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Twinning Programme - Institutional Support to the Ministry of Environment and Spatial Planning (MESP) of Kosovo

The overall objective of the twinning project is to improve the state of the environment including water, waste and management of urban settlements in accordance with the EU environmental acquis and with EU best practice to provide better health and living conditions for the citizens of Kosovo.

More directly, the project is addressed to  strengthen the capacity of the Ministry of Environment and of stakeholders in completing and enforcing the implementation of secondary legislation on water and river basin management,

management of water infrastructure including dams, waste management, spatial and urban planning management, and nature protection and biodiversity.

Main project activities are:

  • Review of Environmental and Spatial Planning Legislative Framework;
  • Assistance in Monitoring the Water Quality and Water Resource Management;
  • Strengthening of Waste Management Institutional and Legal Framework;
  • Spatial Planning and Prevention of Illegal Constructions .

Main project results are:

  • Adoptance of the secondary legislation in accordance with EU directives and licensing, permit and control procedures are defined in the following fields: Water quality, water resource management; Waste management; Spatial urban planning, housing and construction; Nature protection and biodiversity and Environment protection;
  • Reinforcement of the institutional framework for monitoring and controlling water quality and water resource, including river basin management plans and the definition of roles and institutional responsibilities for water infrastructure;
  • Reinforcement of the institutional framework for effective waste management and control in central government;
  • Strengthen of competences and administrative capacity of the Environment Ministry and Institute for Spatial Planning, including definition of duties and responsibilities with regard to spatial and urban planning, prevention of illegal construction and regularisation of informal settlements.

 

Type of service

Management and coordination of economic-financial aspects, of the partnership and of experts involved.

Management of public Awareness, Communication Campaigns and Training and of dissemination of project results among stakeholders and general public.

Strengthening of Spatial Planning Administrative Structures.

Assistance in the Preparation and Implementation of Spatial Plans.

 

News and documents

Final conference Twinning project with Ministry of Environment of Kosovo

Final conference Twinning project with Ministry of Environment of Kosovo

It was held on 27th November, in Pristina the final conference of the twinning project “Support to the Ministry of Environment and Spatial Planning of Kosovo” where Informest participates as partner together with the Agency for Environmental Protection of Veneto Region, the Tourin Metropolitan Water Company and, on the French side, among others, with the […]

General information

Start date: 01/12/2011
End date: 31/12/2014

Role: Ente Attuatore

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