The project CAPACITY BUILDING ON EUROPEAN UNION ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY AT LATVIAN REGIONAL AND LOCAL AUTHORITIES (further: CAP2) is implemented at the Baltic Environmental Forum (BEF) to continue the bilateral cooperation between Latvia and Germany. The CAP2 project in Latvia is co-funded by German donors from the Federal German Ministry of Environment, the Ministry of Environment North Rhine-Westfalia (NRW; since 1 September 2006) and the German Association of Cities and Towns (DST). The European Union Funds (small grant program of  structural funds) are used as additional sources for co-funding the project. Latvian local and regional authorities contribute in-kind to the project and covering events venue costs and local travel.