyorganisation

DRR

Disasterriskreduction

EEA

EuropeanEnvironmentAgency

EPA

EnvironmentalProtectionAgency

EU

EuropeanUnion

FAO

FoodandAgricultureOrganizationoftheUnitedNations

GCF

GreenClimateFund

GDP

Grossdomesticproduct

GHG

Greenhousegases

GIZ

DeutscheGesellschaftfürInternationaleZusammenarbeit

GVA

Grossvalueadded

IPPC

Integratedpollutionprotectionandcontrol

IUCN

InternationalUnionforConservationofNature

MRV

Measurement,reportingandverification

NbS

Nature-basedSolutions

NDC

NationallyDeterminedContribution

NSDS

NationalSustainableDevelopmentStrategy

RCC

RegionalCooperationCouncil

Sida

SwedishInternationalDevelopmentCooperationAgency

SDG

SustainableDevelopmentGoal

TNC

ThirdNationalCommunicationunderUNFCCC

UNFCCC

UnitedNationsFrameworkConventiononClimateChange

UNDP

UnitedNationsDevelopmentProgramme

UNECE

UnitedNationsEconomicCommissionforEurope

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1.Purposeandmethodologyofthescopingstudy

Theoverallpurposeofthisscopingstudy(hereinafter:Study)istoprovidethestate-of-theartoftheMontenegrinnationalcontextwithregardstotheapplicationofNature-basedSolutions

(NbS)approachesforclimatechangeadaptation(CCA)anddisasterriskreduction(DRR).

ThemainobjectivesofthisStudyareto:1)analysethenationalinstitutional,policyandlegalcontextsthatenableNbSapplication,2)presentanoverviewofnaturalhazardsanddisastersin

Montenegroandthecorrelatedrisks,3)elaborateontheaddedbenefitofdeployingNbSinthegivencontext,4)identifyknowledge,institutionalandcapacitygapsandbarriersforapplyingNbS,and5)providerecommendationsandentrypointsformainstreamingNbSintonationalDRRand

climatechangepoliciesandstrategies.

TheStudyreliesontheavailableandaccessibledataandinformationextractedfromexistingdocumentationsonpolicies,programmesandstrategies–fromlocaltoglobalcontexts.Thiscompilationiscomplementedbypastandongoinginitiatives,projectsandactivitiesinMontenegroonNature-basedSolutionsforDRRandCCAtocreateacomprehensiverepositoryofbestpracticesandlessonslearnedthatsupporttherecommendationsandidentificationofentrypoints

forpotentialNbSscalabilityandreplicability.

1.1TheADAPTproject

The

ADAPT:Nature-basedSolutionsforresilientsocietiesintheWesternBalkans

projectaimstoincreaseecosystemandcommunityresiliencetoclimatechangeandenvironmentaldegradationintheWesternBalkans.ThisregionalumbrellainitiativeworkswithsixWesternBalkaneconomies,

regionalandlocalpartners.

ADAPTcontributestoreducingenvironmentaldegradationandincreasingclimateresiliencethroughNature-basedSolutions,whileensuringsocialandgenderequalityintheWesternBalkan

region.

Toensurelong-termandbalancedoutcomes,theprojectrestsonthreemajorpillars:

KnowledgeenhancementandawarenessraisingonNature-basedSolutionsfordisastersandclimateresilienceacrossmultiplestakeholders–fromdecision-makersandnaturalresourcemanagerstolocalcommunities–withaspecificfocusongender;

Mainstreamingclimate-compliantandequitableNbSintoadaptationanddisasterreduction

policyrelatedpolicyinstruments;and

NbSimplementationandscale-upforDRR.

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2.Introduction

TheWesternBalkansareamongthemostvulnerableregionsinEuropeintermsofclimatechangeandenvironmentalimpacts.Extremeevents,suchasfloods,droughtsandforestfires,areforecasttooccurmorefrequentlyandwithgreaterimpacts,callingformeasuresthatreducedisasterriskswhileincreasingresilienceandCCA.The2016EuropeanEnvironmentAgency(EEA)report

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on

climatechangeimpactsandvulnerabilityinEuropeconsidersSoutheastEuropeandsouthernpartsofthecontinentashighlypronetoclimatechangeeffects,asaregionwiththehighestimpactofclimatechangeandnumberofseverelyaffectedsectorsanddomains.

