Project objectives:

The project aimed at supporting the Sarajevo Canton in its harmonisation process towards the EU standards required for the Stabilisation and Association Agreement and in particular for the enhancement of the local environment and natural resources. Specific objectives of the project were:

• To strengthen the relations between the Autonomous Region of FVG and the Sarajevo Canton;
• To propose a new model for urban management in a target area of the Sarajevo Canton;
• To transfer new competencies to local civil servants in the environment, public service and EU programming sectors, and in particular about waste management, developing the guidelines for the context analysis and the communication campaign of the recycling project;
• To strengthen the knowledge about the opportunities and risks of the target territory for the implementation of a recycling system, with a context analysis;
• To evaluate the economic and technical feasibility of the pilot project for recycling in the target area;
• To increase the awareness of the population and local stakeholders about environmental protection and waste management.

Project activities:

• Organisation of a project launching seminar in Gorizia;
• Training activities in Sarajevo;
• Research study about a target area of the Sarajevo Canton and context analysis;
• Drafting of a recycling plan and the relative communication campaign;
• Final seminar in Sarajevo to increase the awareness of the population;
• Design and publication of a DVD about the project activities.

Expected results:

• To strengthen the administrative capacity of the Sarajevo Canton;
• To improve the quality of the urban management in a target area of the Sarajevo Canton.
• To draft and implement a pilot project for recycling in a target area of the Sarajevo Canton.

Type of service

Coordination and management of project activities and partnership.

Communication activities and project promotion.

Organisation of local events and training seminars.

Training activities for the draft of European projects.