UNDP issues public call for co-financing EV chargers in Montenegro
State and local government institutions and public services in Montenegro have a deadline until May 7 to apply for co-financing the purchase and installation of electric vehicle (EV) chargers. A total of EUR 60,000 is available as part of the project Development of Low Carbon Tourism in Montenegro, implemented by the United Nations Development Program […]
Hard Talk on developing renewable energy sustainably in Serbia: Numerous barriers still exist
The latest in a series of Hard Talk events, titled “New Possibilities for Developing Renewable Energy Sustainably in Serbia,” kicked off in Belgrade today, enabling a dialogue between various energy market players from both the public and private sectors. The two-day event is organized by the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE), in cooperation […]
Podgorica, Slovenia’s Javna Razsvetljava sign public lighting modernization deal
The City of Podgorica has signed a EUR 4.7 million agreement on public lighting reconstruction with Slovenia’s Javna Razsvetljava, the leader of the Nova Energija consortium. The public lighting modernization project will reduce the system’s electricity consumption by 80%, according to a statement from the city authorities. The agreement was signed by public utility services […]
BiH one step closer to developing Integrated National Energy and Climate Plan
The GIZ Open Regional Fund for South-East Europe – Energy Efficiency (ORF-EE) organized a two-day Workshop on Development of Integrated National Energy and Climate Plans (NECP) in Sarajevo. The event took place from 5 to 6 February, 2019 in Hotel Europe. The workshop brought together more than 80 participants, among them members of the Working […]
UNDP issues public call to apply for preparation of Sustainable Energy and Climate Action Plan
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) has issued a public call to local governments in BiH to apply for the preparation of their Sustainable Energy and Climate Action Plan (SECAP). The public call was issued in early January, and the deadline to submit applications is February 15, 2019. The Sustainable […]
UNDP financing Sarajevo – Smart City Initiative to help improve environmental public services
The City of Sarajevo and the UN Development Programme (UNDP) in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) officially launching cooperation under the Sarajevo – Smart City Initiative. The project will support identification and piloting of technology-based solutions that help improve public services such as those in the area of air […]
Japan funds construction of Macedonia’s first EU-standard landfill
Macedonia has completed the construction of its first EU-standard sanitary landfill, in a USD 1 million project funded by the Japanese government that will enable the southeastern municipality of Gevgelija to shut down its current illegal dumpsite, which long ago exceeded its capacity, posing serious environmental and health risks. Japanese Ambassador Keiko Haneda said that […]
Macedonia, Montenegro among only 16 countries to set climate targets to meet pledges under Paris Agreement
FYR Macedonia and Montenegro are among 16 countries out of 197 parties to the Paris Agreement which set economy-wide emissions reduction targets under domestic laws or policies to be consistent with those set in their Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), according to a policy brief titled Aligning national and international climate targets. Setting targets under national laws […]