Montenegro and Albania towards Zero Waste

Posted on

June 14, 2021

Zero waste protects the environment, benefits the economy and promotes social equity. For this reason, it is vital to raise public awareness about the negative health and environmental impacts of rubbish, as well as about all the benefits that a zero waste approach brings to society.

This project aims to reduce residual waste through waste reduction, reuse and recycling measures in the municipality of Gusinje in Montenegro and municipality of Tropojë in Albania. It will guide the local communities in these municipalities towards a zero waste philosophy, connecting them to the European Zero Waste network.

The project is expected to achieve the following results:

The launch of a platform guiding the local communities towards the Zero Waste concept;
The local communities will be encouraged and supported to reduce, recycle and reuse waste;
The sustainability of Zero Waste practices will be secured.

Project name:

Montenegro and Albania towards Zero Waste

Sector:

Cross-Border and Regional Cooperation

Start time:

01/02/2021

End time:

01/02/2023

Location:

Municipality of Gusinje in Montenegro; Municipality of Tropoje, (Margegaj administrative unit) in Albania

Budget:

563515.50€

Beneficiary:

Regional Development Agency for Bjelasica, Komovi and Prokletije
Partners: Crna Gora bez smeća, Zero Waste Montenegro; Albanian Local Capacity Development Foundation

More info:

https://www.cbc-mne-alb.org/projects-of-the-2nd-cfp/montenegro-and-albania-towards-zero-waste/

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Grants

Common money – common responsibility

Implemented by the NGO Natura, with an aim to increase the level of knowledge and information of NGO sector and citizens in Kolašin on public spending at local level. During its implementation period, a local campaign on participatory budgeting was conducted and a budget for citizens of Kolašin Municipality was prepared, published and printed. Moreover, two trainings on citizens’ participation in decision making on budget planning and spending, were organised for 30 participants from the local municipality, media and NGO representatives.

How is our budget spent? (Non)Public spending in Montenegro

It was implemented by the Centre for Investigative Journalism, with an aim to improve oversight and transparency of public spending at the national level. This was achieved by expert analysis, investigative articles and regular public dissemination of information on public expenditure, public debt structure and projects financed from the capital budget. The publication “Analysis of Montenegro’s Public Debt for the period 2006-2018” was prepared, published and printed in 200 copies, with 5 recommendations prepared for stakeholders. Three investigative journalism articles on public debt and infrastructure projects were prepared and published in printed and online media. Also, within this subgrant was organised a panel discussion and presentation of research findings and recommendations.

Testni grant

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