The

studyonclimatechangeintheWesternBalkans,

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publishedbytheRegionalCooperationCouncil(RCC)inJune2018,showsanalarmingincreaseoftemperatureoverthewholeterritory,withaforecasttemperatureincreaseof1.2°Cinthenearfuture,destinedtowarmfurtherby1.7–4.0°Candevenexceeding5.0°Cbytheendofthecentury,dependingonglobaleffortstoreducegreenhousegas(GHG)emissions.Analysesofclimatechangeimpactsintheregionrecognisethat

humanhealth,safetyandthequalityoflifearehighlyaffectedbynaturalhazardsandsectorialweather-relatedlosses,whilealsoidentifyingagriculture,forestry,waterresourcesandhuman

healthassectorsexpectedtoexperiencethegreatestimpacts.

AsaMediterraneancountry,Montenegroisexposedtovariousnaturalhazards,includingfrequent

floods,heavyrainfallsandsnowfalls,avalanches,windstorms,heatwaves,landslides,forestfires,seismicevents,droughts,airbornesandfromdeserts,andcertainepidemicsthataredirectlyorindirectlyrelatedtohydrology,meteorologyandtheweatherconditions.Anumberofhazardsalsoposerisksacrossbordersintheregion,especiallyfloods,forestfiresandthedispersionofairborne

pollutants.

Thereisanincreasingunderstandingthatnatureprovides‘no-regret’solutionsthatarecost-effectiveandcancontributetoincreasingcommunityresiliencebeyondsociety’scapacitytoabsorbandrecoverfromasingledisaster,suchasafloodordrought.Whilestillanemergingconcept,NbShaveclearlydemonstratedtheirvalueinprovidingmultiplebenefitstosocieties,e.g.,inmitigatingandadaptingtoclimatechangeimpacts,reducingdisasterrisks,improvingcommunityresilienceandlivelihoods,andsafeguardingecosystemsandbiodiversity.

VariousapproachessupporttheapplicationofNbS,includinggreeninfrastructure(GI),ecosystem-baseddisasterriskreductionoranEcosystem-basedApproach.MeasuresfacilitatingthepracticalimplementationofNbSthroughpolicydevelopmentandenforcement,stakeholderinvolvementand

2EuropeanEnvironmentAgency(2017).

Climatechange,impactsandvulnerabilityinEurope2016.Anindicator-basedreport.

Luxembourg:PublicationsOfficeoftheEuropeanUnion.DOI:10.2800/534806

3Vukovi?,A&Mandi?,M.(2018).

StudyonclimatechangeintheWesternBalkansregion.

Sarajevo,BosniaandHerzegovina:RegionalCooperationCouncil.

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buildingcapacitiesofnationalinstitutionsand/orlocalcommunitiesareequallyimportant.

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TheIUCNGlobalStandardforNature-basedSolutionsTM,

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launchedinJuly2020,withitsassociatedguidance

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operationalisesNbSbyprovidingacommonlanguageandframeworkinordertodesign,verifyandscaleupNbSapplicationsandpolicies.

InordertoelaborateonthespecificcontextofMontenegroinrelationtotheopportunitiesderivingfromtheapplicationofNbSapproachesinaddressingsomeoftheabove-mentionedclimate,communityresilienceanddisasterrisks,onehastounderstandtheoverallframeworkfortheirimplementationinMontenegro.NbSisanoverarching,crosscuttingconceptthatbydefinitioninvolvesvarioussectors,asshownin

Figure1.

TheclimatechangeandDRRissuespenetrateintoallrelevantsectors,demandingthatchallengesbeaddressedthroughclimateadaptationandmitigationmeasuresoractionsstrivingtoreducetherisksfromdisasters.

Figure1.NbSapproachesbasedontheIUCNdefinitionincludingthesevensocietalchallengesthatNbSaddress(climatechangeadaptationandmitigation,disasterriskreduction,economicandsocialdevelopment,humanhealth,foodsecurity,watersecurityandecosystemdegradationandbiodiversityloss(Source:IUCN,2020,seefootnote5).

4Popovicki,T.(2019).StudyonNature-basedSolutionsinSerbia.Belgrade,Serbia:UNDP.

5IUCN(2020).

GlobalStandardforNature-basedSolutions.Auser-friendlyframeworkfortheverification,designandscalingupofNbS.

Firstedition.

Gland,Switzerland:IUCN.

6IUCN(2020).

GuidanceforusingtheIUCNGlobalStandardforNature-basedSolutions.Auser-friendlyframeworkfortheverification,

designandscalingupofNature-basedSolutions.

Firstedition.Gland,Switzerland:IUCN.

