Visoko seeks contractor for water subsystem Gračanica
An invitation for tenders was published yesterday by public utility JKP Visoko d.o.o. for the construction of water supply subsystem Gračanica. The endeavour is financed from a part of a loan from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development within the Visoko Water Supply System project. The closing date is November 4. The contract for […]
EPTISA SEE awarded environmental projects in Serbia and Kosovo*
EPTISA SEE, a subsidiary of Spanish EPTISA Group, international company operating in the fields of engineering, architecture, consulting and information technology, announced two newly awarded projects in Serbia and Kosovo* in early September. The company headquartered in Belgrade will provide assistance with transposition, implementation and enforcement of acquis through further implementation of principles from the National […]
World Bank warns water must be more expensive
Annual investments necessary for water supply and channeling aren’t possible with current prices, too low to secure funds, representatives of the World Bank told Serbian authorities. At a meeting this week in the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Serbia (PKS), organized in cooperation with the Ministry of Agriculture and Environmental Protection and Republic Water […]
Green infrastructure may increase Serbia’s GDP by 1%
Serbia could increase its GDP by 1% with more investments into green infrastructure, according to Siniša Mitrović, Adviser to the President in the Serbian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PKS). Speaking today at a conference in Belgrade organized by Danas Conference Center, he stated the PKS has initiated the creation of a strategy for circular […]
Waste is a major international emergency
A strong government, working in the community interest, will have companies and the people paying their fair share to keep their environment clean, says David Newman, the outgoing president of the International Solid Waste Association (ISWA). „If the government cannot resist the pressure of big companies, then they don’t pay. Someone else does,“ he told […]
Issuing body in Federation of BiH seeks projects with NGOs
Operator za OIEiEK, authority for renewable energy sources and efficient cogeneration, said last week it aims to participate in projects with non-governmental organisations and foreign partners such as the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit GmbH (GIZ), United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in raising public awareness about the […]
Fund to start paying debts for agreed projects
The Environmental Protection and Energy Efficiency Fund (FZOEU) said on August 31 that it would start paying citizens and companies overdue compensations according to the order of received invoices. It got a green light from the Croatian government for overdrafts of up to HRK 100 million (EUR 13.4 million) for liquidity. “The former fund management irresponsibly and unsustainably contracted energy renewal projects for residential buildings, burdening the fund’s budget […]
Ademe closing applications for awards
The first edition of the Mediterranean Climate Change Adaptation Awards will close on September 16. The awards ceremony in the project of the French Environment and Energy Management Agency (Ademe) will occur during the 22nd session of the Conference of the Parties (COP22) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change in Morocco in November. The Mediterranean region is […]