Romania

Despite its ecological significance, the Prespa lake basin had for decades been the site of waste dumping.© Sofia Chris
10 February 2012

Waste management and sustainable development: The Prespa Lakes experience

Using the example of the Prespa Lake basin, the article looks at the challenges facing municipal waste management in the transition and developing economies of Europe and Central Asia.

Topics: Albania , Romania , The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia , Water, Local development, Sustainability and equity

Think tanks help to foster political pluralism, which ensures that people maintain the right to vote. © UNDP Macedonia

Think tanks and state reform in Central Europe

This article argues that think tanks have a critically important role to play in developing fresh ideas in the face of democratic decline and economic crisis

Topics: State reform, Democratic governance, Bulgaria , Romania , Slovak Republic , Reform of the State, Policy development, EU accession, Civil society, Think tanks

Among the Central and Eastern European countries that joined the EU in 2004 and 2007, Romania has the smallest farms. © Panos Pictures

Land Reform and Land Use in Romania

Private individual farming in Romania has developed differently by region, reflecting differing historical legacies, economic opportunities, and social conditions.

Topics: Rural development, Food security, Romania , Rural Development and Food Security, Poverty Reduction , Agriculture, Property rights, Land reform

Rural areas that offer semi-subsistence farming opportunities have provided a buffer to absorb the economic shocks of the 1990s. © Gennadiy Ratushenko/The World Bank

Is the Village Dying?

Central and Eastern Europe is widely characterized by the image of the shrinking, dying village. But the rumours of the death of the countryside are exaggerated.

Topics: Migration, Rural development, Food security, Albania , Romania , Rural Development and Food Security, Policy development, Central and Eastern Europe, Agriculture, Rural poverty

Vlad Tepes, the 15th-century ruler who inspired Bram Stoker’s Dracula

Environmental NGOs and EU Accession Conditionality

Two cases illustrate the varying degrees of success that environmental NGOs have had in influencing the Romanian government.

Topics: Energy, Environment, Romania , Energy and the Environment, EU accession, Civil society, NGOs, Environmental protection, Environmental policy, Tourism

Economic migrants seem increasingly likely to commute rather than settle permanently. © UNDP Kosovo

Seeking The Virtuous Circle: Migration and Development in South Eastern Europe

After 1989, many observers expected a mass migration from Eastern to Western Europe. In fact, immigration from the eight New EU Member States, Bulgaria, and Romania is estimated at only 1.1 million people.

Topics: Migration, Minorities, Bulgaria , Romania , The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia , Minorities and Migration, Poverty Reduction , Employment, Economic growth, Data, Kosovo, Southeastern Europe