The Drin Coordinated Action

for the implementation of the Drin MoU

Succeeding the Drin Dialogue, a process was put into place called the Drin Coordinated Action (Drin CORDA), for the implementation of the Drin MoU.

An institutional structure comprising joint bodies with officially appointed members, established in 2012 by the Drin MoU, guides and steers the Drin CORDA:

• The Meeting of the Parties is comprised of “the Ministers responsible for the management of water resources and/or environment of the five Parties” that “shall meet annually to review progress in the implementation of the present MoU and its provisions” (Article 6, Drin MoU).
• The Drin Core Group (DCG) is given the mandate to coordinate actions for the implementation of the MoU. The decisions of the DCG are taken by the representatives of the Parties to the MoU (i.e. the Drin Riparians) by consensus. There are two regular DCG meetings per year.
• Four Expert Working Groups (EWG) have been established to assist the DCG in its work.
• The DCG Secretariat provides technical and administrative support to the DCG; GWP-Med serves by appointment of the Parties, according to the MoU, as the Secretariat.