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.
Albania
From demining to area-based development in Albania
Albania has been declared mine free, but is demining in itself enough to improve lives of the affected communities?
Topics: Conflict, Albania , Kosovo, Human security, Borders
Remediating cross-border environmental ‘hot spots’ in the Western Balkans
How have cross-border ‘hot spots’ in the Western Balkans become a key focus of environmental, crisis prevention, health, and regional development efforts?
Topics: Environment, Albania , Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia , Montenegro , Serbia , The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia , Kosovo – UN Security Council Resolution 1244, Western Balkans, Quality of life, EU accession, Health, Environmental sustainability, Pollution, Local development, Human security, Land degradation, Environmental protection, Tourism, Southeastern Europe, Borders
Cross-border cooperation in the Western Balkans: roadblocks and prospects
What are the links between regional development and cross-border cooperation in the Western Balkans?
Topics: European Union, EU Neighbourhood , Albania , Montenegro , Serbia , Kosovo – UN Security Council Resolution 1244, Regional EU Cooperation, Ethnic minorities, Security, Western Balkans, EU accession, European Commission, Instrument for pre accession, Joint implementation, Partnerships, European Neighbourhood Policy, Refugees, Migration and minorities, Borders
Civic Initiatives and Rural Development
Civic engagement plays a critical role in rural development. It can make important contributions given there are suitable investments in civil society.
Topics: Rural development, Food security, Albania , Bulgaria , Rural Development and Food Security, Poverty Reduction , Civil society, Agriculture, Rural poverty, Citizen engagement, Czech Republic, NGOs
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
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