Junik Municipality is drafting the Municipal Development Plan (MDP) with the assistance of Municipal Spatial Planning Programme of UN-HABITAT, Cultural Heritage without Borders (CHwB) and the Institute of Spatial Planning (ISP). At the current stage of the MDP, it is required to hold workshop focused in various sectors. Consequently, a workshop on cultural and natural heritage and tourism was held on 21 April 2010. This workshop involved engagement of political staff, Mr. Nimon Tofaj, the vice-mayor, professional staff from Junik Municipality, MuSPP/UN-HABITAT, CHwB, ISP, women group representatives, the owners of the kulla (traditional building), and OSCE.

The main objective of the workshop was to present the data from a field survey conducted by the Cultural Heritage without Borders which compared the existing situation with information from 2007. The workshop continued with the review the strategic aims of each of the fields and development of specific proposals of projects/actions that can form part of the strategy within the ongoing MDP.

The participants of the workshop emphasized the need to preserve the cultural and natural heritage and harmonise it with activities to promote tourism and to use it as a vehicle for economic development. The workshop allowed to compile additional information which will be included in the MDP.