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3.Montenegrocountrycontextandbasicdata

3.1.Geography

MontenegroislocatedinSoutheastEurope,ontheBalkanPeninsula

(Figure2,

Table1)

.Thecountrycoversasurfaceareaofapproximately13,812km2,whilethecoastlineis293.5kmlong.

Figure2:PhysicalmapofMontenegro(Source:Worldometer,

/maps/montenegro-map/)

Montenegrocanbedividedintothreeregions:theAdriaticcoastandlowlandsinthesouthwest;thecentrallowlandplainwithLakeSkadar,andtheZetaandlowerMora?aRivers,andtheinlandmountainregionthatdominatesMontenegro’sgeographyinthewest.Mostmountainousareasarelocatedinthenorthofthecountry,with37summitsofelevationsover2000metres.

ThedeepestcanyoninEurope,theTaraRiverGorge,islocatedwithinthesemountainsandhasadepthofupto1,300metres.ThemountainsdescendtothecentralinlandplainsandthevalleysoftheZetaandlowerMora?aRiver.ThesevalleyscomprisetheZeta-Bjelopavli?iplainwiththelargestlakeontheBalkanPeninsula,LakeSkadar.

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Table1.Montenegrogeneralinformation(Source:DatacompiledbyStudyauthors)

Landborderlength

614km

Coastlinelength

283km

Totalsurfacearea

13,812km2

Territorialseaarea

2,540km2

Agriculturallandarea

5,145km2

Forestlandarea

6,225km2

Thewidthofthecoastalplainsvariesfromhundredsofmeterstoseveralkilometresandcomprisesapproximately11%ofthetotalnationalarea.Approximately37%ofthenationalterritoryiscovered

byagriculturallands,45%byforestsand18%bycoastalplains,settlements,roadsandrocky

areas.

TheforestcoverratioinMontenegrois0.9hectaresperperson,withanoveralltimberstockofabout72millionm3.Montenegroiscategorisedasawater-richcountrywithanaverageannualrunoffof624m3/s.

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Montenegro’sgeographyalsoenablesintensiveuseoflandresourcesforagriculturewhilelimitingexposuretosoilerosion,asonly7%oftheterritoryhasaslopeoflessthan5degrees.

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AgriculturallandinMontenegrocoversanareaof309,241hectaresandaccountsfor22.4%oftheterritory(ofwhich95.2%isfamilyfarmsand4.8%isregisteredagriculturalholdings).Thislandishighlyfragmented.

Morethan90%ofthelandareainMontenegroliesatelevationsover200metres,45%islessthan1,000m,whilethemountainousareasover1,500mcoverabout15%oftheterritory.ThegeologicalstructureofMontenegroischaracterisedbyrockofvaryingages.Limestone,dolomite,andigneousrocksaccountforalmosttwo-thirdsofthelandarea.Hydrogeologicalcharacteristicsaredeterminedbythegeologicalstructureoftheterrain.Duetothecompositionoftherocks,precipitationquicklypenetratesintotheground,feedingbothconfinedandunconfinedkarstaquifersthatdischargeintothezonesoferosionbases,thesea,LakeSkadar,andalongtherimoftheZeta-Bjelopavli?iplain,Nik?i?Field,andtheareaadjacenttothewatercoursebeds.

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Administratively,thecountryisdividedinto23political-territorialunits(municipalities)thatperformlocalgovernancefunctions.ThecapitalofMontenegroisPodgorica,whichisalsothelargestcity.

7UnitedNationsDevelopmentProgramme(UNDP)[website].Availableath

ttps:///explore/southern-

europe/montenegro.

Assessedon20July,2022.

8FoodandAgricultureOrganizationoftheUnitedNations(FAO)(2018).

Comprehensiveanalysisofthedisasterriskreductionand

managementsystemforagricultureinMontenegro.

Podgorica,Montenegro:FAO.

9MinistryofSustainableDevelopmentandTourism(MSDT)UnitedNationsDevelopmentProgramme(UNDP)inMontenegro(2020).

MontenegroThirdNationalCommunicationonClimateChange2020.

Podgorica,Montenegro:MSDT,UNDP.

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3.2.Socioeconomiccontext

Montenegroregaineditsindependencein2006andithasaparliamentarypoliticalsystem.Since2002,therehasbeenaperiodofsolideconomicgrowth.Afar-reachingprogrammeofprivatisationhasbeenimplemented,publicdebthasbeenreducedtoamoreacceptablelevelandlegislationhasbeenenactedtoregulateandliberalisethebusinessenvironment.Fuelledbyatidalwaveo